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UFC 12 - Douglas vs Timberloke PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Tulirinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is N.E.R.D. - Rockstar remix. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tulirinta's choice of entrance music: Aphrodite - Ganja Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Tulirinta!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tulirinta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Tulirinta has his takedown stuffed
and Robinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tulirinta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Robinson tries to bum rush Tulirinta with a series of wild strikes but Tulirinta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson loads up on a big right hand but Tulirinta slips the punch.
Tulirinta shoots in looking for a takedown. Robinson tries to sprawl out of it but Tulirinta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Tulirinta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robinson misses with a right hand
and Tulirinta decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Robinson's guard.
Tulirinta wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Robinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulirinta tries to free his leg and advance position but Robinson is retaining full guard.
Tulirinta slips nicely into half guard.
Robinson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tulirinta wants to work for an arm triangle but Robinson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tulirinta is pressing down on Robinson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Robinson is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is not content to let Tulirinta control the position.
Robinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta tries to pass to full mount but Robinson defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tulirinta controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tulirinta wants to work for an arm triangle but Robinson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Robinson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Robinson throws a poor cross that misses
and Tulirinta counters with a takedown into side control.
Tulirinta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.
Tulirinta tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tulirinta is looking to take a break and control but Robinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to buck Tulirinta off.
Tulirinta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.
Tulirinta taking a break here but Robinson is having none of it and regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Tulirinta dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tulirinta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tulirinta tries to clinch up.
Robinson misses with a shot to the body
and Tulirinta counters with a shoot takedown. Robinson fights it but they end up in guard.
Tulirinta trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tulirinta is pushing down on Robinson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Robinson is fighting to maintain full guard but Tulirinta has managed to sneak the leg through.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet.
Tulirinta is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Robinson reverses the position - he's now on top in Tulirinta's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulirinta looking to control.
Tulirinta has his hands on Robinson's head, controlling the position.
Tulirinta looking for a sweep. Not yet Tulirinta, not yet.
Robinson wants to stand but Tulirinta is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tulirinta wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tulirinta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Robinson manages to get himself to full guard.
Tulirinta wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Tulirinta slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tulirinta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet.
Marcus Tulirinta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Robinson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tulirinta.
Tulirinta tries for a kimura but Robinson is defending well.
Tulirinta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tulirinta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta advances to full mount.
Tulirinta trying to control but Robinson is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tulirinta fails to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Tulirinta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Tulirinta.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Tulirinta avoids nicely.
Dennis Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tulirinta slips under a jab.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
Tulirinta shoots in but Robinson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tulirinta closes the distance and clinches up with Robinson, looking for a takedown. Tulirinta pushes Robinson against the cage but Robinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Robinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tulirinta counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Robinson!
Tulirinta is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is squirming around, avoiding Tulirinta's attempts to control the action.
Tulirinta fails to move to back control.
Tulirinta sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tulirinta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Robinson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Robinson!
Robinson wants to get up but he can't break Tulirinta's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tulirinta looking for a sweep. Not yet Tulirinta, not yet.
Tulirinta lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robinson!
Tulirinta wants to control the pace but Robinson is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tulirinta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Robinson is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta wants to control but Robinson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Tulirinta passes to full mount!
Marcus Tulirinta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tulirinta goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Robinson is on top in guard.
Dennis Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tulirinta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Tulirinta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tulirinta winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Tulirinta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dupree Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Whom the Bell Tolls. Dupree Owens will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dupree Owens!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe clinches.
Owens has hold of one of Axe's legs. Axe is fighting the takedown attempt but Owens gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Owens trying to control the position from guard on top but Axe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Owens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Owens trying to control but Axe is working from the bottom.
Owens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owens throws a big right hand that misses.
Axe keeping moving, preventing Owens from controlling successfully.
Owens avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Owens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Axe trying to control the position.
Owens trying to control but Axe is working from the bottom.
Owens is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Owens thows a big elbow that misses.
Owens working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Axe looking for a guillotine here but Owens defends easily.
Owens got a little sloppy there for a moment and Axe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Owens has managed to get both his arms back between Axe's legs - danger averted.
Owens got a little sloppy there for a moment and Axe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Owens has managed to get both his arms back between Axe's legs - danger averted.
