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LFNC 89 - Second Chance PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladivar Zubrowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hathaway (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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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
10 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Vladivar Zubrowka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zubrowka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hathaway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Zubrowka avoids nicely.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hathaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Hathaway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hathaway dodges the punch combination from Zubrowka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubrowka throws a sloppy head kick and Hathaway moves out of range easily.
Hathaway thows a body shot but no joy.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Zubrowka avoids them all with ease.
Hathaway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Hathaway.
Hathaway's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hathaway duly obliges.
Zubrowka avoids the head kick by Hathaway.
A good leg kick by Zubrowka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway looks to throw the jab but Zubrowka is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Hathaway to counter with a crisp jab.
Zubrowka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hathaway.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hathaway misses with a combination
and Zubrowka counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hathaway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hathaway throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zubrowka counters with an outside leg kick.
Zubrowka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hathaway tries a head kick but it misses.
Zubrowka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hathaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway misses with a shot to the body
and Zubrowka counters with an inside leg kick.
Zubrowka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zubrowka dodges the punch combination from Hathaway.
Hathaway jabs at Zubrowka's body.
Zubrowka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zubrowka!
Zubrowka blocks a head kick by Hathaway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Hathaway dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hathaway shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zubrowka eats them both and turns towards Hathaway to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Daniel Hathaway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zubrowka throws a head kick but Hathaway moves out of range.
Hathaway blocks a head kick by Zubrowka.
Zubrowka throws a series of strikes that have Hathaway backpedaling.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hathaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zubrowka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zubrowka lands a head kick!
Zubrowka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hathaway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubrowka avoids a kick to the body.
Hathaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zubrowka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hathaway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zubrowka lands with a kick to the temple. Hathaway shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hathaway misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zubrowka 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 Hathaway has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hathaway and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vladivar Zubrowka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zubrowka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hathaway counters with a series of strikes. Zubrowka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hathaway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zubrowka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hathaway slips a jab and a cross from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka slips a jab from Hathaway.
Hathaway scores with a nice right hand.
Hathaway misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that misses.
Hathaway misses the jab.
Zubrowka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body punch from Hathaway.
Zubrowka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zubrowka blocks a jab.
Hathaway lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hathaway moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zubrowka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hathaway avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick by Zubrowka misses
and Hathaway counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hathaway throws a nice looking combination but Zubrowka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hathaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Hathaway 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 cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hathaway misses with an uppercut
and Zubrowka counters with a leg kick.
Zubrowka misses with a body kick.
Hathaway tries to bum rush Zubrowka with a series of wild strikes but Zubrowka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zubrowka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zubrowka moves away from the strike by Hathaway.
Hathaway's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hathaway duly obliges.
Good exchange - Hathaway coming out on top.
Hathaway rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zubrowka counters with a leg kick.
Zubrowka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hathaway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubrowka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hathaway's sensitive parts.
Daniel Hathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and Zubrowka counters with an outside leg kick.
Hathaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zubrowka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hathaway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zubrowka moves out of range of the strikes.
Hathaway throws out a loose jab but Zubrowka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hathaway connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway connects with a looping right hand.
Hathaway misses with an uppercut.
Vladivar Zubrowka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zubrowka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hathaway misses with a left hand
and Zubrowka counters with a series of strikes. Hathaway will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hathaway tests Zubrowka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hathaway misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway scores with a nice right hand.
Zubrowka is looking to land body kicks.
Zubrowka throws a nice looking combination but Hathaway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hathaway misses with a wild combination.
Hathaway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hathaway misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Zubrowka avoids nicely.
Zubrowka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hathaway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hathaway lands a nice looking body shot.
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniel Hathaway is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zubrowka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hathaway lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hathaway.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Hathaway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hathaway has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Hathaway!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansen's entrance music is The Prodigy - Breathe. A fine choice. Anton Walter told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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29
168 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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167 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunner Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Walter!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter cracks a nice hook into Hansen's ribs.
Walter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walter scores with a nice right hand.
Walter lands a nice shot that snaps Hansen's head back.
Walter throws a right hand that Hansen ducks under and follows up with a left that Hansen also avoids with ease.
Walter misses with a left hand
and Hansen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Walter won't be happy with that.
Hansen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Walter wants to get back to his feet but Hansen drags him back down.
Hansen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Walter's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hansen is controlling him well.
A lull in the action here as Hansen stalls from top position.
Hansen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hansen is controlling him well.
Walter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hansen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hansen controlling the position.
Walter is pushing Hansen's head away, looking to escape. Hansen manages to hold on to the position though.
