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BFC:15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sha Poopi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good in bed |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sha Poopi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poopi has his takedown stuffed
and Lannister counters with a nice double leg into side control. Poopi won't be happy with that.
Poopi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Poopi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lannister.
Poopi is looking for a sweep.
Poopi dodges the ground and pound from Lannister.
Poopi controls the position for a moment.
Poopi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lannister wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Poopi regains half guard there - taking advantage of Lannister's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Poopi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Poopi tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lannister's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lannister's back!
Poopi scores with punches to the body.
Poopi is punishing Lannister with strikes - can he finish him?!
Lannister finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Lannister really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Poopi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lannister is looking to improve his position but Poopi isn't that keen on the idea.
Poopi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lannister is trying desperately to improve position.
Lannister tries to hold on but Poopi pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lannister is looking to improve his position but Poopi isn't that keen on the idea.
Poopi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like Tyrion Lannister has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poopi lands with some strikes.
Lannister can't escape the position.
Lannister bucks up and throws Poopi to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Lannister tries for a takedown but Poopi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Poopi misses with a takedown
and Lannister counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lannister postures up in Poopi's guard and throws a big left but Poopi blocks it.
Poopi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lannister is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopi pulls Lannister in to control the position.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Poopi keeps moving.
Poopi is trying to control the position but Lannister postures up.
Lannister lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poopi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lannister looking to pass the guard.
Lannister has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poopi working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lannister with a flurry of punches that miss.
Poopi trying to keep a closed guard but Lannister is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sha Poopi just wasn't active enough.
Poopi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lannister did well to prevent Poopi getting side control.
Poopi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Poopi drops an elbow to the side of Lannister's head.
Lannister on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poopi drops an elbow to the side of Lannister's head.
Poopi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Poopi throwing shots but Lannister is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sha Poopi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrion Lannister's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Poopi fails with the takedown
and Lannister counters with a takedown into side control.
Poopi struggling a bit here.
Lannister looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Poopi is avoiding damage well.
Sha Poopi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lannister throwing strikes but Poopi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Poopi working away.
Lannister is trying to get back to half guard.
Poopi working the head with strikes.
Poopi is working Lannister over with some ground and pound from side control.
Poopi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lannister down.
Poopi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lannister down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister struggling a bit here.
Lannister is looking for a sweep.
Poopi tries to move to mount but Lannister blocks the move with his legs.
Poopi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lannister to see if he's OK.
Poopi lands a few punches from side control.
Lannister is working to avoid the ground and pound but Poopi connects with a decent elbow.
Lannister struggling a bit here.
Lannister is breathing heavily.
Poopi working the ground and pound.
Poopi landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister taking a bit of punishment here - Poopi scoring with strikes.
Poopi cracks Lannister with a big right hand but Lannister just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lannister is working to avoid the ground and pound but Poopi connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Poopi is putting a hurting on Lannister here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lannister takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Poopi scores with punches from side control.
Poopi working the ground and pound from side control.
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!
Poopi lands some shots froms side control.
Poopi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Poopi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lannister manages to work his way to half guard, despite Poopi's best efforts.
Poopi slips a nice elbow through Lannister's hands, connecting with Lannister's forehead.
Poopi slips a nice elbow through Lannister's hands, connecting with Lannister's forehead.
Lannister looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Poopi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Poopi lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Poopi lands with a punch from half guard.
Poopi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Poopi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lannister is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Poopi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Poopi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Poopi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Poopi lands strikes from half guard.
Lannister wants to control but Poopi is keeping busy.
Lannister on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Poopi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Poopi lands a nice short elbow.
Lannister is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Poopi scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poopi lands with a punch from half guard.
Poopi winds up and cracks Lannister with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Poopi working Lannister over with strikes.
Poopi working Lannister over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Poopi there.
Poopi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Poopi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Poopi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Poopi lands with a punch from half guard.
Poopi slips a nice elbow through Lannister's hands, connecting with Lannister's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poopi lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lannister is trying to get back to full guard.