Axe looking to control.
Axe looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Owens has picked Axe up and slammed him! Axe can't keep hold of the triangle and Owens manages to pass to side control!
Axe is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens throws an elbow but Axe slips to the side and avoids it well.
Axe taking a bit of punishment here - Owens scoring with strikes.
Owens decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owens misses with a wild body shot.
Owens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Owens throws a body punch but Axe moves out of range.
Owens looks to land a combination. Axe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Owens shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Axe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Owens wants to get up but he can't break Axe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Axe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Owens.
Axe looking to control.
Axe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Owens wants to get up but he can't break Axe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Axe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Axe looking to control but Owens passes into half guard.
Axe trying to control here.
Axe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Owens.
Owens tries to pass the half guard into mount. Axe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Axe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Axe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Owens defends well.
Axe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Owens is aware though and is defending well.
Axe is breathing heavily.
Owens throwing strikes from guard but Axe blocks nicely.
Axe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Axe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Owens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Owens drops back looking for a leg! Axe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Axe manages to kick Owens off! Owens jumps back into Axe's guard.
Owens with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dupree Owens dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Owens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Axe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Owens's waist but Owens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Axe off to one side.
Axe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Owens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Owens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Axe.
Owens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Owens circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Owens does no damage.
Blake Axe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Axe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Axe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Owens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Axe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Axe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Owens is keeping busy.
Axe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens trying to stall but Axe improves his position.
Axe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Owens lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Owens thows a huge punch but Axe dodges it nicely.
Axe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Owens.
Axe is defending against the submission attempts here by Owens.
Axe trying to control but Owens postures up.
Owens wants to work for an arm triangle but Axe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dupree Owens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Axe wants to get back to full guard.
Axe is trying to maintain the position but Owens is very close to passing his half guard.
Axe actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Owens is looking to take a break and control but Axe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Axe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Owens is working away from the top position though.
Owens is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Axe is just riding it out for now. Owens eventually gives up the hold.
Axe wants to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like Owens is going to stand back up.
Axe wants to control but Owens is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens is looking for a kimura here.
Axe looking for submissions off his back.
Owens trying to control the action but Axe is working from the bottom.
Owens missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Axe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Axe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Owens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Owens gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Axe looking to control.
Owens thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Axe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Owens working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Owens is looking to work some ground and pound but Axe has wrist control.
Owens has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Axe is proving hard to escape from.
Axe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 Blake Axe will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Owens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axe.
Owens takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Axe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Owens.
Axe tries to clinch up but Owens circles away and keeps his distance.
Axe tries for a takedown but Owens sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Axe tries for a takedown but Owens circles away easily
letting Owens counter with a right hand.
Axe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Axe duly obliges.
Owens throws a lazy right hand but Axe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Axe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Owens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Owens swings for the body but Axe moves out of range.
Owens darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe is defending against the submission attempts here by Owens.
Axe gets full guard.
Axe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Owens thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Axe working for a triangle but Owens defends it easily.
Owens wants to pass the guard but Axe is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Owens with a nice head shot there.
Owens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Owens throws a big right hand that misses.
Axe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Axe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Owens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Axe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Owens trying to control the position from guard on top but Axe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens wants to stand but Axe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Axe is trying to keep Owens in close.
Owens is looking to work some ground and pound but Axe has wrist control.
Owens drops back looking for a leg! Axe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Axe manages to kick Owens off! Owens jumps back into Axe's guard.
Owens wants to control from the top but Axe keeps moving.
Owens throws a sloppy strike and Axe has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Owens is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Axe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blake Axe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Schafer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Schafer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schafer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Schafer preventing the sweep.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Schafer wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez 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.
Schafer passes into half guard.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schafer trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Schafer!
Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but Schafer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sanchez with a couple of short strikes.
Sanchez with shots to the head and body - Schafer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Schafer is rocked!
Schafer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Schafer is still in real trouble! Can Sanchez finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throwing shots but Schafer is blocking nicely.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Schafer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Schafer is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schafer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schafer wants to get back to his feet.
Schafer kicks Sanchez off and gets back to his feet.
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Schafer seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schafer lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanchez off the cage and back into rage.
Schafer throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Schafer dips to his left and cracks Sanchez with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in but Schafer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Schafer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Schafer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Schafer controls his hands.