Walter looks gassed!
Hansen controlling the position.
Hansen cracks Walter with a big elbow.
Walter tries to escape but Hansen is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen controlling from side mount.
Hansen tries to advance to mount but Walter denies him.
Walter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Walter's face as Hansen controls the position.
Walter is pushing Hansen's head away, looking to escape. Hansen manages to hold on to the position though.
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!
Walter trying to remain calm as Hansen controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hansen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walter can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hansen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hansen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Walter is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen controlling from mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gunner Hansen just wasn't active enough.
Walter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hansen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Hansen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hansen.
Walter is pushing Hansen's head away, looking to escape. Hansen manages to hold on to the position though.
Hansen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Walter's shoulder. That is not cool.
Walter wants to get back to his feet but Hansen drags him back down.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Walter is breathing heavily.
Hansen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Walter!
Hansen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gunner Hansen.
Walter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hansen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hansen keeps control of Walter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walter breaks the clinch.
Walter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hansen shoots in but Walter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hansen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hansen in particular looking to stall.
Hansen stops Walter from getting back to his feet.
Walter won't allow Hansen to pass to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Gunner Hansen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Walter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walter misses with a double jab.
Hansen throws out a loose jab but Walter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walter tries to bum rush Hansen with a series of wild strikes but Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hansen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walter.
A swing and a miss from Walter.
Walter cracks Hansen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Walter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hansen backs up against the cage.
Hansen ducks under a wild hook from Walter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter misses with a double jab
and Hansen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Walter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hansen has him pressed against the cage.
Hansen jumps guard and drags Walter to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Walter wants to stand but Hansen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hansen wants to sweep but no luck.
Hansen pushes Walter off and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansen manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Hansen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
No joy there for Walter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walter throws a nice looking combination but Hansen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anton Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hansen.
Hansen throws a big shot that misses.
Walter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hansen is just out of range.
Walter throws a series of punches but Hansen avoids them all with ease.
Walter misses with a double jab
and Hansen counters with a takedown into side control.
Walter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen just content to control the position.
Hansen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gunner Hansen just wasn't active enough.
Walter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter fails to land with a series of punches.
Hansen fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansen avoids the body shot from Walter.
Walter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Walter.
Walter lands the left hand.
Walter cracks Hansen with a good jab.
Walter takes a swing at Hansen's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hansen is just out of range.
Hansen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walter counters with a two punch combo.
Walter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Walter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hansen counters with a single leg into guard. Walter didn't expect that.
Hansen 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.
Walter keeping full guard, as Hansen tries to pass.
Walter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hansen controls the pace.
Gunner Hansen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt - Walter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anton Walter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Hansen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hansen circles away quickly and effectively.
Walter tries to bum rush Hansen with a series of wild strikes but Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter misses with a right hand
and Hansen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hansen not doing much here.
Anton Walter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner Hansen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hansen, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunner Hansen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stone Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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141 lbs
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130 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Raymond Chow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stone Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips misses with an uppercut
and Chow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phillips pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Chow moved out of range.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Phillips misses.
Phillips ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chow moves out of range as Phillips strikes.
Chow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phillips digs a good hook to Chow's body.
Phillips connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chow. Chow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phillips, as that shot connected.
Chow blocks a jab.
Phillips uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chow defending well as Phillips loads up on a big left hand.
Phillips missing with a left hand there. Chow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow tries to move into range but Phillips moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chow misses with an uppercut.
Chow darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Well, if Chow is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Chow is trying to work for a kimura but Phillips is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is trying to stand back up but Chow is controlling him
Chow controlling the pace.
Chow wants to pass the guard but Phillips is defending well.
Chow trying to control from half guard but Phillips is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow prevents Phillips from standing back up.
Phillips avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chow.
Phillips keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chow wants to work for an arm triangle but Phillips is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chow works his way into side control.
Phillips really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phillips wants to get back to his feet but Chow drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chow throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Phillips bucks up and tries to throw Chow off but instead Chow has got his back!
Phillips avoids the strikes from Chow.
Phillips is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Chow off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chow is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Phillips. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chow is looking to control Phillips but Phillips is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Chow 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.
Even with his hooks in, Chow manages to miss with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Chow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Phillips throws a jab when Chow was well out of range.
Phillips punishes Chow's body with a nice straight punch.
Phillips throws a lazy right hand but Chow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phillips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phillips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phillips throws a sloppy body shot
and Chow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phillips thows a body shot but no joy.
Chow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phillips throws out the jab.
Phillips misses with a straight left.
