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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave London (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Seber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave London!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Seber!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seber doesn't manage to clinch there - London circles away.
Seber closes the distance and pushes London back into the cage.
London wants a takedown but no success here.
London tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Seber just stands there and leans against the cage.
Seber pulls guard successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Seber wants to sweep but no luck.
Seber pushes London off and gets back to his feet.
Seber looks to clinch
and London counters with a left and a right that stings Seber.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
London punishes Seber's body with a nice straight punch.
Seber looks to clinch
and London counters with a left to the body.
Seber throws a nice looking combination but London bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
London fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave London. That's going to take a lot out of him.
London circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seber lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Seber.
London changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Seber looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Seber tries to escape but London is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seber tries to bench press London off him but London keeps the position.
London thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Seber is trying to buck London off.
London controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Seber's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seber is looking to reverse the position.
London landing a few strikes.
Seber tries to bench press London off him but London keeps the position.
London is looking to take a break and control but Seber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Seber wants to control but London postures up.
Seber is trying to work for a sweep but London has mounted him!
London lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seber wants to hold on but London pushes him away.
Seber keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Seber is in a horrible position here. London smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seber tries to reverse the position but London maintains control.
Seber is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Seber tries to hold on but London postures up.
Seber is in all sorts of trouble here.
London postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Seber looks a forlorn figure.
London wants to control the pace but Seber is squirming around nicely.
London has control of Seber's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Seber regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seber is trying to reverse the position but instead London has taken his back - oops!
Seber looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Seber covers up after that shot from London.
Seber staying busy and making it hard for London to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seber trying to control the hands but London won't let him.
Seber is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave London dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Seber as London shoots in.
Seber misses with a wild combination.
Seber closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Seber lands in his opponent's guard.
London trying to control the position.
Seber thows a big elbow that misses.
Seber stands up from London's guard - Seber perhaps looking for a knockout.
Seber has his takedown stuffed
and London counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dave London is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
London shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than London was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Seber is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
London tries to control but Seber wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seber is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dave London overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
London wants to control the pace but Seber is squirming around nicely.
London looking to secure an arm triangle but Seber defends it well.
Seber is looking to improve his position but London isn't that keen on the idea.
Seber is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
London wants to take Seber's back but he can't do it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seber is trying to escape the mount.
London tries to control but Seber wriggling away.
London working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
London wants to control the action but instead Seber gets a body lock and reverses into London's guard! Nice work!
Seber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seber trying to control but London is working from the bottom.
London avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
London looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
London keeping full guard, as Seber tries to pass.
Seber wants to control from the top but London keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
London striking off his back but it's not causing Seber any problems.
Seber lands a couple of digs.
Seber postures up in London's guard and throws a big left but London blocks it.
Seber controlling from the top position.
London controls Seber momentarily but Seber frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Seber wants to control from the top but London keeps moving.
Seber pushing down on London's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Seber is looking to take a break and control but London is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
London is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seber is pressing down on London's thigh, looking to free his foot. London is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pat Seber will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Seber tries to clinch but London moves out of range.
London slips a jab and a cross from Seber.
Seber shoots for a takedown but London saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Seber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
London keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
London displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Seber.
Dave London has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Seber.
London closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Seber quickly recovers to half guard.
London is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Seber wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. London lands a nice short elbow.
Seber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
London trying to control from half guard but Seber is working away.
Seber wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
London moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Seber.
Seber is working to avoid the ground and pound but London connects with a decent elbow.
London controlling the position from side mount.
Seber tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but London wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Seber prevents London from moving into mount.
London has control of an arm but Seber manages to advance to London's back!
Seber gets his hands free as London looks to control.
Seber controlling well, preventing London from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
London breaks Seber's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Seber wriggles free and stands up.
Pat Seber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
London gets a clinch.
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!
London tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Seber just stands there and leans against the cage.
London drops down looking for an ankle pick but Seber pulls his leg out and moves away.
Seber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seber fails to land the takedown.
No joy there for Seber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
London blocks a leg kick.
London tries to clinch up but Seber circles away and keeps his distance.
Seber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but London circles away quickly and effectively.
London lands a lovely overhand right.
London misses with a low kick.
London tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
London fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
London closes the distance and clinches up with Seber, looking for a takedown. London pushes Seber against the cage but Seber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
London moves into the clinch.
Seber tries for a takedown but London manages to get underhooks.
London pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
London looks to land a body kick but Seber moved away.
Seber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
London tries to clinch but Seber is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seber misses with a takedown attempt
and London counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
London is taking a breather. Seber says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
London is trying to control the action in half guard but Seber is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Seber has one foot on London's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
London avoids a punch combination nicely.
London shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Seber but Seber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Seber misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
London shoots in for a double leg but Seber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave London showed his dominance in that final round.
Well London 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 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave London!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lice Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhys Greville Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greville Griffiths comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rage Against The Machine-Killing in the Name Of kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lice Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lice Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rhys Greville Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greville Griffiths fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Greville Griffiths misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Greville Griffiths keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie won't allow Greville Griffiths to sweep him here.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Greville Griffiths is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Greville Griffiths gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working Greville Griffiths over with strikes here.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Gracie but it's paid off an Greville Griffiths is forced to tap! Nice work by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lice Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Leonitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nomoh Rogein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogein has chosen If you can't ride two horses at once you should quit the circus as his entrance music. Roman Leonitis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Leonitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nomoh Rogein!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonitis moves out of range as Rogein strikes.
Rogein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leonitis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rogein's half guard.
Leonitis lands with a punch from half guard.
Leonitis is keen to just control but Rogein is a slippery customer.
Rogein regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Leonitis.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonitis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rogein really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leonitis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leonitis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Leonitis with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogein wants to stand and escape but Leonitis is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonitis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Leonitis won't allow Rogein to get back to his feet.
Rogein keeping moving, preventing Leonitis from controlling successfully.
Rogein has momentary wrist control but Leonitis slips an elbow through the middle.
Leonitisis looking to pass into half guard but Rogein pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rogein is in guard.
Leonitis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Leonitis controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonitis breaks from Rogein's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Leonitis has hold of Rogein's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rogein manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
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!
Leonitis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rogein can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Leonitis unloads with some shots from mount but Rogein bucks and avoids them well.
Leonitis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonitis looking to secure an arm triangle but Rogein defends it well.
Leonitis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leonitis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rogein is looking to escape.
Leonitis throws some wild stikes that Rogein manages to avoid easily.
Rogein tries to buck Leonitis off but he can't manage it.
Leonitis is working for a guillotine from mount but Rogein frees his head quite easily.
Leonitis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonitis trying to control but Rogein is having none of it.
Leonitis wants to finish this one by submission but Rogein is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Leonitis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonitis looking to secure an arm triangle but Rogein defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Leonitis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rogein looks to throw the jab but Leonitis is out of range.
Leonitis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roman Leonitis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonitis ducks under a wild hook from Rogein.
Leonitis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rogein on his heels. He'll look to pass Rogein's guard now, I'm sure.
Leonitis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Leonitis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rogein pulls Leonitis in close to prevent any damage.
Rogein keeping moving, preventing Leonitis from controlling successfully.
Rogein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogein keeping moving, preventing Leonitis from controlling successfully.
Leonitis thows a big elbow that misses.
Leonitis drops back looking for a leg! Rogein is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rogein manages to kick Leonitis off! Leonitis jumps back into Rogein's guard.
Leonitis throws a big right hand that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Leonitis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Leonitis pushing down on Rogein's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonitis is taking a breather. Rogein says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Leonitis is looking to take a break and control but Rogein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leonitis working over Rogein with some ground and pound. Rogein looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Leonitis wants to pass to mount but Rogein is defending the position.
Leonitis wants to work for an arm triangle but Rogein is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Leonitis wants to take a breather but Rogein is having none of it.
Leonitis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonitis works his way into full mount!
Rogein working to try and regain half guard.
Rogein is breathing heavily.
Leonitis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rogein tries to lock up and control but Leonitis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Leonitis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Leonitis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonitis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Leonitis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Leonitis has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Rogein is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roman Leonitis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Halman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halman comes to the cage accompanied by How I Could Just Kill A Man . Jacek Halman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacek Halman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Butch Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halman blocks a leg kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Halman gets the takedown into side control.
Halman takes a little break here. Lee wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lee trying to remain calm as Halman controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jacek Halman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lee looks for a takedown but Halman sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to clinch up but Halman keeps it at a distance.
Halman shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Halman looking to score a takedown here. Lee is defending well but Halman drives through and ends up in Lee's guard.
Halman stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jacek Halman just wasn't active enough.
Halman shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Lee wants to clinch but Halman slips to the side
and Halman counters with a nice body shot.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee tries to clinch up but Halman circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a one two! Halman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee misses with a hook.
Halman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacek Halman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee lands a high kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Halman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee shoots in but Halman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jacek Halman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Halman counters with a takedown into side control.
Lee being controlled for a moment.
Halman working the ground and pound.