A short right from Schafer.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Schafer lands an uppercut.
Schafer blocking some punches.
Schafer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schafer.
Nice elbow from Schafer.
Schafer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schafer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Schafer lands an uppercut.
Schafer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schafer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Schafer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schafer.
Schafer lands a nice elbow.
Schafer presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schafer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Schafer.
Schafer clinches.
Schafer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Schafer, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes Schafer against the cage but Schafer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schafer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sanchez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schafer scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Schafer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schafer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Schafer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schafer closes the distance and clinches.
Schafer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keith Schafer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schafer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schafer scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Horrible takedown by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Schafer which made him look bad.
Schafer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schafer throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schafer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Schafer showed some decent athleticism there.
Schafer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Schafer trying to mount his opponent but Sanchez defends it.
Schafer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schafer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to get to half guard.
Schafer wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Schafer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Schafer's attempts to control the action.
Schafer working Sanchez over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schafer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schafer trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schafer breaks from Sanchez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Schafer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Keith Schafer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schafer lands with some strikes.
Schafer lands a big elbow.
Schafer lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schafer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanchez looks a forlorn figure.
Sanchez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schafer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Schafer with good strikes from the mount here!
Schafer trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Schafer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schafer wants to finish this one by submission but Sanchez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Schafer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Schafer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Schafer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Schafer drops an elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Schafer lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schafer lands with a punch from half guard.
Schafer trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Schafer has control of the leg.
Schafer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanchez throws a strike from the bottom but Schafer passes into side control!
Sanchez is not content to let Schafer control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez prevents Schafer from moving into mount.
Sanchez is looking to regain half guard here but Schafer keeps moving and retains side control.
Schafer staying calm.
Schafer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Schafer is chipping away with strikes.
Sanchez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Schafer off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schafer wants to get back to his feet.
Schafer rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanchez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schafer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schafer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Schafer has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanchez scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schafer controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Schafer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanchez defends well.
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!
Schafer wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Schafer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Schafer's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schafer kicks Sanchez off and gets to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Schafer. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Schafer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schafer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Schafer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zim Dextrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zim Dextrin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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175 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zim Dextrin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Adams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Adams wants to control from the top but Dextrin keeps moving.
Dextrin is looking to sinch up a triangle. Adams throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dextrin's body to avoid the submission. Dextrin has instead reached around Adams's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dextrin arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zim Dextrin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Carlson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carlson Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Muse- Stockholm Syndrome. 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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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Carlson Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skywalker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Skywalker lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skywalker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carlson Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carlson Jr is trying to break free.
Skywalker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Skywalker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Chad Carlson Jr has been cut.
Skywalker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skywalker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carlson Jr.
Skywalker pushes Carlson Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skywalker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carlson Jr.
Carlson Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skywalker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skywalker lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Skywalker.
Carlson Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Skywalker.
Skywalker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carlson Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Skywalker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carlson Jr.
Skywalker tries a body shot but Carlson Jr blocks it.
Skywalker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Skywalker misses with an elbow strike.
Skywalker pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlson Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skywalker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carlson Jr.
Carlson Jr blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carlson Jr blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Skywalker.
Carlson Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Skywalker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Skywalker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carlson Jr wants the takedown. Skywalker is fighting it off but Carlson Jr persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Skywalker's guard against the cage.
Skywalker is trying to control the position but Carlson Jr postures up.
Carlson Jr is pushing down on Skywalker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Skywalker is fighting to maintain full guard but Carlson Jr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Carlson Jr is pressing down on Skywalker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Skywalker is holding on for now.
Skywalker is staying active underneath Carlson Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carlson Jr trying to pass the guard but Skywalker defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlson Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carlson Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carlson Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Skywalker's head.
Carlson Jr is trying to control. Skywalker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Skywalker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Carlson Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carlson Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker wants to stand but Carlson Jr is controlling the position.
Carlson Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skywalker working a defensive guard but Carlson Jr passes into half guard.
Carlson Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker is refusing to be controlled, as Carlson Jr sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carlson Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Carlson Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Skywalker's head.
Carlson Jr works his way into full mount!
Skywalker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Carlson Jr tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlson Jr is landing with some decent strikes but Skywalker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chad Carlson Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chad Carlson Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carlson Jr gets a clinch.