Phillips scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Phillips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chow.
Phillips digs a good hook to Chow's body.
Chow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raymond Chow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chow manages to avoid it.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Phillips scores with a nice head shot.
Chow moves out of range as Phillips strikes.
Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Chow slips the punch.
Phillips throws out a loose jab but Chow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chow feints a jab promting Phillips to slip. Chow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Phillips slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Phillips is looking to score with low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Chow blocks the leg kick.
Chow throws a hook to the side of Phillips's head but Phillips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips moves out of range as Chow strikes.
Chow misses with a hook. Phillips ducked under it nicely.
Stone Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chow thows a body shot but no joy.
Phillips misses with a hook. Chow ducked under it nicely.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Chow moved out of range nicely.
Phillips slips a straight right by Chow.
Phillips works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Phillips.
Stone Phillips seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips with a hook.
Chow closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Phillips avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chow throws a strike aimed at the side of Phillips's head but Phillips avoids it well.
Chow is working Phillips over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chow throws an elbow but Phillips slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chow is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chow fails to land a wild elbow strike.
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 Raymond Chow will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Phillips throws a series of punches but Chow moves out of range.
Chow moves out of range of the strikes.
Phillips throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Phillips wants it to stay on the feet.
Phillips looks to score with a jab to the body but Chow is just out of range.
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Chow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
Chow takes a swing at Phillips's ribcage but misses.
Chow throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Chow misses its intended target.
Phillips scores with the left hand. Chow knows he should have avoided that one.
Phillips will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips takes a swing at Chow's ribcage but misses.
Phillips tries to land a front kick but Chow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chow slips a jab and a cross from Phillips.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phillips scores with a jab to the jaw.
Phillips thows a body shot but no joy.
Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Chow slips the punch.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chow.
Chow moves out of range of the strikes.
Phillips looks to land a combination. Chow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Phillips misses with a jab to the body
and Chow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phillips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chow was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Phillips.
A swing and a miss from Phillips.
Phillips misses with a left hand
and Chow counters with a series of strikes. Phillips will be more careful next time no doubt.
Phillips moves out of range of the strikes.
Phillips tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chow is able to avoid easily.
Phillips lands a nice shot to the body.
Chow slips a jab from Phillips.
Chow ducks right into an uppercut from Phillips.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Phillips misses.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips throws a hook to the side of Chow's head but Chow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chow.
Chow shoots in and gets a takedown into Phillips's guard.
Chow looking to pass the guard.
Chow throwing strikes but missing.
Phillips utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow slips nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Chow there.
Raymond Chow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phillips has hold of Chow's hands but Chow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Chow seems content to control.
Stone Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chow slows the pace down in half guard.
Phillips avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chow.
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 Raymond Chow.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chow, 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 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Chow!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean has chosen Eminem - Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Fred Dirk has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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186 lbs
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193 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Dirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Dean!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirk scoring well with a low kick there.
Dirk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dean on the side of the head.
Dirk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dean swivels and escapes.
Dirk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dean is out of range.
Dean looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dean is looking to take a break and control but Dirk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dean thows a huge punch but Dirk dodges it nicely.
Dean escapes and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dirk gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dean to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dean is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Dirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dirk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dirk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dean stands and throws Dirk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Check out the look on Dean's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dirk is not content to let Dean control the position.
Dean cracks Dirk with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirk taking a bit of punishment here - Dean scoring with strikes.
Dirk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dean wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dean is putting a hurting on Dirk here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean wants to control but Dirk is keeping him busy.
Dean creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dean fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dirk takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dirk is looking to reverse the position.
Dean connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dirk some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean advances to full mount.
Dirk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dean lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dirk is rocked!
Dean lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Dirk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean landing punches.
The referee warns Dirk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dirk has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Dean's lack of action.
Dean wants to take a breather but Dirk is having none of it.
Dirk seems to have got his legs back now.
Dean trying to control from Dirk's half guard. Dirk has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Dirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dirk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dean.
Dean stands up and waves to Dirk to follow him.
Dirk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Dean moves into range and clinches up with Dirk.
Dean works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean throws and elbow that misses. Dirk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dean's guard. Nice move by Dirk!
Dean pulls Dirk in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Dean dominated that round.
That's time! Dirk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dean lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dirk misses the shot to the body.
Dean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dirk throws a leg kick but Dean sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dean lands a two punch combo.
Dirk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dean.
Dean clinches.
Dirk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dean avoids it.
Dirk has a couple of punches blocked by Dean.
Dean is working for takedown but Dirk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dean can't get the takedown.
