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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Awesome Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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, Julian Caesar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Awesome Bob! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Caesar throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Bob counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Caesar is breathing heavily. Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caesar. Caesar fails with the takedown
and Bob counters with a nice double leg into side control. Caesar won't be happy with that. Bob controls the position.
Bob has hold of Caesar's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Caesar tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bob cranks the arm and Caesar screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Caesar, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Awesome Bob!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Steelva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steelva has chosen Mass Destruction as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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, John Dos Santos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wanderlei Steelva! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Steelva misses with a lunging right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a body kick that stops Steelva in his tracks momentarily. Steelva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut. Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steelva. Steelva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos. Steelva misses with a hook
and Steelva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Steelva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Dos Santos tries to land a front kick but Steelva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Steelva looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range. Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. Steelva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Steelva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Steelva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Steelva. Dos Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. 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! Dos Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Steelva counters with a two punch combo. Steelva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steelva. Steelva misses with a looping left. Dos Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Steelva throws a right hand that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Some wild striking there from Steelva.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. Steelva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Dos Santos throws a half hearted mid kick. Steelva misses with a hook to the body
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand. Steelva swings widly with a right hand
and Steelva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Left hook, right uppercut from Dos Santos.
 Steelva is rocked! Steelva throws an off balance right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Steelva is still on wobbly legs! Can Dos Santos finish him? Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Steelva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Steelva looks gassed!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab lands there for Dos Santos. Steelva walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Dos Santos swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grzegorz Schab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schab comes to the cage accompanied by Monopol - Zodiak na melanżu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Grzegorz Schab! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Dawson! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schab is defended easily by Dawson. Dawson scores with a jab to the head.
Dawson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Grzegorz Schab has been cut. Schab throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Dawson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schab finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schab is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dawson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Dawson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dawson lands a jab to the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schab. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grzegorz Schab. That's going to take a lot out of him. Schab shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dawson as he avoids it easily. Schab is breathing heavily. Schab gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Schab tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Dawson is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Schab buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Schab!! Schab is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Dawson throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Dawson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mister Birchum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punch has chosen Get Knocked Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister Birchum! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Punch! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Birchum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Punch finds it's way round the side to connect with Birchum's head. Birchum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Ray Punch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Punch getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Punch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Birchum throws out the jab. Birchum lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Punch shoots in looking for a takedown. Birchum tries to sprawl out of it but Punch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Birchum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Birchum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Punch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Punch getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Punch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Punch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Birchum staying out of range there. Birchum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punch looking to score a takedown here. Birchum is defending well but Punch drives through and ends up in Birchum's guard. Punch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Punch throwing strikes but missing. Punch with a flurry of punches that miss. Birchum keeping moving, preventing Punch from controlling successfully. Punch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Punch throws a strike but Birchum rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Birchum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
 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. Punch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Birchum is one step ahead there.
 The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ray Punch. Birchum takes a swing at Punch's ribcage but misses. Punch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Birchum counters with a stiff right hand. Punch lands with an uppercut that bounces Birchum off the cage and back into rage. A nice inside leg kick there by Punch. That's going to slow Birchum down.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Punch throws a quick inside leg kick. Birchum scores with a nice strike. Punch throws out a loose jab but Birchum uses good head movement to avoid it. Birchum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mister Birchum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Punch throws a right hand that misses
and Birchum counters with a lovely straight right hand! A shot to the liver by Punch. Beautiful body shot. Punch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Birchum throws an off balance right hand
and Punch counters with a lovely straight right hand! Punch thumps Birchum with a low kick. Punch misses with a left hand and Birchum counters with a nice uppercut. Punch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Birchum was well out of range. Poor timing from Punch. Birchum throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Punch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Birchum tries to avoid it but Punch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Birchum to the ground. Birchum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Punch slips a straight right by Birchum. A jab from Punch finds it's way through Birchum's defenses. Birchum slips under a jab. Birchum lands a two punch combo.
Birchum takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action! Birchum slaps away a takedown attempt from Punch, before circling back to the center of the mat. Mister Birchum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Punch. Punch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Birchum counters with a series of strikes. Punch will be more careful next time no doubt. Birchum tries to bum rush Punch with a series of wild strikes but Punch uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Birchum takes a swing at Punch's ribcage but misses. Birchum misses with a combination
and Punch counters with a lovely straight right hand! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Punch misses with a right hand letting Birchum counter with a right hand.
Punch closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Punch lands in his opponent's guard. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Punch will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Birchum throws a poor cross that misses
and Punch counters with a leg kick. Punch fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Birchum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Birchum misses with a series of wild punches.
Punch slips a jab and a cross from Birchum.
Birchum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Birchum with a nice cross. Punch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Birchum momentarily.
Punch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Birchum's calf. A big left from Punch misses. That kick from Punch tenderised Birchum's leg. Birchum is trying to keep his angry face on. An inside leg kick lands from Punch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by Punch. Punch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Punch throws a sloppy body shot
letting Birchum counter with a right hand. Birchum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Punch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Birchum counters with a series of strikes. Punch will be more careful next time no doubt. Good leg kick by Punch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Birchum throws a poor cross that misses
and Punch counters with a lovely straight right hand! Punch feints and then cracks Birchum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Birchum down. Punch misses with an uppercut
and Birchum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Punch fails to land the takedown. The fighters circling - Birchum throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Birchum looks to land a left hand but Punch moved out of range nicely. Punch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Punch misses with a body shot.
Punch scores with a punch to the head. Punch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Birchum.