Poopi working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sha Poopi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyrion Lannister's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Poopi fails with the takedown
and Lannister counters with a single leg into guard. Poopi didn't expect that.
Poopi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lannister in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Poopi wants to stand up but Lannister is controlling him.
Poopi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lannister is looking to work some ground and pound but Poopi has wrist control.
Lannister throws a strike but Poopi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lannister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lannister has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Poopi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopi throwing strikes from guard but Lannister blocks nicely.
Poopi with a nice head shot there.
Poopi is in close to Lannister's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Poopi throws a big right hand that misses.
Poopi throws and elbow that misses. Lannister uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Poopi's guard. Nice move by Lannister!
Lannister is looking to work some ground and pound but Poopi has wrist control.
Lannister sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Poopi's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister with the ground and pound but Poopi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lannister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poopi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Poopi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Poopi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Poopi looking for a sweep. Not yet Poopi, not yet.
Lannister throws and elbow that misses. Poopi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lannister's guard. Nice move by Poopi!
Lannister tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Poopi slips nicely into half guard.
Lannister wants to control but Poopi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lannister looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Poopi working Lannister over with strikes.
Tyrion Lannister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice strikes from Poopi there.
Poopi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Poopi connects with a nice short shot to Lannister's temple.
Poopi trying to pass the guard but Lannister defending well.
Lannister has hold of Poopi's hands but Poopi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Poopi working Lannister over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poopi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lannister with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Poopi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Poopi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Poopi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Poopi winds up and cracks Lannister with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Poopi 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.
Poopi working Lannister over with strikes.
Poopi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Poopi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Poopi with shots to the head and body - Lannister looks very uncomfortable down there.
Poopi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sha Poopi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poopi lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sha Poopi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Poopi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sha Poopi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and McGee McAlster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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274 lbs
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280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, McGee McAlster!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAlster looks to clinch
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McAlster darts in trying to clinch
and McAlster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewis cracks McAlster with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lenny Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McAlster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McAlster wants to clinch but Lewis slips to the side
and Lewis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McAlster looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis lands the left hand.
A right-left combo lands from Lewis.
It looks like McGee McAlster has been cut.
Lewis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McAlster takes one to the chin there.
Lewis digs a good body shot into McAlster's ribs.
Lewis scores with a jab. McAlster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lewis connects with a good right hand that stumbles McAlster. McAlster circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lewis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McAlster is rocked!
Lewis works McAlster's body with a nice hook.
Donk. Lewis catches McAlster right on the button with a cross.
Lewis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McAlster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lewis connects with a jab.
Lewis lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lewis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McAlster is still on wobbly legs! Can Lewis finish him?
Lewis rushes McAlster with punches - McAlster moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, McAlster goes down! Lewis follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lenny Lewis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seb Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Sankar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil Sankar will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Neil Sankar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Williams content to stall in guard here.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sankar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams won't allow Sankar to sweep him here.
Williams gets to his feet - Sankar follows without any prompting.
Sankar drives through with a takedown into Williams's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankar trying to control here.
Williams is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sankar sees it coming and defends easily.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Sankar defending well.
Williams wants to take a breather but Sankar is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sankar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Williams not doing much here.
Sankar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We're going to have a standup here because Seb Williams wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Williams shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sankar is trying to defend but Williams finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankar is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sankar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sankar is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sankar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams's back!
Sankar trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Sankar is hanging on to Williams's back as he tries to escape.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Sankar lands shots from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams prevents Sankar from getting a body triangle.
Sankar throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Sankar lands a shot to the body.
Williams manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sankar's guard. Nice work there by Williams.
Sankar wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seb Williams 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.
Sankar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sankar won't be happy with that.
Sankar holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Williams trying to control the action but Sankar is working from the bottom.
Sankar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankar wants to control but Williams postures up.
Sankar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sankar trying to control but Williams flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Sankar trying to control the position but Williams manages to sink in the hooks.
