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PFA 34: Otway vs Garcia PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Strathclyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Condit's entrance music is RAWR. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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158 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Strathclyde!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Strathclyde.
Condit misses with a series of wild punches.
Condit scores with a jab to the head.
Strathclyde will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Condit checks a low kick from Strathclyde.
Strathclyde shoots and misses
and Condit counters with a right hand to the body.
Trevor Condit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Strathclyde.
Strathclyde has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from Condit.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Condit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Condit misses with a body punch.
Strathclyde has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Condit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Condit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit lands an uppercut.
Condit lands with a light punch inside.
Strathclyde looks gassed!
Condit taking a breather.
Strathclyde looking for a takedown.
Condit taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Condit manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Condit. No joy for Strathclyde on that attempt.
Jab, jab by Condit - just one landing.
Condit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Condit lands a right hook to the body.
Condit has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Strathclyde or not.
Condit breaks from the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Condit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Condit lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Strathclyde backs up against the cage.
Condit shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Strathclyde eats them both and turns towards Condit to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Condit lands a right hook to the body.
Condit lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Strathclyde backs up against the cage.
Condit scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Strathclyde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Condit lands a head shot.
Condit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Strathclyde stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Strathclyde fails with the takedown.
Strathclyde takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Condit catches Strathclyde right on the button with a cross.
Strathclyde tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Condit swivels and escapes.
Strathclyde takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Strathclyde.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Strathclyde.
Strathclyde throws a hook to the side of Condit's head but Condit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Condit digs a good body shot into Strathclyde's ribs.
Strathclyde dives in and grabs Condit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Condit pushes down on Strathclyde's head and hops out.
Strathclyde has his takedown stuffed
and Condit counters with a left and a right that stings Strathclyde.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit slaps away a takedown attempt from Strathclyde, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Condit's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Condit duly obliges.
Strathclyde moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Strathclyde avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Strathclyde.
Condit looks to land a combination but Strathclyde avoids it well.
Condit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Condit throws a one two combo.
Strathclyde looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Condit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Strathclyde shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Condit sprawls well. Condit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Strathclyde gets slowly back to his feet.
Strathclyde shoots in but Condit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Condit is working the combinations to good effect here.
Condit lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Strathclyde fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Trevor Condit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Strathclyde.
A right-left combo lands from Condit.
Trevor Condit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strathclyde tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Condit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Condit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Condit lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Strathclyde is trying desperately to land a takedown but Condit is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Strathclyde.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Condit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trevor Condit is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Condit duly obliges.
A jab from Condit finds it's way through Strathclyde's defenses.
Condit lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Condit scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Strathclyde looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Condit is fending him off so far but Strathclyde persists. Nope, Condit circles away and we're back to standing.
Strathclyde looks for a takedown but Condit sprawls well.
Strathclyde misses with a takedown
and Strathclyde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Condit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Strathclyde tries for a takedown but Condit circles away easily
and Condit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strathclyde gets a double leg takedown into Condit's guard.
Strathclyde throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strathclyde working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Strathclyde throws a big right hand that misses.
Strathclyde throwing strikes but missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strathclyde thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Strathclyde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Condit wants to stand and escape but Strathclyde is having none of it.
Condit keeping full guard, as Strathclyde tries to pass.
Strathclyde throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strathclyde throws and elbow that misses. Condit uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Strathclyde's guard. Nice move by Condit!
Condit cracks Strathclyde with a solid left hand.
Condit won't allow Strathclyde to get back to his feet.
Strathclyde is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Condit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Strathclyde throws his legs up looking for a submission but Condit uses it to pass to side control.
Strathclyde tries to bench press Condit off him but Condit keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit decides to stand back up. Condit steps back and let's Strathclyde get back to his feet.
Strathclyde shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Strathclyde thows a huge punch but Condit dodges it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Condit regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Strathclyde.
Condit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Condit wants to stand up but Strathclyde is controlling him.
Condit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Strathclyde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Condit pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Strathclyde back to the cage. Condit follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Strathclyde fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Strathclyde is looking to clinch.
Condit lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Condit.
Condit pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Strathclyde back to the cage. Condit follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice takedown defense from Condit. No joy for Strathclyde on that attempt.
Condit scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Strathclyde is defended easily by Condit.
Trevor Condit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Strathclyde.