Skywalker throws an elbow but it misses.
Carlson Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Skywalker.
Skywalker scores with a shoulder strike.
Skywalker lands an uppercut.
Luke Skywalker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Skywalker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skywalker misses with an elbow over the top.
Skywalker pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlson Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skywalker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Skywalker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlson Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Skywalker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skywalker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skywalker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carlson Jr wants to break free but Skywalker has control.
A short left from Skywalker.
A hook to the body from Carlson Jr.
Carlson Jr blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skywalker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carlson Jr's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Skywalker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Skywalker obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carlson Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Skywalker.
Nice elbow from Skywalker.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skywalker.
Skywalker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlson Jr's elbow.
Skywalker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Skywalker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skywalker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlson Jr's defenses.
Carlson Jr is trying to break the clinch but Skywalker has him pressed against the cage.
Skywalker lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Skywalker.
Skywalker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow.
Skywalker pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlson Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skywalker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skywalker misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skywalker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carlson Jr's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlson Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Skywalker.
Carlson Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hook to the body lands for Skywalker.
Skywalker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carlson Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carlson Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skywalker just misses with a punch to the body.
Skywalker misses with a body shot.
Skywalker connects with a nice looking jab.
Skywalker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Skywalker.
Skywalker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Skywalker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carlson Jr clinches with his opponent.
Carlson Jr dodges an elbow strike from Skywalker.
Carlson Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Skywalker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Skywalker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carlson Jr.
Skywalker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Skywalker misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Skywalker.
Skywalker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlson Jr's defenses.
Skywalker stops a takedown attempt from Carlson Jr.
Skywalker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carlson Jrs head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Skywalker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carlson Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Skywalker walks away with a smile on his face. Carlson Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Skywalker misses with a body kick.
Skywalker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carlson Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Carlson Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlson Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Carlson Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skywalker thows a body shot but no joy.
Skywalker jabs Carlson Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carlson Jr tries to keep at a distance but Skywalker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skywalker throws an elbow but it misses.
Carlson Jr blocks a body shot from Skywalker.
Skywalker prevents the takedown attempt.
Skywalker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Skywalker misses with a punch to the body.
Skywalker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlson Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Skywalker prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carlson Jr.
Nice elbow from Skywalker.
Skywalker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skywalker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carlson Jr's brow.
Skywalker lands an elbow just above Carlson Jr 's eye.
Skywalker lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Skywalker obliges.
Carlson Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carlson Jr is fighting off a takedown attempt but Skywalker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Carlson Jr to the mat. Carlson Jr regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Carlson Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carlson Jr tries to get out of the position.
Skywalker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carlson Jr wants to get back to his feet but Skywalker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skywalker tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlson Jr is retaining full guard.
Skywalker advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Skywalker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chad Carlson Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Skywalker throws a push kick but Carlson Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Skywalker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carlson Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skywalker can pounce on him.
Skywalker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Skywalker gets tackled into the cage by Carlson Jr. Carlson Jr maintains the clinch.
Carlson Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carlson Jr.
Carlson Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skywalker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carlson Jr's brow.
Carlson Jr is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Skywalker can't fight it off and eventually Carlson Jr manages to take the fight to the floor. Skywalker looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carlson Jr passes into half guard.
Carlson Jr is looking to stall here but Skywalker recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson Jr wants to pass the guard but Skywalker is keeping the position.
Skywalker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlson Jr.
Carlson Jr is looking to advance position but Skywalker has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Skywalker there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson Jr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Skywalker.
Carlson Jr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Skywalker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Skywalker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carlson Jr's head.
Skywalker is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Carlson Jr reverses the position - he's now on top in Skywalker's guard.
Carlson Jr looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson Jr throwing strikes from guard but Skywalker blocks nicely.
Carlson Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Skywalker keeping moving, preventing Carlson Jr from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Skywalker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Skywalker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Skywalker is looking to work some ground and pound but Carlson Jr has wrist control.
Skywalker tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlson Jr is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skywalkeris looking to pass into half guard but Carlson Jr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Carlson Jr is in guard.
Skywalker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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 Chad Carlson Jr.
I think Carlson Jr 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chad Carlson Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Padraig McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonatan Valasvatsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Padraig McNamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joonatan Valasvatsa!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNamara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valasvatsa.
McNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa avoids the body shot from McNamara.
McNamara lands a nice shot that snaps Valasvatsa's head back.
Valasvatsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McNamara manages to avoid it.
McNamara scores with a nice head shot.
McNamara misses with a shot to the body
and Valasvatsa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valasvatsa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McNamara pinned against the cage. McNamara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McNamara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McNamara thows a body shot but no joy.
McNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valasvatsa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McNamara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - McNamara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McNamara!
McNamara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McNamara throws a body punch but Valasvatsa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valasvatsa throws an overhand right that lands on McNamara's shoulder, as McNamara tries to avoid the shot.
McNamara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valasvatsa counters with a stiff right hand.
Valasvatsa defending well as McNamara loads up on a big left hand.
McNamara throws a body punch but Valasvatsa moves out of range.
Valasvatsa avoids a punch combination nicely.
McNamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Valasvatsa is just out of range.
McNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valasvatsa manages to avoid it.
Valasvatsa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McNamara stuns Valasvatsa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa swings for the body but McNamara moves out of range.
McNamara with a nice cross.
McNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Padraig McNamara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valasvatsa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McNamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Valasvatsa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNamara misses with a wild body shot.
McNamara throws a hook to the side of Valasvatsa's head but Valasvatsa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valasvatsa just misses with a punch to the body.
McNamara takes a swing at Valasvatsa's ribcage but misses.
McNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valasvatsa manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from McNamara misses.
McNamara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valasvatsa.
McNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valasvatsa.
McNamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McNamara throws an overhand right that lands on Valasvatsa's shoulder, as Valasvatsa tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valasvatsa throws a body punch but McNamara moves out of range.
Valasvatsa ducks under a wild hook from McNamara.
McNamara lands a nice hook to Valasvatsa's body. Valasvatsa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Valasvatsa slips under a jab.
Valasvatsa dives in and grabs McNamara's left leg, looking for a takedown. McNamara pushes down on Valasvatsa's head and hops out.
Valasvatsa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara throws a body punch but Valasvatsa moves out of range.
McNamara misses with a body shot.
Valasvatsa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McNamara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valasvatsa misses the shot to the body.
McNamara thows a body shot but no joy.
McNamara looks to land a combination but Valasvatsa avoids it well.
Valasvatsa misses with a straight right.
Padraig McNamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McNamara looks to land a right hand but Valasvatsa moved out of range.
McNamara is looking to wear down Valasvatsa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McNamara with a hook.
McNamara misses with a hook. Valasvatsa ducked under it nicely.
Valasvatsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McNamara manages to avoid it.
McNamara throws a body punch but Valasvatsa moves out of range.
McNamara misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valasvatsa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McNamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valasvatsa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valasvatsa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from McNamara.
Jab by McNamara.
McNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McNamara circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McNamara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valasvatsa.
McNamara throws a body punch but Valasvatsa moves out of range.
Valasvatsa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valasvatsa tries to move into range but McNamara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McNamara misses the body punch
and Valasvatsa counters with a nice body shot.
Valasvatsa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig McNamara dominated that round.
That's time! McNamara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Valasvatsa throws a big shot that misses.
McNamara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valasvatsa.
McNamara throws a hook but Valasvatsa blocks it.
McNamara misses the shot to the body.
Valasvatsa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNamara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valasvatsa walks into a left hand.
A big left from McNamara misses.
Valasvatsa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McNamara pinned against the cage. McNamara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McNamara lands a really nice looking cross but Valasvatsa seems unphased.
Nice straight punches there by McNamara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McNamara.
McNamara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McNamara lands a really nice looking cross but Valasvatsa seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Valasvatsa jabs McNamara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Valasvatsa defending well as McNamara loads up on a big left hand.
Valasvatsa just misses with a punch to the body.
McNamara misses with the combination.
Valasvatsa slips a jab and a cross from McNamara.
McNamara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valasvatsa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNamara scores with a nice right hand.
McNamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valasvatsa was well out of range. Poor timing from McNamara.
McNamara thows a body shot but no joy.
Valasvatsa ducks right into an uppercut from McNamara.
McNamara connects with a good right hand that stumbles Valasvatsa. Valasvatsa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNamara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McNamara connects with a jab.
