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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aewult Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aewult Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Angel Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez tries to move into range but Byrne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byrne.
Byrne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ramirez under the eye.
Oooooh!!! Byrne has knocked Ramirez down with a huge combo! Byrne steps away and waves a wobbly Ramirez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ramirez is rocked!
Ramirez gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Byrne gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aewult Byrne!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dmitriy Levitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rembrandt Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Tyson Quotes as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dmitriy Levitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rembrandt Brown!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levitan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big left from Brown misses.
Levitan misses with a kick to the body.
Levitan wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
Brown moves out of range of the leg kick from Levitan.
Levitan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Levitan. That's going to slow Brown down.
Brown thuds a left hand into Levitan's body.
Levitan throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
Levitan dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Levitan throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Dmitriy Levitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levitan tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Levitan throws an off balance right hand
and Levitan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levitan lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Levitan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown cracks Levitan with an open hand slap.
Levitan slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown thuds a left hand into Levitan's body.
Levitan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Levitan looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Levitan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Levitan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown works Levitan's body with a nice hook.
Levitan throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levitan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Levitan takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Levitan does it's job there.
Levitan lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Levitan throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Levitan takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown 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.
Brown on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brown looks gassed!
Levitan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Levitan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Levitan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levitan looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Levitan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Levitan misses with a low kick.
Levitan throws a body kick that misses.
Levitan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Levitan circles away quickly and effectively.
Levitan throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Levitan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Levitan.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Levitan misses with a body kick.
Brown with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levitan throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Levitan needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Levitan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown misses with the combination.
Levitan throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Levitan tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Levitan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Levitan throws a head kick that misses.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levitan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Levitan tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Levitan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Levitan fails to land with a series of punches.
Levitan walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitriy Levitan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Levitan.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Levitan throws out the jab.
Brown thuds a left hand into Levitan's body.
Levitan misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Levitan throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Levitan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Levitan moves his leg out of the way.
Brown blocks a head kick by Levitan.
Levitan misses with a low kick.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Levitan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Levitan misses with a body kick.
Levitan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown lands with a hook. Levitan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levitan ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
A decent looking cross lands there for Levitan.
Brown with a jab.
Levitan misses with a straight left.
Levitan dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Levitan. Brown shrugs it off though.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Levitan thows a body kick. Brown tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brown avoids the head kick by Levitan.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Levitan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Brown takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Levitan misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levitan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Levitan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Levitan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Levitan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Levitan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Levitan looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Levitan delivers a nice body kick.
Dmitriy Levitan is winning the standup battle so far.
Levitan pushes Brown away with a front kick.
Levitan misses the shot to the body.
Levitan throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Levitan tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Levitan lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levitan throws a good cross that connects.
Levitan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Levitan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Levitan cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Levitan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Levitan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Levitan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Levitan swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Levitan misses with a few strikes there.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Levitan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Levitan cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levitan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Levitan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Levitan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Levitan tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Levitan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Levitan connects with a solid leg kick.
Levitan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Levitan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Levitan can pounce on him.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Levitan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Levitan lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitriy Levitan 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. 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.
Levitan lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Levitan is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Levitan's shoulder, as Levitan tries to avoid the shot.
Brown throws a right and a left that Levitan avoids nicely.
Nice body kick there by Levitan.
Levitan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Levitan.
Levitan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Levitan throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Levitan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Levitan scores with a kick to the body.
Brown moves out of range as Levitan throws a body kick.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Levitan lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Levitan.
Levitan fakes the leg kick and cracks Brown in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levitan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dmitriy Levitan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Levitan connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Levitan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice body kick there by Levitan.
Levitan lands with a right hand.
Levitan connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Levitan tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Levitan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown slips a straight right by Levitan.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Levitan - the referee stops the clock and Brown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Levitan. Brown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Levitan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levitan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Levitan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Levitan lands with a shot to the body.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Levitan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Levitan throws a head kick that misses.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Brown might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Levitan has got the better of the exchanges.