Condit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strathclyde.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Condit pushes Strathclyde up against the cage in a clinch.
Strathclyde has Condit pressed against the cage, preventing Condit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit prevents the takedown attempt.
Condit manages to break the clinch.
Condit tries to bum rush Strathclyde with a series of wild strikes but Strathclyde uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trevor Condit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Condit as Strathclyde shoots in.
Strathclyde closes the distance but Condit moves to the side
and Condit counters with a left and a right that stings Strathclyde.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Strathclyde.
Condit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Strathclyde.
Strathclyde shoots in looking for a takedown. Condit tries to sprawl out of it but Strathclyde keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Condit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Condit lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit jabs Strathclyde right on the nose. Strathclyde blinks but takes it well.
Condit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Strathclyde.
Condit stalks Strathclyde and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Strathclyde's face. Strathclyde staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice takedown defense from Condit. No joy for Strathclyde on that attempt.
Strathclyde misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Strathclyde closes the distance looking to clinch
and Condit counters with a left and a right that stings Strathclyde.
Condit works over Strathclyde's head and body with a nice combination.
Strathclyde shoots for a takedown but Condit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strathclyde shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Condit pinned against the cage. Condit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Strathclyde feints and as Condit raises his hands in defense, Strathclyde changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Condit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strathclyde throws and elbow that misses. Condit uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Strathclyde's guard. Nice move by Condit!
Strathclyde looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Condit has picked Strathclyde up and slammed him! Strathclyde can't keep hold of the triangle and Condit manages to pass to side control!
Strathclyde can't do much from the bottom here.
Strathclyde manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Strathclyde tries to roll over but Condit keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit wants to stand up but Strathclyde has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Strathclyde kicks off Condit and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strathclyde shoots and misses
and Condit counters with a one-two to the body.
Condit fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strathclyde is trying hard to land a takedown here. Condit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Strathclyde misses with a hook.
Strathclyde tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Condit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Walter Strathclyde.
I think Strathclyde 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Strathclyde!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giggs Hollowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollowman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Movado kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Giggs Hollowman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Jones's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Giggs Hollowman!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Hollowman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hollowman wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Hollowman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hollowman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hollowman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hollowman.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hollowman's face.
Hollowman managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hollowman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hollowman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones stalls.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Hollowman improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hollowman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mark Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giggs Hollowman.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hollowman's brow.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Hollowman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hollowman's defenses.
Hollowman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hollowman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hollowman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hollowman looks gassed!
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Hollowman in his tracks for a moment.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Hollowman.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Jones 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.
Jones rushes Hollowman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Hollowman being controlled against the cage.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Hollowman wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Hollowman in his tracks for a moment.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Hollowman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mark Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hollowman's defenses.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Hollowman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice head kick!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones lands a head kick. Hollowman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hollowman blocks the elbow strike.
Hollowman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hollowman wants a takedown but no success here.
Mark Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giggs Hollowman.
Hollowman managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hollowman avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Hollowman gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hollowman's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hollowman avoids it.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Hollowman is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollowman blocks the elbow strike.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hollowman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Hollowman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jones clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hollowman missing with strikes from the back.
Hollowman lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jones's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollowman misses with punches from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones staying busy and making it hard for Hollowman to control.
Hollowman thows a strike but Jones uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Jones as he ends up in Hollowman 's guard!
Hollowman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hollowman gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Hollowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Hollowman has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hollowman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hollowman tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hollowman's sensitive parts.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones forces Hollowman back against the cage and clinches.
Hollowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hollowman's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hollowman is trying to trip Jones. He has hold of a leg but Jones is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hollowman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hollowman trying to move into half guard but instead Jones has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollowman controlling the position.
Hollowman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones has his feet on Hollowman's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jones rushes Hollowman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones stalling the fight.
Hollowman looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hollowman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Hollowman.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Hollowman shrugs off.
Hollowman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mark Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giggs Hollowman.
Hollowman takes an elbow to the temple.
Hollowman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Hollowman's ribcage.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Hollowman won't want to take too many of those.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hollowman managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hollowman takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Jones.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hollowman's brow.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Hollowman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Hollowman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Hollowman improves position.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Hollowman blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollowman has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Hollowman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Giggs Hollowman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Wopat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grande Mucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mucho has chosen You Dont Know - 50 Cent as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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28
197 lbs
13 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Wopat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Grande Mucho!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wopat slaps away a takedown attempt from Mucho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mucho moves to clinch but Wopat breaks away
and Wopat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wopat misses with a wild combination.
