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RFC 12 - WW and MW Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muhatma Gandhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Carbone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carbone has chosen Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA as his entrance music. Frankie Carbone 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhatma Gandhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Carbone!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carbone throws a leg kick which misses Gandhi's front leg but catches the back leg as Gandhi tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carbone.
Gandhi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carbone scores with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carbone - that will leave a mark!
Gandhi is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carbone scores with a leg kick.
Carbone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gandhi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carbone is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gandhi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gandhi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carbone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gandhi keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carbone decides to stand back up.
Gandhi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Carbone wants to improve his position but Gandhi is controlling well.
Gandhi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carbone's head.
Carbone wants to improve his position but Gandhi is controlling well.
Gandhi throwing shots but Carbone is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carbone is trying is best to control the position here.
Gandhi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carbone can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carbone looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carbone misses with the combination.
Gandhi with a poor takedown
and Carbone counters by moving into the clinch.
Carbone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carbone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carbone taking a breather.
Gandhi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carbone pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carbone misses with a takedown attempt
and Gandhi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gandhi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gandhi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carbone's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gandhi working some strikes from top position.
Gandhi throwing strikes but missing.
Gandhi won't allow Carbone to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi trying to control the position from guard on top but Carbone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carbone pushes Gandhi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Carbone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Gandhi misses its intended target.
Gandhi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carbone counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhatma Gandhi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carbone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gandhi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carbone with a jab.
Gandhi misses with an uppercut. Carbone saw that one coming.
Carbone lands a front kick.
Carbone tests Gandhi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gandhi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carbone counters with a nice body kick.
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!
Carbone throws a nice head kick!
Gandhi is rocked!
Gandhi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Gandhi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Look low, kick high! Carbone uses the oldest trick in the book to send Gandhi tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Carbone is absolutely delighted - when Gandhi wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frankie Carbone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Reese!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Ward.
Reese scores with a takedown into Ward's guard.
Reese thows a big elbow that misses.
Reese in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ward pushes Reese off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Reese steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ward. That one must have hurt.
Ward throws a head kick that misses.
Reese moves out of range as Ward throws a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Reese there.
Ward throws a head kick that misses.
Reese lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ward backs up against the ropes.
Good leg kick by Ward there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ward looks for the body kick but Reese saw that one coming.
Ward goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ward throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ward lands a head kick. Reese smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ward tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese gets a takedown into half guard.
Reese throwing shots but Ward is blocking nicely.
Ward looks like he's trying to stand up.
Reese is looking to take a break and control but Ward is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reese lands a nice short elbow.
Reese wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ward keeps working.
Reese is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ward!
A nice elbow there by Reese.
Ward is squirming around, avoiding Reese's attempts to control the action.
Ward wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ward squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Reese postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ward looks a forlorn figure.
Reese connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ward takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ward trying desperately to get to his feet.
Reese putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reese lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ward hang on?
Reese looking to control but Ward is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Reese unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reese working Ward over with strikes here.
Ward is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Reese postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ward looks a forlorn figure.
Reese landing strikes from the mount.
Reese trying to control but Ward is having none of it.
Reese is landing with some decent strikes but Ward is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Reese goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ward is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reese is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese passes Ward's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Reese is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ward wants to get back to his feet.
Reese winds up and cracks Ward with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reese connects with a nice short shot to Ward's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ward makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ward throws a head kick but Reese moves out of range.
Martin Ward is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ward throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Reese dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Reese misses the target.
Reese misses with a double jab.
Ward throws a head kick that misses.
Reese shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ward is trying to defend but Reese finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Reese lands with a punch from half guard.
Reese is looking to advance position but Ward won't allow it.
Ward looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ward is not content to let Reese control the position.
Reese prevents Ward from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reese looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reese lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reese lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ward is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reese is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reese's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Reese trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reese connects with a couple of short punches.
Ward is looking to stand up but Reese isn't so interested in that idea.
Reese scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese cracks Ward with a solid left hand.
Reese slips nicely into half guard.
Reese lands strikes from half guard.
Reese stops Ward from getting back to his feet.
Reese passes to side control.
Reese creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Reese scoring with punches from side control.
Reese is chipping away with strikes.
Ward taking punishment in the form of punches.
Reese lands an elbow.
