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UFC 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Hatcher (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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8 - 11 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Flare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Hatcher!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flare throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Hatcher counter with a right hand.
Hatcher scores with a leg kick.
Hatcher misses with a looping right.
Tommy Hatcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flare's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hatcher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Flare scrambles back to his feet.
Flare defending well as Hatcher loads up on a big left hand.
Hatcher connects with a jab.
Hatcher throws a leg kick
and Flare counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hatcher misses with a hook to the body
and Flare counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flare misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Hatcher. Those never looked like landing.
Hatcher swings away with a body shot that misses
and Flare makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flare slips under a jab from Hatcher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Flare goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hatcher prevents it.
Hatcher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flare is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hatcher gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hatcher gets underhooks to prevent Flare's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Flare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Hatcher.
Hatcher lands a good knee to the midsection. Flare won't want to take too many of those.
Flare is breathing heavily.
Flare is looking to break free of the clinch but Hatcher has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hatcher scores with a knee to the head.
Hatcher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flare backwards.
Hatcher digs a right hand into Flare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Flare's gas tank.
Flare jumps guard and drags Hatcher to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hatcher's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatcher is looking to stand up but Flare won't let him.
Hatcher not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Hatcher was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Flare takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Flare misses with a takedown
and Hatcher counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Flare to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Hatcher!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tommy Hatcher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brutal Delux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutal Delux has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brutal Delux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric Salace!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delux throws a hook but Salace blocks it.
Salace wants to clinch but Delux slips to the side
and Delux counters with a straight right hand.
Salace looks to clinch
and Delux counters with a series of strikes. Salace will be more careful next time no doubt.
Salace moves to clinch but Delux breaks away
letting Delux counter with a right hand.
Salace tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Delux counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salace wants to clinch but Delux slips to the side
and Delux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salace is rocked!
Salace slips a jab and a cross from Delux.
Salace closes the distance looking to clinch
and Delux counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Salace! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Delux!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutal Delux!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William McKey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stratton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, William McKey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Stratton!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stratton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stratton showed some decent athleticism there.
Stratton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stratton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stratton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stratton is taking a breather. McKey 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.
Stratton is nestled in close to McKey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McKey is looking for a sweep. Stratton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stratton is controlling the pace.
Stratton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McKey!
McKey wants to control but Stratton is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKey is desperately trying to improve his position but Stratton has a good base and remains in mount.
Stratton working McKey over with strikes here.
Stratton with shots to the head and body - McKey looks very uncomfortable down there.
McKey tries to improve his position but instead Stratton has taken his back!
I really don't envy McKey right now.
Stratton patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stratton is riding his opponent, not letting McKey buck him off.
Stratton tries to get the hooks in deep but McKey pushed the leg off.
McKey is trapped and Stratton is scoring with shots to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy McKey right now.
Stratton is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and McKey taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Stratton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Stratton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Padraig McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood has chosen True Love Clubstar's True Club Mix as his entrance music. Padraig McNamara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Padraig McNamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Wood!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Wood.
Wood looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
McNamara is looking to clinch but Wood is avoiding it.
Wood thuds a left hand into McNamara's body.
A punch lands to the side of Wood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McNamara moves out of range as Wood strikes.
McNamara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
McNamara moves into range and clinches up with Wood.
A bit of stalling here from McNamara.
Wood wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNamara gets a trip takedown into half guard.
McNamara working the head and body with strikes.
McNamara slips a nice elbow through Wood's hands, connecting with Wood's forehead.
McNamara looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara working the head and body with strikes.
McNamara throwing shots but Wood is blocking nicely.
Wood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McNamara scores with a couple of nice shots.
McNamara is nestled in close to Wood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McNamara looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McNamara lands strikes from half guard.
McNamara passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wood!
McNamara unloading with bombs!
McNamara lands a big shot there that rocks Wood but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McNamara lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNamara has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wood's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNamara fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McNamara raining down shots from the mount!
Wood is rocked!
McNamara postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Wood out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! McNamara goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Padraig McNamara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Piper II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Renolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Renolds has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Piper II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Renolds!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper II scores with a shot to the body.
Jab from Piper II.
Piper II with a hook.
Renolds tries to clinch up
letting Piper II counter with a right hand.
Piper II swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Piper II.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piper II thuds a left hand into Renolds's body.
A left lands for Piper II.
Piper II throws a looping overhand right but Renolds ducks down to avoid it.