Mucho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wopat swivels and escapes.
Wopat lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wopat scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Wopat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mucho moves forwards but Wopat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Wopat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mucho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tom Wopat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grande Mucho.
Wopat stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mucho shoots for a takedown but Wopat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mucho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Mucho with that takedown attempt.
Mucho looks gassed!
Mucho misses with a takedown
and Wopat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wopat scores with a jab. Mucho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mucho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wopat.
Wopat cracks Mucho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Wopat finds it's way through Mucho's defenses.
Mucho moves in looking to clinch but Wopat pushes him off.
Wopat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wopat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mucho circles away quickly and effectively.
Wopat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mucho.
Mucho is trying desperately to land a takedown but Wopat is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mucho.
Jab, jab by Wopat - just one landing.
Mucho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wopat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mucho tries to close the distance and clinch but Wopat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mucho looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mucho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wopat avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wopat lands a jab-cross combination.
Mucho tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wopat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mucho somewhat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wopat swats away the attempt to clinch by Mucho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Wopat dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mucho shoots and misses
and Mucho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wopat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mucho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wopat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mucho wants to clinch.
Wopat throws a combination that misses
and Mucho counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Wopat falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Grande Mucho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Anton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tayeb Taheri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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28
181 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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22
180 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Anton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tayeb Taheri!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Anton. That snapped Taheri's head back.
Anton swats away the attempt to clinch by Taheri.
Taheri has his takedown stuffed
and Anton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taheri's knee momentarily.
Anton stuffs the takedown.
Taheri misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stephan Anton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tayeb Taheri.
Anton misses with a head kick.
Anton misses with a hook
and Taheri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taheri moves forwards but Anton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anton lands the left hand.
Taheri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taheri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taheri shoots in and drives through. Anton sprawls well.
Anton misses with a two punch combination.
Anton throws a right hand that Taheri ducks under and follows up with a left that Taheri also avoids with ease.
Anton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taheri counters with a shoot takedown. Anton fights it but they end up in guard.
Taheri working some strikes from top position.
Taheri trying to control the position from guard on top but Anton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taheri looking to pass the guard.
Taheri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taheri.
Taheri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anton is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anton tries to circle away but Taheri has him pinned against the cage.
Anton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anton throws a nice looking combination but Taheri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taheri checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taheri throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anton's waist but Anton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taheri off to one side.
Taheri shoots in for a takedown but Anton shows good takedown defense.
Taheri blocks a head kick by Anton.
Taheri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taheri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stephan Anton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taheri takes the fight into the clinch.
Anton is looking to break free of the clinch but Taheri has double underhooks.
Taheri misses with a knee to the head.
Anton can't break the clinch.
Taheri has Anton pressed against the cage, preventing Anton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Anton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taheri fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taheri has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Anton is trying to keep an underhook but Taheri manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Taheri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taheri is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taheri.
Anton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton is not content to let Taheri control the position.
Taheri is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Anton is just riding it out for now. Taheri eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anton wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anton is defending against the submission attempts here by Taheri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tayeb Taheri 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.
Taheri fails to land the takedown.
Taheri with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anton counters with a left to the body.
Anton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taheri.
Stephan Anton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tayeb Taheri.
Anton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taheri manages to avoid it.
Stephan Anton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taheri counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anton's guard now.
Anton wants to get back to his feet but Taheri is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Taheri wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Taheri postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Anton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Taheri, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton stands up and waves to Taheri to follow him.
Anton fails to land with a series of punches.
Taheri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taheri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taheri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taheri misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stephan Anton is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taheri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anton.
Anton tries to score with a low kick but Taheri moves his leg out of the way.
Taheri is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anton wants it to stay on the feet.
Taheri is breathing heavily.
Anton tries to land a front kick but Taheri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taheri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anton.
Anton stalks Taheri and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Taheri's face. Taheri staggers backwards, shaken.
Anton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Anton misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Anton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Taheri or perhaps it was just good defense by Anton which made him look bad.
Anton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taheri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taheri fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anton.
Anton jabs at Taheri's body.
Taheri shoots in for a double leg but Anton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taheri. That did some damage!