Dean has picked Dirk up - he's going for a ride! Dean dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dirk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dirk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dean.
Dean passes to side control.
Dean misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dean throws a strike aimed at the side of Dirk's head but Dirk avoids it well.
Dean lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dirk is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dean connects with a decent elbow.
Dirk parries the strikes from Dean easily there. Dean is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dirk to escape.
Dean trying to control the action but Dirk is working from the bottom.
Dean working the body and head with strikes.
Eddie Dean has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean advances nicely into full mount.
BOOM! Dean connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dean can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dirk is looking to escape.
Dirk is bucking up trying to escape but Dean cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dean tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands with some strikes.
Dirk is desperately trying to improve his position but Dean has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Dean connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dean looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dean loads up with a big shot that hurts Dirk! He's pulled Dean in close but Dean has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Dirk survive? More strikes from Dean and Dirk is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eddie Dean!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Layden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitch Layden has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mitch Layden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Layden slips a jab and a cross from Lannister.
Layden misses with a double jab.
Layden misses with the combination.
Layden misses with a wild body shot.
Lannister closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Layden did well to prevent Lannister getting side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lannister passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Lannister's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lannister tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Layden is not content to let Lannister control the position.
Lannister is putting a hurting on Layden here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lannister in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lannister with the ground and pound but Layden regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lannister passes the guard and advances to mount!
Layden is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Layden that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lannister sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lannister lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Mitch Layden has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Layden regains half guard.
Layden is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lannister jumps into side control!
Lannister lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Layden down.
Layden regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Lannister throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Layden tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lannister is in Layden's guard.
Lannister working some strikes from top position.
Layden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lannister is one step ahead there.
Lannister wants to pass the guard but Layden is keeping the position.
Layden keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister looking to pass the guard.
Lannister trying to control but Layden is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tyrion Lannister has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lannister slips a straight right by Layden.
Layden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lannister.
Layden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lannister misses with an uppercut
and Layden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lannister thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Layden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Layden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lannister finds it's way round the side to connect with Layden's head.
Lannister shoots for a takedown but Layden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitch Layden's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lannister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Layden throws a big shot that misses.
Layden misses the shot to the body.
Layden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Layden misses with a looping left.
Lannister dodges the punch combination from Layden.
Layden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lannister.
Layden lands a nice shot to the body.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Layden as he jumps to the side.
Layden misses with a wild body shot.
Layden shoots in for a takedown but Lannister shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Layden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Layden blocks a head kick by Lannister.
Jab by Lannister.
Layden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lannister counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lannister scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lannister is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Layden keeps moving.
Layden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyrion Lannister has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lannister with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lannister with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lannister gets to his feet. Layden looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Layden is looking to wear down Lannister with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lannister closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Layden takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lannister lands an elbow.
Layden tries to improve position but can't.
Lannister is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Layden will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lannister trying to control the position but Layden is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Lannister stalls from top position.
Lannister trying to control the position but Layden is working away.
Lannister lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Layden down.
Lannister throws a strike aimed at the side of Layden's head but Layden avoids it well.
Lannister moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Layden in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lannister punishing his opponent with strikes.
Layden is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big strike lands for Lannister! That's really hurt Layden and he's turned his back - Lannister keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Lannister jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrion Lannister!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Farr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Smoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farr comes to the cage accompanied by Welsh National Anthem. Smoke has chosen John E Smoke as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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217 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Farr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Smoke!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farr lands with a straight right. Smoke didn't see that one coming.
Farr swinging wildly here.
Farr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smoke finds it's way round the side to connect with Farr's head.
Smoke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Farr is fending him off so far but Smoke persists. Nope, Farr circles away and we're back to standing.
Farr lands a nice hook to Smoke's body. Smoke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Farr. Those never looked like landing.
Smoke takes the fight into the clinch.
Smoke tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Farr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smoke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Farr's face.
Smoke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Farr is defending well for now.
Smoke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Tommy Farr has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke scores with a shot to the side of Farr's head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smoke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farr's brow.
Smoke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Farr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smoke pushes Farr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farr blocks an elbow strike from Smoke.
Farr is looking to break free of the clinch but Smoke has double underhooks.
Smoke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smoke throws an elbow that misses.
Smoke pushes off an throws an elbow but Farr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smoke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smoke wants a takedown.
Tommy Farr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Smoke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoke lands an elbow inside.
Smoke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smoke pushes Farr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smoke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smoke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Farr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoke.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smoke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smoke throws an elbow but it misses.
