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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlin McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katana comes to the ring accompanied by Baby got back. McCann has chosen Highway to Hell (AC/DC) as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, James Katana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Marlin McCann!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCann moves forwards but Katana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McCann misses with a left hand
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
McCann misses with a lunging right hand
and Katana counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Katana.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McCann wants to stand and escape but Katana is having none of it.
Katana stands up from McCann's guard - Katana perhaps looking for a knockout.
Katana ducks under a wild hook from McCann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann throws a big shot that misses.
Katana slaps away a takedown attempt from McCann, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McCann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCann fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katana.
Katana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCann.
McCann missing with a left hand there. Katana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Katana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCann.
McCann throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Katana counter with a right hand.
McCann gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marlin McCann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCann throws a right hand that misses
and Katana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Katana paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McCann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from McCann.
McCann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Katana cracks McCann with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCann on the side of the head.
McCann shoots and misses
letting Katana counter with a right hand.
James Katana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlin McCann.
A jab from Katana misses.
Katana is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Katana scores with a nice head shot.
Katana is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Katana scores with a crisp jab that stopped McCann in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Katana misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Katana dominated that round.
That's time! Katana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McCann misses with a double jab
and McCann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCann takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Katana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Katana lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Katana connects with the punch.
Katana misses the jab.
McCann tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Katana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana sizes up McCann with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Katana throws a big shot that misses.
McCann slips a straight right by Katana.
Katana lands a lovely overhand right.
McCann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Katana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katana leaves McCann with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Katana slips a jab and a cross from McCann.
James Katana is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from McCann misses
and Katana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Katana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Katana staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from McCann misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Katana.
Katana moves out of range of the strikes.
Katana slaps away a takedown attempt from McCann, before circling back to the center of the mat.
James Katana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlin McCann.
Katana swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katana scores with a nice right hand.
Katana clobbers McCann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A punch combination from McCann misses.
McCann takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McCann tries to bum rush Katana with a series of wild strikes but Katana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCann swings for the body but Katana moves out of range.
McCann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Katana dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McCann shoots for a takedown but Katana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Katana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCann misses with a looping left.
Katana thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McCann is defended easily by Katana.
McCann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana throws a jab when McCann was well out of range.
McCann lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Katana dips to his left and cracks McCann with an uppercut!
McCann throws a lazy uppercut
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Katana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCann's head backwards.
Katana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katana looks to throw the jab but McCann is out of range.
McCann is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Katana.
Katana lands a nice looking body shot.
McCann stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McCann swinging wildly here.
McCann shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Katana sprawls well. Katana wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McCann gets slowly back to his feet.
James Katana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlin McCann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann misses with a double jab
and Katana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCann has Katana up against the ropes in a clinch.
Katana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCann gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Katana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McCann misses with a left hand
and Katana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by McCann.
Katana throws a series of punches but McCann avoids them all with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Katana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Katana.
McCann just misses with a punch to the body.
Katana throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCann's waist but McCann gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Katana off to one side.
McCann misses with a double jab
and McCann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 James Katana.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Katana, 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 for James Katana!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for James Katana!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for James Katana!
James Katana wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking James Katana made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Hornsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lennox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kasabian- Vlad the Impaler. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesse Lennox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Hornsey!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hornsey misses with a right hand
and Lennox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lennox ducks under a wild hook from Hornsey.
Lennox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hornsey.
Lennox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lennox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hornsey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Jesse Lennox has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lennox misses with the combination.
Nice body kick there by Hornsey.
Lennox is breathing heavily.
Hornsey looks to throw the jab but Lennox is out of range.
Hornsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lennox ducks under a wild hook from Hornsey.
Hornsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lennox moves out of range as Hornsey strikes.
Hornsey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hornsey misses with a wild body shot.
Hornsey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hornsey.
Hornsey loads up on a big right hand but Lennox slips the punch.
A punch combination from Hornsey misses.
Lennox feints a jab promting Hornsey to slip. Lennox then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hornsey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lennox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hornsey scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hornsey.
Hornsey loads up on a big right hand but Lennox slips the punch.
Hornsey misses with a looping right.
Lennox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hornsey.
Hornsey looks to land a left hand but Lennox moved out of range nicely.