Anton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anton misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton throws a head kick but Taheri moves out of range.
Anton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Taheri misses with a takedown attempt - Anton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anton throws a head kick but Taheri moves out of range.
Anton tries to bum rush Taheri with a series of wild strikes but Taheri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taheri tries to close the distance and clinch but Anton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anton looks to land a combination but Taheri avoids it well.
Taheri fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taheri shoots for a takedown but Anton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Anton dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Anton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taheri holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anton is pressed up against the cage. Taheri has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anton down to the mat. Anton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stephan Anton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taheri has his takedown stuffed
and Anton counters with a left and a right that stings Taheri.
Taheri dives in and grabs Anton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anton pushes down on Taheri's head and hops out.
Stephan Anton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tayeb Taheri.
Anton slaps away a takedown attempt from Taheri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taheri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taheri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anton.
Taheri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taheri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anton.
Taheri dodges the punch combination from Anton.
Anton misses with a two punch combination.
Taheri defending well as Anton loads up on a big left hand.
Taheri shoots in and drives through. Anton sprawls well.
Anton lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Tayeb Taheri has been cut.
Anton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taheri.
Anton lands a body shot.
Anton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taheri checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anton scores with a punch to the head.
Anton connects with a leg kick. Taheri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anton tries to bum rush Taheri with a series of wild strikes but Taheri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taheri shoots in looking for a takedown. Anton tries to sprawl out of it but Taheri keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taheri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anton throws a head kick but Taheri moves out of range.
Taheri fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Taheri or perhaps it was just good defense by Anton which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton throws a nice head kick!
Taheri tries for a takedown but Anton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taheri.
Anton misses with the combination.
Anton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anton misses with a looping left.
Anton misses with a hook to the body
and Taheri moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton prevents Taheri from breaking the clinch.
Anton breaks the clinch.
Taheri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anton.
Anton lands with a good body shot.
Anton lands the left hand.
No joy there for Anton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anton. Taheri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anton misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anton misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taheri has a takedown stuffed.
Taheri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Anton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Anton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Anton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junichi Emmeraldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Turbitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emmeraldo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mystic Forces. Turbitt has chosen Tool - Schism as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
152 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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26
152 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Junichi Emmeraldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Turbitt!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turbitt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Emmeraldo's guard.
Turbitt 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turbitt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Emmeraldo can't keep his opponent in guard - Turbitt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Emmeraldo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Emmeraldo has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Turbitt. Oh but Emmeraldo has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Turbitt goes limp - he's gone! Emmeraldo jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Junichi Emmeraldo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Bleidelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by New York. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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26
220 lbs
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29
202 lbs
7 - 14 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Third Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Kostas Bleidelis!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleidelis checks a leg kick.
Bleidelis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bleidelis misses with the combination.
Bleidelis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bleidelis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bleidelis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boy has time to react.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bleidelis enables Boy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bleidelis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boy wants to control from the top but Bleidelis keeps moving.
Bleidelis has momentary wrist control but Boy slips an elbow through the middle.
Bleidelis wants to stand and escape but Boy is having none of it.
Bleidelis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bleidelis keeping full guard, as Boy tries to pass.
Boy trying to move into half guard but instead Bleidelis has managed to sweep!
Boy trying to keep a closed guard but Bleidelis is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boy slips a nice elbow through Bleidelis's hands, connecting with Bleidelis's forehead.
Boy stops Bleidelis from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boy seems to be looking for submissions.
Boy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bleidelis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bleidelis kicks off Boy and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleidelis lands with a nice combination. Boy backs away looking to recover.
Boy slips a jab from Bleidelis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bleidelis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy connects with a right hand. Bleidelis shakes it off.
Bleidelis avoids the body shot from Boy.
Boy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boy drives through with a takedown into Bleidelis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boy advances position into side control!
Bleidelis prevents Boy from moving into mount.
Boy lands an elbow.
Boy working away.
Boy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bleidelis is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bleidelis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Poor strikes thrown by Boy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Boy misses with a head shot.
Boy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bleidelis wants to control but Boy is having none of it.
Boy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boy is landing with some decent strikes but Bleidelis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boy lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleidelis holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Boy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Boy wants to finish this one by submission but Bleidelis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Boy.
Boy trying to control but Bleidelis is having none of it.