Punch scores with a hook to the body. Birchum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. A slow jab from Birchum misses its intended target. Punch throws a nice outside leg kick. Punch misses with a wild body shot. Punch cracks Birchum with an open hand slap. Ray Punch seems to be getting the better of the standup. Nice jab there from Birchum. Punch slips under a jab. Birchum takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Punch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Birchum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Punch misses with a hook
and Birchum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Birchum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punch.
Birchum misses with an uppercut. Punch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Birchum's sensitive parts. Punch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Punch lands with an overhand left. Birchum throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Birchum misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Punch counters with a left to the body. Punch dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Punch shoots in for a double leg but Birchum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Mister Birchum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Punch. Birchum fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Punch misses with an uppercut
and Birchum counters with a lovely straight right hand! Birchum thows a left - swing and a miss!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Punch, as that shot connected.
Punch throws a lazy uppercut
and Birchum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Birchum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Punch counters with a good low kick that Birchum was not able to check. Birchum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Punch's hands. Birchum misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Punch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nice defenses there by Punch. Punch throws a nice inside leg kick. Punch misses with an uppercut
and Birchum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Birchum throws a jab but it's blocked by Punch. Birchum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Punch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Birchum on the side of the head. 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 Mister Birchum will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Birchum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Birchum wants it to stay on the feet. Birchum misses with a hook
and Punch counters with an inside leg kick. Punch with a nice cross. Punch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Birchum at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Punch.
Birchum with a hook. No luck with that takedown attempt from Punch. Punch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Birchum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Birchum throws a series of punches but Punch moves out of range. Punch looks to throw the jab but Birchum is out of range. Punch cracks Birchum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Birchum misses with a lunging right hand
and Punch counters with a straight right hand.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Punch.
Punch swings widly with a right hand
and Birchum counters with a stiff right hand. Punch misses with a straight left. Birchum scores with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Punch.
Birchum misses with a jab to the body
and Punch counters with an inside leg kick. Birchum defending well as Punch loads up on a big left hand. Punch works the jab nicely. Punch fails with a takedown attempt. Mister Birchum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Punch. Punch shoots in for a takedown but Birchum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Punch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Punch lands a slapping body shot.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Birchum lands with a hook. Punch tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Birchum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Punch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Birchum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Birchum is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Punch throws a right hand that misses
and Punch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Punch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Birchum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Punch is rocked! Birchum feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Punch crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mister Birchum!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Wesker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesker has chosen Thriller as his entrance music. Albert Wesker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Bob! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Wesker! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bob circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wesker feints a jab promting Bob to slip. Wesker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bob slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Nice defenses there by Wesker. Bob misses with a double jab.
Wesker closes the distance but Bob moves to the side
and Bob counters with a shoot takedown. Wesker fights it but they end up in guard. Wesker wants to stand and escape but Bob is having none of it. Bob postures up and lands a big shot to Wesker's brow. Wesker wants to stand up but Bob is controlling him. Wesker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Bob chips away with some ground and pound. Wesker wants to stand up but Bob is controlling him. Bob 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. Bob landing some decent shots from guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bob working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wesker's head.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bob accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Bob makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Bob scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Bob is in close to Wesker's body, working some short punches and elbows. Bob stands up over Wesker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Bob stops Wesker from standing up. Bob is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Bob trying to control but Wesker is working from the bottom. Bob throwing strikes from guard but Wesker blocks nicely. Bob might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Wesker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Bob stands up over Wesker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Wesker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Bob working some strikes from top position.
Wesker wriggles free and stands up. Bob keeps the fight on the outside. Albert Wesker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Nice takedown defense from Wesker. No joy for Bob on that attempt. Wesker moves to clinch but Bob breaks away
and Bob moves into the clinch. Wesker missing with knees to the body.
Wesker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Bob is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Bob doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wesker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Wesker is trying to break the clinch but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
Wesker breaks from the clinch.
Wesker is looking to slow Bob down with leg kicks. Wesker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wesker looks to clinch
and Bob counters by moving into the clinch. Wesker tries to break the clinch but Bob is controlling the position. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wesker.
Wesker manages to break the clinch.
Wesker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wesker looks gassed! The fight stays on the outside here - Wesker looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Wesker throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely. Wesker tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Wesker wants to clinch and Bob cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Bob thows a left - swing and a miss! Wesker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Albert Wesker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wesker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Wesker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bob. Wesker is looking to clinch but Bob is avoiding it.
Bob misses with a takedown attempt - Wesker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wesker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bob throws out the jab. A nice combination there by Wesker.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss! Wesker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Wesker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Wesker saw that one coming. Wesker looks to score with a jab to the body but Bob is just out of range. Bob fails in his attempt to clinch. A combination from Wesker does no damage. Bob is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wesker's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Wesker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob. Wesker throws a combination that misses
and Bob counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bob prevents Wesker from standing back up.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bob wants to control but Wesker is keeping him busy. Wesker tries to kick Bob off but Bob keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Bob winds up and cracks Wesker with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Bob works his way into full mount! Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Bob cracks Wesker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wesker is trying to get back to his feet but can't. The referee warns Wesker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wesker squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Wesker is bucking up trying to escape but Bob cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Wesker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Wesker trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob 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.
Nice defenses there by Wesker. A jab from Bob misses. Wesker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Wesker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bob rushes Wesker and presses him up against the cage. Wesker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Wesker lands a nice knee to the body. Wesker tries to land a knee to the head but Bob blocks with his arms.
Wesker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wesker scores with a nice strike. Some wild striking there from Wesker.
Wesker rushes Bob and presses him up against the cage. Bob misses with the head strike.