Hornsey throws a hook to the side of Lennox's head but Lennox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hornsey.
Hornsey lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hornsey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lennox throws a series of punches but Hornsey moves out of range.
Hornsey looks to throw the jab but Lennox is out of range.
Lennox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hornsey counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lennox's guard now.
Hornsey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hornsey lands a couple of elbows.
Hornsey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hornsey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornsey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lennox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hornsey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hornsey throws a big right hand that misses.
Hornsey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hornsey is looking to work some ground and pound but Lennox has wrist control.
Hornsey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hornsey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hornsey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hornsey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hornsey working some strikes from top position.
Hornsey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hornsey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hornsey landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hornsey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hornsey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Hornsey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Lennox's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Lennox throws a series of punches but Hornsey moves out of range.
Hornsey throws a lazy right hand but Lennox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hornsey.
Nice takedown defense from Lennox. No joy for Hornsey on that attempt.
Lennox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hornsey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lennox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hornsey.
Lennox tries to bum rush Hornsey with a series of wild strikes but Hornsey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hornsey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lennox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hornsey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hornsey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lennox misses with a two punch combination.
Hornsey closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lennox's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lennox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hornsey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornsey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hornsey drops back looking for a leg! Lennox is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lennox manages to kick Hornsey off! Hornsey jumps back into Lennox's guard.
Hornsey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hornsey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hornsey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hornsey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hornsey drops back looking for a leg! Lennox is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lennox manages to kick Hornsey off! Hornsey jumps back into Lennox's guard.
Hornsey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hornsey working the head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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.
Lennox tries to escape but Hornsey is in control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornsey lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hornsey connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lennox some visible discomfort.
Hornsey working the head with strikes.
Lennox is rocked!
Hornsey lands a huge shot from side control! Lennox is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Hornsey!
A very excited looking Scott Hornsey 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perry Roscrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joshua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roscrow comes to the ring accompanied by Big Time. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Perry Roscrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Joshua!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshua slaps away a takedown attempt from Roscrow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roscrow shoots in and bounces Joshua off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Roscrow stopping the sweep attempt from Joshua.
Joshua wants to stand but Roscrow is controlling the position.
Joshua keeping moving, preventing Roscrow from controlling successfully.
Roscrow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Perry Roscrow wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Roscrow misses with a series of wild punches.
Roscrow scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Joshua wants to control but Roscrow postures up.
Roscrow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Joshua knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Roscrow goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Joshua has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Roscrow but great work by Joshua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow is not content to let Joshua control the position.
A lull in the action here.
Joshua goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Roscrow has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Joshua but great work by Roscrow.
Roscrow tries to stand but Joshua is controlling his head.
Roscrow stands up and beckons Joshua to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Roscrow misses.
Roscrow looking to score a takedown here. Joshua is defending well but Roscrow drives through and ends up in Joshua's guard.
Roscrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joshua swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roscrow is working hard here to advance position.
Roscrow wants to stand but Joshua has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Roscrow trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow looking to sit in guard and control but Joshua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Joshua trying to control but Roscrow is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roscrow looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Joshua passes into half guard.
Joshua controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Roscrow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Joshua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joshua throws a poor cross that misses
and Roscrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joshua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Perry Roscrow has been cut.
Roscrow misses with a low kick.
Joshua checks a low kick from Roscrow.
Joshua closes the distance and clinches up with Roscrow, looking for a takedown. Joshua pushes Roscrow against the ropes but Roscrow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roscrow throws a series of punches but Joshua moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshua shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roscrow pinned against the ropes. Roscrow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roscrow throws a shot from downtown. Joshua moves away and avoids it.
Roscrow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roscrow. Joshua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roscrow scores a takedown into full mount!
Joshua is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Roscrow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joshua is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshua is looking to improve his position but Roscrow isn't that keen on the idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roscrow throws a wild left hand from mount and Joshua manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Roscrow is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Roscrow is looking to stall here but Joshua recovers full guard.
Joshua seems keen to control Roscrow's posture.
Roscrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Joshua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshua wants to sweep here but Roscrow controlling him for the moment.
Roscrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Joshua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Roscrow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Perry Roscrow wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Joshua fails to land with a series of punches.
