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PFA 45: Inhuman Rampage PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Condit has chosen RAWR as his entrance music. Trevor Condit has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Jones's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Condit!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condit throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
A leg kick checked by Condit.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Condit is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Condit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Condit is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Condit takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Condit misses with a body punch.
Condit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Condit misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Condit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Condit looks gassed!
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones lands an elbow just above Condit 's eye.
Condit takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Condit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Condit letting Jones take a breather here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Condit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Condit's defenses.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Condit in his tracks for a moment.
Jones lands an elbow just above Condit 's eye.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Condit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit is trying to stall.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Condit's ribcage.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Condit's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones is pushing Condit up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Condit is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Condit.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones prevents a body shot from Condit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Condit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Condit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Condit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Condit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Condit in a clinch.
Mark Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Condit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Condit is breathing heavily.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
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 Jones.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Condit shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Condit shrugs off.
Condit misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones is stalling here.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones working Condit over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Condit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Condit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Condit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Condit being controlled against the cage.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Condit can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones just leaning against Condit, taking a breather.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Condit's defenses.
Jones has Condit pressed against the cage, preventing Condit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Condit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Condit tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Condit tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones lands a jab to the head.
A left and a right from Condit both land. Nice combination.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Condit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Condit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mark Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Condit shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones pushes Condit up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Condit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Condit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Condit takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Condit fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Condit takes an elbow to the temple.
Condit is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Condit up against the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Condit taking a breather.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands an elbow just above Condit 's eye.
Condit is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Condit takes an elbow to the temple.
Condit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones lands an elbow inside that Condit shrugs off.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Condit can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Condit tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Condit's defenses.
Jones working Condit over with knees to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Condit shrugs off.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Condit misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Condit in his tracks for a moment.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Condit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Condit takes an elbow to the forehead.
Condit working hard to break the clinch.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Condit takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Condit struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Condit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Trevor Condit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Condit is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Condit's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Jones!
Mark Jones made sure to mention his sponsor, Terror-Trition: Video Proven 155Q for $49+Laundry! in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Tinseltown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Tinseltown will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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153 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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, Danny Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Tinseltown!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tinseltown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze postures up in Tinseltown's guard and throws a big left but Tinseltown blocks it.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haze throwing strikes from guard but Tinseltown blocks nicely.
Haze is looking to work some ground and pound but Tinseltown has wrist control.
Haze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tinseltown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haze throwing strikes but missing.
Haze is looking to work some ground and pound but Tinseltown has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze wants to control from the top but Tinseltown keeps moving.
Haze has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Haze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tinseltown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze.
Tinseltown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze postures up in Tinseltown's guard and throws a big left but Tinseltown blocks it.
Haze trying to control but Tinseltown is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tinseltown keeping full guard, as Haze tries to pass.
Haze scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze connects with a couple of short punches.
Tinseltown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze.
Haze is looking to work some ground and pound but Tinseltown has wrist control.
Tinseltown looks gassed!
Haze postures up in Tinseltown's guard and throws a big left but Tinseltown blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tinseltown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haze trying to control but Tinseltown is working from the bottom.
Haze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze throwing strikes from guard but Tinseltown blocks nicely.
Tinseltown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tinseltown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haze trying to control but Tinseltown is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze cracks Tinseltown with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Haze dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haze shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Haze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haze is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Danny Haze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Tinseltown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haze is really struggling to control Tinseltown but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Haze working some strikes from top position.
Haze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haze is fighting to break Tinseltown's control of his arms but Tinseltown is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze trying to control but Tinseltown is working from the bottom.
Tinseltown is breathing heavily.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haze is looking to work some ground and pound but Tinseltown has wrist control.
Tinseltown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tinseltown controls Haze momentarily but Haze frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Haze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tinseltown's head.
Haze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tinseltown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tinseltown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haze sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tinseltown's guard.
Haze seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Haze seems content to control.
Haze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tinseltown defending well though.
Haze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haze landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haze winds up and cracks Tinseltown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Haze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tinseltown has managed to free his arm - good work.
Haze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tinseltown to regain full guard.
Haze throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tinseltown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haze working some strikes from top position.
Tinseltown has momentary wrist control but Haze slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Haze dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Haze shoots in and bounces Tinseltown off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tinseltown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze.
Haze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tinseltown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tinseltown keeping full guard, as Haze tries to pass.
Haze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
Haze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haze drops back looking for a leg! Tinseltown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tinseltown manages to kick Haze off! Haze jumps back into Tinseltown's guard.