Bleidelis tries to hold on but Boy postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bleidelis is looking to escape.
Bleidelis tries to lock up and control but Boy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Boy 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.
Bleidelis avoids the body shot from Boy.
Boy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bleidelis misses with a wild combination.
Third Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boy misses the jab.
Bleidelis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bleidelis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Boy is in Bleidelis's guard.
Boy postures up in Bleidelis's guard and throws a big left but Bleidelis blocks it.
Boy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bleidelis keeping full guard, as Boy tries to pass.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bleidelis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bleidelis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleidelis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bleidelis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Third Boy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Boy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boy is pushing down on Bleidelis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bleidelis is fighting to maintain full guard but Boy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boy is pressing down on Bleidelis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bleidelis is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleidelis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bleidelis is trying to stand back up but Boy is controlling him
Boy 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.
Boy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bleidelis's head.
Bleidelis is trying to stand up here but Boy is controlling him well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bleidelis defends it well.
Bleidelis tries to roll over but Boy keeps him under control.
Bleidelis is breathing heavily.
Boy wants to free his trapped foot but Bleidelis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy controlling the pace.
Boy is looking to pass Bleidelis's guard but actually Bleidelis recovers to full guard.
Boy wants to pass the guard but Bleidelis is keeping the position.
Bleidelis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boy.
Bleidelis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Third Boy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boy postures up in Bleidelis's guard and throws a big left but Bleidelis blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bleidelis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bleidelis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bleidelis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Boy has Bleidelis in his guard.
Boy trying to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bleidelis wants to get up but he can't break Boy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Boy dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Bleidelis scores with the left hand. Boy knows he should have avoided that one.
Bleidelis slips a straight right by Boy.
Boy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bleidelis as he jumps to the side.
Boy closes the distance and clinches up with Bleidelis, looking for a takedown. Boy pushes Bleidelis against the cage but Bleidelis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bleidelis scores with a sloppy right hand. Boy should have avoided that one.
Bleidelis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bleidelis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bleidelis did well to prevent Boy getting side control.
Boy seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Bleidelis has recovered full guard.
Boy stands and throws Bleidelis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy laying and praying for a moment but Bleidelis takes advantage and regains half guard.
Boy is keen to just control but Bleidelis is a slippery customer.
Bleidelis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boy.
Boy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bleidelis kicks off Boy and gets to his feet.
Bleidelis throws a nice looking combination but Boy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bleidelis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bleidelis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boy misses with a left hand
and Bleidelis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boy motions for Bleidelis to come forward. Boy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bleidelis but Bleidelis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Third Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleidelis works Boy's body with a nice hook.
A combination from Bleidelis does no damage.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bleidelis.
Kostas Bleidelis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bleidelis slips a straight right by Boy.
Bleidelis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bleidelis cracks Boy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bleidelis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bleidelis throws a right hand that Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Boy also avoids with ease.
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bleidelis moves away.
Bleidelis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bleidelis throws a series of punches but Boy moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bleidelis.
Bleidelis throws a series of punches but Boy avoids them all with ease.
Boy shoots for a takedown but Bleidelis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boy moves out of range of the body kick from Bleidelis.
Bleidelis slips a jab from Boy.
Bleidelis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bleidelis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bleidelis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boy throws a hook but Bleidelis avoids it easily.
Boy misses with a left hand
and Bleidelis counters with a right hand to the body.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bleidelis stuffs the takedown attempt from Boy. Boy gets slowly back to his feet.
Bleidelis misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boy lands in his opponent's guard.
Boy advances to half guard.
Boy is trying to control the action in half guard but Bleidelis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boy content to control rather than advance.
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!
Bleidelis is trying to stand up here but Boy is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy working the head and body with strikes.
Kostas Bleidelis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Third Boy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Third Boy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Pink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean comes to the cage accompanied by Raising Hell. Pink has chosen Mitsa as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 32 - 1, fighting out of London, Mister Pink!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pink shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bean sprawls well. Bean wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pink gets slowly back to his feet.
Pink gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bean looking to pass the guard.
Bean prevents Pink from getting back to his feet.
Bean sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pink keeping full guard, as Bean tries to pass.
Bean looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Ron Bean wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bean!
Pink closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pink lands in his opponent's guard.
Bean uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pink misses with a takedown attempt - Bean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bean drives through with a takedown into Pink's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bean with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean landing with the ground and pound.