Williams tries to get the hooks in deep but Sankar pushed the leg off.
Sankar is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Williams trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Sankar tries to roll but Williams sticks to his back.
Williams doesn't have the hooks in and Sankar manages to turn into his guard.
Sankar is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sankar trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams has momentary wrist control but Sankar slips an elbow through the middle.
Sankar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sankar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sankar stands up over Williams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sankar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Sankar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sankar looking to pass the guard.
Sankar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sankar trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Sankar tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sankar is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Williams trying to control the position.
Sankar trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sankar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sankar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sankar wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Sankar throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Sankar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sankar is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams 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.
That was a close second round but I would say that Seb Williams will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Seb Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sankar works over Williams with some ground and pound from guard.
Sankar with a nice head shot there.
Sankar looking to pass the guard.
Sankar trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sankar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sankar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sankar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sankar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sankar scoring with punches from side control.
Williams taking a bit of punishment here - Sankar scoring with strikes.
Williams is not content to let Sankar control the position.
Williams takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The strikes coming from Sankar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sankar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sankar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Williams is not content to let Sankar control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sankar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Check out the look on Sankar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sankar cracks Williams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sankar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Williams takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sankar is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sankar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Williams is not content to let Sankar control the position.
Sankar working the ground and pound but Williams is defending the strikes.
Sankar scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sankar cracks Williams with a big elbow.
Williams tries to buck Sankar off but Sankar is having none of it.
Sankar misses with the ground and pound.
Sankar trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Sankar lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sankar lands a nice forearm strike.
Sankar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Williams down.
Sankar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sankar working the body and head with strikes.
Williams takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sankar trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Neil Sankar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seb Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sankar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Sankar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Seb Williams!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bj Sefus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sefus has chosen Sefus - Up all night as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bj Sefus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith cracks Sefus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Bj Sefus has been cut.
Smith misses with a left hand
letting Sefus counter with a right hand.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sefus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
A combination from Sefus does no damage.
Sefus misses with a few strikes there.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sefus counters with a two punch combo.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Sefus moves out of range easily.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Sefus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sefus jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sefus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Sefus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Sefus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Sefus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sefus!
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith tries for a takedown but Sefus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sefus!
Sefus jabs at Smith's body.
Bj Sefus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sefus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sefus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sefus scores with a three punch combo!
Sefus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sefus lands with an overhand left.
Sefus fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith shoots and misses
and Sefus counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Sefus to acknowledge the strikes.
Sefus lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Smith takes one on the button.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sefus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Sefus is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sefus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sefus throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Sefus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sefus throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Sefus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sefus was covering up waiting for the punch and Smith finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith is working Sefus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sefus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sefus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sefus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Sefus blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sefus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith throws a strike but Sefus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sefus tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sefus is sitting in close to Smith's body. Smith has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sefus is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sefus is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Smith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sam Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjo Hadzija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hadzija's choice of entrance music: Bos ili Hadžija. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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143 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjo Hadzija!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadzija tests Morrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hadzija bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hadzija swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hadzija swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morrison there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt
and Hadzija counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hadzija.
Morrison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hadzija stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
Morrison striking off his back but it's not causing Hadzija any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadzija gets to his feet - Morrison follows without any prompting.
Morrison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hadzija shoots in and bounces Morrison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hadzija decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Morrison, up you get!
Hadzija misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morrison fails with the takedown
and Hadzija counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrison takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison gets caught napping as Hadzija dives in and scores a takedown. Morrison manages to retain guard.
Hadzija gets to his feet - Morrison follows without any prompting.
Morrison blocks a leg kick.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison tries for a takedown but Hadzija circles away easily
enabling Hadzija to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hadzija cracks Morrison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Hadzija.
Hadzija clobbers Morrison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Morrison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hadzija closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Morrison quickly recovers to half guard.