Wesker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Wesker uses good head movement to avoid it. Bob trying to control the position but instead, Wesker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bob into the cage.
Wesker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bob tries to keep at a distance but Wesker has taken the fight into the clinch. Bob prevents Wesker from breaking the clinch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bob is working for takedown but Wesker is calmly controlling the position for now. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wesker.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Wesker throws a combination. Bob tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Wesker doesn't manage to clinch there - Bob circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Wesker. Those never looked like landing. A head kick misses from Bob. Wesker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bob counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Bob stops Wesker from standing up. Bob with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Bob works over Wesker with some ground and pound from guard. Bob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wesker swivels though and keeps the full guard. Bob prevents Wesker from getting back to his feet. Bob is in close to Wesker's body, working some short punches and elbows. Bob with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Wesker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bob is controlling him.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bob slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Wesker is trying to buck Bob off. Wesker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bob connects with a decent elbow. Wesker pushes Bob away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bob gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Bob trying to control the action but Wesker is working from the bottom. Bob prevents Wesker from escaping the position. Bob looks up at the clock and then as Wesker takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bob smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wesker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bob connects with a decent elbow. Bob scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wesker to see if he's OK. Bob scoring with punches and elbows. Wesker is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bob lands some shots froms side control. Bob lands a decent elbow from side control. Wesker is pushing Bob's head away, looking to escape. Bob manages to hold on to the position though. Bob is putting a hurting on Wesker here, landing some big shots from side control. Bob scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wesker to see if he's OK. Billy Bob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Wesker is pushing Bob's head away, looking to escape. Bob manages to hold on to the position though. Bob in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Wesker is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bob asserts his dominance and retains side control. Wesker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bob. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Bob is putting a hurting on Wesker here, landing some big shots from side control. Wesker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Bob lands a nice forearm strike. Wesker is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bob has just dragged him back down to the mat. Bob trying to control the position but Wesker is working away. Wesker wants to get back to his feet. Bob landing a few strikes.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bob lands a nice forearm strike. Bob in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Wesker is trying to get back to his feet. Bob in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Bob grinds an elbow into Wesker's temple. Bob works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Wesker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bob connects with a decent elbow. Bob scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wesker to see if he's OK. Bob working the ground and pound from side control. Wesker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bob is controlling him well. Bob scores with a couple of short elbows. Wesker is trying to escape and get back to his feet. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bob working the ground and pound. Bob cracks Wesker with an elbow. That is naaassty. Wesker wants to get back to his feet but Bob drags him back down. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wesker. Wesker tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range. Bob throws a shot from downtown. Wesker moves away and avoids it. Wesker tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range. Albert Wesker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wesker wants to clinch up but Bob keeps it at a distance. Wesker misses with a few strikes there.
Wesker swinging wildly here.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Wesker moved out of range. Wesker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bob. Wesker swats away the attempt to clinch by Bob. Wesker tries to clinch up but Bob circles away and keeps his distance. Wesker tries to clinch up but Bob circles away and keeps his distance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wesker staying out of range there. Wesker throws a right and a left that both miss. Wesker moves in looking to clinch but Bob pushes him off. A combination from Wesker does no damage. Wesker tries to clinch
and Bob counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Wesker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bob scores with a couple of nice shots. Bob is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bob stops Wesker from getting back to his feet.
Bob is trying to control the action in half guard but Wesker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Wesker is trying to stand back up but Bob is controlling him
Bob is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Bob working Wesker over with strikes. Bob prevents Wesker from standing back up.
Bob slips a nice elbow through Wesker's hands, connecting with Wesker's forehead. Bob winds up and cracks Wesker with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Wesker wants to get back to his feet.
Bob lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Bob is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Bob lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Wesker is refusing to be controlled, as Bob sits in half guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bob lands strikes from half guard. Wesker wants to get back to his feet. Ground and pound from Bob. Wesker taking some punishment here, with Bob in his half guard. Bob is nestled in close to Wesker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Bob winds up and cracks Wesker with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Wesker is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Bob there. Wesker tries to kick Bob off but Bob keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Bob is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Bob is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wesker! Wesker is trying to stand. Bob landing strikes from the mount and Wesker is in trouble! Wesker is squirming around, avoiding Bob's attempts to control the action. Bob lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bob lands a big elbow. You get the feeling that Wesker really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bob lands a heavy elbow. Bob with good strikes from the mount here!
 Wesker is rocked! Bob with good strikes from the mount here! Wesker is still in real trouble! Can Bob finish him? Bob is in the full mount, landing strikes. Bob won't let Wesker get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Bob lands a big elbow. Bob unloading with bombs! Wesker wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wesker is bucking up trying to escape but Bob cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Bob working Wesker over with strikes here. Bob lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wesker hang on? Bob lands a heavy elbow. Bob landing punches. Billy Bob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bob controlling from the full mount. Bob breaks from Wesker's wrist control and lands an elbow. Bob tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Wesker really wants to buck Bob off and get back to his feet. Bob is in the full mount, landing strikes. A nice elbow there by Bob. Wesker is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bob punishing his opponent with strikes. Wesker is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bob looking to control and managing it successfully. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bob working the ground and pound effectively.
And that's the end of the fight! Billy Bob showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bob, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bob!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Help Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Out might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember my NAME!. Help Out has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Help Out! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, William Eriksson! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick by Eriksson misses
and Out counters by clinching up. A shot in the inside from Out. Eriksson fails to pull guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Out.
Eriksson tries to circle away but Out has him pinned against the cage. Eriksson goes for a takedown attempt but Out pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Eriksson throws a lazy head kick
and Out counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Out. Out lands with a left to the head. Out using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eriksson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eriksson tries to break free but Out pushes him back against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Out just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eriksson's brow. Out lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Out content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Out misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Out.