Ward takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ward takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ward takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reese working the head with strikes.
Reese lands some shots froms side control.
Reese working the ground and pound.
Reese in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ward is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ward wants to get back to his feet but Reese drags him back down.
Reese lands some shots froms side control.
Reese working the ground and pound from side control.
Reese passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ward!
Reese looking to secure an arm triangle but Ward defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ward looks a forlorn figure.
Ward is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Reese landing punches.
Reese working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Reese dominating with strikes here.
Reese with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ward is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Reese showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Reese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ward.
Ward throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ward tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reese drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Reese with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reese sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ward's guard.
Reese lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reese looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ward with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reese is nestled in close to Ward, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ward is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reese scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ward is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reese scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reese looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ward with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reese is trying to control the action in half guard but Ward is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese is nestled in close to Ward, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reese is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ward is trying to stand up here but Reese is controlling him well.
Reese working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Reese takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Reese slips a nice elbow through Ward's hands, connecting with Ward's forehead.
Reese working the head and body with strikes.
Ward pushes Reese off looking to stand but Reese dives back in and keeps control.
Reese lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reese drops an elbow to the side of Ward's head.
Reese lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reese working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward pushes Reese off but Reese dives into side control.
Reese works to advance to full mount. Ward defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ward wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Reese lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ward hang on?
Reese lands a big elbow.
Reese landing strikes from the mount.
Reese working the ground and pound effectively.
Reese in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Reese working the ground and pound effectively.
Reese working Ward over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward wants to try and get back to his feet.
Reese breaks from Ward's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reese looking to control but Ward is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Reese lands a big elbow.
Reese scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ward?
Ward is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Reese is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ward can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ward wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Reese.
Reese raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Ward that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ward hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reese cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reese with good strikes from the mount here!
Ward trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kyle Reese is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reese scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ward?
Reese content just to control the position here.
Ward is in a horrible position here. Reese smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reese lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Martin Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reese is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Reese has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reese with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Reese comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reese 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 William Gold scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Reese!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Lajoie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Bailey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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267 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Lajoie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey thows a body shot but no joy.
Bailey keeps the fight on the outside.
Lajoie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bailey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bailey avoids the head kick by Lajoie.
Lajoie is looking to clinch.
Lajoie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lajoie throws a jab when Bailey was well out of range.
Lajoie ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Lajoie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lajoie throws a head kick that misses.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice uppercut lands for Lajoie. That snapped Bailey's head back.
It looks like Bob Bailey has been cut.
Bailey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bailey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lajoie throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
Lajoie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Lajoie.
Bailey blocks a head kick by Lajoie.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lajoie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lajoie misses with a hook.
Bailey looks to land a combination but Lajoie avoids it well.
Lajoie misses with a head kick.
Bailey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lajoie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bailey tries for a kimura but Lajoie is defending well.
Bailey scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bailey trying to control the position but Lajoie is working away.
Lajoie regains half guard, as Bailey was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey trying to control the pace.
Bailey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lajoie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lajoie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bailey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is stalling here. Lajoie is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bailey seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lajoie has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bailey regains half guard.
Lajoie trying to control from half guard but Bailey is working away.
Bailey is trying to stand up here but Lajoie is controlling him well.
Bailey looks gassed!
Bailey won't allow Lajoie to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bailey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lajoie trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bailey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Bailey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lajoie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bailey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lajoie throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
Lajoie misses with an uppercut. Bailey saw that one coming.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.
Lajoie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bailey swings for the body but Lajoie moves out of range.
Lajoie throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
Lajoie avoids the body shot from Bailey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey throws a series of punches but Lajoie avoids them all with ease.
Bailey blocks a head kick by Lajoie.
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lajoie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lajoie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lajoie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lajoie staying out of range there.
Jon Lajoie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lajoie throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Lajoie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jon Lajoie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lajoie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lajoie pushes Bailey up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lajoie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lajoie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lajoie wants it to stay on the feet.
A big left from Lajoie misses.
Lajoie slips under a jab from Bailey.
Lajoie tries a head kick but it misses.
Lajoie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bob Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bailey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lajoie circles away quickly and effectively.
Lajoie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bailey dodges the punch combination from Lajoie.