Farr is trying to force a seperation but Smoke has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smoke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farrs head.
Smoke connects with a knee to the head.
Smoke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Farr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smoke throws an elbow that misses.
Farr blocks an elbow strike.
Smoke can't find room to land a body shot as Farr controls the action.
Smoke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farr backwards.
Smoke decides to pull guard.
Smoke managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johnny Smoke wasn't active enough on the ground.
Farr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smoke thows a body shot but no joy.
Farr digs a good body shot into Smoke's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Smoke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Farr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Farr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smoke circles away quickly and effectively.
Smoke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farr looks to throw the jab but Smoke is out of range.
Smoke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smoke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farr misses with a hook
and Smoke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smoke.
A punch lands to the side of Smoke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smoke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farr was well out of range. Poor timing from Smoke.
Smoke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farr at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke staying out of range there.
Farr gets tackled into the cage by Smoke. Smoke maintains the clinch.
Smoke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smoke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smoke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smoke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smoke pulls Farr into guard.
Smoke has Farr pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Smoke has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smoke is trying to keep Farr in close.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Johnny Smoke hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Farr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smoke swings for the body but Farr moves out of range.
Farr just misses with a punch to the body.
Smoke fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Farr sprawls well initially but Smoke persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Farr is trying to stand up here but Smoke is controlling him well.
Smoke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Farr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Farr tries to get out of the position.
Smoke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farr defending well though.
Smoke is pressing down on Farr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Farr is holding on for now.
Farr is looking to escape.
Smoke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farr's head.
Smoke is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smoke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Farr throws a looping overhand right but Smoke ducks down to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smoke, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smoke misses with a wild body shot.
Smoke thuds a left hand into Farr's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Smoke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Farr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Farr slips a jab from Smoke.
Farr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some wild striking there from Farr.
Tommy Farr is winning the standup battle so far.
Farr tries to keep at a distance but Smoke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnny Smoke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smoke.
Farr blocks the elbow strike.
Farr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Farr blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Smoke on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smoke looking to throw knees to the head but Farr is blocking nicely.
A short right from Smoke on the inside.
Smoke working aggressively here.
Smoke tries for a takedown but Farr manages to get underhooks.
Smoke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Farr blocks an elbow strike.
Smoke stalling against the cage.
Smoke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farr is looking to break free of the clinch but Smoke has double underhooks.
Smoke landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smoke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smoke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farr blocks it with crossed arms.
Smoke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smoke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smoke lands an elbow inside.
Smoke lands an elbow inside that Farr shrugs off.
Smoke tries to pull guard but Farr holds him up against the cage and eventually Smoke drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smoke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smoke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farr is trying to force a seperation but Smoke has the dominant position.
Smoke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smoke gets through Farr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farr blocks the elbow strike.
Smoke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smoke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smoke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farr's defenses.
Smoke lands an elbow that stopped Farr in his tracks for a moment.
Smoke lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Farr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smoke tries to land a knee to the head but Farr blocks with his arms.
Tommy Farr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Smoke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smoke.
Farr avoids a wild elbow strike from Smoke.
Smoke displaying some good clinch control by pressing Farr up against the cage.
Smoke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smoke throws an elbow that misses.
Smoke misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farr breaks the clinch.
Smoke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Smoke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smoke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Smoke!
A very excited looking Johnny Smoke rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keat Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cullen comes to the cage accompanied by My way - Sid Vicious . Kent has chosen BLUNT- as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Keat Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Kent!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Kent sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kent closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cullen circles away.
Cullen moves into the clinch.
Cullen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kent blocks a head kick by Cullen.
Kent shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cullen is trying to defend but Kent finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kent throwing shots but Cullen is blocking nicely.
Kent with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kent is looking for a kimura but Cullen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kent to get the leverage.
Kent is trying to control the action in half guard but Cullen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Cullen to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Kent throwing strikes but missing.
Cullen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cullen is striking from the bottom but Kent uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Cullen taking some punishment here, with Kent in his half guard.
Kent trying to control from half guard but Cullen is working away.
Kent slips a nice elbow through Cullen's hands, connecting with Cullen's forehead.
Cullen tries to roll over but Kent keeps him under control.
Kent is looking to take a break and control but Cullen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kent prevents Cullen from getting the reversal.
Cullen is working hard here to advance position.
Kent lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Cullen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kent raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kent looking to control but Cullen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kent postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cullen looks a forlorn figure.
Cullen is rocked!
It looks like Keat Cullen has been cut.
Kent postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Cullen badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Kent around the waist but Kent pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Kent is the winner by TKO! Kent jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Kent!