Roscrow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joshua sprawls well. Joshua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roscrow gets slowly back to his feet.
Joshua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Roscrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Joshua checks a leg kick.
Joshua slips a jab from Roscrow.
No luck for Joshua with that takedown attempt.
Perry Roscrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Joshua.
No joy there for Roscrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joshua drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Joshua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Perry Roscrow's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Roscrow throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Joshua was covering up waiting for the punch and Roscrow finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Roscrow wanted to stand there but Joshua had control of the position.
Roscrow trying to control but Joshua is working from the bottom.
Roscrow wants to stand but Joshua is controlling his posture from full guard.
Roscrow sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Joshua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Perry Roscrow wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Roscrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Roscrow fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Roscrow as Joshua shoots in.
Roscrow throws a wild body kick that Joshua sees coming a mile off.
Joshua has a takedown stuffed.
Roscrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joshua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshua feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roscrows jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joshua shoots in looking for a takedown but Roscrow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Joshua's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Perry Roscrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Joshua.
A punch combination from Roscrow misses.
Joshua closes the distance and pushes Roscrow back into the ropes.
Roscrow is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Joshua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Joshua manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Joshua finds it's way through Roscrow's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshua is looking to slow Roscrow down with leg kicks.
Anthony Joshua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roscrow slips a jab and a cross from Joshua.
Joshua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Joshua misses.
Roscrow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perry Roscrow's cut is getting worse.
Roscrow scores with a decent looking hook.
An inside leg kick from Roscrow misses.
Roscrow throws out a leg kick but Joshua moves out of range and Roscrow only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roscrow misses with a body kick.
Joshua ducks under a wild hook from Roscrow.
Roscrow shoots in and drives through. Joshua sprawls well.
Joshua lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joshua fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joshua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roscrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Joshua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Joshua 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Anthony Joshua!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Anthony Joshua!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Anthony Joshua!
Anthony Joshua wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veikko Ehtoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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175 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Veikko Ehtoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Nazareth!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazareth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazareth slips a jab from Ehtoo.
Nazareth shoots in for a double leg but Ehtoo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chad Nazareth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazareth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ehtoo throws a head kick but Nazareth moves out of range.
Nazareth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ehtoo throws out a powerful jab.
Nazareth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ehtoo manages to avoid it.
Ehtoo scores with a jab. Nazareth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ehtoo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ehtoo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ehtoo throws a hook to the side of Nazareth's head but Nazareth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horrible takedown by Nazareth or perhaps it was just good defense by Ehtoo which made him look bad.
Nazareth just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazareth throws a lazy uppercut
and Ehtoo counters with a nice leg kick.
No luck for Nazareth with that takedown attempt.
Veikko Ehtoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Nazareth.
Ehtoo throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Nazareth to counter with a crisp jab.
Ehtoo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nazareth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ehtoo at a distance.
Ehtoo lands with a cross.
Ehtoo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nazareth throws a lazy uppercut
and Ehtoo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nazareth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nazareth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazareth jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ehtoo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth blocks a head kick by Ehtoo.
A jab from Nazareth misses.
Nazareth lands with a shot to the body.
Nazareth throws a head kick that Ehtoo semi-blocks.
Ehtoo loads up on a big right hand but Nazareth slips the punch.
A slow jab from Nazareth misses its intended target.
Nazareth throws a nice looking combination but Ehtoo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ehtoo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ehtoo throws a right and a left that Nazareth avoids nicely.
Nazareth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nazareth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice defenses there by Ehtoo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ehtoo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ehtoo.
Ehtoo digs a good body shot into Nazareth's ribs.
Ehtoo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ehtoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazareth was well out of range. Poor timing from Ehtoo.
Ehtoo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nazareth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veikko Ehtoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ehtoo throws a sloppy head kick and Nazareth moves out of range easily.
Ehtoo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nazareth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ehtoo as he jumps to the side.
Ehtoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazareth was well out of range. Poor timing from Ehtoo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth connects with a right hand. Ehtoo shakes it off.
Nazareth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ehtoo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nazareth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ehtoo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nazareth on the side of the head.
Nazareth closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nazareth lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazareth with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ehtoo wants to stand and escape but Nazareth is having none of it.
Nazareth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Veikko Ehtoo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ehtoo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ehtoo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ehtoo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nazareth is defended easily by Ehtoo.