Bean showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pink really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bean. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bean working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bean slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bean prevents Pink from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bean lands a couple of digs.
Bean slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pink is trying to escape the position but Bean is controlling the position.
Pink parries the strikes from Bean easily there. Bean is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pink to escape.
Bean is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Pink looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bean gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Pink is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bean lets go of the hold and Pink can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ron Bean!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keast Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden has chosen Demon Hunter - Collapsing as his entrance music. Paul Grant looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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28
153 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Grant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Keast Durden!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant throws a head kick that misses
and Durden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Durden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grant avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Durden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durden gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Durden pushing down on Grant's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grant is trying to stand.
Durden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Durden moves nicely into side control.
Grant is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant wants to get back to his feet.
Durden cracks Grant with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden is chipping away with strikes.
Grant on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grant tries to get out of the position.
Durden works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Durden working the ground and pound.
Grant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Durden on the ground.
Durden is working Grant over with some ground and pound from side control.
Grant is rocked!
Durden landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oh Grant is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Durden lands a strong strike to the head of Grant. That's dazed him! Durden looking to finish here. Grant is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Durden lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keast Durden!
Keast Durden is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Divji Borec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeovil Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borec comes to the cage accompanied by Cannibal Corpse - I Will Kill You. Tiger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Delilah by Tom Jones. Yeovil Tiger told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Divji Borec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Yeovil Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Tiger.
Tiger misses with a few strikes there.
Tiger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Divji Borec has been cut.
Tiger tries to bum rush Borec with a series of wild strikes but Borec uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borec uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiger.
Borec uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiger.
Yeovil Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borec lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tiger circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking cross lands there for Borec.
Borec lands a jab to Tiger's midsection.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Borec is just out of range.
Tiger misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiger jabs at Borec's body.
Borec fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Tiger misses its intended target.
Borec uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiger.
Borec slips a jab and a cross from Tiger.
Borec showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiger.
Borec avoids the body shot from Tiger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tiger misses its intended target.
Tiger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Borec misses with a takedown
and Borec takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Tiger as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Tiger scores with a four punch combination!
Borec keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiger.
Tiger lands with an overhand left.
Divji Borec's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a hook to the side of Borec's head but Borec sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiger sizes up Borec with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Borec slips a jab from Tiger.
Tiger scores with a jab. Borec acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Tiger misses.
Tiger scores with a sloppy right hand. Borec should have avoided that one.
Tiger throws a series of punches but Borec avoids them all with ease.
Borec tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tiger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Borec somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Divji Borec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borec takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Divji Borec's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Borec.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
Tiger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiger lands an overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiger throws a lazy uppercut
and Borec counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Borec.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeovil Tiger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Divji Borec's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tiger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiger throws a jab but it's blocked by Borec.
Borec takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Borec shoots in for a takedown but Tiger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tiger.
Borec misses with a hook.
Tiger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borec walks into a jab.
Tiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borec manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiger with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Tiger.
Tiger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borec throws out the jab.
Tiger jabs at Borec's body.
Tiger misses with a left hand
and Borec cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiger swings for the body but Borec moves out of range.
Tiger lands with a cross.
Jeez, Divji Borec's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borec.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borec lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tiger backs up against the cage.
Borec moves away from the strike by Tiger.
Tiger throws a jab but it's blocked by Borec.
Tiger throws a jab but it's blocked by Borec.
Tiger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Divji Borec's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yeovil Tiger!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Otway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Ensemble of the restless as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
175 lbs
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182 lbs
8 - 0 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, John Otway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Sergio Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otway thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia tries a low kick but Otway avoids it.
Otway throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otway connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garcia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garcia shoots for a double leg takedown but Otway sprawls well. He's pushed Garcia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Otway lands a slapping body shot.
Otway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John Otway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Otway swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Otway just misses with a punch to the body.
Otway fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia on the side of the head.
Garcia misses with a leg kick
and Otway counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Otway misses the target.
Otway tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A clash of legs there as Otway blocks the low kick.
Otway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Garcia misses
and Otway counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Otway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Otway.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otway throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otway changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Otway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otway looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Otway scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otway.
Otway's corner calls for a 1-2. Otway obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garcia takes one to the side of the head.
Otway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Otway scores with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Otway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Otway just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Otway.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Otway is just out of range.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Otway lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otway scores with a nice head shot.