An out of breath Jim Kent thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rogers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Flea - Pea. Marvin has chosen King of Kings by Motorhead as his entrance music. King Marvin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, King Marvin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marvin scores with a jab to the body.
Marvin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rogers throws a sloppy body shot
and Marvin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rogers tries to sprawl but Marvin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Marvin passes to side control.
An elbow from Marvin crashes against the mat.
Marvin lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers is trying to improve his position.
Rogers parries the strikes from Marvin easily there. Marvin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rogers to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers is trying to get back to half guard.
Marvin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rogers keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Marvin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rogers keeps working.
Marvin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marvin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rogers kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Marvin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rogers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marvin trying to control the position but Rogers is working away.
Marvin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Marvin is chipping away with strikes.
Marvin wants to take a breather but Rogers manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Marvin.
Marvin wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marvin postures up and lands a big shot to Rogers's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marvin postures up.
Marvin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marvin wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Marvin stopping the sweep attempt from Rogers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin connects with a couple of short punches.
Marvin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marvin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marvin stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Rogers throws up his legs and catches Marvin in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Marvin tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Rogers! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kenny Rogers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tirawit Kokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tirawit Kokin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tirawit Kokin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kokin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hendricks is in Kokin's guard.
Hendricks thows a big elbow that misses.
Hendricks wants to control from the top but Kokin keeps moving.
Kokin can't keep his opponent in guard - Hendricks advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hendricks trying to control the action but Kokin is working from the bottom.
Hendricks throwing shots but Kokin is blocking nicely.
Hendricks is looking for a kimura here.
Hendricks is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kokin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hendricks.
Hendricks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hendricks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kokin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hendricks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hendricks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hendricks trying to control but Kokin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throwing strikes but missing.
Kokin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hendricks is looking to get to half guard.
Kokin controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokin tries to push Hendricks's head away but Hendricks is holding on tight.
Kokin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hendricks is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendricks wants to control but Kokin is having none of it.
Hendricks looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kokin doesn't have the hooks in and Hendricks manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hendricks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kokin lands with a nice body kick.
Kokin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendricks was well out of range. Poor timing from Kokin.
Hendricks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kokin pinned against the cage. Kokin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hendricks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kokin tries to avoid it but Hendricks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kokin to the ground. Kokin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kokin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hendricks with a poor takedown
and Kokin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tirawit Kokin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Hendricks.
Hendricks keeps the fight on the outside.
Kokin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hendricks.
Hendricks shoots for a double leg takedown but Kokin sprawls well. He's pushed Hendricks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hendricks is breathing heavily.
Kokin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kokin. That's going to slow Hendricks down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendricks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kokin lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kokin.
A left and a right from Kokin both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Josh Hendricks has been cut.
Hendricks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kokin. Kokin obviously looking to wear him down.
Tirawit Kokin is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kokin, as that shot connected.
Kokin cracks Hendricks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hendricks is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kokin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hendricks is still on wobbly legs! Can Kokin finish him?
Kokin instigates a clinch.
Hendricks seems to have recovered his senses.
Hendricks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kokin digs a right hand into Hendricks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hendricks's gas tank.
Kokin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hendricks is working for takedown but Kokin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kokin drops Hendricks onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hendricks is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kokin lands a big right hand that drops Hendricks! The killer instinct kicks in and Kokin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kokin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tirawit Kokin!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Ming Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Ming Chang 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 featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Ming Chang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Randy Tessin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Tessin does no damage.
Ming Chang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tessin is not content to let Ming Chang control the position.
Ming Chang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ming Chang wants to take a breather but Tessin is having none of it.
Tessin wants to get back to his feet.
Tessin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ming Chang.
Ming Chang wants to work for an arm triangle but Tessin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ming Chang stops Tessin from getting back to his feet.
Ming Chang wants to pass the guard but Tessin is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin trying to hold on to Ming Chang's head to control him but Ming Chang postures up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Randy Tessin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ming Chang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ming Chang shoots in for a takedown but Tessin shows good takedown defense.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tessin. Ming Chang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ming Chang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tessin manages to avoid it.
Ming Chang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tessin looks to score with a jab to the body but Ming Chang is just out of range.
Tessin throws a hook to the side of Ming Chang's head but Ming Chang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ming Chang closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tessin quickly recovers to half guard.
Ming Chang is trying to control the action in half guard but Tessin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ming Chang is pressing down on Tessin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tessin is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin wants to control but Ming Chang is keeping busy.
Tessin is looking to improve his position.