Ehtoo misses with a series of wild punches.
Nazareth throws a jab when Ehtoo was well out of range.
Ehtoo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nazareth takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ehtoo. Those never looked like landing.
Nazareth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ehtoo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Veikko Ehtoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Nazareth.
Nazareth cracks Ehtoo with an open hand slap.
Ehtoo cracks Nazareth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ehtoo works Nazareth's body with a nice hook.
Nazareth throws a head kick that misses.
Ehtoo lands with a straight right. Nazareth didn't see that one coming.
Ehtoo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ehtoo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nazareth.
Nazareth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheers as Ehtoo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nazareth doesn't seem phased though.
Veikko Ehtoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nazareth looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ehtoo is fending him off so far but Nazareth persists. Nope, Ehtoo circles away and we're back to standing.
Ehtoo lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Nazareth or perhaps it was just good defense by Ehtoo which made him look bad.
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!
Ehtoo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nazareth slips a jab from Ehtoo.
Ehtoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazareth.
Nazareth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ehtoo.
Nazareth fails with a takedown attempt.
Ehtoo scores with a hook.
Ehtoo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nazareth.
Nazareth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ehtoo throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Nazareth or perhaps it was just good defense by Ehtoo which made him look bad.
Nazareth is breathing heavily.
Ehtoo lands a head kick!
Ehtoo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ehtoo dips to his left and cracks Nazareth with an uppercut!
Nazareth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ehtoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nazareth throws a body punch but Ehtoo moves out of range.
Ehtoo blocks a head kick by Nazareth.
Ehtoo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ehtoo stuffs the takedown attempt from Nazareth. Nazareth gets slowly back to his feet.
Ehtoo ducks under a wild hook from Nazareth.
Nazareth circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Nazareth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ehtoo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Ehtoo misses the target.
A lazy left from Ehtoo finds it's target.
Ehtoo punishes Nazareth's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazareth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ehtoo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nazareth somewhat.
Ehtoo connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Ehtoo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nazareth takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ehtoo with a hook.
Nazareth lands with a right hand.
Nazareth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nazareth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Ehtoo.
Nazareth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nazareth shoots in for a takedown but Ehtoo shows good takedown defense.
Ehtoo doesn't manage to clinch there - Nazareth circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ehtoo.
Ehtoo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nazareth.
Nazareth fails with a takedown attempt.
Veikko Ehtoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Nazareth.
Nazareth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehtoo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nazareth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ehtoo checks a leg kick.
Ehtoo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nazareth throws a big shot that misses.
Ehtoo ducks under a wild hook from Nazareth.
Nazareth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ehtoo defends it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ehtoo, as that shot connected.
Ehtoo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ehtoo throws a combination that misses
and Nazareth counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazareth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ehtoo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nazareth scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ehtoo wants to get back to his feet.
Nazareth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nazareth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ehtoo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ehtoo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth with a nice head shot there.
Nazareth is stalling in the full guard.
Ehtoo is adopting a defensive guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nazareth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazareth stopping the sweep attempt from Ehtoo.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Veikko Ehtoo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nazareth tried to score with a low kick but Ehtoo checks it.
Ehtoo misses with a head kick.
Ehtoo throws out a loose jab but Nazareth uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazareth tried to score with a low kick but Ehtoo checks it.
Nazareth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nazareth thows a body shot but no joy.
Ehtoo leaves Nazareth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chad Nazareth.
I think Ehtoo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Veikko Ehtoo!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Veikko Ehtoo!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Veikko Ehtoo!
Veikko Ehtoo wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Veikko Ehtoo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Selby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Selby is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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270 lbs
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Selby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Lexus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lexus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Selby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Selby shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lexus sprawls well. Lexus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Selby gets slowly back to his feet.
Selby looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Selby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lexus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Lexus with that takedown attempt.
Lexus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Selby shoots for a takedown but Lexus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lexus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Selby sprawls well. Selby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lexus gets slowly back to his feet.
Lexus looking to score a takedown here. Selby is defending well but Lexus drives through and ends up in Selby's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexus trying to control the position from guard on top but Selby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Selby wants to sweep here but Lexus controlling him for the moment.
Lexus trying to control but Selby is working from the bottom.