Brown takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Levitan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Levitan throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Levitan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levitan throws a body kick that misses.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown scores with a jab. Levitan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Levitan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Levitan, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Levitan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Levitan.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Levitan saw that one coming.
Levitan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Levitan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levitan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Levitan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Levitan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Levitan.
Levitan misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rembrandt Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Levitan looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Levitan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Levitan!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown looks to throw the jab but Levitan is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Levitan. Brown shrugs it off though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Levitan. That's going to slow Brown down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitriy Levitan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Levitan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitriy Levitan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Esperanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Esperanza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Sutherland's chin.
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Esperanza !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esperanza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sutherland misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Esperanza counters with a low kick, right behind Sutherland 's knee.
Esperanza cracks the inside of Sutherland's front leg.
Esperanza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Esperanza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sutherland.
Sutherland looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sutherland steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Esperanza . That one must have hurt.
Esperanza throws a front kick that sends Sutherland stumbling back into the cage.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Esperanza ! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eddie Esperanza !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arlo Svengali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Rodrigues has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arlo Svengali's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Arlo Svengali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Rodrigues. Those never looked like landing.
Rodrigues closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Svengali quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rodrigues missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodrigues is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Svengali defends it well.
Svengali wants to get back to his feet.
Rodrigues trying to control from half guard but Svengali is working away.
Rodrigues is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Svengali doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rodrigues.
Svengali kicks Rodrigues off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a sloppy head kick
and Svengali counters by clinching up.
Svengali decides to pull guard.
Rodrigues stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Svengali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Svengali scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Svengali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Svengali with that takedown attempt.
Svengali lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodrigues looks gassed!
Rodrigues keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodrigues throws a head kick that misses.
Rodrigues takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Svengali, pushing him back against the cage.
Svengali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodrigues throws a head kick but Svengali moves out of range.
Svengali tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rodrigues is fighting off a takedown attempt but Svengali is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rodrigues to the mat. Rodrigues regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rodrigues utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Svengali trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rodrigues avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Svengali gets to his feet - Rodrigues follows without any prompting.
Svengali misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Svengali or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodrigues which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svengali moves in looking to clinch but Rodrigues pushes him off.
Svengali tries to clinch but Rodrigues is having none of it.
Rodrigues shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Svengali's guard.
Rodrigues looking to pass the guard.
Rodrigues would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Svengali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Svengali is adopting a defensive guard.
Svengali trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Svengali, up you get!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rodrigues tries to score a body lock takedown but Svengali shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rodrigues changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Svengali fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Arlo Svengali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Rodrigues.
Svengali lands a big head kick that sends Rodrigues tumbling to the mat! Svengali takes a step backwards and waves Rodrigues back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rodrigues is rocked!
It looks like Ricardo Rodrigues has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svengali clinches.
Rodrigues is still on wobbly legs! Can Svengali finish him?
Svengali tries for a takedown. No joy.
Svengali lands an elbow inside that Rodrigues shrugs off.
Svengali utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svengali lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Svengali.
Svengali prevents a takedown attempt there.
Svengali drags the fight down to the ground.
Svengali wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlo Svengali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Rodrigues's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Svengali is looking to clinch.
Rodrigues seems to have recovered his senses.
Svengali closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rodrigues circles away.
A head kick misses from Rodrigues.
Svengali moves into the clinch.
Svengali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigues looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Svengali moves out of range of the body kick.
Svengali rushes Rodrigues and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Svengali drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rodrigues gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Svengali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svengali tries to clinch but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Rodrigues throws a head kick that misses
and Svengali counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svengali moves into the clinch.
Svengali tries for a takedown but Rodrigues manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arlo Svengali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svengali keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodrigues's efforts to push away.
Svengali tries for a takedown but Rodrigues manages to get underhooks.
Svengali is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Svengali just stands there and leans against the cage.
Svengali is trying to drag Rodrigues to the mat but Rodrigues just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Svengali just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rodrigues tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Svengali smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Svengali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Svengali but Svengali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Svengali has closed the distance and engaged Rodrigues in a clinch.
Rodrigues wants to break free but Svengali has control.