Halman controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Halman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We're going to have a standup here because Jacek Halman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Halman feints and as Lee raises his hands in defense, Halman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Halman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacek Halman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lee tries to bum rush Halman with a series of wild strikes but Halman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Halman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Halman 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.
Nice takedown defense from Halman. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Halman counters with a left and a right that hurts Lee! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Halman jumps into full mount!
Lee is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jacek Halman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jacek Halman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Halman swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halman shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Halman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Halman moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butch Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Halman.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee misses with a hook. Halman ducked under it nicely.
Halman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Halman is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lee!
Halman controlling from the full mount.
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Halman controlling the position easily from mount.
Halman scoring with strikes but Lee is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to try and get back to his feet.
Halman lands a nice shot to the head.
Halman looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacek Halman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacek Halman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AL James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Queli Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
204 lbs
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213 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, AL James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Queli Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from James enables Ribeiro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. James manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ribeiro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
James has momentary wrist control but Ribeiro slips an elbow through the middle.
Ribeiro with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribeiro controls from within his opponent's guard.
James is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ribeiro defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro looking to sit in guard and control but James gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ribeiro has a closed guard, preventing James from standing up.
James drops back looking for a leg! Ribeiro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ribeiro manages to kick James off! James jumps back into Ribeiro's guard.
Ribeiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. James gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ribeiro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro looking to control.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
James throws a big right hand that misses.
James gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ribeiro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ribeiro wanted to stand there but James had control of the position.
Ribeiro trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ribeiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
James is looking for a triangle but Ribeiro pushes his legs off easily.
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!
Ribeiro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and James dives on top into guard.
Ribeiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ribeiro has a closed guard, preventing James from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ribeiro has James pulled in close to control his posture.
James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
James passes Ribeiro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
James landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ribeiro is trying to maintain the position but James is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AL James dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ribeiro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro is looking for a kimura but James is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ribeiro to get the leverage.
Ribeiro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so James is just riding it out for now. Ribeiro eventually gives up the hold.
Ribeiro throws a strike but James avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Ribeiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ribeiro is posturing up here but James has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ribeiro tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ribeiro has to tap! Slick submission there by James!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). AL James!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Gatlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Catfish Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Gatlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Catfish Davis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatlin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gatlin as he avoids it easily.
Davis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gatlin!
Gatlin tries to hold on but Davis postures up.
Davis cracks Gatlin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Davis lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatlin tries to hold on but Davis postures up.
Davis with good strikes from the mount here!
Davis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis landing punches.
Gatlin is rocked!
Davis postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Gatlin badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Davis around the waist but Davis pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Davis is the winner by TKO! Davis jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Catfish Davis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Guinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Forester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Forester is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Guinness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, George Forester!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forester shoots in and bounces Guinness off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Forester throws a big right hand that misses.
Guinness is trying to keep Forester in close.
Forester drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Forester jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Guinness wants to stand but Forester is controlling the position.
Guinness trying to keep a closed guard but Forester is proving a slippery customer.
Guinness looking for a guillotine here but Forester defends easily.
Forester drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Forester jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forester advances position into side control!
Guinness is looking for a sweep.
Forester landing a few strikes.
Guinness takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Guinness's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Forester tries for a kimura but Guinness is defending well.
Guinness is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forester is trying to get an arm triangle but Guinness is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forester wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Guinness, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Forester tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Guinness is trying to improve his position.
Forester looks up at the clock and then as Guinness takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Forester smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Guinness struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forester is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Guinness knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Guinness is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Guinness tries to get to full guard but Forester has control of the leg.
Forester 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! Guinness is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Forester!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Domink Stansbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Rushden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stansbury comes to the cage accompanied by Me Against The World. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
173 lbs
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25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Domink Stansbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Rushden!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stansbury shoots in for a double leg but Rushden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rushden throws a head kick that misses.
Stansbury shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rushden is trying to defend but Stansbury finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stansbury missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rushden looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rushden tries to get to full guard but Stansbury has control of the leg.
Stansbury is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rushden doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stansbury.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stansbury missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stansbury trying to control the action but Rushden is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rushden is controlling Stansbury's trapped leg to prevent Stansbury from advancing to side control.
Stansbury is thwarting Rushden's attempts to control the position.
Stansbury has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ground and pound from Stansbury.
Rushden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rushden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rushden is trying to keep Stansbury in close.
Stansbury throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rushden is looking for a triangle here but Stansbury uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rushden is trying to control Stansbury's posture but Stansbury avoids it.
Rushden takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rushden is not content to let Stansbury control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rushden dodges the ground and pound from Stansbury.
Stansbury throws a strike aimed at the side of Rushden's head but Rushden avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rushden struggling a bit here.