Lajoie throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lajoie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bailey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lajoie throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey throws a series of strikes that have Lajoie backpedaling.
Bailey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bailey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Lajoie keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bailey trying to control but Lajoie is working from the bottom.
Bailey postures up and lands a big shot to Lajoie's brow.
Lajoie looking to control.
Bailey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lajoie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lajoie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bailey throws a big right hand that misses.
Lajoie trying to keep a closed guard but Bailey is proving a slippery customer.
Bailey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lajoie tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lajoie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bailey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Bailey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A head kick misses from Lajoie.
Lajoie is looking to clinch but Bailey is avoiding it.
Bailey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lajoie is looking to clinch.
Bailey blocks a head kick by Lajoie.
Bailey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bailey keeps the fight on the outside.
Bailey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lajoie avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Bailey misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lajoie tries a head kick but it misses.
Bailey blocks a jab.
Lajoie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lajoie throws a combination that misses
and Lajoie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lajoie misses with a head kick.
Lajoie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lajoie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bailey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bailey fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lajoie sprawls well initially but Bailey persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bailey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lajoie is trying to get back to full guard.
Bailey is controlling the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey seems to be looking for submissions.
Lajoie keeping control of the position.
Bailey trying to control from half guard but Lajoie is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lajoie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bailey.
Jon Lajoie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lajoie regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bailey.
Bailey pushing down on Lajoie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lajoie trying to control here.
Lajoie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bailey on the ground.
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.
Lajoie trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bailey manages to pass to mount!
Bob Bailey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lajoie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bailey controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lajoie tries to lock up and control but Bailey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Bailey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bailey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Bailey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rich Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Nixon does it's job there.
It looks like Edward Lion has been cut.
Nixon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lion fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nixon avoids it really well and circles away.
Nixon throws a big shot that misses.
Lion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nixon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lion circles away quickly and effectively.
Lion 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.
Nixon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lion is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lion drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nixon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nixon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nixon!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon is looking to take a break and control but Lion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lion tries to buck Nixon off but Nixon is having none of it.
Lion is working hard here to advance position.
Nixon trying to control the position but Lion is working away.
Lion is looking for a sweep.
Nixon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lion is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nixon is looking to take a break and control but Lion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lion dodges the ground and pound from Nixon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nixon throws a nice looking combination but Lion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nixon is adopting a defensive guard.
Lion is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nixon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nixon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nixon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lion kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nixon misses with a series of wild punches.
Nixon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lion counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nixon looks gassed!
Nixon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lion is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nixon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nixon has escaped and now he's on top!
Nixon trying to control but Lion is working from the bottom.
Lion looking for a guillotine here but Nixon defends easily.
Lion keeping moving, preventing Nixon from controlling successfully.
Lion escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nixon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lion keeping moving, preventing Nixon from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rich Nixon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Lion's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Nixon scores with a shot to the body.
Nixon missing with a left hand there. Lion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Nixon.
Nixon throws a combination that misses
and Lion counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lion is looking for a kimura here.
Nixon is defending against the submission attempts here by Lion.
Nixon desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nixon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lion drops back looking for a leg! Nixon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nixon manages to kick Lion off! Lion jumps back into Nixon's guard.
Nixon working a defensive guard here.
Lion thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nixon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lion off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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.
Lion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
Nixon throws a big shot that misses.
Nixon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lion counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nixon won't be happy with that.
Lion working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nixon manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lion's best efforts.
Lion is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nixon manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Let's hope that Nixon 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.
Lion advances position into side control!
Lion wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nixon, who protects the arm well.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lion thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nixon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nixon trying to control here.
Nixon is trying to stand.
Nixon has one foot on Lion's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nixon feints and as Lion raises his hands in defense, Nixon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rich Nixon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Edward Lion's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nixon loads up on a big right hand but Lion slips the punch.
Nixon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lion ducks under a wild hook from Nixon.
Lion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lion gets the takedown into side control.
Nixon is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nixon struggling a bit here.
What's Nixon going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Lion is trying to get an arm triangle but Nixon is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nixon wants to get back to full guard.
Lion is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nixon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nixon trying to hold on to Lion's head to control him but Lion postures up.
Nixon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nixon pulls Lion in close to prevent any damage.
Lion drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lion jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rich Nixon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lion is looking to advance position but Nixon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Nixon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nixon dominating with strikes here.