Rodrigues is trying to break the clinch but Svengali has him pressed against the cage.
Svengali lands an elbow inside.
Svengali pulls guard.
Svengali is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rodrigues is controlling him.
Svengali pulls Rodrigues in close to prevent any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues prevents Svengali from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues distracts Svengali with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rodrigues throws and elbow that misses. Svengali uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodrigues's guard. Nice move by Svengali!
Svengali is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rodrigues is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Svengali gets to his feet. Rodrigues looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodrigues.
The fight stays on the outside here - Svengali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svengali instigates a clinch.
Svengali lands an elbow just above Rodrigues 's eye.
Svengali lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodrigues tries for a takedown. No joy.
Svengali is working for takedown but Rodrigues is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rodrigues goes for a takedown attempt but Svengali pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rodrigues tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up but Svengali circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigues 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.
Svengali throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rodrigues's head.
Svengali lands with an uppercut that bounces Rodrigues off the cage and back into rage.
Svengali tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodrigues swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlo Svengali dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Rodrigues's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Svengali throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rodrigues tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Svengali is in Rodrigues's guard.
Rodrigues looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Svengali cracks Rodrigues with a solid left hand.
Svengali gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Svengali tries to clinch there but Rodrigues circles away.
Svengali wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Svengali.
Rodrigues takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Svengali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodrigues paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svengali doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodrigues circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svengali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Svengali keeps the fight on the outside.
Svengali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodrigues can do to turn this around?
Svengali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodrigues swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svengali closes the distance and clinches.
Svengali lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodrigues backwards.
Svengali is pressed up against the cage. Rodrigues has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Svengali down to the mat. Svengali avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rodrigues circles away from the clinch attempt.
Svengali throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Svengali lands a head kick!
Rodrigues is trying hard to land a takedown here. Svengali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Svengali pushes Rodrigues up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svengali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodrigues shoots for a double leg takedown but Svengali sprawls well. He's pushed Rodrigues's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Arlo Svengali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Rodrigues.
Svengali digs a good hook to Rodrigues's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svengali fails to land the takedown.
Rodrigues is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Svengali's half guard.
Svengali misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Svengali pushes Rodrigues off and gets back to his feet.
Svengali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodrigues fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricardo Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svengali tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rodrigues swivels and escapes.
Svengali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodrigues avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svengali counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Rodrigues, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Svengali as Rodrigues shoots in.
Svengali darts in and clinches Rodrigues up against the cage.
Svengali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Svengali drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Svengali jumps guard.
Svengali is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rodrigues is controlling him.
Svengali keeping moving, preventing Rodrigues from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svengali scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rodrigues wants to clinch up but Svengali keeps it at a distance.
Arlo Svengali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Svengali clinches with his opponent.
Rodrigues has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Svengali trying to stall but Rodrigues improves his position.
Rodrigues breaks the clinch.
Svengali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rodrigues manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Svengali moves out of range of the body kick from Rodrigues.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues throws a shot from downtown. Svengali moves away and avoids it.
Rodrigues defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Svengali.
Ricardo Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svengali moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arlo Svengali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Svengali has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arlo Svengali!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Bowron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toby McCullough is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Bowron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Toby McCullough!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCullough misses with a hook.
McCullough connects with a nice looking jab.
McCullough lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCullough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowron moves away.
Bowron has his takedown stuffed
and McCullough counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McCullough.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bowron has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCullough can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowron has his foot on McCullough's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McCullough works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McCullough wants to control from the top but Bowron keeps moving.
Bowron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McCullough works over Bowron with some ground and pound from guard.
McCullough won't allow Bowron to get back to his feet.
McCullough really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bowron. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullough avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McCullough avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McCullough is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McCullough avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowron is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McCullough's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCullough throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bowron works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bowron pushes a forearm under McCullough's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, McCullough is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Bowron!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between San Martin Palermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Heavy Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palermo comes to the cage accompanied by Adelante Boca Juniors!. San Martin Palermo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, San Martin Palermo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Edson Heavy Hands !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heavy Hands fails with the takedown.