Stansbury tries for a kimura but Rushden is defending well.
Stansbury looks up at the clock and then as Rushden takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stansbury smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rushden takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stansbury working away.
Stansbury misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stansbury working the ground and pound but Rushden is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Rushden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stansbury working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stansbury lands an elbow.
Rushden is looking to regain half guard here but Stansbury keeps moving and retains side control.
Stansbury working the ground and pound but Rushden is defending the strikes.
Stansbury lands some shots froms side control.
Rushden tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Stansbury. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rushden grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Stansbury.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stansbury controlling well, preventing Rushden from escaping the position.
Rushden trying to control the hands but Stansbury won't let him.
Rushden looks gassed!
Stansbury is punishing Rushden with strikes - can he finish him?!
Stansbury is trying to stick to Rushden's back but Rushden is turning into Stansbury. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Stansbury's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rushden.
Rushden throws and elbow that misses. Stansbury uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rushden's guard. Nice move by Stansbury!
Stansbury throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stansbury trying to control the position from guard on top but Rushden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domink Stansbury dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rushden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stansbury swivels and escapes.
Stansbury shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rushden manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rushden trying to control the position.
Stansbury throwing strikes from guard but Rushden blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rushden can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rushden is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stansbury is controlling him.
Stansbury avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rushden looking to control.
Rushden is breathing heavily.
Stansbury in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stansbury trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stansbury content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stansbury working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rushden's head.
Stansbury is looking to work some ground and pound but Rushden has wrist control.
Stansbury stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rushden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stansbury postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rushden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stansbury defends well.
Stansbury throwing strikes from guard but Rushden blocks nicely.
Stansbury wants to control from the top but Rushden keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stansbury 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.
Stansbury postures up and lands a big shot to Rushden's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stansbury thows a big elbow that misses.
Stansbury throwing strikes from guard but Rushden blocks nicely.
Rushden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stansbury loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stansbury cracks Rushden with a solid left hand.
Stansbury postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stansbury loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stansbury trying to control the position from guard on top but Rushden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stansbury thows a big elbow that misses.
Stansbury postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rushden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stansbury defends well.
Stansbury wants to control from the top but Rushden keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rushden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stansbury throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stansbury with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rushden looking for a sweep. Not yet Rushden, not yet.
Stansbury missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stansbury working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rushden's head.
Stansbury might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stansbury scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stansbury landing some decent shots from guard.
Rushden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rushden looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stansbury is in close to Rushden's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stansbury got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rushden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stansbury has managed to get both his arms back between Rushden's legs - danger averted.
Stansbury throws a big right hand that misses.
Stansbury with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stansbury stands up over Rushden, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stansbury slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stansbury is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Domink Stansbury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rushden keeping moving, preventing Stansbury from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domink Stansbury 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rushden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stansbury decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rushden's guard.
Stansbury trying to control but Rushden is working from the bottom.
Stansbury advances to half guard.
Stansbury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rushden can do to turn this around?
Stansbury is looking to pass Rushden's guard but actually Rushden recovers to full guard.
Stansbury with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rushden has his foot on Stansbury's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stansbury works his way back into a safe position though.
Stansbury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rushden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stansbury with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stansbury throwing strikes from guard but Rushden blocks nicely.
Rushden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stansbury scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rushden working for a triangle but Stansbury defends it easily.
Rushden has an active guard here but Stansbury has managed to pass into half guard.
Stansbury is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stansbury not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stansbury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stansbury is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rushden is just riding it out for now. Stansbury eventually gives up the hold.
Stansbury not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stansbury thows a huge punch but Rushden dodges it nicely.
Rushden is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stansbury pulls his head out easily.
Stansbury not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rushden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stansbury.
Stansbury sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rushden defending well though.
Nice strikes from Stansbury there.
Stansbury is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rushden is just riding it out for now. Stansbury eventually gives up the hold.
Stansbury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stansbury is nestled in close to Rushden, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rushden tries to get to full guard but Stansbury has control of the leg.
Stansbury wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rushden keeps working.
Stansbury not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rushden tries to roll over but Stansbury keeps him under control.
Max Rushden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stansbury looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stansbury seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stansbury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rushden tries to get to full guard but Stansbury has control of the leg.
Rushden is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stansbury scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rushden wants to get back to his feet.
Rushden has hold of Stansbury's hands but Stansbury slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stansbury lands strikes from half guard.
Stansbury working over Rushden with some ground and pound. Rushden looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stansbury missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stansbury looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stansbury passes to side control.