Piper II scores with a body shot.
Renolds looks gassed!
Piper II throws a hook but Renolds blocks it.
Renolds misses with a takedown attempt
and Piper II counters with a shoot takedown. Renolds fights it but they end up in guard.
Piper II forces his way into half guard.
Piper II keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Piper II passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper II taking a breather here.
Piper II seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Renolds for as long as he can get away with.
Piper II advances to full mount.
Piper II controlling from the full mount.
Piper II lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renolds has left one of his arms exposed and Piper II doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Renolds screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Piper II!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Engine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Engine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Railway Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thomas Engine will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnie Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Engine!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackman swinging wildly here.
Engine looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jackman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackman Throws a clean left jab. Jackman Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Engine's chin! Engine crumbles to the ground and Jackman follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Jackman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Johnie Jackman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falko Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falko Estrada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Falko Estrada!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estrada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Estrada just misses with a punch to the body.
Estrada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown feints and as Estrada raises his hands in defense, Brown changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estrada has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Brown should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Estrada has tightened it up now! Brown should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Falko Estrada!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoffrey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Geoffrey Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keith Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Keith Smith!
Sloppy strikes from Keith Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Keith Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Geoffrey Smith.
Keith Smith throws a combination. Geoffrey Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Geoffrey Smith is rocked!
It looks like Geoffrey Smith has been cut.
Keith Smith cracks Geoffrey Smith's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Geoffrey Smith slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Keith Smith can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keith Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dupree Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winchester has chosen The best song ever you need to hear, seriously, you really need :) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dupree Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens throws a right hand that Winchester ducks under and follows up with a left that Winchester also avoids with ease.
Owens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Owens cracks Winchester with a right hand to the side of the head.
Owens scores with the left hand. Winchester knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Dan Winchester has been cut.
Owens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Owens feints and then cracks Winchester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winchester down.
Owens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winchester has his takedown stuffed
and Owens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Winchester looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Owens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Winchester stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Owens scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owens lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Winchester slips a jab and a cross from Owens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A right-left combo lands from Owens.
Owens throws a series of punches but Winchester moves out of range.
Winchester gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Owens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oooooh!!! Owens has knocked Winchester down with a huge combo! Owens steps away and waves a wobbly Winchester back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Owens.
Owens tries to clinch up.
Winchester on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That has opened up Dan Winchester's cut even more.
Winchester shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Owens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dupree Owens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Winchester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winchester. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owens lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Owens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Owens lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Owens lands with a cross.
Owens fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dupree Owens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Winchester's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Owens misses with a head kick.
Winchester closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Owens to the mat! Owens manages to get full guard.
Owens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winchester can do to turn this around?
Winchester trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winchester 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.
Owens keeping full guard, as Winchester tries to pass.
Winchester is breathing heavily.
Winchester thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Winchester trying to control the position from guard on top but Owens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester prevents Owens from getting back to his feet.
Owens trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Winchester 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.
Winchester is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Owens is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Owens has escaped and now he's on top!
Winchester looking for a guillotine here but Owens defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens tries to stand but Winchester is controlling from the bottom.
Winchester looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Owens has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Owens trying to control the position from guard on top but Winchester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winchester looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dupree Owens wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Winchester shoots and misses
and Owens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester misses with a takedown attempt
and Owens counters with a body kick.
Owens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Owens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Owens tries to clinch but Winchester moves out of range.
Dan Winchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winchester shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Owens counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Winchester's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dupree Owens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Winchester's cut.
That's time! Owens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Owens displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jab from Owens.
Winchester with a poor takedown
letting Owens counter with a right hand.
Owens moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The cut above Dan Winchester's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Owens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winchester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dupree Owens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winchester takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens lands a two punch combo.
Winchester tries for a takedown but Owens circles away easily
and Owens counters with a two punch combo.
Winchester with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Owens to counter with a crisp jab.
Dupree Owens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Winchester.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Owens, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Winchester manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Owens scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Owens tries to clinch up.
Owens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Owens digs a good body shot into Winchester's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens works Winchester's body with a nice hook.
Owens throws a combination. Winchester tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dan Winchester's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan Winchester's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dupree Owens!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Schafer (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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Schafer!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Schafer is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez is nestled in close to Schafer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Schafer is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanchez is looking to pass Schafer's guard but actually Schafer recovers to full guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Schafer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez throws and elbow that misses. Schafer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Schafer!