Palermo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Palermo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Palermo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heavy Hands .
Heavy Hands lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Palermo has a couple of punches blocked by Heavy Hands .
Palermo lands with a short shot to the head.
Heavy Hands lands a shoulder strike.
Palermo tries to work over Heavy Hands 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heavy Hands is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Palermo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
San Martin Palermo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edson Heavy Hands .
Heavy Hands wants a takedown but no success here.
Palermo lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heavy Hands has Palermo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Palermo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Heavy Hands looks gassed!
A short uppercut from Palermo .
Heavy Hands is trying to break the clinch but Palermo is controlling him.
Heavy Hands drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice left hand lands by Palermo .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Palermo - that landed with a thud.
Palermo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heavy Hands backwards.
A short right from Palermo on the inside.
Palermo is working Heavy Hands over against the cage.
Palermo gets through Heavy Hands 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palermo is working Heavy Hands over against the cage.
Palermo lands with a short shot to the head.
Palermo can't find room to land a body shot as Heavy Hands controls the action.
Palermo lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Palermo scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palermo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palermo presses Heavy Hands against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Palermo scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palermo .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palermo .
Palermo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palermo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palermo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Palermo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heavy Hands backwards.
Heavy Hands is rocked!
Palermo lands a hook that snaps the head of Heavy Hands backwards.
Heavy Hands is still on wobbly legs! Can Palermo finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Palermo .
Palermo lands with a left to the head.
Heavy Hands wants a takedown but no success here.
Palermo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palermo dips a shoulder and cracks Heavy Hands with a mighty uppercut! Heavy Hands falls back against the cage and Palermo unloads with a barrage of strikes! Heavy Hands is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Palermo screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). San Martin Palermo !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Florent Menez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Abraham Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Florent Menez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitch gets a clinch.
Menez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fitch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Menez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fitch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Menez drags the fight down to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Menez is on top in guard.
Fitch wants to improve his position but instead Menez has moved into half guard.
Menez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fitch keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menez trying to mount his opponent but Fitch defends it.
Menez is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menez seems to be working for a kimura but Fitch defends the submission attempt.
Menez seems to be working for a kimura but Fitch defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menez trying to mount his opponent but Fitch defends it.
Menez is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Fitch is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Florent Menez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hideyoshi Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hideyoshi Okami!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adriano Da Costa!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Da Costa. No joy for Okami on that attempt.
Da Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okami blocks a low kick nicely.
Okami shoots in and drives through. Da Costa sprawls well.
Okami tries to keep at a distance but Da Costa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Da Costa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Okami gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Da Costa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Da Costa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Okami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Okami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Da Costa looking for a sweep. Not yet Da Costa, not yet.
Okami lands a couple of digs.
Da Costa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Okami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Okami chips away with some ground and pound.
Da Costa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Da Costa keeping moving, preventing Okami from controlling successfully.
Okami is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Da Costa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Okami has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Da Costa keeping full guard, as Okami tries to pass.
Okami slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Okami content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Da Costa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okami wants to pass the guard but Da Costa is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Okami postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Da Costa looking for a sweep. Not yet Da Costa, not yet.
Da Costa keeping full guard, as Okami tries to pass.
Okami postures up and lands a big shot to Da Costa's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami got a little sloppy there for a moment and Da Costa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Okami has managed to get both his arms back between Da Costa's legs - danger averted.
Okami forces his way into half 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!
Okami wants to pass to mount but Da Costa is defending the position.
Okami looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Da Costa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Da Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Okami trying to mount his opponent but Da Costa defends it.
Da Costa actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Okami scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Okami lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Okami is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Da Costa is just riding it out for now. Okami eventually gives up the hold.
Okami content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa actively working from the bottom here.
Okami lands strikes from half guard.
Da Costa looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okami takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Da Costa tries to roll over but Okami keeps him under control.
Da Costa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Okami pulls his head out easily.
Da Costa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami trying to mount his opponent but Da Costa defends it.
Okami looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Da Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Okami connects with a nice short shot to Da Costa's temple.