Nixon content just to control the position here.
Lion sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nixon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Edward Lion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon wants to pass the guard but Lion is defending well.
Nixon is taking a breather. Lion 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.
Lion wants to get back to full guard but Nixon has passed into side control.
Nixon trying to control but Lion is having none of it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rich Nixon just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nixon thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nixon.
Nixon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lion.
Nixon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lion takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nixon throws a series of punches but Lion avoids them all with ease.
Nixon throws a looping overhand right but Lion ducks down to avoid it.
Nixon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lion momentarily.
Nixon connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Nixon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nixon 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Nixon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick comes to the ring accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up to Boston. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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198 lbs
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193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimi Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Cross!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cross looks to throw the jab but Patrick is out of range.
A jab from Patrick does it's job there.
Patrick tries to clinch there but Cross circles away.
Patrick throws a nice looking combination but Cross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patrick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cross scores with a shot to the body.
Patrick throws a right hand that Cross ducks under and follows up with a left that Cross also avoids with ease.
Patrick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Patrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cross circles away quickly and effectively.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Cross.
Patrick tries to clinch but Cross is having none of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cross is defended easily by Patrick.
Patrick misses with a body shot.
Patrick misses with a wild combination.
Cross is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick throws a shot from downtown. Cross moves away and avoids it.
Cross shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Patrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patrick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cross.
Patrick checks a leg kick.
Patrick tries to clinch but Cross moves away
letting Cross counter with a right hand.
Patrick misses with a double jab
and Cross counters by moving into the clinch.
Patrick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Patrick presses Cross against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Patrick tries to break free but Cross pushes him back against the ropes.
Patrick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Patrick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cross has him pressed against the ropes.
Cross is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Patrick working aggressively here.
Patrick is looking to break free of the clinch but Cross has double underhooks.
Patrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patrick working hard to break the clinch.
Cross tries to stall but Patrick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Patrick digs a right hand underneath Cross's ribcage. Cross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cross goes for a takedown in the clinch but Patrick prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Patrick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jimi Patrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Cross.
Patrick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cross looking for a takedown.
Patrick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Patrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cross avoiding damage.
Patrick manages to break the clinch.
Cross clobbers Patrick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Patrick moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross throws a front kick aimed at Patrick's knee but Patrick avoids it well.
Patrick misses with a wild combination.
Patrick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cross takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cross shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Patrick defends it nicely.
Patrick throws a series of punches but Cross moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cross circles away quickly and effectively.
Patrick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cross holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Patrick is breathing heavily.
Cross misses with some punches.
Cross stalling the fight.
Cross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Cross.
Patrick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patrick tries to clinch but Cross moves out of range.
Cross has closed the distance and engaged Patrick in a clinch.
Patrick working hard to break the clinch.
Patrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patrick misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Patrick.
Patrick working hard to break the clinch.
Patrick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cross.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Patrick throws an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cross takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Patrick is trying to force a seperation but Cross has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick lands a nice shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Cross.
Patrick is looking to break free of the clinch but Cross has double underhooks.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patrick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Patrick lands a body punch.
Patrick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cross has him pressed against the ropes.
Cross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patrick has had enough of the clinch but Cross keeps him there for the moment.
Patrick digs a right hand underneath Cross's ribcage. Cross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Patrick throws a head punch that misses.
Patrick is trying to break free.
Cross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Patrick lands a shot to the body.
Cross stalling in the clinch.
Cross prevents Patrick from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patrick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cross has Patrick pressed against the ropes.
Cross lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimi Patrick dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cross throws a big shot that misses.
Patrick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Patrick defending well as Cross loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Patrick!
Cross is looking to clinch.
Cross throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patrick misses with a series of wild punches.
Cross takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good exchange - Cross coming out on top.
Some wild striking there from Cross.
A head kick misses from Patrick.
Cross swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cross throws a jab when Patrick was well out of range.
Patrick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cross closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cross asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cross tries to score with some ground and pound. Patrick controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Patrick dodges the ground and pound from Cross.
Cross creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Patrick sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cross trying to control the action but Patrick is working from the bottom.
Cross happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Patrick takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cross 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.
Cross scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Patrick to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross trying to control the position but Patrick is working away.