Selby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lexus wants to control from the top but Selby keeps moving.
Lexus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Selby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Selby controls Lexus momentarily but Lexus frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Selby throws a right and a left that Lexus avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Selby.
Lexus leaves Selby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lexus closes the distance and clinches.
Selby goes for a takedown attempt but Lexus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Selby fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Selby gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lexus landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lexus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lexus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lexus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Selby has momentary wrist control but Lexus slips an elbow through the middle.
Lexus trying to control but Selby is working from the bottom.
Lexus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lexus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lexus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Selby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lexus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lexus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lexus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lexus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lexus advances position into side control!
Selby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Selby tries to get out of the position.
Selby takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Selby is breathing heavily.
Lexus working the ground and pound.
Lexus lands an elbow.
Lexus is working Selby over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lexus lands a nice forearm strike.
Lexus working the ground and pound.
Selby is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lexus working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oh Selby is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Selby tries to improve position but can't.
Selby seems to have got his legs back now.
Lexus lands a few punches from side control.
Selby seems a little lost for a moment, as Lexus dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lexus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lexus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Selby quickly recovers to half guard.
Selby on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lexus is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Selby is hurt! He's hurt bad - Lexus fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Selby from any more punishment! Congratulations to Lexus! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Lexus!
Bobby Lexus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cpl. Steve Henshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfried Handel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Henshaw and Wilfried Handel. Wilfried Handel looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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156 lbs
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Cpl. Steve Henshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilfried Handel!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henshaw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henshaw.
Handel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Handel looks to score with a jab to the body but Henshaw is just out of range.
Handel moves out of range as Henshaw throws a body kick.
Henshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Handel.
Handel throws a right and a left that Henshaw avoids nicely.
Henshaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Handel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henshaw. Henshaw obviously looking to wear him down.
Cpl. Steve Henshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henshaw throws a quick inside leg kick.
Handel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Handel looks gassed!
Henshaw thumps Handel with a low kick.
Handel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henshaw. Henshaw obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters circling a little - Henshaw finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Henshaw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Handel.
Handel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henshaw lands a head kick. Handel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Handel looks to score with a jab to the body but Henshaw is just out of range.
Wilfried Handel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henshaw lands a leg kick that knocks Handel off balance momentarily.
Henshaw throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A combination from Henshaw does no damage.
Henshaw lunges at Handel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Handel's hand.
Henshaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Handel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Handel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henshaw moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henshaw.
Henshaw lands a nice hook to Handel's body. Handel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henshaw turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henshaw lands a front kick.
Henshaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Handel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henshaw fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henshaw. Henshaw obviously looking to wear him down.
Henshaw lands a nice looking body kick.
Handel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henshaw.
Henshaw connects with a body shot.
Henshaw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Handel.
Henshaw closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Handel quickly recovers to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Henshaw trying to control the action but Handel is working from the bottom.
Henshaw seems to be working for a kimura but Handel defends the submission attempt.
Henshaw wants to pass to mount but Handel is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Handel!
Henshaw trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Henshaw controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henshaw mounts Handel! Really nice guard pass there!
Handel is bucking up trying to escape but Henshaw cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Henshaw pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Handel is trying to reverse the position but instead Henshaw has taken his back - oops!
Handel is trying to defend against the choke here but Henshaw has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Henshaw Tightens the hold and Handel taps out furiously! Henshaw displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cpl. Steve Henshaw!
Cpl. Steve Henshaw seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Clipse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stone's choice of entrance music: Gimme Shelter. On his way into the ring it seems that Paul Clipse has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Paul Clipse seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Clipse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Knuckle Stone!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone staying out of range there.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Clipse moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stone.
Clipse tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Clipse saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Clipse.
A low kick from Stone misses
letting Clipse counter with a right hand.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clipse takes the fight into the clinch.
Clipse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
Clipse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clipse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clipse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clipse throws an elbow that misses.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone blocks the elbow strike.
Clipse pushes off an throws an elbow but Stone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Clipse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stone blocks an elbow strike.
Clipse controlling the action here for a moment.
Stone wants to get back to striking at distance but Clipse won't allow it.
Clipse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clipse lands a nice elbow.