Nice strikes from Okami there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okami is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Okami wants to work for an arm triangle but Da Costa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Okami wants to pass the guard but Da Costa is defending well.
Da Costa regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okami scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Da Costa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Okami lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Okami engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideyoshi Okami dominated that round.
That's time! Okami's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Okami clinches up against the cage.
Okami turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Okami manages to end up in side control.
Okami trying to control the position but Da Costa is working away.
Da Costa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Okami's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Da Costa tries to get to full guard but Okami has control of the leg.
Okami is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Okami lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Okami wants to control but Da Costa is keeping him busy.
Okami is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Da Costa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Da Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Okami sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Okami is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Okami is pressing down on Da Costa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Da Costa is holding on for now.
Okami is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Da Costa is just riding it out for now. Okami eventually gives up the hold.
Okami trying to control the action but Da Costa is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa looking for submissions off his back.
Hideyoshi Okami overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Da Costa is staying active underneath Okami, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Okami stops Da Costa from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Okami connects with a nice short shot to Da Costa's temple.
Okami is pressing down on Da Costa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Da Costa is holding on for now.
Okami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Da Costa keeps working.
Da Costa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Da Costa wants to get back to his feet.
Okami is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Okami is looking to take a break and control but Da Costa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa gets back to full guard.
Okami looking to pass the guard.
Okami postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Da Costa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Okami defends it easily.
Okami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Da Costa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Okami lands a couple of digs.
Okami preventing the sweep.
Da Costa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Da Costa is breathing heavily.
Da Costa keeping moving, preventing Okami from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa has momentary wrist control but Okami slips an elbow through the middle.
Okami lands a couple of elbows.
Okami's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Da Costa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Costa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Okami wants to get back to his feet.
Da Costa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Okami sees it coming and defends easily.
Da Costa stops Okami from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okami kicks off Da Costa and gets to his feet.
Da Costa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Da Costa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Okami sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Da Costa somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideyoshi Okami dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Da Costa has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Okami is defended easily by Da Costa.
Okami fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okami tries to score a power double leg takedown but Da Costa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Okami somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideyoshi Okami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Costa scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Costa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Da Costa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Okami is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
BOOM! Da Costa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Da Costa looking for a guillotine from mount but Okami is having none of it.
Da Costa unloading with bombs!
Da Costa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Okami can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okami is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Okami to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Okami shrugs it off.
Okami wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Da Costa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Okami has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Okami!
Okami is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Da Costa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Okami defends well.
Okami avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Da Costa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Okami controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa has momentary wrist control but Okami slips an elbow through the middle.
Okami wants to control from the top but Da Costa keeps moving.
Da Costa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Da Costa keeping moving, preventing Okami from controlling successfully.
Okami is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Okami trying to control but Da Costa is working from the bottom.
Okami drops back looking for a leg! Da Costa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Da Costa manages to kick Okami off! Okami jumps back into Da Costa's guard.
Da Costa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Okami can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Okami trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okami advances to half guard.
Da Costa is trying to stand.
Da Costa is looking for a sweep. Okami is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Okami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Da Costa keeps working.
Okami works his way into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okami controlling from mount.
Okami with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Da Costa really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Okami fails with a takedown attempt.
Okami doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Da Costa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A good leg kick by Da Costa.
Da Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okami swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Da Costa scores with a takedown into Okami's guard.
Okami is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Da Costa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Da Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Okami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Costa wants to pass the guard but Okami is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Costa lands a couple of digs.
Okami pushes Da Costa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Okami fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideyoshi Okami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Okami tries for a takedown but Da Costa manages to get underhooks.
Da Costa is pressed up against the cage. Okami has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Da Costa down to the mat. Da Costa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Okami takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Okami as he jumps to the side.
Okami shoots in and drives through. Da Costa sprawls well.
Da Costa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okami is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Da Costa is controlling him.
Da Costa trying to control but Okami is working from the bottom.
Da Costa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Da Costa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Da Costa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Okami swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami has his feet on Da Costa's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Da Costa misses with a low kick.