Haze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haze wants to control from the top but Tinseltown keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tinseltown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haze drops back looking for a leg! Tinseltown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tinseltown manages to kick Haze off! Haze jumps back into Tinseltown's guard.
Haze postures up in Tinseltown's guard and throws a big left but Tinseltown blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tinseltown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze.
Haze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haze stands and throws Tinseltown's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haze landing strikes.
Haze fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Haze working the ground and pound but Tinseltown is defending the strikes.
Haze takes a little break here. Tinseltown wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tinseltown is not content to let Haze control the position.
Haze throwing strikes but Tinseltown manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Haze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haze 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Haze!
Danny Haze managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Terror-Trition: Video Proven 155Q for $49+Laundry!, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Anton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Englund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Anton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Nils Englund!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Englund moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Stephan Anton has been cut.
Anton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Englund manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Englund wants to stand and escape but Anton is having none of it.
Englund really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Englund can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anton controls the pace.
Anton trying to control but Englund is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Englund wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stephan Anton.
Anton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Englund is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anton prevents Englund from improving his position.
Englund wants to control but Anton is keeping busy.
Anton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anton 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.
Anton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Anton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Englund pushes Anton off looking to stand but Anton dives back in and keeps control.
Anton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anton lands a nice short elbow.
Englund blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anton throwing shots but Englund is blocking nicely.
Anton controlling the action here.
Anton is keen to just control but Englund is a slippery customer.
Anton is nestled in close to Englund, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anton prevents Englund from improving his position.
Anton winds up and cracks Englund with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Englund is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton working Englund over with strikes.
Anton slows the pace down in half guard.
Anton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Englund is trying to maintain the position but Anton is very close to passing his half guard.
Anton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Englund is looking to improve his position.
Anton moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Englund.
Englund tries to buck Anton off but Anton is having none of it.
Englund takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Englund is trying to control Anton's posture but Anton avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Englund is looking for a sweep.
Englund is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Englund looks gassed!
Anton controls the position from side control.
Anton is chipping away with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Anton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Anton working the ground and pound.
Englund takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anton trying to control the position but Englund is working away.
Anton working the head with strikes.
Anton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Anton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Anton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Englund tries to kick Anton off but Anton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anton trying to control the pace.
Englund is trying to get back to full guard.
Englund is looking to escape.
Anton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Englund wants to control but Anton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Englund's head.
Anton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Englund blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Englund is looking to improve his position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Englund is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anton is looking to take a break and control but Englund is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Anton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Englund defending well though.
Anton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anton throwing shots but Englund is blocking nicely.
Anton lands strikes from half guard.
Anton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anton lands a nice short elbow.
Anton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Englund with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anton drops an elbow to the side of Englund's head.
Anton throwing shots but Englund is blocking nicely.
Englund is staying active underneath Anton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Englund is looking to escape.
Anton working the head and body with strikes.
Anton is nestled in close to Englund, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Englund tries to get to full guard but Anton has control of the leg.
Englund is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Englund defending well though.
Anton prevents Englund from improving his position.
Englund is looking to control Anton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Englund avoid being mounted?
Englund is trying to stand.
Anton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Englund with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anton winds up and cracks Englund with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Anton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Englund trying to hold on to Anton's head to control him but Anton postures up.
Stephan Anton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton working over Englund with some ground and pound. Englund looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anton is nestled in close to Englund, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Englund can do to turn this around?
Anton is trying to control the action in half guard but Englund is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Englund defending well though.
Anton blocks the strikes from Englund.
Anton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Englund trying to hold on to Anton's head to control him but Anton postures up.
Anton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Englund keeps working.
Anton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Anton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Anton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Englund rushes Anton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Englund gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Englund pulls Anton into guard.
Englund wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Englund works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anton preventing the sweep.
Anton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Englund working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anton.
Englund has momentary wrist control but Anton slips an elbow through the middle.
Anton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Englund's head.
Anton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Englund not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Englund takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton works over Englund with some ground and pound from guard.
Anton trying to control but Englund is working from the bottom.
Anton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anton throws a big elbow that misses.
Anton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anton connects with a couple of short punches.
Anton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Englund works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Anton throwing strikes but missing.
Englund working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Englund keeping moving, preventing Anton from controlling successfully.
Englund working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anton.
Englund wants to sweep but no luck.
Anton wants to control from the top but Englund keeps moving.
Anton stays in close to Englund's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stephan Anton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Englund scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anton doesn't seem bothered though.
Nils Englund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Englund gets caught napping as Anton dives in and scores a takedown. Englund manages to retain guard.