Stone tries to break the clinch but Clipse is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Clipse fails to land.
Clipse lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.
Stone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stone avoiding damage as Clipse throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Clipse.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clipse looking to slow down the pace here.
Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
Clipse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
Stone avoiding damage as Clipse throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clipse tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
Stone is looking to break free of the clinch but Clipse has double underhooks.
Clipse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stone avoids a wild elbow strike from Clipse.
Stone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clipse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clipse.
Clipse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clipse.
Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
Clipse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Stone misses
and Clipse makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clipse's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stone under the eye.
Stone throws the left hand but Clipse avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Stone misses.
Clipse tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Clipse misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clipse checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Clipse.
Stone scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone throws an overhand right that lands on Clipse's shoulder, as Clipse tries to avoid the shot.
Clipse connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Clipse dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
Clipse checks a low kick from Stone.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clipse moves away.
Clipse moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clipse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Paul Clipse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone cracks a nice hook into Clipse's ribs.
Clipse tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
Clipse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clipse.
Good exchange - Clipse coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clipse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stone.
Clipse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Clipse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Stone's corner calls for a 1-2. Stone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stone lands with an uppercut that bounces Clipse off the ropes and back into range.
Stone misses with a leg kick.
Knuckle Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone throws a lazy body kick
and Clipse counters with a left and a right that stings Stone.
Clipse is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clipse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Clipse.
Stone dodges the punch combination from Clipse.
Stone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clipse on the side of the head.
Stone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Clipse misses with a kick to the body.
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clipse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Clipse has closed the distance and engaged Stone in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clipse misses with a body punch.
Stone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clipse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clipse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clipse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clipse lands an elbow inside that Stone shrugs off.
Clipse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clipse lands an elbow inside that Stone shrugs off.
Clipse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clipse looking to slow down the pace here.
Stone dodges an elbow strike from Clipse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clipse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A knee to the head by Clipse.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Stone misses
and Clipse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clipse is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Stone missing with a left hand there. Clipse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone misses the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clipse checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stone sizes up Clipse with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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 Paul Clipse will probably get the nod.
That's time! Clipse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Clipse.
Clipse slips a jab from Stone.
Clipse works the jab nicely.
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clipse.
Clipse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Stone throws a jab when Clipse was well out of range.
Stone with a hook.
Clipse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stone.
Clipse takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Clipse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone tries to bum rush Clipse with a series of wild strikes but Clipse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stone takes a swing at Clipse's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Stone is predictable there
and Clipse moves into the clinch.
Clipse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stone avoids a wild elbow strike from Clipse.
Stone avoids the elbow strike from Clipse, against the ropes.
Stone avoiding damage as Clipse throws knees to the body.
Stone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Clipse.
Clipse throws an elbow but it misses.
Clipse is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Clipse is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Clipse into the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clipse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clipse misses with an elbow over the top.
Clipse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Clipse prevents Stone from breaking the clinch.
Clipse missing with knees to the body.
Stone avoiding damage as Clipse throws knees to the body.
Clipse lands an elbow inside.
Stone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Clipse is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clipse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clipse taking a breather.
Paul Clipse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stone tries to break free but Clipse pushes him back against the ropes.
Clipse misses with an elbow over the top.
Clipse looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.
Clipse looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.
Clipse lands a nice knee to the body.
Clipse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone avoids the elbow strike from Clipse, against the ropes.
Clipse trying to stall but Stone improves his position.
Clipse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clipse lands a good knee to the midsection. Stone won't want to take too many of those.
Clipse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knuckle Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone is trying to force a seperation but Clipse has the dominant position.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clipse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Clipse working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Clipse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clipse lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Stone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Clipse.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Clipse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clipse, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Paul Clipse!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Paul Clipse!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Paul Clipse!
Paul Clipse wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Melartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Hollace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melartin comes to the ring accompanied by Pennywise- Homesick . Hollace has chosen Outside by Staind as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
142 lbs
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28
142 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent 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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Rafael Melartin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronan Hollace!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melartin ducks under a wild hook from Hollace.
Hollace lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hollace.
Hollace is looking to slow Melartin down with leg kicks.
Hollace avoids the body shot from Melartin.
Melartin misses the body punch
and Hollace counters with a nice uppercut.