Hadzija decides to stand up.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hadzija closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Morrison quickly recovers to half guard.
Morrison wants to sweep but Hadzija has passed to side control!
Hadzija gets to mount! Morrison was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hadzija gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Morrison. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hadzija shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hadzija was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hadzija is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadzija cracks Morrison with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hadzija lands a right hook to the body.
Hadzija scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benjo Hadzija seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hadzija swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morrison.
Morrison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hadzija lands a glancing blow to the side of Morrison's head.
Morrison is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hadzija throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morrison on the side of the head.
Oh Morrison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hadzija steps in with a hook that catches Morrison right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Hadzija follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Morrison looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjo Hadzija!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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146 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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130 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Swick!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swick shoots for a double leg takedown but Russo sprawls well. He's pushed Swick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Swick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Russo's waist but Russo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swick off to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Russo. That's going to slow Swick down.
Swick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Russo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryan Russo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Swick.
A head kick misses from Russo.
Russo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Swick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Swick clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Russo.
Swick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Swick tries for a takedown but Russo manages to get underhooks.
Russo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Russo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Chris Swick has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swick drops down looking for an ankle pick but Russo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Russo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Swick shoots for a double leg takedown but Russo sprawls well. He's pushed Swick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Swick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Russo swivels and escapes.
Swick looks gassed!
Swick misses with a kick to the body
and Russo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ryan Russo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swick shoots in for a double leg but Russo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Swick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Russo but Russo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Russo darts in and clinches Swick up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo lands an elbow inside.
Russo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Swick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Russo.
Russo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Russo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Swick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Swick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Russo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Russo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Russo lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Chris Swick's cut even more.
Russo lands an elbow inside.
Russo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Swick's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Russo obliges.
Russo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Russo lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo is pushing Swick up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Russo lands an elbow that stopped Swick in his tracks for a moment.
Swick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Swick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Russo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Russo lands a glancing blow to the side of Swick's head.
The cut above Chris Swick's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Russo clinches.
Swick tries to pull guard but Russo holds him up against the cage and eventually Swick drops back down to his feet.
Russo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Russo landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Swick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Russo walks away with a smile on his face. Swick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Russo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Russo misses with a head kick.
No luck for Swick with that takedown attempt.
Swick keeps the fight on the outside.
Chris Swick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo gets tackled into the cage by Swick. Swick maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Swick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Russo smiles and moves away.
Swick feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Russo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Swick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Russo instigates a clinch.
Swick fails to pull guard.
Swick wants to get back to striking at distance but Russo won't allow it.
Russo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Russo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Swick tries to throw a body punch but Russo avoids it by throwing Swick back against the cage.
Swick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Russo lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Russo.
Chris Swick's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Russo lands a damaging elbow.
Swick letting Russo take a breather here.
Swick working hard to break the clinch.
Swick wants a takedown.
Russo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Swick is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Russo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Swick's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Swick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Russo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between jd beltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Marcheweka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcheweka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Skinnyman-Static-X kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Michal Marcheweka has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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26
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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22
141 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, jd beltran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Marcheweka!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcheweka has his takedown stuffed
and beltran counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Marcheweka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
beltran is sitting in close to Marcheweka's body. Marcheweka has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! beltran is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, beltran is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Marcheweka.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michal Marcheweka!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen Metallica - Fuel as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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26
273 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
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21
295 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Raybould!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Walker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raybould takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Walker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raybould lands an overhand right.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Raybould counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Raybould.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Raybould throws a shot to the body.
Walker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Walker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raybould makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Raybould.
Raybould misses with a body shot
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Walker misses.
Raybould wants to clinch.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker misses with a lunging right hand
and Raybould counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
Raybould jabs Walker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould sizes up Walker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Raybould looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Raybould thows a body shot but no joy.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raybould scores with a nice strike.
Walker throws a right hand that misses
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Raybould. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raybould.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Raybould counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raybould. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybould misses the shot to the body.