Stansbury scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stansbury scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rushden to see if he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stansbury looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rushden taking a bit of punishment here - Stansbury scoring with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Domink Stansbury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stansbury 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domink Stansbury!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hideyoshi Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and San Martin Palermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palermo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Adelante Boca Juniors!. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hideyoshi Okami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, San Martin Palermo !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palermo stuffs the takedown attempt from Okami. Okami gets slowly back to his feet.
Okami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palermo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palermo tries to close the distance and clinch but Okami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Okami shoots in but no luck this time.
Palermo is looking to clinch.
Okami fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Palermo 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palermo stuffs the takedown attempt from Okami. Okami gets slowly back to his feet.
Okami shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Palermo as he jumps to the side.
Okami fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Palermo leaves Okami with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palermo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Okami counters with a big head kick but Palermo shrugs it off.
Okami throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palermo 's waist but Palermo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Okami off to one side.
Okami changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palermo tries to avoid it but Okami manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palermo to the ground. Palermo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Palermo tries to clinch but Okami moves away
so Okami counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Okami is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Okami stops Palermo from standing up.
Okami thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Okami prevents Palermo from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Okami passes Palermo 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Okami is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Palermo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Okami is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Palermo !
Palermo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Okami.
Okami controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palermo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Okami 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!
Okami cracks Palermo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Okami putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Okami is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Palermo is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Palermo flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Okami anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Palermo and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Okami slips an arm under Palermo chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Okami has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Okami is squeezing on Palermo like an anaconda would it's prey. Palermo fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hideyoshi Okami!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hes Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Steller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hes Good has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hes Good!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac Steller!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steller shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Good napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Steller lands some shots froms side control.
Good can't do much from the bottom here.
Steller creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Good sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Steller landing strikes.
Steller working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Steller wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Good, who protects the arm well.
Steller tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Good wants to control but Steller postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steller landing strikes.
Good gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Good is looking to control Steller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Good avoid being mounted?
Steller wants to free his trapped foot but Good is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Steller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Good keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Steller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Steller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steller drops an elbow to the side of Good's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steller seems to be looking for submissions.
Good on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
It looks like Hes Good has been cut.
Steller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Steller lands a nice short elbow.
Steller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Good moves into full guard.
Steller is looking to work some ground and pound but Good has wrist control.
Good wants to sweep here but Steller controlling him for the moment.
Steller throws and elbow that misses. Good uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Steller's guard. Nice move by Good!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steller thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Steller wants to sweep here but Good controlling him for the moment.
Steller throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Steller throwing short punches from the bottom.
Steller working a defensive guard here.
Steller looking for a sweep. Not yet Steller, not yet.
Steller is trying to control the position but Good postures up.
Steller trying to strike off his back.
Steller looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Good puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Steller regains full guard. Nicely done.
Steller looking for a guillotine here but Good defends easily.
Steller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steller striking off his back but it's not causing Good any problems.
Steller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steller winds up and cracks Good with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Good keeping hold of Steller's head, controlling as best he can.
Steller throwing shots but Good is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Good is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Steller scores with a couple of nice shots.
Steller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Steller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hes Good'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.
Steller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steller.
Good stuffs the takedown attempt from Steller. Steller gets slowly back to his feet.
Good tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good throws out a powerful jab.
Steller swats away the attempt to clinch by Good.
Good fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steller.
Hes Good has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Steller.
A slapping body kick lands there for Good.
Good tries to clinch up.
Good is looking to clinch but Steller is avoiding it.
Steller circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steller fails with a takedown attempt.
Good looks to throw the jab but Steller is out of range.
Hes Good seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Good. Steller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good tries to close the distance and clinch but Steller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Good misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Good looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good pushes Steller up against the cage in a clinch.
Good makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good is leaning against Steller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steller is breathing heavily.
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!
Steller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Good pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Good scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mac Steller has been cut.
Good connects with a nasty looking knee right to Steller's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Good.
Steller is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Good landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steller backwards.
Good lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good lands an elbow that stopped Steller in his tracks for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Good.
Good lands a hook that snaps the head of Steller backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steller looking for a takedown.
Steller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good scores with a shoulder strike.
Steller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Good avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Good.
Good lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Good.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Good obliges.
Good lands an elbow that stopped Steller in his tracks for a moment.
Good lands a left hand.
Good lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Mac Steller's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Good.
Steller is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Good.
Steller is still on wobbly legs! Can Good finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Good.
The cut above Mac Steller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Good pushes Steller against the cage. Good is working some dirty boxing. Good pushes off with a quick right hook! Steller goes down! Steller tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Good moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hes Good!
Hes Good retains his light heavyweight title!
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