Okami circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okami shoots in for a takedown but Da Costa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Okami shoots in for a takedown but Da Costa shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Da Costa.
Da Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Okami circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa leaves Okami with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Da Costa thows a body kick. Okami tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Da Costa lands a nice shot to the body.
Da Costa motions for Okami to come forward. Da Costa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okami takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Costa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okami circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Costa misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Da Costa dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Okami shoots for a double leg takedown but Da Costa sprawls well. He's pushed Okami's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Okami fails with the takedown.
Okami fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Da Costa avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideyoshi Okami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Costa drives through and clinches with Okami against the cage.
Da Costa pulls guard effortlessly.
Okami throwing strikes but missing.
Okami seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Costa is looking for a triangle but Okami pushes his legs off easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Okami trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Da Costa has his foot on Okami's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Okami works his way back into a safe position though.
Da Costa keeping moving, preventing Okami from controlling successfully.
Okami advances position into side control!
Da Costa is trying to buck Okami off.
Okami is looking to take a break and control but Da Costa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Okami working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Da Costa keeps working.
Da Costa is looking to reverse the position.
Okami tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Okami has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Okami working the head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okami trying to control the action but Da Costa is working from the bottom.
Okami cracks Da Costa with a big right hand but Da Costa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Da Costa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Okami off and has taken his back!
Okami is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Da Costa looking for the RNC.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami is trying to get back to his feet but Da Costa has full control of the position and if anything, Okami has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Okami is trying to remain composed but Da Costa is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Okami showing good submission defense here.
Okami wants to get back to his feet.
Okami showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Costa throwing sloppy strikes.
Okami preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Da Costa.
Okami is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Okami has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Da Costa.
Da Costa is striking well from the back but Okami escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Okami looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Adriano Da Costa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Da Costa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriano Da Costa!
Adriano Da Costa is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hes Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hes Good was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Marks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hes Good!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marks misses with a takedown attempt - Good sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good moves in looking to clinch but Marks pushes him off.
Marks rushes Good and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marks is working for takedown but Good is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Marks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marks tries to score a body lock takedown but Good shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Good lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
Marks wants the takedown. Good is fighting it off but Marks persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Good's guard against the cage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marks drops back, looking for a kneebar! Good looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Good looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Good!
Good trying to control the action but Marks is working from the bottom.
Marks is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks is trying to escape the position but Good is controlling the position.
Marks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marks tries to get out of the position.
Good creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A lull in the action here as Good stalls from top position.
Good throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Good decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good closes the distance and pushes Marks back into the cage.
Good putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marks is breathing heavily.
Good pushes Marks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Good.
Good stops a takedown attempt from Marks.
Good lands an elbow inside that Marks shrugs off.
Good lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good lands a damaging elbow.
Good unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good lands a good knee to the midsection. Marks won't want to take too many of those.
Good lands a right hand.
Good landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Good.
Nice body punch from Good.
Marks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Karl Marks has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marks's defenses.
Good lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
Good lands with a left to the head.
Marks takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Good on the inside.
Good with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marks's face.
Good lands a shoulder strike.
Marks is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Good.
Oh Marks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marks seems to have got his legs back now.
Good with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Good.
Good lands an elbow inside.
Marks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good has Marks pressed against the cage. He pushes Marks back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Good throws a beautiful elbow that sends Marks crashing to the floor! Good piles on the pressure with more strikes! Marks is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hes Good!
Hes Good is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domink Stansbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stansbury has chosen Me Against The World as his entrance music. The key to victory for Robert Smith has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Domink Stansbury!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stansbury.
Smith lands a jab to Stansbury's midsection.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stansbury's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stansbury scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stansbury looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stansbury looks gassed!
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stansbury circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stansbury takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stansbury is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Smith throws a series of punches but Stansbury avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stansbury slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith is looking to wear down Stansbury with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stansbury under the eye.
Smith looks to land a combination but Stansbury avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Stansbury's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith scores with a one two! Stansbury had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stansbury takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Stansbury, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stansbury takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Stansbury's belly button to the back.