Raybould punishes Walker's body with a nice straight punch.
Walker misses with a body punch
and Raybould counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker throws an off balance right hand
and Raybould counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raybould misses with a body shot
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Raybould throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raybould swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walker defending well as Raybould loads up on a big left hand.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Walker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raybould counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Walker misses with a body punch
and Raybould counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raybould cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker throws a poor cross that misses
and Raybould counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raybould counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raybould is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raybould tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raybould darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raybould lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Walker misses
and Raybould counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walker thinking.
Nice body punch from Raybould.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raybould looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Raybould darts in trying to clinch
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Raybould 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.
Raybould missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johny Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Walker scores with a nice right hand.
Kevin Raybould is winning the standup battle so far.
Raybould misses with a hook to the body
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raybould throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raybould misses with a shot to the body
and Walker counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Raybould fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raybould waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
Raybould swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Raybould counter with a right hand.
Raybould ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raybould dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raybould takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raybould throws a sloppy body shot
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raybould circles away quickly and effectively.
Raybould takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walker lands a nice shot that snaps Raybould's head back.
Walker misses with a hook to the body
and Raybould makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walker connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Walker coming out on top.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker swings for the body but Raybould moves out of range.
A cross from Raybould lands.
Raybould slips under a jab from Walker.
Walker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raybould.
Walker misses with a lunging right hand
and Raybould counters with a straight right hand.
Walker swings widly with a right hand
enabling Raybould to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raybould moves away.
Raybould misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walker.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but Raybould ducks down to avoid it.
Walker throws a right hand that Raybould ducks under and follows up with a left that Raybould also avoids with ease.
Raybould bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Walker ducks right into an uppercut from Raybould.
Walker sizes up Raybould with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Raybould counters by clinching up.
Raybould lands a shot to the body.
Walker is leaning against Raybould and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Raybould scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walker blocks a body shot from Raybould.
Walker is trying to push Raybould away but Raybould has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raybould has him pressed against the cage.
Raybould lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Johny Walker has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Raybould as the two fighters clinch.
Raybould avoiding damage.
Raybould lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walker.
Walker is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Raybould.
Raybould makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raybould lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Raybould lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Raybould.
Raybould has Walker pressed against the cage.
Raybould makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raybould.
Raybould tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker takes a shot to the head.
Raybould leaning his opponent against the cage.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raybould lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johny Walker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Raybould scores with a jab.
Raybould feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Walker misses with a hook to the body
and Raybould counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Raybould misses the target.
Raybould throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walker throws a poor cross that misses
and Raybould counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raybould scores with a shot to the body.
Walker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker defending well as Raybould loads up on a big left hand.
Raybould lands with a good body shot.
Walker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walker.
Raybould looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Raybould tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker misses with a shot to the body
and Raybould counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walker thinking.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raybould counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raybould swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raybould ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Walker swings widly with a right hand
and Raybould counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raybould looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Raybould is just out of range.
Raybould avoids the body shot from Walker.
Raybould tries to clinch up.
Raybould throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walker throws a sloppy body shot
and Raybould counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raybould fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Raybould cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Walker connects with a looping right hand.
Raybould lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybould moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Raybould counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Raybould swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Walker avoids the body shot from Raybould.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Raybould takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raybould moves away.
Raybould lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raybould counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker misses with a right hand
and Raybould makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Raybould scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raybould.
Raybould is stalling here.
Raybould is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raybould lands a body punch.
Raybould lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raybould working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raybould digs a right hand underneath Walker's ribcage. Walker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Raybould.
A short uppercut from Raybould.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Raybould lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raybould - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Walker lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Raybould.
Raybould lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
Raybould is pushing Walker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Raybould clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Johny Walker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Walker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walker throws a right hand that misses
enabling Raybould to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker misses with a hook
and Raybould connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raybould counters with a stiff right hand.