Eriksson working hard to break the clinch. Out lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Eriksson is looking to break free of the clinch but Out has double underhooks. Out lands an uppercut. Out cracks Eriksson with a nice body shot. Out lands a nice shot to the body. Eriksson looks gassed! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A short right from Out. Out stalling in the clinch.
Eriksson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Out walks away with a smile on his face. Eriksson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Help Out has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Eriksson. Out lands a nice hook to Eriksson's body. Eriksson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Out throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eriksson's head. Eriksson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Out displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Out scores with a leg kick.
Out throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Out thumps Eriksson with a low kick. Out throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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! Eriksson takes a kick to the side of the head. Out throws a head kick that Eriksson semi-blocks.
Eriksson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Eriksson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Out moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Out. Out lands a body shot in the clinch.
Out cracks Eriksson with a nice body shot. Out is stalling here.
Out throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Erikssons head. A nice left hand lands by Out.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Out lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Out is working Eriksson over against the cage. Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Out lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Out lands a shot to the body. Out lands a body shot in the clinch.
Out pushes Eriksson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head. Out lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards. Out lands a right hand. Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Out softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Out. Out softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Out works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eriksson blocks an elbow strike. Eriksson takes a knee to the side of the body. A right handed body shot lands from Out.
Out working some nice short punches in the clinch. Out taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Out lands a body shot. Nice body punch from Out.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Out lands a nice uppercut. A short left from Out. Out lands with a short shot to the head. Out pushes Eriksson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Knees to the body from Out.
Out lands a nice knee to the body. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Out. Out lands a good knee to the midsection. Eriksson won't want to take too many of those. Out manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Out gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Out lands with a left to the head. Out misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eriksson.
Out is pushing Eriksson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Out.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Out throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. A short body shot lands from Out as the two fighters clinch.
Out lands a nice uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Out. Out lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards. Out lands a nice uppercut. Out lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Out lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Out lands a left hand.
A short left from Out. A right hand to the body from Out.
Out lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Out pushes Eriksson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Out lands an elbow inside that Eriksson shrugs off. Out lands with a short head shot on the inside. Out lands a nice uppercut. A bit of stalling here from Out.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Help Out 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.

Out closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Out gets through Eriksson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Out lands an uppercut. Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head. Out cracks Eriksson with a nice body shot.
Eriksson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Out throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Eriksson. Out fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Eriksson throws a sloppy head kick
and Out counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Out. Out is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eriksson can do to turn this around? The referee calls for Out to work.
Out lands a hook to the side of the head. Eriksson takes a shot to the head. Out lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Out lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards. Out lands a left hand.
Out lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Eriksson is breathing heavily. Eriksson is trying to break free. A short right from Out on the inside. Eriksson wants to get back to striking at distance but Out won't allow it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Out pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Out lands an uppercut. Out's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. A right handed body shot lands from Out.
Out lands a body shot. Out lands with a left to the head. Out working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Out working some nice short punches in the clinch. Out lands a hook to the side of the head. Out softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Out scores with a hook to the body. Help Out has scored more points in the clinch so far. Out lands with a short shot to the head. Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head. Out prevents Eriksson from breaking the clinch. Out lands a hook that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards. A bit of stalling here from Out.
Out lands a hook to the side of the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Out lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Out obliges. Out lands a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Out. Out unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eriksson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Out lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Eriksson working hard to break the clinch. Out lands a right hand. Out landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Out lands with a light punch inside. Out lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eriksson letting Out take a breather here. Out lands on the inside with an uppercut. Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head. Out lands with a short shot to the head. Eriksson working hard to break the clinch. Out presses Eriksson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Eriksson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eriksson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Out cracks Eriksson with a nice body shot. Out throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Out softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Out digs a right hand underneath Eriksson's ribcage. Eriksson let out a lung full of air as it connected. Out digs a right hand underneath Eriksson's ribcage. Eriksson let out a lung full of air as it connected. Out softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Eriksson letting Out take a breather here. Out lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
Out lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Out lands with a short shot to the head. Out lands a body shot. Out presses Eriksson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Out lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eriksson or not. Out pushes Eriksson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Out avoiding damage.
Eriksson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Out just stands there and leans against the cage.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Out working some nice short punches in the clinch. Eriksson is trying to force a seperation but Out has the dominant position. Out lands a left hand.
Out using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Out comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Out controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Out. Good body shot from Out.
Eriksson is looking to control Out's arms but Out gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eriksson has his back to the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Out. Eriksson takes an elbow to the temple. Out lands a body shot. A nice right hand lands inside from Out. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A short right from Out. A short uppercut from Out. Out working some nice short punches in the clinch. Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Eriksson tries to circle away but Out has him pinned against the cage. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Help Out dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Out darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Out connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Out throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Eriksson throws a leg kick that misses. Out throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eriksson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. A head kick by Eriksson misses and Out counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Eriksson is lucky that one didn't land flush. Eriksson takes a kick to the side of the head. Out throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eriksson's head. Eriksson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Eriksson throws a head kick that misses and Out counters with a leg kick. Out throws a nice outside leg kick.
Out gets a clinch. Out manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. A left hand lands to the body for Out.
The referee calls for Out to work.
Nice elbow from Out.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Out lands with a left to the head. Out prevents Eriksson from breaking the clinch. Eriksson wants to break free but Out has control.
Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Out.