Ming Chang is pressing down on Tessin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tessin is holding on for now.
Ming Chang missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tessin manages to get to full guard.
Tessin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tessin looking to control.
Ming Chang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin wants to sweep but no luck.
Tessin keeping moving, preventing Ming Chang from controlling successfully.
Tessin can't keep his opponent in guard - Ming Chang advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tessin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ming Chang.
Ming Chang performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ming Chang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ming Chang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ming Chang looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tessin trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tessin makes his way to full guard, as Ming Chang worked for a kimura.
Ming Chang looking to sit in guard and control but Tessin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ming Chang trying to keep a closed guard but Tessin is proving a slippery customer.
Tessin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ming Chang is keeping the position for now.
Ming Chang working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tessin has passed into half guard!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ming Chang regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Ming Chang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ming Chang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tessin.
Tessin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ming Chang.
Tessin blocks a leg kick.
Tessin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ming Chang's head backwards.
Tessin lands a slapping body shot.
Ming Chang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tessin moves away.
Ming Chang throws a solid leg kick but Tessin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ming Chang.
A jab from Tessin misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ming Chang.
Tessin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tessin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tessin pulls Ming Chang in to control the position.
Ming Chang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tessin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ming Chang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ming Chang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming Chang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ming Chang is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tessin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tessin has escaped and now he's on top!
Ming Chang looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tessin has picked Ming Chang up and slammed him! Ming Chang can't keep hold of the triangle and Tessin manages to pass to side control!
Tessin takes a little break here. Ming Chang wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tessin stands up.
Ming Chang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tessin.
Ming Chang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ming Chang swings for the body but Tessin moves out of range.
Ming Chang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tessin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ming Chang throws an off balance right hand
letting Tessin counter with a right hand.
Randy Tessin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ming Chang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ming Chang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tessin works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ming Chang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ming Chang shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ming Chang prevents Tessin from improving his position.
Ming Chang is trying to control. Tessin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tessin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tessin.
Tessin wants to sweep but no luck.
Tessin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ming Chang is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tessin holds on and takes a little breather.
Ming Chang thows a big elbow that misses.
Ming Chang wants to control from the top but Tessin keeps moving.
Ming Chang pushes down on Tessin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tessin is looking to improve his position.
Tessin tries to kick Ming Chang off but Ming Chang keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tessin is trying to control but can't.
Ming Chang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tessin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tessin.
Ming Chang 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ming Chang prevents Tessin from getting back to his feet.
Ming Chang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tessin is keeping the position for now.
Tessin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ming Chang tries to get to full guard but Tessin has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tessin stalling away here and it's allowed Ming Chang to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ming Chang wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Randy Tessin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ming Chang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ming Chang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tessin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ming Chang.
Tessin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ming Chang thows a body shot but no joy.
Tessin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tessin swings for the body but Ming Chang moves out of range.
Tessin cracks Ming Chang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ming Chang throws a body punch but Tessin moves out of range.
Ming Chang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tessin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ming Chang scrambles back to his feet.
Ming Chang throws a body punch but Tessin moves out of range.
Tessin just misses with a punch to the body.
Tessin with a jab.
Ming Chang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ming Chang swinging wildly here.
Tessin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ming Chang throws the left hand but Tessin avoids the punch easily.
Dave Ming Chang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tessin slips a jab and a cross from Ming Chang.
Tessin lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ming Chang at a distance.
Ming Chang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tessin throws a body punch but Ming Chang moves out of range.
Tessin misses with a wild body shot.
Ming Chang just misses with a punch to the body.
Tessin takes a swing at Ming Chang's ribcage but misses.
Tessin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ming Chang. Tessin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ming Chang closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tessin did well to prevent Ming Chang getting side control.
Ming Chang prevents Tessin from standing back up.
Ming Chang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tessin is defending against the submission attempts here by Ming Chang.
Ming Chang is trying to work for a kimura but Tessin is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang not doing much here.
Tessin trying to control but Ming Chang postures up.
Ming Chang seems to be working for a kimura but Tessin defends the submission attempt.
Tessin is trying to maintain the position but Ming Chang is very close to passing his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tessin is pressing down on Ming Chang's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ming Chang stopping the sweep attempt from Tessin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang throwing strikes from guard but Tessin blocks nicely.
Ming Chang passes Tessin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ming Chang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tessin defending well though.
Ming Chang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ming Chang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tessin won't allow Ming Chang to pass to mount.
Ming Chang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tessin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tessin trying to control but Ming Chang postures up.