Valasvatsa lands a nice looking body shot.
Valasvatsa tries to close the distance and clinch up but McNamara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McNamara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Padraig McNamara is winning the standup battle so far.
McNamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valasvatsa was well out of range. Poor timing from McNamara.
McNamara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valasvatsa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McNamara lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by McNamara - just one landing.
Valasvatsa tries to clinch but McNamara is having none of it.
McNamara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valasvatsa staying out of range there.
Valasvatsa slips under a jab.
McNamara throws a right hand that misses
and Valasvatsa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valasvatsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McNamara moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valasvatsa takes one to the side of the head.
Valasvatsa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valasvatsa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valasvatsa shoots for a takedown but McNamara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Padraig McNamara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joonatan Valasvatsa.
McNamara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valasvatsa doesn't seem bothered though.
Valasvatsa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McNamara throws a shot from downtown. Valasvatsa moves away and avoids it.
McNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valasvatsa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNamara misses with the combination.
Valasvatsa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McNamara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNamara lands with a straight right. Valasvatsa didn't see that one coming.
McNamara missing with a left hand there. Valasvatsa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valasvatsa slips under a jab from McNamara.
Valasvatsa fails with the takedown.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McNamara misses the shot to the body.
McNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McNamara misses with an uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Valasvatsa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McNamara has got the better of the exchanges.
McNamara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McNamara misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valasvatsa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McNamara defends it nicely.
A cross from McNamara lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig McNamara dominated that second round.
That's time! McNamara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Valasvatsa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McNamara 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.
McNamara just misses with a punch to the body.
McNamara throws a big shot that misses.
McNamara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valasvatsa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Valasvatsa preventing the sweep.
McNamara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Valasvatsa manages to get himself to full guard.
Valasvatsa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McNamara manages to get himself to full guard.
Valasvatsa looking to pass the guard.
McNamara keeping moving, preventing Valasvatsa from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valasvatsa postures up in McNamara's guard and throws a big left but McNamara blocks it.
McNamara is pulling down on Valasvatsa's head to control his posture.
Valasvatsa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McNamara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McNamara keeping moving, preventing Valasvatsa from controlling successfully.
McNamara trying to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McNamara jabs at Valasvatsa's body.
Valasvatsa looks to score with a jab to the body but McNamara is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNamara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McNamara misses with a right hand
and Valasvatsa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McNamara connects with a crisp jab.
Valasvatsa slips a jab from McNamara.
Valasvatsa misses with a body shot.
McNamara connects with the punch.
McNamara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McNamara misses the shot to the body.
Valasvatsa misses with a body shot.
McNamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McNamara stuffs the takedown attempt from Valasvatsa. Valasvatsa gets slowly back to his feet.
Valasvatsa scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara scores with a jab to the body.
McNamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valasvatsa was well out of range. Poor timing from McNamara.
McNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McNamara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valasvatsa avoids the body shot from McNamara.
McNamara misses the shot to the body.
Valasvatsa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McNamara.
Some wild striking there from McNamara.
A big left from McNamara misses.
McNamara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valasvatsa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McNamara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valasvatsa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from McNamara.
Padraig McNamara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valasvatsa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valasvatsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McNamara manages to avoid it.
McNamara misses the jab.
McNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valasvatsa throws a body punch but McNamara moves out of range.
Valasvatsa shoots in for a takedown but McNamara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McNamara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valasvatsa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valasvatsa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McNamara did well to prevent Valasvatsa getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valasvatsa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Valasvatsa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McNamara is trying to maintain the position but Valasvatsa is very close to passing his half guard.
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 Padraig McNamara.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McNamara, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padraig McNamara!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Green DragonBro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bova kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I came to bring the pain!. Green DragonBro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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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
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Green DragonBro!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bova misses with a takedown attempt - DragonBro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
DragonBro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bova as he jumps to the side.
DragonBro fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for DragonBro with that takedown attempt.
DragonBro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bova sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten DragonBro somewhat.
Tony Bova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Green DragonBro.
DragonBro tries for a takedown but Bova sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DragonBro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bova's hands.
DragonBro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
DragonBro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
DragonBro shoots and misses
and Bova counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bova.