Out has Eriksson pushed against the cage. Out lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Out working Eriksson over with knees to the body. Eriksson takes a shot to the head. Out lands an elbow that stopped Eriksson in his tracks for a moment. Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head. Nice elbow from Out. Out stalling the fight.
Eriksson takes a shot to the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Out. Out lands with a short shot to the head. Out stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Out is working Eriksson over against the cage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Out lands a body punch. A short right from Out on the inside. A body shot lands from Out.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Out. Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Out. A body shot lands from Out.
A short body shot lands from Out as the two fighters clinch.
Out lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Out scores with a nice hook to the head. Out lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Out working some nice short punches in the clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Out stalling.
Eriksson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Out lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Out lands on the inside with an uppercut. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A short right from Out. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Out lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Eriksson is looking to break free of the clinch but Out has double underhooks. Eriksson tries to circle away but Out has him pinned against the cage. Out misses with a knee to the head. Out lands a shoulder strike. Out keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eriksson's efforts to push away.
Eriksson breaks the clinch.
Eriksson shoots in for a double leg but Out sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Out turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Out connects with a high kick. Eriksson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Out counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Out forces Eriksson back against the cage and clinches. Out lands with a right to the head. Out throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Erikssons head. Out lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Out is working Eriksson over against the cage. Out lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short body shot lands from Out as the two fighters clinch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Out pushes Eriksson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Out is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Out lands a hook to the side of the head. Out lands a nice elbow. Out creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eriksson's defenses. Out lands an elbow that stopped Eriksson in his tracks for a moment. A body shot lands from Out.
Out lands a body shot. Out is working Eriksson over against the cage. Out throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Out lands a body shot. Out lands on the inside with an uppercut. Out lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Out. A nice glancing elbow lands by Out. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Out works on Eriksson's body with a couple of short punches. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Out takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Out lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Out lands a knee to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Help Out clearly takes that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Out pushes Eriksson away with a front kick. Eriksson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Out counters with a leg kick. A head kick misses from Out.
Out rushes Eriksson and presses him up against the cage. Out is working Eriksson over against the cage. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. A right hook to the body lands for Out.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A right handed body shot lands from Out.
Out presses Eriksson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Out lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards. Out is struggling to control the position. Out lands with a light punch inside.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Out lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A short uppercut from Out. Out is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. A body shot lands from Out.
Out scores with an uppercut up the middle. Out pushes Eriksson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Out lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards. Out lands with a short head shot on the inside. Out lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards. Out leaning his opponent against the cage. Out throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Out lands a knee to the head.
Eriksson is trying to push Out away but Out has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Eriksson letting Out take a breather here.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Out scores with a nice short uppercut. Eriksson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Out.
Eriksson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eriksson closes the distance and clinches. Out lands a right hand. Knees to the body from Out.
Out digs a right hand into Eriksson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eriksson's gas tank. Out lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards. Out lands a good knee to the midsection. Eriksson won't want to take too many of those. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. A left hand lands to the body for Out.
Out lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eriksson or not. Out lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head. Out lands with a right to the head. Out is leaning against Eriksson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A frustrated look appears on Eriksson's face as he tries to break the clinch. Eriksson tries to pull guard but Out won't allow it.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Out lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eriksson. Out lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short uppercut from Out. Eriksson tries to break the clinch but Out is controlling the position. Out is struggling to control the position. Out lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Out lands a left hand.
Out softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Out pushes Eriksson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Eriksson looking to stall.
Out lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Out works on Eriksson's body with a couple of short punches. Out presses Eriksson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Out utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Eriksson is trying to push Out away but Out has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. The referee calls for Out to work.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Out is working Eriksson over against the cage. Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Out. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Out lands a right hand. Out has Eriksson pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Out.
Out lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards. Out prevents Eriksson from breaking the clinch. Eriksson tries to break the clinch but Out is controlling the position. A nice left hand lands by Out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Out lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Out scores with a hook to the body. Out lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Nice elbow from Out. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Help Out had his way with William Eriksson in that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Eriksson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Eriksson throws a head kick that misses and Out counters with a head kick. That will keep Eriksson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Out lands with a kick to the temple. Eriksson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Out throws a head kick but Eriksson moves out of range.
Out connects with a leg kick. Eriksson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. William Eriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A nice inside leg kick there by Out. That's going to slow Eriksson down.
Out closes the distance and clinches. Eriksson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A body shot lands from Out.
Eriksson is trying to force a seperation but Out has the dominant position. Eriksson is looking to break free of the clinch but Out has double underhooks. Out scores with a hook to the body. Out throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Out lands a body punch. Eriksson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? A short left from Out. A short right from Out on the inside. Out just leaning against Eriksson, taking a breather. Out throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Out effectively controlling the action here.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Out lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head. Out lands an elbow inside that Eriksson shrugs off. Out lands a nice knee to the body. Out stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Out. Out leaning against his opponent.
Out misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eriksson.
Eriksson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A short uppercut from Out. Out scores with an uppercut up the middle. A quick uppercut on the inside from Out. Eriksson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Out has him pressed against the cage. Out throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Erikssons head. Eriksson tries to break free but Out pushes him back against the cage. Out pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Out lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Out lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eriksson or not. Out gets through Eriksson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Out working Eriksson over with knees to the body. Out landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Out lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eriksson or not. A short left from Out. Out lands an elbow just above Eriksson 's eye. Eriksson is looking to break free of the clinch but Out has double underhooks. A short left from Out. Out lands a right hand. Out lands a body shot. Out lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Out throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Erikssons head. Out lands a nice shot to the body. Out is working Eriksson over against the cage. Out lands a nice uppercut. Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Out lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards. Out lands a nice elbow.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Out lands an uppercut. Out lands with a short head shot on the inside. Nice body punch from Out. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Eriksson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Out just stands there and leans against the cage. Out lands a left hand.
