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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micky Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch comes to the cage accompanied by Watercolour - Pendulum. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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218 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Micky Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sutherland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lynch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sutherland counters with a good low kick that Lynch was not able to check.
Lynch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sutherland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lynch throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Sutherland counter with a right hand.
Sutherland tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lynch swivels and escapes.
Lynch throws a combination that misses
and Sutherland counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lynch misses with a combination
and Sutherland counters by clinching up.
Sutherland wants a takedown but no success here.
Sutherland swings wildly with an uppercut but Lynch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lynch is trying to push Sutherland away but Sutherland has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sutherland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sutherland tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lynch smiles and moves away.
Micky Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Sutherland.
Lynch falls off balance throwing a combination
so Sutherland counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland trying to control but Lynch is working from the bottom.
Sutherland is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lynch keeping moving, preventing Sutherland from controlling successfully.
Lynch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sutherland is controlling him.
Sutherland throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lynch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sutherland slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Sutherland hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lynch throws a combination that misses
and Sutherland counters with a shoot takedown. Lynch fights it but they end up in guard.
Sutherland stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lynch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sutherland cracks Lynch with a solid left hand.
Sutherland won't allow Lynch to get back to his feet.
Sutherland wants to control from the top but Lynch keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lynch keeping moving, preventing Sutherland from controlling successfully.
Paul Sutherland has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lynch swinging wildly here.
Lynch misses with a double jab
and Sutherland counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Sutherland misses.
Lynch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lynch wants it to stay on the feet.
Lynch closes the distance and pushes Sutherland back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lynch.
Sutherland tries for a takedown but Lynch manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lynch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sutherland is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lynch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lynch wants to get back to striking at distance but Sutherland won't allow it.
Lynch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sutherland has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lynch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sutherland struggles to land a body shot inside as Lynch controls his hands.
Sutherland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lynch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lynch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sutherland counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lynch is breathing heavily.
Lynch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lynch throws a combination that misses
and Sutherland counters with a right hand to the body.
Sutherland tries to clinch but Lynch is having none of it.
Lynch tries to clinch
and Sutherland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lynch dodges the punch combination from Sutherland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sutherland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lynch keeps working.
Sutherland advances to mount.
Lynch wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sutherland controlling his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lynch takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sutherland content just to control the position here.
Sutherland lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Sutherland dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sutherland misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Sutherland. Those never looked like landing.
Sutherland fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sutherland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sutherland shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lynch but Lynch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sutherland shoots in but Lynch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Micky Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Sutherland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lynch.
It looks like Paul Sutherland has been cut.
Sutherland dodges the punch combination from Lynch.
Lynch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sutherland counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sutherland.
Micky Lynch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sutherland is breathing heavily.
Lynch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sutherland counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lynch won't be happy with that.
Sutherland staying calm.
Lynch taking a bit of punishment here - Sutherland scoring with strikes.
Sutherland just content to control the position.
Sutherland creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lynch pushes Sutherland away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sutherland gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sutherland is looking to take a break and control but Lynch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sutherland prevents Lynch from escaping the position.
Lynch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sutherland on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland throws an elbow but Lynch slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lynch is not content to let Sutherland control the position.
Sutherland in side control, throwing shots but Lynch defends.
Sutherland cracks Lynch with a big elbow.
Paul Sutherland has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lynch tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Sutherland sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sutherland pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sutherland wants to control the pace but Lynch is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sutherland looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lynch is looking to escape.
Lynch tries to buck Sutherland off but he can't manage it.
Lynch is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Sutherland locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Lynch is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Sutherland!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radoslaw Kosowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domink Stansbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stansbury has chosen Me Against The World as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Radoslaw Kosowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Domink Stansbury!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosowski tries to bum rush Stansbury with a series of wild strikes but Stansbury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Radoslaw Kosowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Kosowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stansbury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kosowski.
Kosowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Kosowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stansbury shoots in for a double leg but Kosowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kosowski looks to land a combination but Stansbury avoids it well.
Stansbury doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kosowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stansbury moves away.
A punch combination from Kosowski misses.
Stansbury shoots in looking for a takedown but Kosowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stansbury's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kosowski looks to land a combination but Stansbury avoids it well.
Stansbury doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stansbury takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kosowski throws a right and a left that Stansbury avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosowski takes a swing at Stansbury's ribcage but misses.
Kosowski throws a series of punches but Stansbury moves out of range.
Kosowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kosowski misses with a combination
and Stansbury counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stansbury throwing shots but Kosowski is blocking nicely.
Kosowski wants to get back to his feet.
Stansbury looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kosowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Stansbury.
Kosowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stansbury on the ground.
Kosowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stansbury.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stansbury prevents Kosowski from standing back up.
Kosowski is breathing heavily.
Stansbury thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kosowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kosowski tries to get out of the position.
Stansbury is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kosowski is trying to stand up here but Stansbury is controlling him well.
Stansbury throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kosowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kosowski is looking to get back to is feet but Stansbury passes into side control.