Schafer lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schafer trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schafer preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schafer wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Schafer won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Schafer trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Schafer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Keith Schafer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Schafer scores with a nice right hand.
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.
Schafer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schafer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schafer.
Schafer trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Schafer slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Sanchez.
Schafer is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanchez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sanchez.
Schafer won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Schafer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Schafer is controlling well.
Schafer trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanchez trying to strike off his back.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Schafer is trying to stand.
Sanchez trying to advance position but Schafer counters by regaining guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Schafer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez postures up in Schafer's guard and throws a big left but Schafer blocks it.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Schafer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Schafer has wrist control.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanchez trying to control but Schafer is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thiago Sanchez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schafer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schafer sprawls well initially but Sanchez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanchez trying to control from half guard but Schafer is working away.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
Sanchez moves nicely into side control.
Sanchez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Schafer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Schafer is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.
Schafer wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schafer sneaks out the side door and pushes Sanchez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Sanchez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schafer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt
and Schafer counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Schafer counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Schafer circles away easily
and Schafer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schafer throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
A left and a right from Schafer both land. Nice combination.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and Schafer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Schafer.
Schafer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schafer scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanchez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schafer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Schafer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanchez sprawls well initially but Schafer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Schafer is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanchez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Schafer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sanchez wants to sweep but Schafer has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schafer controlling the position from side mount.
Sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
Sanchez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Schafer is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee asks Schafer politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Schafer prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sanchez is not content to let Schafer control the position.
Sanchez is looking to regain half guard here but Schafer keeps moving and retains side control.
Schafer trying to control the position but Sanchez is working away.
Schafer staying calm.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Keith Schafer.
Sanchez scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Schafer 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!
Schafer lands a jab to the nose.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Schafer counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Schafer.
Sanchez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Schafer was covering up waiting for the punch and Sanchez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schafer keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but Schafer has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Schafer maintains control.
Schafer controlling the pace for now.
Schafer landing punches.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schafer looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schafer working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Schafer's attempts to control the action.
Sanchez is trying desperately to improve position.
Schafer lands a nice shot to the head.
Schafer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schafer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position but Schafer isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Schafer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Schafer wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Schafer with the ground and pound from mount.
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Schafer maintains control.
Schafer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sanchez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schafer tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Schafer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Schafer prevents Sanchez from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schafer landing shots from mount.
Schafer tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Schafer wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
Sanchez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Schafer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanchez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Schafer really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Schafer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Schafer counters with a stiff right hand.
Schafer lands a two punch combo.
Thiago Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schafer connects with a right hand. Sanchez shakes it off.
Schafer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Schafer circles away easily
and Schafer counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schafer connects with an inside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Schafer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schafer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanchez sprawls well initially but Schafer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Schafer is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schafer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanchez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schafer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sanchez is trying desperately to improve position.
Schafer landing punches.
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
Schafer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Schafer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanchez is desperately trying to improve his position but Schafer has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanchez is in a horrible position here. Schafer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sanchez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Schafer. What's that going to do exactly?
Sanchez is looking to get to half guard.
Schafer landing shots from mount.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is in a horrible position here. Schafer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Schafer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sanchez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schafer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
Schafer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sanchez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Schafer controlling from the full mount.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Schafer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sanchez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schafer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanchez is desperately trying to improve his position but Schafer has a good base and remains in mount.
Schafer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Schafer dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Schafer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Schafer from controlling successfully.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schafer is one step ahead there.
Schafer trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez trying to strike off his back.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Schafer stands up over Sanchez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schafer wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Schafer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schafer trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sanchez striking off his back but it's not causing Schafer any problems.
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.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Schafer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.
Schafer lands with a punch from half guard.
Schafer is keen to just control but Sanchez is a slippery customer.
Schafer lands strikes from half guard.
Keith Schafer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez wants to stand back up but Schafer manages to pass into side control.
Sanchez is looking to regain half guard here but Schafer keeps moving and retains side control.
Sanchez looks to move to half guard but instead Schafer has passed into mount! Damn!
Schafer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schafer raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sanchez is in a horrible position here. Schafer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Schafer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position but Schafer isn't that keen on the idea.
Schafer looking to finish Sanchez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sanchez!
Schafer looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schafer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Schafer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanchez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schafer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schafer blocks Sanchez's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Schafer landing strikes from the mount.
Thiago Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schafer looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Schafer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schafer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Schafer!
Keith Schafer is the new welterweight champion!
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