Out cracks Eriksson with a nice body shot. Out digs a right hand underneath Eriksson's ribcage. Eriksson let out a lung full of air as it connected. Out lands a nice uppercut. Out lands a body punch. Out pushes Eriksson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A left hand lands to the body for Out.
Out gets through Eriksson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Out gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. A knee to the head by Out.
Out lands on the inside with an uppercut. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Out. Out lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eriksson or not. A right handed body shot lands from Out.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Out. Out tries to land a knee to the head but Eriksson blocks with his arms.
Out fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Out swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eriksson is looking to break free of the clinch but Out has double underhooks. Eriksson working hard to break the clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. William Eriksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Eriksson takes an elbow to the forehead. A frustrated look appears on Eriksson's face as he tries to break the clinch. Out lands on the inside with an uppercut. Out lands with a right to the head. Out lands a body punch. Out scores with a nice hook to the head. Out lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards. Out lands an elbow just above Eriksson 's eye. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Out stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Eriksson is trying to break the clinch but Out has him pressed against the cage. Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
Out works on Eriksson's body with a couple of short punches. Eriksson throws a punch but it's blocked by Out. Eriksson struggles to land a body shot inside as Out controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Out.
And that's the end of the fight! Help Out showed his dominance in that final round. Well Out has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:41 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:41 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:41
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Help Out! Help Out retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Plocka Bananer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bananer comes to the cage accompanied by HIT LIKE A MAN. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Plocka Bananer! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Reynolds! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Reynolds dodges the punch combination from Bananer.
Bananer walks into a stiff left hand from Reynolds. Reynolds delivers a nice body kick. Plocka Bananer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Reynolds checks the leg kick. Bananer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Bananer lands with a right hand. Reynolds gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bananer. Bananer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reynolds moves into the clinch. Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bananer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Bananer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Bananer misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body. Bananer wants to get back to striking at distance but Reynolds won't allow it.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Bananer is blocking nicely.
Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bananer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds pushes Bananer up against the cage in a clinch. Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Reynolds lands an elbow just above Bananer 's eye. Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bananer blocks it with crossed arms. Bananer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bananer managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands with a short head shot on the inside. Bananer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Bananer lands a hook to the side of the head. Bananer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bananer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A knee to the head by Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Bananer avoids the damage to the body. Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Bananer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Reynolds stops a takedown attempt from Bananer.
Bananer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reynolds smiles and moves away.
Bananer swings widly with a right hand
and Reynolds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Bananer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reynolds holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bananer gets through Reynolds's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Bananer blocks with his arms.
Reynolds working Bananer over with knees to the body. Bananer takes an elbow to the temple. Bananer tries to score a body lock takedown but Reynolds shows good agility there to stay on his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Plocka Bananer. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bananer is breathing heavily. Reynolds is pressed up against the cage. Bananer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reynolds down to the mat. Reynolds avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Reynolds blocks a body shot from Bananer. Nice elbow from Reynolds. Reynolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bananer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. 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! Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reynolds taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Bananer trying to land knees to the body.
Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bananer misses with a knee to the head. Reynolds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bananer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bananer tries to work over Reynolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Reynolds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Bananer is blocking nicely.
Bananer misses with an elbow over the top. Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Reynolds gets underhooks to prevent Bananer's takedown attempt.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bananer scores with a shot to the side of Reynolds's head. Reynolds landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bananer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reynolds's brow. Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Reynolds lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Bananer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Bananer avoids the damage to the body. Reynolds slowing the pace effectively. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Reynolds prevents Bananer from breaking the clinch. Bananer managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
Reynolds working some nice short punches in the clinch. Bananer dodges an elbow strike from Reynolds.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reynolds obliges. Bananer misses with a short punch on the inside. Bananer takes a knee to the side of the body. Reynolds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bananer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds is looking to control Bananer's arms but Bananer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reynolds has his back to the cage. Bananer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow. Bananer wants a takedown but no success here.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bananer lands a nice shot to the body. Bananer stalling in the clinch but Reynolds improves position. Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bananer tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bananer. Reynolds misses with a knee to the head. Bananer taking a breather.
Bananer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bananer misses with a left hand letting Reynolds counter with a right hand. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Reynolds drops his hands momentarily and Bananer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Charlie Reynolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Bananer throws a right hand that misses
and Reynolds makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Reynolds dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bananer throws a push kick but Reynolds slaps the foot to one side. Reynolds is looking to clinch. Reynolds tries to clinch but Bananer moves away and Bananer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Reynolds tries to clinch but Bananer moves away and Bananer counters with a straight right hand.
Reynolds moves into the clinch. Reynolds leaning his opponent against the cage. Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Bananer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reynolds up against the cage. Bananer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reynolds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Charlie Reynolds seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Reynolds connects with a knee to the head.
Bananer wants a takedown.
Bananer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bananer with a poor takedown and Reynolds counters with a low kick, right behind Bananer 's knee.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bananer shoots for a takedown but Reynolds saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Plocka Bananer. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bananer throws an off balance right hand
and Reynolds holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Bananer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reynolds just stands there and leans against the cage. Bananer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reynolds is keeping busy. Reynolds gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bananer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reynolds as Bananer tries to tie him up. Knees to the body from Reynolds.
Bananer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bananer throws a head punch that misses. Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Bananer blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Reynolds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bananer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds blocks an elbow strike from Bananer.