Stansbury has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stansbury lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stansbury looks up at the clock and then as Kosowski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stansbury smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stansbury tries to score with some ground and pound. Kosowski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stansbury lands an elbow.
Kosowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosowski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stansbury working the head with strikes.
Stansbury works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kosowski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stansbury connects with a decent elbow.
Stansbury has hold of Kosowski's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kosowski seems comfortable defending it but Stansbury has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kosowski is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kosowski is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Stansbury couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Domink Stansbury!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dmitriy Levitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninjas Chirichtus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitriy Levitan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dmitriy Levitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ninjas Chirichtus!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chirichtus tries to clinch there but Levitan circles away.
Levitan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chirichtus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Levitan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chirichtus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chirichtus avoids the head kick by Levitan.
Chirichtus scores with a push kick.
Levitan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Levitan throws a sloppy head kick and Chirichtus moves out of range easily.
Chirichtus lands with a kick to the temple. Levitan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chirichtus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Levitan throws a head kick but Chirichtus moves out of range.
Chirichtus tries to clinch up but Levitan circles away and keeps his distance.
Levitan swats away the attempt to clinch by Chirichtus.
Levitan connects with a body shot that sends Chirichtus's belly button to the back.
Chirichtus throws a head kick but Levitan moves out of range.
Chirichtus tries to close the distance and clinch but Levitan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Levitan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chirichtus tries to clinch but Levitan moves out of range.
Levitan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chirichtus slips under a jab.
Chirichtus tries to clinch up.
Chirichtus wants to clinch up but Levitan keeps it at a distance.
Levitan misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Levitan misses its intended target.
Levitan tries to land a front kick but Chirichtus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levitan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Levitan slaps away a takedown attempt from Chirichtus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chirichtus looks gassed!
Levitan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chirichtus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Levitan swats away the attempt to clinch by Chirichtus.
Levitan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Levitan throws a sloppy head kick and Chirichtus moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chirichtus.
Dmitriy Levitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninjas Chirichtus.
Chirichtus moves into the clinch successfully.
Levitan digs a right hand into Chirichtus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chirichtus's gas tank.
Chirichtus trying to stall but Levitan improves his position.
Levitan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Levitan.
Levitan lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Ninjas Chirichtus has been cut.
Chirichtus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Levitan keeps Chirichtus at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Levitan Throws a clean left jab. Levitan Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Chirichtus's chin! Chirichtus crumbles to the ground and Levitan follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Levitan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dmitriy Levitan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arlo Svengali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dave Dunham enters the cage!
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arlo Svengali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svengali tries to clinch but Dunham moves away
and Dunham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Svengali punching from the bottom.
Dunham is taking a breather. Svengali says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dunham decides to stand up.
Svengali has his takedown stuffed
and Dunham counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svengali is trying to stand.
Svengali wants to improve his position but Dunham is controlling well.
Dunham performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunham prevents Svengali from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Svengali is looking to escape.
Still in half guard, Dunham seems content to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dave Dunham hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Svengali wants to clinch but Dunham slips to the side
and Dunham counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dunham controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svengali uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Svengali wants to clinch but Dunham slips to the side
and Dunham counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dunham looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunham content to stall in guard here.
Dunham is looking to work some ground and pound but Svengali has wrist control.
Svengali looking to control.
Svengali looking for subs off his back but Dunham has passed one foot through into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svengali trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dunham is landing with some decent strikes but Svengali is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dunham throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Svengali is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dunham is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Dunham!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dave Dunham!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and San Martin Palermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palermo has chosen Adelante Boca Juniors! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 lbs
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198 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, San Martin Palermo !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez looks for a takedown but Palermo sprawls well.
Palermo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marquez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marquez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palermo 's waist but Palermo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marquez off to one side.
Palermo tries to clinch up but Marquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Marquez misses with a right hand
and Palermo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Cain Marquez has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Palermo . Beautiful body shot.
Palermo tries to clinch up but Marquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Marquez misses with a jab to the body
and Palermo counters with a left to the body.
Marquez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palermo tries to clinch up
and Marquez counters with a nice leg kick.
Palermo moves to clinch but Marquez breaks away
so Marquez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez wants to control from the top but Palermo keeps moving.
Marquez prevents Palermo from getting back to his feet.
Marquez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Palermo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marquez is controlling him.
Marquez chips away with some ground and pound.
Palermo wants to stand and escape but Marquez is having none of it.
Marquez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Marquez landing some decent shots from guard.
Marquez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marquez won't allow Palermo to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marquez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cain Marquez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Marquez misses with a looping left.
Palermo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palermo tries to clinch
and Marquez counters with a series of strikes that sends Palermo to the canvas! Marquez follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Marquez passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marquez stalling.
Marquez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palermo on the ground.
Marquez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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 Cain Marquez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cain Marquez'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.
Marquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooh a lovely combination from Marquez sends Palermo down but not out. Marquez dives into side control looking to finish.
Marquez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Palermo down.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marquez here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Marquez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain Marquez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Palermo scores with a four punch combination!
Palermo tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palermo fails to land with a series of punches.