Otway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Otway takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Otway takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Garcia is trying to ground and pound but Otway uses the momentary lack of control by Garcia to regain half guard.
Garcia prevents Otway from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otway is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garcia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garcia's back!
Garcia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garcia staying busy and making it hard for Otway to control.
Otway just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Otway doesn't have the hooks in and Garcia manages to turn into his guard.
Otway preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Otway keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Otway is trying to keep Garcia in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garcia controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia throws a strike but Otway rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Otway dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John Otway is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia tests Otway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Otway thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Nice defenses there by Otway.
Otway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Otway, as that shot connected.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Otway throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Otway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Otway clinches.
Garcia wants to stall.
Otway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
A short right from Otway on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otway working aggressively here.
Otway looking to slow down the pace here.
Otway avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Otway.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.
Garcia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Otway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Garcia looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otway has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
The referee is keeping an eye on Otway - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Otway.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Otway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garcia stalls.
The referee calls for Otway to work.
Otway is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otway stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Garcia has Otway pushed against the cage.
Otway blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Otway holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Garcia is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Otway fails to land.
Otway avoiding damage.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Otway misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Otway manages to get underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otway misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Otway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Otway dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Otway.
Otway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otway thows a body shot but no joy.
Otway throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otway manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Otway misses with a wild body shot.
Otway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Otway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Otway's ribs.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia defending well as Otway loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Otway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otway fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Otway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Otway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Otway.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Otway is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Otway's shoulder, as Otway tries to avoid the shot.
Otway misses with a looping left.
Garcia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Otway rather than just go for the knockout.
Otway keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garcia throws a hook but Otway avoids it easily.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Otway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Otway.
Otway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otway throws out the jab.
Otway loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Otway cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Otway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otway throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Otway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia scores with a jab to the head.
Otway throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Otway moves away.
Otway scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otway manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but Otway checks it.
Otway scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcia should have avoided that one.
Otway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Otway is just out of range.
Garcia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Garcia has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otway is trying to escape the mount.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Otway that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Otway keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otway tries to reverse the position but Garcia maintains control.
Garcia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia looking to finish with strikes here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia 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.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Otway misses the jab.
Otway fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Otway.
Otway avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Otway throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
A swing and a miss from Otway.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Otway slips a straight right by Garcia.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Otway.
Otway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otway.
A combination from Otway does no damage.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Garcia does it's job there.
Otway looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Otway throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Otway misses with a hook.
Otway defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Otway lands with a cross.
Otway lunges at Garcia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcia's hand.
Otway lands a jab.
Otway changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Otway sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Otway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Otway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia slips under a jab from Otway.
Garcia shoots in and gets a takedown into Otway's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Otway's guard.
Garcia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Otway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Garcia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Otway sees it coming and defends easily.
Garcia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Otway moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is pushing down on Otway's leg trying to pass to half guard. Otway is fighting to maintain full guard but Garcia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Otway is trying to control but can't.
Garcia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Otway won't allow Garcia to pass to mount.
Garcia thows a huge punch but Otway dodges it nicely.
Otway is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to work for a kimura but Otway is defending well.
Otway trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Garcia is trying to control the action in half guard but Otway is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Otway misses with a straight left.
Otway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Otway. That snapped Garcia's head back.
Otway looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
A combination from Otway does no damage.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Otway throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Otway.
Garcia lands with an uppercut that bounces Otway off the cage and back into rage.
Garcia scores with a jab to the head.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
Otway misses with a two punch combination.
Otway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Otway on the side of the head.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps Otway's head back.
Otway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Otway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Otway swinging wildly here.
Good standup being displayed there by Otway as he connects with a hook.
Jab from Otway.
Otway tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Otway misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Otway throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Otway throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Otway gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Otway thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Otway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Otway looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otway swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia slips a jab from Otway.
Some wild striking there from Otway.
Garcia tries to land a front kick but Otway steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garcia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Garcia showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Garcia slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia wants to free his trapped foot but Otway is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is just content to waste time from the top position. Otway takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sergio Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia postures up.
Otway preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Otway is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Otway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Otway keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Otway pulls Garcia in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia pushing down on Otway's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garcia 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Garcia!
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