Melartin tries to bum rush Hollace with a series of wild strikes but Hollace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Hollace. Those never looked like landing.
Melartin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hollace looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hollace misses with an uppercut. Melartin saw that one coming.
Melartin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hollace.
Hollace looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Melartin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Melartin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hollace.
Hollace scores with a shot to the body.
Melartin moves out of range of the body kick.
Melartin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Melartin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hollace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hollace misses.
Hollace scores with a jab to the body.
Hollace throws a jab but it's blocked by Melartin.
Melartin thows a body shot but no joy.
Melartin takes the fight into the clinch.
Hollace is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hollace stalling in the clinch but Melartin improves position.
Melartin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Melartin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hollace is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rafael Melartin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronan Hollace.
Melartin is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Melartin goes for a takedown attempt but Hollace pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hollace scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Melartin shoots in looking for a takedown. Hollace tries to sprawl out of it but Melartin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hollace manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Melartin is looking to wear down Hollace with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melartin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hollace throws a jab when Melartin was well out of range.
Melartin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollace is just out of range.
Melartin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hollace.
Hollace gets a double leg takedown into Melartin's guard.
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!
Melartin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hollace.
Melartin looking for a sweep. Not yet Melartin, not yet.
Melartin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hollace trying to control the position from guard on top but Melartin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hollace throwing strikes from guard but Melartin blocks nicely.
Melartin wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace won't allow Melartin to get back to his feet.
Melartin is trying to keep Hollace in close.
Hollace postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Melartin keeping moving, preventing Hollace from controlling successfully.
Hollace prevents Melartin from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hollace looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Melartin!
Hollace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Melartin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hollace throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hollace scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Melartin?
Hollace throws some wild stikes that Melartin manages to avoid easily.
Hollace landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hollace with a couple of short strikes.
Melartin tries to reverse the position but Hollace maintains control.
Hollace throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hollace in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hollace thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hollace landing strikes, looking to finish!
Melartin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hollace.
Hollace pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hollace punching from mount but Melartin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hollace tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Melartin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Hollace dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hollace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Melartin.
Melartin clobbers Hollace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hollace steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Melartin.
Hollace throws a leg kick but Melartin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Melartin lands with a hook. Hollace tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Melartin clinches up against the ropes.
Hollace lands with a light punch inside.
Hollace lands a hook that snaps the head of Melartin backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Hollace.
Melartin blocks a body shot from Hollace.
Hollace has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Melartin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Melartin is pressed up against the ropes. Hollace has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Melartin down to the mat. Melartin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Melartin connects with a right hand. Hollace shakes it off.
Hollace closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Melartin did well to prevent Hollace getting side control.
Hollace is looking for a kimura but Melartin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hollace to get the leverage.
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!
Hollace wants to free his trapped foot but Melartin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ronan Hollace has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hollace is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollace prevents Melartin from improving his position.
Melartin trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Hollace.
Melartin wants to control but Hollace is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hollace stops Melartin from getting back to his feet.
Hollace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Melartin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hollace takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollace prevents Melartin from standing back up.
Hollace has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hollace content just to control the position here.
Hollace putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollace has hold of Melartin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Melartin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Melartin tries to hold on but Hollace postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Melartin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hollace looking to control but Melartin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hollace lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Melartin hang on?
Hollace raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hollace landing strikes from the mount and Melartin is in trouble!
Melartin is rocked!
Melartin blocking the ground and pound.
Oh Melartin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melartin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hollace tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hollace prevents Melartin from getting the reversal.
Hollace throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Melartin seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollace looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hollace wants to control the pace but Melartin is squirming around nicely.
Melartin blocking the ground and pound.
Hollace breaks from Melartin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hollace jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Melartin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Melartin and Hollace has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Melartin is trying to control Hollace's posture but Hollace avoids it.
Hollace with the ground and pound but Melartin regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hollace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Melartin defending well though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Melartin wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Hollace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Melartin lands with an overhand left.
Melartin thows a body shot but no joy.
Melartin loads up on a big right hand but Hollace slips the punch.
Melartin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hollace.
Hollace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Melartin checks a low kick from Hollace.
Melartin throws a series of punches but Hollace moves out of range.
Hollace with a jab.