Reynolds lands an elbow just above Bananer 's eye. A bit of stalling here from Reynolds.
Reynolds connects with a knee to the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Reynolds has Bananer pressed against the cage, preventing Bananer from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Bananer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Reynolds connects with a knee to the head.
Bananer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Bananer dodges an elbow strike from Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reynolds.
Bananer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bananer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bananer is trying to break free. Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds lands a knee to the body.
Bananer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage. Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body. Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bananer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reynolds gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Reynolds is trying to maintain a safe position but Bananer gets an underhook and turns Reynolds into the cage. Bananer blocks an elbow strike from Reynolds.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Bananer tries to break the clinch but Reynolds is controlling the position. Reynolds keeps control of Bananer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Reynolds landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bananer looking to stall.
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bananer is keeping busy. Bananer is looking to break free of the clinch but Reynolds has double underhooks. Reynolds stops a takedown attempt from Bananer.
Knees to the body from Reynolds.
Bananer misses with an elbow over the top. A quick uppercut on the inside from Reynolds. Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Bananer's face as he tries to break the clinch. Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bananer is keeping busy. Bananer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
 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. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bananer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Bananer has had enough of the clinch but Reynolds keeps him there for the moment. Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bananer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reynolds fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bananer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Bananer misses with an uppercut
and Reynolds counters by moving into the clinch. Bananer is trying to push Reynolds away but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Reynolds avoids the elbow strike from Bananer, against the cage.
Reynolds has Bananer pressed against the cage, preventing Bananer from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Bananer blocks with his arms.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bananer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reynolds prevents it.
Reynolds is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Reynolds avoiding damage as Bananer throws knees to the body.
Reynolds connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bananer's face.
Bananer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Reynolds blocks an elbow strike. Reynolds lands an elbow inside. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Reynolds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reynolds tries to clinch up letting Bananer counter with a right hand. Reynolds moves out of range of the body kick. Bananer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Bananer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bananer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Reynolds connects with a body shot that sends Bananer's belly button to the back. Bananer throws a nice looking combination but Reynolds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Bananer blocks a head kick by Reynolds.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bananer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reynolds defends it nicely. Reynolds is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reynolds has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bananer finds it's way round the side to connect with Reynolds's head. Bananer throws an off balance right hand
and Reynolds counters with a nice uppercut. Reynolds is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Bananer throws a lazy uppercut
and Reynolds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Reynolds moves to clinch but Bananer breaks away and Bananer counters with a nice body shot. Reynolds on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Reynolds is looking to clinch. Bananer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Plocka Bananer. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bananer fails with the takedown. Bananer misses with a lunging right hand
and Reynolds counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Bananer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage. Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Bananer working some nice short punches in the clinch. Reynolds pushes Bananer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bananer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Bananer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bananer is keeping busy.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Bananer. Reynolds has Bananer pressed against the cage, preventing Bananer from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Reynolds lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Plocka Bananer has been cut. Bananer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Reynolds working Bananer over with knees to the body. Bananer takes an elbow to the temple. Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Reynolds is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reynolds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bananer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bananer misses with an elbow strike.
Reynolds lands an elbow that stopped Bananer in his tracks for a moment. Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Reynolds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bananer is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage. Bananer tries to circle away but Reynolds has him pinned against the cage. Bananer taking a breather. Reynolds stalling.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Bananer blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bananer avoids it. Bananer digs a right hand into Reynolds's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reynolds's gas tank. Bananer is looking to break free of the clinch but Reynolds has double underhooks. Reynolds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bananer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bananer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Bananer breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Bananer. Bananer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Bananer tries to bum rush Reynolds with a series of wild strikes but Reynolds uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Bananer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reynolds counters with a right hand to the body. Bananer misses with a combination
and Reynolds holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Reynolds really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Plocka Bananer's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bananer throws a right hand that misses
and Reynolds counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reynolds. Bananer takes an elbow to the forehead. Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Bananer avoids the damage to the body. Reynolds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bananer is defending well for now. Reynolds pressing his opponent against the cage. Reynolds prevents a body shot from Bananer. Bananer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Reynolds misses with an elbow over the top. A head punch blocked on the inside by Reynolds. Reynolds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bananer tries to score a body lock takedown but Reynolds shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Bananer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A nice left hand lands by Reynolds.
Bananer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bananer throws a big shot that misses. Reynolds is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Bananer throws a nice looking combination but Reynolds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Bananer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jab, jab by Bananer - just one landing. A left lands for Reynolds. Bananer throws a combination that misses and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Bananer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Bananer closes the distance and clinches up with Reynolds, looking for a takedown. Bananer pushes Reynolds against the cage but Reynolds circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Bananer misses with a right hand
and Reynolds counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Reynolds scores with a nice hook to the head. Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Bananer is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage. Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bananer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bananer blocks it with crossed arms.
Bananer ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bananer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Bananer is adopting a defensive guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bananer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reynolds is one step ahead there. Bananer wants to get back to his feet but Reynolds is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Bananer trying to keep a closed guard but Reynolds is proving a slippery customer.
Reynolds 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.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
 Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Reynolds keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Plocka Bananer. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bananer misses with a left hand and Reynolds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Bananer misses with a left hand
and Reynolds counters by moving into the clinch. Bananer throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds. Reynolds's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Bananer is trying to stall.
Bananer can't break the clinch.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Bananer is blocking nicely.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reynolds. Reynolds creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bananer's defenses. Reynolds lands a body shot. Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Bananer is trying to push Reynolds away but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Bananer working Reynolds over with knees to the body. Bananer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Bananer tries to pull guard but Reynolds won't allow it.