Bova is in close to DragonBro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bova stands up over DragonBro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bova throws a big right hand that misses.
Bova postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bova 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bova wants to control from the top but DragonBro keeps moving.
Bova stands up over DragonBro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DragonBro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bova is one step ahead there.
Bova works over DragonBro with some ground and pound from guard.
DragonBro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bova. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bova lands a couple of elbows.
DragonBro trying to control the position.
Bova landing with the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if DragonBro can do anything to dispel that myth.
DragonBro wants to sweep here but Bova controlling him for the moment.
Bova landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova distracts DragonBro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bova stands up over DragonBro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bova distracts DragonBro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
DragonBro has an active guard here but Bova has managed to pass into half guard.
DragonBro looks gassed!
Bova winds up and cracks DragonBro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Bova.
Bova looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks DragonBro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bova is nestled in close to DragonBro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Bova there.
DragonBro is rocked!
DragonBro is looking to improve his position.
Bova passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bova lands a heavy elbow.
DragonBro is still in real trouble! Can Bova finish him?
DragonBro takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Bova's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bova!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanchez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gladiator Main Theme. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Julio Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Walter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Walter has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez 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.
Walter looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez postures up in Walter's guard and throws a big left but Walter blocks it.
Walter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Walter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Walter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanchez defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Walter's head.
Walter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sanchez passes into half guard.
Walter has hold of Sanchez's hands but Sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanchez seems to be working for a kimura but Walter defends the submission attempt.
Sanchez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Walter sees it coming and defends easily.
Sanchez throwing shots but Walter is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Walter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Walter is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Walter looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walter looks gassed!
Sanchez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Walter taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Walter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but Walter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sanchez to get the leverage.
Walter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanchez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working over Walter with some ground and pound. Walter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Walter actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez 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.
Walter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanchez pulls his head out easily.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanchez is working for a kimura but Walter is defending it quite comfortably.
Walter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez seems to be working for a kimura but Walter defends the submission attempt.
Sanchez is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Walter dodges it nicely.
Walter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Walter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura but Walter is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanchez pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sanchez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walter looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Walter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stephan Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walter fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Walter misses the target.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walter misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walter as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez shoots in but Walter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Walter misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Walter is breathing heavily.
Sanchez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sanchez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Walter working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Walter looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Sanchez is in close to Walter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanchez drops back looking for a leg! Walter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walter manages to kick Sanchez off! Sanchez jumps back into Walter's guard.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Walter's head.
Walter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanchez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Walter's brow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Walter has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
Sanchez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Walter keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Walter has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Walter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanchez defends well.
Sanchez scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanchez drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Sanchez seems to have locked his on tight now - Walter screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Sanchez, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Julio Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Timberloke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas comes into the arena with Drowning Pool - Step up blaring out of the sound system. Justin Timberloke will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavin Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Timberloke!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timberloke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Timberloke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Timberloke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Timberloke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Timberloke.
It looks like Gavin Douglas has been cut.
Timberloke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Timberloke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Timberloke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timberloke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Timberloke scores with a decent looking hook.
Douglas scores with a takedown into Timberloke's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas throws a big right hand that misses.
Timberloke is looking to stand up but Douglas isn't so interested in that idea.
Douglas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Douglas trying to control the position from guard on top but Timberloke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timberloke uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Timberloke wants to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Timberloke scores with a four punch combination!
Timberloke scores with a hook.
Douglas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Timberloke is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.
Timberloke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
A cross from Timberloke lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timberloke lands a nice shot to the body.
Douglas moves forwards but Timberloke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Douglas momentarily.
Timberloke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Douglas.
Timberloke doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.
Timberloke moves into the clinch.
Timberloke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Timberloke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Douglas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Timberloke jabs at Douglas's body.
Timberloke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Timberloke throws a leg kick which misses Douglas's front leg but catches the back leg as Douglas tries to avoid it.
Timberloke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Timberloke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Timberloke doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.
Douglas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Timberloke lands a lovely overhand right.
Gavin Douglas's cut is getting worse.
Douglas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke dips to his left and cracks Douglas with an uppercut!
Douglas is rocked!
Timberloke is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Timberloke drops Douglas with a big left hand! Douglas is injured, injured bad! Timberloke jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Timberloke!
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