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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Pressley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Stig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Pressley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, The Stig!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stig displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pressley.
Pressley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stig's waist but Stig gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pressley off to one side.
Stig wants to clinch up but Pressley keeps it at a distance.
Pressley lands a nice hook to Stig's body. Stig takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stig tries to clinch but Pressley moves out of range.
Pressley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stig wants to improve his position but Pressley is controlling well.
Pressley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stig sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pressley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pressley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pressley is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pressley is controlling the pace.
Pressley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Stig still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Stig has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Pressley tries to control but Stig manages to take his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stig is trying to control but Pressley is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Stig avoids the attempt from Pressley to control.
Pressley is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Pressley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stig darts in trying to clinch
and Pressley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pressley.
Pressley throws a big right hand that misses.
Pressley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pressley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stig preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pressley throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressley trying to control but Stig is working from the bottom.
Pressley throwing strikes from guard but Stig blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pressley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stig has momentary wrist control but Pressley slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pressley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stig keeping full guard, as Pressley tries to pass.
Pressley 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.
Pressley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pressley wants to control from the top but Stig keeps moving.
Pressley throws and elbow that misses. Stig uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pressley's guard. Nice move by Stig!
Pressley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stig must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley has Stig pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Darren Pressley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pressley.
Pressley fails to land the takedown.
The Stig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stig is looking to clinch.
Stig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stig closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pressley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stig's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressley trying to control but Stig is working from the bottom.
Pressley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pressley throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pressley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stig works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pressley wants to control from the top but Stig keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Pressley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stig tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Pressley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stig connects with a jab.
Stig misses with a hook. Pressley ducked under it nicely.
Darren Pressley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stig throws a body kick that misses.
Pressley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stig but Stig pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pressley shoots in looking for a takedown. Stig tries to sprawl out of it but Pressley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Stig manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pressley swings for the body but Stig moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stig sprawls well. Stig wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pressley gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Pressley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stig is looking to clinch.
Stig connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pressley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pressley counters with a single leg into guard. Stig didn't expect that.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressley throws a big right hand that misses.
Stig not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pressley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Darren Pressley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stig wants to sweep here but Pressley controlling him for the moment.
Pressley working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stig is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley is looking to work some ground and pound but Stig has wrist control.
Pressley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pressley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stig dodges the ground and pound from Pressley.
Pressley slows the pace down.
Pressley taking a break here but Stig is having none of it and regains half guard.
The Stig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Pressley there.
Pressley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stig keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pressley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stig defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Pressley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pressley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Pressley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimbo Slice looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good takedowns
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Slice looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Slice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Slice is pressed up against the ropes. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Slice down to the mat. Slice avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Slice moves out of range.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slice is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anderson.
Anderson looking to score a takedown here. Slice is defending well but Anderson drives through and ends up in Slice's guard.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anderson passes Slice's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Anderson wants to control but Slice is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anderson trying to mount his opponent but Slice defends it.
Slice is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Slice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Anderson is nestled in close to Slice, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anderson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Anderson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson landing shots from mount.
Anderson 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.
Slice keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anderson landing shots from mount.
Anderson tries to control but Slice wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Slice holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Anderson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Slice is wriggling around trying to escape.
Anderson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Anderson working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Slice turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Anderson off and cradles Slice's limp body as Anderson celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jack Anderson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fu Manchu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Manchu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to La donna e Mobile. 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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210 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fu Manchu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manchu is looking to clinch but Dunn is avoiding it.
Dunn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dunn lands with a slapping head kick.
Manchu moves into the clinch.
Manchu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manchu has a couple of punches blocked by Dunn.
Dunn is trying to break free.
Dunn fails to pull guard.
Manchu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manchu tries to throw a body punch but Dunn avoids it by throwing Manchu back against the ropes.
Manchu has a couple of punches blocked by Dunn.
Manchu lands an uppercut.
Manchu stalling the fight.
Manchu avoids the elbow strike from Dunn, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchu stalls.
Manchu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manchu can't find room to land a body shot as Dunn controls the action.
Dunn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Manchu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Manchu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manchu misses with the head strike.
Manchu pushes Dunn back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Manchu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunn tries to pull guard but Manchu won't allow it.
Dunn is trying to break the clinch but Manchu has him pressed against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manchu can't find room to land a body shot as Dunn controls the action.
A short right from Manchu.
Dunn misses with an elbow strike.