Cross controls the position from side control.
Cross is looking to take a break and control but Patrick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cross laying and praying for a moment but Patrick takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Despite being in the dominant position, David Cross just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patrick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cross fails to land with a series of punches.
Patrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cross fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cross changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Patrick tries to avoid it but Cross manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Patrick to the ground. Patrick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Patrick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Cross misses.
Patrick misses with a head kick.
Patrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Cross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Patrick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cross in his tracks.
Patrick throws a series of punches but Cross avoids them all with ease.
Patrick tries to clinch but Cross moves out of range.
Patrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cross.
Cross shoots in looking for a takedown. Patrick tries to sprawl out of it but Cross keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Patrick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Patrick scores with a one two! Cross had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jimi Patrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cross dives in and grabs Patrick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Patrick pushes down on Cross's head and hops out.
Patrick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cross.
Patrick tries to clinch up but Cross circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Cross. That snapped Patrick's head back.
Cross looks to land a left hand but Patrick moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cross takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Patrick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cross counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cross trying to control the position from guard on top but Patrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cross's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cross wants to control from the top but Patrick keeps moving.
Cross 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross stops Patrick from standing up.
Cross wants to control from the top but Patrick keeps moving.
Despite being in the dominant position, David Cross just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patrick staying out of range there.
Patrick misses with a double jab
and Cross counters with a single leg into guard. Patrick didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Patrick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cross throwing strikes from guard but Patrick blocks nicely.
Patrick keeping moving, preventing Cross from controlling successfully.
Cross is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cross loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Patrick wants to stand but Cross is controlling the position.
Cross advances position into side control!
The referee asks Cross politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cross prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cross is looking to take a break and control but Patrick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Patrick takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Cross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cross has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Cross!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Briston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the ring accompanied by Hungry Like The Wolf. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Briston!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Briston is defended easily by Jenkins.
Jenkins scores with a nice head shot.
Jenkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jim Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Briston.
Briston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jenkins tests Briston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jenkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Bryan Briston has been cut.
Jenkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Briston's head backwards.
Jenkins clinches up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Jenkins.
Briston looks gassed!
Jenkins pulls guard effortlessly.
Jenkins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Briston is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jenkins has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Briston is looking to defend but Jenkins has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Briston! Jenkins pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Briston taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jim Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Venturia (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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267 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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290 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Boon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Venturia!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Boon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jesse Venturia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Venturia throws a leg kick which misses Boon's front leg but catches the back leg as Boon tries to avoid it.
Boon throws a head kick but Venturia moves out of range.
Boon swinging wilding here.
Boon throws a head kick that misses.
Venturia moves out of range of the body kick.
Boon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Venturia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boon throws a shot from downtown. Venturia moves away and avoids it.
Venturia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice jab there from Boon.
Nice defenses there by Venturia.
Boon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Venturia moves away.
Venturia's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Venturia duly obliges.
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!
Boon throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Boon.
Boon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Venturia.
Venturia lands a big head kick that sends Boon tumbling to the mat! Venturia takes a step backwards and waves Boon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Eric Boon has been cut.
Boon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boon is rocked!
Venturia lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Boon falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jesse Venturia!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Warburton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez has chosen Trap Door as his entrance music. Tiago Mendez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Grant Warburton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Mendez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warburton throws a right hand that Mendez ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendez also avoids with ease.
Mendez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Warburton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Warburton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mendez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Warburton 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.
Mendez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez stalling.
Warburton is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nice strikes from Mendez there.
Mendez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mendez is looking for a kimura here.
Warburton is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is looking for a kimura here.
Mendez is looking to take a break and control but Warburton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendez decides to return to a standing position.
Warburton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mendez checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warburton motions for Mendez to come forward. Warburton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mendez is looking to clinch but Warburton is avoiding it.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt
and Warburton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mendez's guard.
Mendez working a defensive guard here.
Warburton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mendez looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Warburton is defending well. Mendez quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Warburton has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mendez celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tiago Mendez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hizkeel Abu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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174 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hizkeel Abu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Moore!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abu scoring well with a low kick there.
Moore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abu is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moore.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Abu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moore's sensitive parts.
Abu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abu with a hook.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abu.
Abu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Abu slips under a jab.