Nice body punch from Melartin.
An inside leg kick from Hollace misses.
Hollace looks for a takedown but Melartin sprawls well.
Melartin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Melartin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hollace sprawls well. Hollace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Melartin gets slowly back to his feet.
Melartin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollace manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Melartin.
Hollace changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Melartin. Hollace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Melartin.
Melartin throws a sloppy head kick and Hollace moves out of range easily.
Melartin throws a body punch but Hollace moves out of range.
Hollace stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hollace wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Melartin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hollace lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hollace misses with a head kick.
Hollace lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hollace tries to clinch but Melartin moves out of range.
Hollace tries to clinch but Melartin moves out of range.
Hollace looks to throw the jab but Melartin is out of range.
A big right from Hollace misses.
Melartin has managed to clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hollace - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollace lands with a short shot to the head.
Melartin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hollace after a bit of a struggle.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hollace just misses with a elbow thrown towards Melartin's brow.
Melartin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hollace lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hollace.
Nice body punch from Hollace.
Melartin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hollace pulls guard effortlessly.
Melartin trying to control but Hollace is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melartin wanted to stand there but Hollace had control of the position.
Rafael Melartin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hollace wants to sweep here but Melartin controlling him for the moment.
Melartin is looking to stand up but Hollace won't let him.
Hollace wants to sweep but no luck.
Melartin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Melartin tries to free his leg and advance position but Hollace is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollace is pulling down on Melartin's head. It's preventing any offense from Melartin, at least for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hollace darts in trying to clinch
and Melartin counters with a left to the body.
Hollace misses with a body shot.
Hollace misses with a two punch combination.
Melartin moves forwards but Hollace connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hollace tries to clinch up.
Melartin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Melartin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hollace, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hollace gets underhooks to prevent Melartin's takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melartin is looking for a takedown.
Hollace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melartin gets tackled into the ropes by Hollace. Hollace maintains the clinch.
Melartin misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronan Hollace.
Well Hollace 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Ronan Hollace!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Ronan Hollace!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Ronan Hollace!
Ronan Hollace wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Ronan Hollace thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mortimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Mortimer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mortimer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mortimer throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Mortimer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mortimer clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Mortimer.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mortimer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mortimer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Mortimer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mortimer lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mortimer lands with a light punch inside.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mortimer.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mortimer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mortimer is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortimer has Jones pressed against the ropes, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mortimer lands a nice uppercut.
Mortimer lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mortimer.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mortimer looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Mortimer on the inside.
Jones is rocked!
Mortimer creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Jones with a big uppercut! Jones tries to clinch up but Mortimer pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Jones to the mat! Jones covers up and Mortimer unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Mortimer!
After the fight, Tony Mortimer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hades Underworld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Underworld comes to the ring accompanied by Mr. Torture. Mclean has chosen Oasis - F**king in the bushes as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hades Underworld!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lenny Mclean!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclean takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Underworld tries a head kick but it misses.
Mclean loads up on a big right hand but Underworld slips the punch.
Underworld will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Underworld tried to score with a low kick but Mclean checks it.
Mclean is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Hades Underworld has been cut.
Mclean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Underworld was well out of range. Poor timing from Mclean.
A punch combination from Underworld misses.
Mclean throws a jab but it's blocked by Underworld.
Underworld lands a lovely overhand right.
Mclean lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mclean takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Underworld tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Underworld misses with a hook. Mclean ducked under it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mclean checks a leg kick.
Mclean scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mclean misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Underworld connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underworld misses with a double jab
and Mclean counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Mclean misses.
Underworld throws a series of punches but Mclean moves out of range.
Mclean lands with a nice body punch.
Underworld is breathing heavily.
Mclean scores with a body shot.
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!
Underworld on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mclean digs a good hook to Underworld's body.
Mclean drops Underworld with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Underworld looks back up at him and smiles so Mclean waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Underworld is rocked!
Hades Underworld's cut is getting worse.
Mclean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Underworld.
Mclean sends Underworld crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mclean is motioning to the referee to let Underworld up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Underworld is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hades Underworld's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Underworld doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mclean fakes the body blow, causing Underworld to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Underworld goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lenny Mclean!
Lenny Mclean is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Lenny Mclean 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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