Dunn pulls guard successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dunn is looking to sinch up a triangle. Manchu throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dunn's body to avoid the submission. Dunn has instead reached around Manchu's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dunn arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ryan Dunn!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lipkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qfc Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Lipkin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Qfc Guy!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipkin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Guy takes a step back to recover.
Lipkin wants to clinch.
Guy shoots in looking for a takedown but Lipkin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Guy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lipkin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Guy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lipkin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Guy blocks a low kick nicely.
Lipkin takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
Guy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Guy blocks a jab.
Guy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lipkin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lipkin is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Guy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Guy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lipkin wants to control but Guy is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Guy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lipkin passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Guy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin won't allow Guy to sweep him here.
Guy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lipkin stacks Guy on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lipkin!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lipkin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lipkin.
Lipkin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Guy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lipkin off and has taken his back!
Well, with Guy on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Lipkin is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
I really don't envy Lipkin right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Lipkin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Guy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lipkin on his heels. He'll look to pass Lipkin's guard now, I'm sure.
Lipkin trying to control the position.
Guy slips nicely into half guard.
Lipkin gets full guard.
Guy tries to free his leg and advance position but Lipkin is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipkin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Guy passes into side control.
Lipkin isn't going anywhere.
Guy tries to advance position but instead Lipkin slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy trying to pass the guard but Lipkin defending well.
Lipkin is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lipkin is desperately trying to improve his position but Guy has a good base and remains in mount.
Guy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lipkin has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Guy's lack of action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin trying to control from the bottom.
Lipkin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lipkin keeping full guard, as Guy tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qfc Guy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Lipkin takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lipkin.
Guy dives in and scores a takedown into Lipkin's guard.
Lipkin trying to control the position.
Lipkin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lipkin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipkin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lipkin looking to control.
Guy looking to pass the guard.
Guy preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Qfc Guy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Guy fails with a takedown attempt.
Guy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lipkin working for submissions but it's allowed Guy to get to half guard.
Lipkin is staying active underneath Guy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lipkin wants to get back to full guard but Guy has mounted him!
Guy stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy blocks a head kick by Lipkin.
Guy shoots in but no luck this time.
Guy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lipkin counters with a head kick.
Alexander Lipkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Qfc Guy.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Lipkin.
Guy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lipkin counters with a body kick that stops Guy in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lipkin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Guy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Lipkin as Guy shoots in.
Guy looks for a takedown but Lipkin sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Alexander Lipkin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lipkin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lipkin throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lipkin.
Lipkin wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Guy misses with a takedown attempt
and Lipkin counters with a thumping low kick.
Lipkin misses with a looping left.
Lipkin throws a front kick aimed at Guy's knee but Guy avoids it well.
Alexander Lipkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lipkin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Guy is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Guy or perhaps it was just good defense by Lipkin which made him look bad.
Guy checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy with a poor takedown
and Lipkin counters with a single leg into guard. Guy didn't expect that.
Alexander Lipkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Qfc Guy.
Guy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lipkin won't allow Guy to sweep him here.
Lipkin postures up and lands a big shot to Guy's brow.
Lipkin forces his way into half guard.
Guy is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Guy!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy regains half guard.
Guy manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin pushing down on Guy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lipkin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guy's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are battling for position here. Guy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lipkin defends well.
Lipkin thows a big elbow that misses.
Qfc Guy has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lipkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lipkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guy is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lipkin had his way with Qfc Guy in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Guy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lipkin counters with an inside leg kick.
Guy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lipkin can pounce on him.
Lipkin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guy avoids the head kick by Lipkin.
Lipkin throws a head kick but Guy moves out of range.
Lipkin throws a jab when Guy was well out of range.
Guy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lipkin's guard.
Lipkin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Guy looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Lipkin as Guy shoots in.
Guy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lipkin sprawls well. Lipkin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guy gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexander Lipkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Qfc Guy.
Guy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Qfc Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lipkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guy shoots and misses
and Lipkin counters with an inside leg kick.
Guy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lipkin throws a sloppy head kick and Guy moves out of range easily.
Lipkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guy blocks a head kick by Lipkin.
Lipkin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Guy manages to get back to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin misses with a head shot. Guy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lipkin passes Guy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Guy is looking for a sweep. Lipkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alexander Lipkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy gets full guard.
Guy is looking to sweep but instead, Lipkin has passed into half guard.
Guy tries to get to full guard but Lipkin has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexander Lipkin.
I think Lipkin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Lipkin!
Alexander Lipkin retains his welterweight title!
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