Tessin moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ming Chang wants to control from the top but Tessin keeps moving.
Ming Chang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ming Chang preventing the sweep.
Tessin keeping full guard, as Ming Chang tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ming Chang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ming Chang stops Tessin from standing up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ming Chang wants to pass the guard but Tessin is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Randy Tessin just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ming Chang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ming Chang misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Ming Chang misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ming Chang. Tessin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tessin scores with a jab to the body.
Tessin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ming Chang manages to avoid it.
Ming Chang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tessin with a hook.
Tessin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ming Chang manages to avoid it.
Tessin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tessin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tessin scores with a three punch combo!
Ming Chang misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Tessin. No joy for Ming Chang on that attempt.
Ming Chang avoids the body shot from Tessin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming Chang blocks a jab.
Tessin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ming Chang takes a swing at Tessin's ribcage but misses.
Tessin lands a jab to the nose.
Ming Chang misses the shot to the body.
Ming Chang avoids the body shot from Tessin.
Tessin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ming Chang scores with a nice strike.
Ming Chang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tessin moves away.
Ming Chang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tessin moves away.
Some wild striking there from Tessin.
Tessin misses with a wild body shot.
Tessin takes a swing at Ming Chang's ribcage but misses.
Ming Chang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Ming Chang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tessin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ming Chang.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ming Chang misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin cracks a nice hook into Ming Chang's ribs.
Tessin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ming Chang.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ming Chang.
Tessin throws a series of punches but Ming Chang avoids them all with ease.
Tessin thows a body shot but no joy.
Randy Tessin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tessin throws out a powerful jab.
Tessin throws a hook to the side of Ming Chang's head but Ming Chang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ming Chang is looking to wear down Tessin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tessin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ming Chang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tessin missing with a left hand there. Ming Chang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tessin throws a body punch but Ming Chang moves out of range.
Tessin thows a body shot but no joy.
Ming Chang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ming Chang fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tessin to the ground. Ming Chang is now in Tessin's guard.
Tessin pushes Ming Chang off and gets back to his feet.
Tessin takes a swing at Ming Chang's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang misses with an uppercut. Tessin saw that one coming.
Ming Chang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tessin avoids the body shot from Ming Chang.
Ming Chang cracks Tessin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ming Chang thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Ming Chang misses.
Tessin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ming Chang takes one on the button.
Tessin with a hook.
Ming Chang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tessin moves away.
Tessin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tessin throws a series of punches but Ming Chang avoids them all with ease.
Tessin swings for the body but Ming Chang moves out of range.
Tessin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ming Chang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tessin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ming Chang trying to control from Tessin's half guard. Tessin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tessin managing to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ming Chang wants to pass the guard but Tessin is keeping the position.
Ming Chang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ming Chang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ming Chang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tessin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Randy Tessin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ming Chang shoots in looking for a takedown but Tessin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ming Chang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ming Chang.
Tessin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Tessin. Beautiful body shot.
Ming Chang fails to land with a series of punches.
Tessin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tessin just misses with a punch to the body.
Tessin tries to bum rush Ming Chang with a series of wild strikes but Ming Chang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tessin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ming Chang is looking to clinch.
Ming Chang thows a body shot but no joy.
Ming Chang moves away from the strike by Tessin.
Ming Chang looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tessin!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ming Chang throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ming Chang punching from mount but Tessin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Ming Chang there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tessin can't escape the position.
Ming Chang controlling from mount.
Ming Chang throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ming Chang trying to control but Tessin is having none of it.
Ming Chang looking for a guillotine from mount but Tessin is having none of it.
Randy Tessin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Tessin slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Ming Chang is working for a kimura but Tessin is defending it quite comfortably.
Tessin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ming Chang.
Tessin is trying to maintain the position but Ming Chang is very close to passing his half guard.
Ming Chang uses his free foot to push down on Tessin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tessin.
Dave Ming Chang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ming Chang throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin tries to reverse the position but Ming Chang maintains control.
Tessin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ming Chang swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tessin is now in Ming Chang's guard. A big mistake from Ming Chang there, giving up the dominant position!
Ming Chang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ming Chang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tessin stands up from Ming Chang's guard - Tessin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ming Chang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tessin in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ming Chang showed some decent athleticism there.
Ming Chang thows a huge punch but Tessin dodges it nicely.
Ming Chang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tessin wants to get back to full guard.
Tessin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ming Chang's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ming Chang's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ming Chang prevents Tessin from getting a body triangle.
Ming Chang is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Ming Chang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tessin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Tessin! Randy Tessin retains his featherweight title!
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