Palermo stuffs the takedown attempt from Marquez. Marquez gets slowly back to his feet.
Palermo misses with a two punch combination.
Palermo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marquez counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Palermo down! Marquez is looking to finish but Palermo is intelligently defending himself.
Palermo is rocked!
It looks like San Martin Palermo has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marquez stops Palermo from standing up.
Marquez stands and steps away. Palermo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Palermo has Marquez up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez lands with a right to the head.
Palermo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marquez stalling in the clinch but Palermo improves position.
Palermo tries to throw a body punch but Marquez avoids it by throwing Palermo back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marquez.
Palermo tries to work over Marquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marquez swings wildly with an uppercut but Palermo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palermo tries a body shot but Marquez blocks it.
Palermo prevents the takedown attempt.
Marquez goes for a takedown attempt but Palermo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Marquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marquez misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palermo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palermo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palermo looks to clinch
and Marquez counters with a shoot takedown. Palermo fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marquez dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Marquez misses with a body kick.
Marquez tries to clinch but Palermo is having none of it.
Palermo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palermo tries to clinch but Marquez moves away
and Marquez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Palermo 's guard now.
Marquez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Palermo wants to stand but Marquez is controlling the position.
Marquez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marquez won't allow Palermo to get back to his feet.
Marquez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cain Marquez just wasn't active enough.
Marquez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Palermo is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Palermo tries to clinch
and Marquez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Palermo looks to clinch
and Marquez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cain Marquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cain Marquez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palermo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marquez is controlling the pace.
Palermo wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Marquez in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palermo is trying to stand up here but Marquez is controlling him well.
Marquez slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cain Marquez just wasn't active enough.
Marquez takes the fight into the clinch.
Marquez blocks an uppercut.
Palermo tries a body shot but Marquez blocks it.
Marquez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Palermo prevents it.
Palermo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Palermo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palermo misses with a punch to the body.
Marquez blocks a body shot from Palermo .
Marquez blocking some punches.
Palermo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palermo throws a head punch that misses.
Marquez blocks a body shot from Palermo .
Marquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marquez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Palermo working aggressively here.
Palermo tries to work over Marquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palermo has a couple of punches blocked by Marquez.
Marquez blocks a body shot from Palermo .
Palermo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marquez.
Palermo can't find room to land a body shot as Marquez controls the action.
San Martin Palermo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Palermo fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palermo .
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Marquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marquez, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Marquez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Hammonok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lemar Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammonok comes to the cage accompanied by Dreams. Pete Hammonok had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Hammonok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lemar Green!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammonok looks to land a combination but Green avoids it well.
Green misses with a takedown
and Hammonok counters with a left and a right that stings Green.
Green has his takedown stuffed
and Hammonok counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Lemar Green has been cut.
Green looks gassed!
Hammonok throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Green tries for a takedown but Hammonok circles away easily
and Hammonok counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Green!
Pete Hammonok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lemar Green.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammonok in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Green tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hammonok!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pete Hammonok!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Helguera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Bowron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bowron's choice of entrance music: Pow . This should be a great matchup!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Helguera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Bowron!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helguera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bowron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Helguera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helguera.
Bowron misses with a punch on the inside.
Helguera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Helguera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bowron misses with some punches.
Helguera blocking some punches.
Bowron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helguera lands a nice shot to the body.
Helguera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Helguera.
Bowron looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Helguera.
Helguera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Helguera lands a body punch.
Helguera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bowron.
Helguera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Helguera.
Bowron takes a shot to the head.
Bowron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Helguera.
Good body shot from Helguera.
Helguera scores with a shot to the side of Bowron's head.
Helguera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Helguera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bowron.
Helguera lands a right hand.
Helguera lands a body shot.
Bowron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Helguera.
Helguera lands a nice uppercut.
Helguera lands a body shot.
Helguera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Helguera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Helguera.
Helguera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Helguera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bowron takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Helguera on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Helguera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Helguera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Helguera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Helguera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bowron backwards.
Bowron throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Helguera.
Bowron swings wildly with an uppercut but Helguera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helguera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bowron.
Helguera pushes Bowron back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Helguera lands with a right to the head.
Bowron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helguera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Helguera.
Bowron pulls guard.
Helguera works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Helguera wants to free his trapped foot but Bowron is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Helguera seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bowron is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luis Helguera!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hideyoshi Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Vallely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vallely has chosen CKY - 96 Quite Bitter Beings as his entrance music. Hideyoshi Okami could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Vallely's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hideyoshi Okami!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Vallely!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okami fails with the takedown
and Vallely counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Okami shoots and misses
and Vallely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hideyoshi Okami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okami misses with a takedown
and Vallely counters with a crisp one two that drops Okami! Vallely thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Okami to his feet! Okami is in big trouble!
Okami is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideyoshi Okami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vallely moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okami doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vallely counters with a crisp one two that drops Okami! Vallely thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Okami to his feet! Okami is in big trouble!
Oh Okami is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Vallely comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Okami falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Okami was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Vallely!
Mike Vallely is the new middleweight champion!
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