Moore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Abu counter with a right hand.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abu.
Moore misses with a hook.
Abu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Moore scores with a jab to the head.
Moore lands a body shot.
Abu slips a jab from Moore.
Abu is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Moore slips under a jab.
Abu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abu counters by moving into the clinch.
Abu stalling.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Abu is controlling him.
Abu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Abu lands a body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abu lands an uppercut.
Abu digs a right hand underneath Moore's ribcage. Moore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Abu has him pressed against the ropes.
Abu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abu has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore has had enough of the clinch but Abu keeps him there for the moment.
Abu throws a head punch that misses.
Abu lands with a short shot to the head.
Abu taking a breather.
Abu works on Moore's body with a couple of short punches.
Abu keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abu effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Abu.
Moore looks gassed!
Abu lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Abu as the two fighters clinch.
Abu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Abu.
Abu avoiding damage.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Moore managing to block the knees to the body from Abu.
Abu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Abu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moore up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moore jumps guard but Abu stands there with Moore around his waist. Moore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Abu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
Abu wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Abu.
Abu prevents Moore from breaking the clinch.
Moore manages to break the clinch.
Abu defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Abu lands an overhand right.
Moore throws a sloppy body shot
and Abu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abu tries to avoid it but Moore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abu to the ground. Abu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abu.
Nice uppercut lands for Abu. That snapped Moore's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moore throws the left hand but Abu avoids the punch easily.
Richard Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abu is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Moore misses the body punch
and Abu counters with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moore.
Abu has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moore shoots and misses
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hizkeel Abu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Moore.
Abu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moore on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Moore misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Abu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Abu.
Abu misses with a few strikes there.
Abu connects with a right hand. Moore shakes it off.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hizkeel Abu 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.
Abu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moore backs up against the ropes.
Abu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Abu. That snapped Moore's head back.
Moore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abu counters with a good low kick that Moore was not able to check.
Moore tests Abu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abu drives through and clinches with Moore against the ropes.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Abu stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Abu for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Abu has him pressed against the ropes.
Moore wants a takedown but no success here.
Moore is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abu.
A hook to the body from Abu.
Abu avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Abu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Abu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abu stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Abu fails to land.
A short right from Abu on the inside.
Abu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Abu presses Moore against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Abu has him pressed against the ropes.
Abu looking to stall.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abu scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Abu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abu slows down the pace here.
Abu lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Abu is pushing Moore up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Abu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Abu lands an uppercut.
Abu lands with a right to the head.
Moore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Abu is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Abu.
Abu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Abu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Abu lands a shoulder strike.
Moore looking for a takedown.
A short right from Abu on the inside.
Abu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hizkeel Abu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abu is working Moore over against the ropes.
Abu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
Abu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Moore tries to circle away but Abu has him pinned against the ropes.
Abu effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Abu on the inside.
Abu lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu digs a right hand underneath Moore's ribcage. Moore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moore looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Abu.
Abu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Abu lands a shot to the body.
Abu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Abu.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Abu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moore is trying to break free.
Abu tries to land knees in the clinch but Moore avoids the damage to the body.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Abu has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Abu.
Abu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Moore is trying to break free.
Abu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Abu pushes Moore back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hizkeel Abu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abu scores with a jab to the body.
Abu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abu cracks Moore with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abu.
Abu moves out of range of the strikes.
Abu instigates a clinch.
Abu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abu is working Moore over against the ropes.
Abu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Abu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Abu.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Abu.
Abu scores with a shot to the side of Moore's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right handed body shot lands from Abu.
Nice body punch from Abu.
Nice body punch from Abu - that landed with a thud.
Moore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abu lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Abu as the two fighters clinch.
Abu holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A short right from Abu on the inside.
Abu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Abu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abu is trying to maintain a safe position but Moore gets an underhook and turns Abu into the ropes.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moore is keeping busy.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Abu is controlling him.
Abu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
A short left from Abu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Abu holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Abu has him pressed against the ropes.
Abu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Abu is controlling the position.
Abu looking to stall.
Abu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Abu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abu has him pressed against the ropes.
Abu has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Abu lands a nice shot to the body.
Moore decides to pull guard.
Moore striking off his back but it's not causing Abu any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu passes Moore's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moore can do anything to dispel that myth.
Moore missing with punches from the bottom.