Bananer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bananer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Reynolds dodges the punch combination from Bananer.
Bananer misses with a jab to the body
and Reynolds counters with a leg kick. Bananer stalks Reynolds and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reynolds's face. Reynolds staggers backwards, shaken. Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch but Bananer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Reynolds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reynolds forces Bananer back against the cage and clinches. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Reynolds dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Plocka Bananer's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bananer's corner calls for a 1-2. Bananer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Bananer misses with a wild combination.
Reynolds motions for Bananer to come forward. Reynolds throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Reynolds tries to clinch up. Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bananer swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bananer loads up on a big right hand but Reynolds slips the punch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bananer misses with a left hand and Reynolds counters with a nice leg kick. Reynolds darts in trying to clinch letting Bananer counter with a right hand.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bananer circles away from the clinch attempt and Bananer counters with a stiff right hand. Bananer misses with a left hand
and Reynolds counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reynolds. Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bananer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage. Reynolds misses with a knee to the head. Bananer throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds. Bananer lands a shot to the body. Reynolds is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Reynolds throws an elbow but it misses.
Bananer wants to break free but Reynolds has control.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Bananer avoids the damage to the body. Bananer slows down the pace here.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bananer blocks it with crossed arms.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bananer is working Reynolds over against the cage. Bananer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Bananer working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reynolds. Bananer jumps guard but Reynolds stands there with Bananer around his waist. Bananer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Bananer is blocking nicely.
Reynolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bananer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reynolds's face.
Bananer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Reynolds taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bananer as Reynolds tries to tie him up. Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Bananer is blocking nicely.
Bananer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reynolds is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Plocka Bananer. That's going to take a lot out of him. Reynolds connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Bananer.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bananer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage. Bananer has Reynolds pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reynolds manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Bananer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Bananer tries to score a body lock takedown but Reynolds shows good agility there to stay on his feet. A knee to the head by Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Bananer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bananer avoids the elbow strike from Reynolds, against the cage.
Bananer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Reynolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds blocks an elbow strike from Bananer.
Bananer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Reynolds. Reynolds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bananer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Bananer misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bananer. Reynolds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bananer is defending well for now. Bananer tries for a takedown but Reynolds manages to get underhooks.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bananer has had enough of the clinch but Reynolds keeps him there for the moment. Bananer slowing the pace effectively. A nice glancing elbow lands by Reynolds. Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Bananer is blocking nicely.
Bananer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. With the fighters up against the cage, Bananer throws an elbow but misses. Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Bananer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards. Bananer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Plocka Bananer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Bananer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reynolds is keeping busy. Bananer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it. Reynolds pushes off an throws an elbow but Bananer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Bananer is working for takedown but Reynolds is calmly controlling the position for now. Nice body punch from Reynolds - that landed with a thud.
Reynolds lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Reynolds throws an elbow that misses.
Reynolds lands a damaging elbow. Charlie Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Bananer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight! Charlie Reynolds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Reynolds 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50 Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Reynolds! Charlie Reynolds retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mclovin Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Pearl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclovin comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls On Parade . Pearl has chosen yes as his entrance music. Mclovin Mclovin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mclovin Mclovin ! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Pearl! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mclovin misses with a takedown attempt and Pearl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Mclovin darts in trying to clinch and Pearl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Mclovin wants to clinch but Pearl slips to the side
and Pearl counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mclovin 's guard now. Pearl with a flurry of punches that miss. Pearl missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mclovin has his foot on Pearl's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pearl works his way back into a safe position though. Mclovin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pearl is one step ahead there. Pearl chips away with some ground and pound. Pearl is in close to Mclovin 's body, working some short punches and elbows. Pearl postures up in Mclovin 's guard and throws a big left but Mclovin blocks it. Mclovin keeping full guard, as Pearl tries to pass. Pearl postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pearl slips nicely into half guard. Pearl trying to mount his opponent but Mclovin defends it. Mclovin moves into full guard.
Mclovin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pearl defends well. Pearl pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mclovin is keeping the position for now.
Pearl has gone for a leg lock! Mclovin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pearl's guard. Pearl is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Pearl looking for a sweep. Not yet Pearl, not yet.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearl escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mclovin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Mclovin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pearl's head. Pearl looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mclovin is one step ahead there.
Mclovin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pearl has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mclovin has managed to get both his arms back between Pearl's legs - danger averted. Mclovin trying to control but Pearl is working from the bottom. Mclovin postures up.
Mclovin preventing the sweep.
Mclovin gets to his feet. Pearl looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Pearl misses with a hook
and Mclovin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mclovin misses the body punch and Pearl counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. A punch combination from Mclovin misses.
Mclovin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Mclovin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mclovin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mclovin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Pearl pushes down on Mclovin 's leg and manages to get into half guard. Pearl throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Mclovin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pearl lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Ground and pound from Pearl. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Pearl is pressing down on Mclovin 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mclovin is holding on for now. Mclovin wants to get back to his feet. Mclovin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Mclovin tries to roll over but Pearl keeps him under control.
Mclovin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Pearl slips a nice elbow through Mclovin 's hands, connecting with Mclovin 's forehead. Pearl throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Pearl dominated that round. That's time! Mclovin 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Pearl misses. Mclovin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pearl swivels and escapes. Mclovin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Pearl lands a right hook to the body.
Pearl shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mclovin 's guard. Pearl throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mclovin works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Pearl works over Mclovin with some ground and pound from guard.
Pearl has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mclovin to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Pearl is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mclovin pulls down on the head and he's put Pearl to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mclovin Mclovin ! Mclovin Mclovin retains his welterweight title!
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