Raybould scores with the left hand. Walker knows he should have avoided that one.
Walker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Raybould counters with a straight right hand.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Raybould does it's job there.
Walker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raybould counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walker thinking.
Raybould lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Raybould bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walker's head backwards.
Walker throws a right hand that misses
and Raybould counters with a nice body shot.
Walker is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Raybould gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Raybould pushes Walker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raybould - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raybould.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raybould is keeping busy.
Raybould lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker just leaning against Raybould, taking a breather.
Come on Raybould - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Raybould keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Walker lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Raybould tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Raybould scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Raybould won't allow it.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Raybould won't allow it.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Raybould won't allow it.
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walker misses with some punches.
Raybould lands a shoulder strike.
Raybould doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raybould fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to stall but Raybould improves his position.
Raybould lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
A short right from Raybould.
Raybould stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raybould misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Raybould lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raybould lands with a light punch inside.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kevin Raybould has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raybould - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Raybould fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Raybould.
Raybould working aggressively here.
Raybould digs a right hand into Walker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walker's gas tank.
Raybould lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raybould is struggling to control the position.
Raybould misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Raybould blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Raybould controls the action.
Walker blocking some punches.
Raybould is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walker letting Raybould take a breather here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raybould.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Raybould.
Raybould digs a right hand underneath Walker's ribcage. Walker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raybould throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Raybould.
Raybould lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Raybould fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Raybould fails to land.
Raybould works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raybould - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Raybould lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Raybould.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Raybould had his way with Johny Walker in that round.
The cut man is working on Johny Walker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Walker misses with a shot to the body
and Raybould counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Walker slips a jab from Raybould.
Walker misses with a hook
and Raybould counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Raybould.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raybould.
Raybould wants to stall.
Raybould misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Raybould.
Raybould working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raybould lands with a light punch inside.
Raybould has Walker pressed against the cage, preventing Walker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Raybould scores with a shoulder strike.
Raybould blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raybould.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Raybould keeps him there for the moment.
Raybould is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walker is keeping busy.
Raybould works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Raybould is controlling him.
Raybould scores with a shoulder strike.
Raybould tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Raybould.
Raybould digs a right hand underneath Walker's ribcage. Walker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raybould scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
Raybould lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Raybould stalling in the clinch.
Raybould lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Raybould on the inside.
Raybould pushes Walker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raybould lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Raybould digs a right hand into Walker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walker's gas tank.
Raybould misses with a punch on the inside.
Raybould throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.
Raybould stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raybould is working Walker over against the cage.
Raybould throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.
Raybould stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raybould tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Raybould tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
A short uppercut from Raybould.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Raybould.
Raybould pushes Walker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raybould misses with a punch to the body.
Raybould lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raybould pushes Walker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raybould lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raybould.
Raybould working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raybould lands with a short shot to the head.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Raybould uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raybould scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raybould scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raybould creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raybould tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
Raybould tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Raybould.
Raybould is working Walker over against the cage.
Raybould will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Walker up against the cage.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Raybould.
Raybould struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
Raybould tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Raybould digs a right hand underneath Walker's ribcage. Walker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Raybould - that landed with a thud.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raybould.
Raybould scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
Walker letting Raybould take a breather here.
Raybould stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raybould will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Walker up against the cage.
Raybould lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raybould makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raybould looking to slow down the pace here.
Raybould misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Raybould tries to tie him up.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
Raybould digs a right hand underneath Walker's ribcage. Walker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raybould digs a right hand into Walker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walker's gas tank.
Walker prevents a body shot from Raybould.
A short right from Raybould on the inside.
Raybould looking to slow down the pace here.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Raybould has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Raybould has him pressed against the cage.
Raybould effectively controlling the action here.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the cage.
Johny Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Raybould is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raybould lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Raybould showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raybould has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:44
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:44
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Raybould!
Kevin Raybould retains his super heavyweight title!
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