Moore is trying to control but can't.
Abu is looking to take a break and control but Moore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moore has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abu is working away from the top position though.
Abu stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moore moves into full guard.
Abu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moore is striking but Abu is not phased and passes to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Moore wants to control but Abu is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hizkeel Abu clearly takes that round.
That's time! Abu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moore misses the body punch
and Abu counters with a nice uppercut.
Abu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moore lands with an overhand left.
Moore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abu rushes Moore and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Abu tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Abu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moore's brow.
Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hizkeel Abu is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore punishes Abu's body with a nice straight punch.
Abu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abu darts in and clinches Moore up against the ropes.
Abu can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
Abu stalling in the clinch but Moore improves position.
Abu stalling the fight.
Moore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Abu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abu has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Abu.
Abu stops a takedown attempt from Moore.
Abu trying to stall but Moore improves his position.
Abu has Moore pressed against the ropes, preventing Moore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Abu keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Abu fails to land.
Abu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abu lands a right hand.
Moore jumps guard and drags Abu to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Moore 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.
Moore throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
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.
Abu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Moore is proving hard to escape from.
Moore throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Abu escapes and throws Moore's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Abu trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
Moore is looking for a sweep.
Moore is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu blocks the strikes from Moore.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moore throws a head kick that misses
and Abu counters with an inside leg kick.
Moore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abu can pounce on him.
Abu blocks a jab.
Abu closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abu.
Moore working hard to break the clinch.
Abu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abu is pushing Moore up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Abu lands an elbow inside.
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Abu smiles and moves away.
Abu misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Abu ducks down to avoid it.
Abu stalks Moore and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Moore's face. Moore staggers backwards, shaken.
Hizkeel Abu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Abu is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abu. That's going to slow Moore down.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Abu throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
Moore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abu.
Moore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Abu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Abu's head but Abu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abu darts in and clinches Moore up against the ropes.
Abu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Abu has double underhooks.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hizkeel Abu had his way with Richard Moore in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Abu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moore, pushing him back against the ropes.
Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore misses with a double jab
letting Abu counter with a right hand.
Abu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moore.
Moore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abu with a hook.
Abu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moore's calf.
Moore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abu. That's going to slow Moore down.
Abu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moore is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Moore shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abu.
Abu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu avoiding damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Abu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Abu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moore drops down looking for an ankle pick but Abu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Abu throws a head kick that Moore semi-blocks.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Abu sizes up Moore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Abu lands an overhand right.
Abu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Abu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moore. That did some damage!
Abu lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Abu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abu.
Abu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Abu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abu.
Abu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moore up against the ropes.
Abu lands with a right to the head.
Abu presses Moore against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Abu smiles and moves away.
Hizkeel Abu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Moore.
Abu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Abu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Abu finds it's way through Moore's defenses.
Abu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moore swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Abu.
Richard Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abu tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maybe Abu would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Abu is controlling the position.
Abu is looking to control Moore's arms but Moore gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abu has his back to the ropes.
Abu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abu lands with a left to the head.
Abu looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu misses with some punches.
Abu throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abu misses with some punches.
Abu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Moore has had enough of the clinch but Abu keeps him there for the moment.
Abu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moore.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abu lands a body punch.
Abu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Abu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Abu has double underhooks.
Abu looking to stall.
Moore tries to circle away but Abu has him pinned against the ropes.
Abu looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hizkeel Abu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:44
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:44
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hizkeel Abu!
Hizkeel Abu is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fjodor Kanchelskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Lavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fjodor Kanchelskis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Lavin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanchelskis looks to land a combination but Lavin avoids it well.
Kanchelskis misses with a double jab.
Lavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kanchelskis throws a right hand that Lavin ducks under and follows up with a left that Lavin also avoids with ease.
Lavin moves out of range of the leg kick from Kanchelskis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanchelskis tries to close the distance and clinch but Lavin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanchelskis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanchelskis shoots for a takedown but Lavin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lavin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kanchelskis.
Kanchelskis misses with a takedown attempt - Lavin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kanchelskis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lavin's sensitive parts.
Lavin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kanchelskis's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lavin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lavin advances to half guard.
Lavin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lavin is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kanchelskis is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). TJ Lavin!
TJ Lavin is the new middleweight champion!
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