Stansbury takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stansbury takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robert Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stansbury looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith is working the combinations to good effect here.
Smith stuns Stansbury with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robert Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Stansbury has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith works over Stansbury's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stansbury at a distance.
Stansbury takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Smith lands with a straight right. Stansbury didn't see that one coming.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stansbury circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stansbury ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stansbury can do to turn this around?
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith lands the left hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stansbury might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Smith has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Stansbury's head back.
Stansbury takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith looks to land a combination but Stansbury avoids it well.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robert Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Stansbury has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stansbury takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith looks to land a combination but Stansbury avoids it well.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stansbury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Stansbury shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stansbury was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Robert Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stansbury takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to bum rush Stansbury with a series of wild strikes but Stansbury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Stansbury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith throws a series of punches but Stansbury avoids them all with ease.
Smith connects with a right hand. Stansbury shakes it off.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stansbury looking to score a takedown here. Smith is defending well but Stansbury drives through and ends up in Smith's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stansbury is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stansbury's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stansbury is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stansbury is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stansbury has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Stansbury dives into side control.
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Smith taking a bit of punishment here - Stansbury scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stansbury is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stansbury is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smith is pushing Stansbury's head away, looking to escape. Stansbury manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stansbury connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smith some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Smith 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.
Smith throws the left hand but Stansbury avoids the punch easily.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Stansbury backs away looking to recover.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Stansbury throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stansbury off to one side.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Stansbury dives in and scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Stansbury stops Smith from standing up.
Stansbury advances to half guard.
Stansbury slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Stansbury lands strikes from half guard.
Stansbury scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stansbury is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Stansbury is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stansbury is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stansbury missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith pushes Stansbury off looking to stand but Stansbury dives back in and keeps control.
Stansbury looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Stansbury working Smith over with strikes.
Stansbury working the head and body with strikes.
Smith looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stansbury lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Stansbury.
Stansbury working Smith over with strikes.
Smith is trying to stand.
Stansbury lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Stansbury wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stansbury is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stansbury.
Smith wants to stand back up but Stansbury manages to pass into side control.
Stansbury scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to buck Stansbury off.
Stansbury in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stansbury in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stansbury lands an elbow.
Smith pushes Stansbury away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stansbury gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stansbury is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stansbury on the ground.
Stansbury takes a little break here. Smith wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Smith on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Smith is not content to let Stansbury control the position.
Stansbury working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stansbury working the ground and pound.
Smith pushes Stansbury away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stansbury gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Smith tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Domink Stansbury has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stansbury pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stansbury connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stansbury is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Smith has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Stansbury lands a nice shot to the head.
Smith wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
A nice elbow there by Stansbury.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stansbury controlling his opponent.
Stansbury landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domink Stansbury really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stansbury doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stansbury fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith jabs Stansbury to the body, keeping him at a distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Stansbury, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stansbury takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stansbury misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robert Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domink Stansbury.
Stansbury takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith tries to bum rush Stansbury with a series of wild strikes but Stansbury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith scores with a one two! Stansbury had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith works over Stansbury's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith throws a right and a left that Stansbury avoids nicely.
Stansbury avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Stansbury shoots in.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a body punch but Stansbury moves out of range.
Stansbury avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stansbury looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Smith had his way with Domink Stansbury in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Stansbury dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Stansbury takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stansburys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stansbury tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stansbury wants to clinch.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith throws a body punch but Stansbury moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Smith.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stansbury.
Smith punishes Stansbury's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith works Stansbury's body with a nice hook.
Stansbury on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stansbury.
Stansbury dodges the punch combination from Smith.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Stansbury tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stansbury doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stansbury backs up against the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stansbury is defended easily by Smith.
Robert Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domink Stansbury.
Smith cracks Stansbury with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stansbury eats them both and turns towards Smith to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smith misses with the combination.
Stansbury takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stansbury has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stansbury takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stansbury shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Stansbury keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:44
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Smith!
Robert Smith retains his welterweight title!
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