Anton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Englund wants to sweep here but Anton controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton trying to control the position from guard on top but Englund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anton stands up over Englund, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anton wants to control from the top but Englund keeps moving.
Anton preventing the sweep.
Anton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Englund trying to control the position.
Englund avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Englund not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nils Englund was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Englund throws a series of punches but Anton avoids them all with ease.
Stephan Anton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton avoids the body shot from Englund.
Anton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Englund is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Anton is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Anton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Anton controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anton won't let Englund get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Anton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anton landing strikes from the mount.
Anton lands a big shot there that rocks Englund but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anton breaks from Englund's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Anton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anton, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Anton!
After winning the bout, Stephan Anton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Donkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo comes to the cage accompanied by .. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mauricio Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Manny Donkers!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donkers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rizzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rizzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donkers misses with a body shot.
Rizzo swings for the body but Donkers moves out of range.
Rizzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Donkers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Donkers.
Donkers stuffs the takedown.
Rizzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Rizzo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donkers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rizzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donkers moves in looking to clinch but Rizzo pushes him off.
Manny Donkers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Donkers closes the distance looking to clinch
so Rizzo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Donkers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rizzo.
Rizzo throws an elbow that misses. Donkers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rizzo's guard. Nice move by Donkers!
Donkers tries to stand but Rizzo is controlling from the bottom.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rizzo managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauricio Rizzo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rizzo lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donkers lands with a shot to the body.
Donkers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Donkers walks into a straight right hand from Rizzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donkers misses with an uppercut.
Rizzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rizzo misses the jab.
Rizzo throws a wild body kick that Donkers sees coming a mile off.
Donkers looks to clinch
and Rizzo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Donkers's knee momentarily.
Donkers wants to clinch up but Rizzo keeps it at a distance.
Donkers misses with a hook
and Rizzo counters with a leg kick.
Manny Donkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donkers wants to clinch but Rizzo slips to the side
and Rizzo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Donkers's knee momentarily.
Donkers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rizzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donkers wants to clinch but Rizzo slips to the side
and Rizzo counters with an outside leg kick.
Rizzo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donkers throws a hook but Rizzo avoids it easily.
Donkers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rizzo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Donkers dives on top into guard.
Rizzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rizzo pulls Donkers in close to his closed guard and prevents Donkers from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mauricio Rizzo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rizzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Donkers.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rizzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rizzo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Donkers enables Rizzo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Donkers manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Donkers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rizzo won't allow Donkers to get back to his feet.
Rizzo throws a strike but Donkers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rizzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Donkers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rizzo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mauricio Rizzo just wasn't active enough.
Donkers looks to land a right hand but Rizzo moved out of range.
Donkers connects with a jab.
Rizzo throws a good cross that connects.
A leg kick checked by Donkers.
Donkers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rizzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donkers backwards.
Rizzo breaks from the clinch.
Rizzo shoots in and bounces Donkers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rizzo throws an elbow that misses. Donkers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rizzo's guard. Nice move by Donkers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo controls Donkers momentarily but Donkers frees himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Donkers manages to get himself to full guard.
Rizzo throws a strike but Donkers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Donkers tries to free his leg and advance position but Rizzo is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donkers wants to get up but he can't break Rizzo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rizzo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mauricio Rizzo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Donkers forces Rizzo back against the cage and clinches.
Rizzo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Donkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Rizzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donkers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Donkers misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Rizzo.
Rizzo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Donkers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rizzo backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Rizzo is trying to drag Donkers to the mat but Donkers just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rizzo trying to stall but Donkers improves his position.
Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rizzo lands a head kick!
Donkers lands with a straight right. Rizzo didn't see that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donkers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rizzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donkers tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rizzo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Rizzo scores with a jab to the head.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
Rizzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Rizzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donkers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rizzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donkers is looking to clinch.
Donkers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donkers connects with a crisp jab.
Donkers wants to clinch but Rizzo slips to the side
enabling Rizzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Rizzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Donkers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donkers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rizzo counters with a nice body shot.
Donkers fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donkers closes the distance and pushes Rizzo back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donkers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rizzo taking a breather.
Donkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Rizzo.
Rizzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rizzo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Donkers.
Donkers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donkers struggles to land a body shot inside as Rizzo controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Donkers fails to land.
Rizzo lands an uppercut.
Mauricio Rizzo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rizzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rizzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rizzo manages to break the clinch.
Donkers swings for the body but Rizzo moves out of range.
Donkers misses with a hook.
Rizzo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donkers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donkers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rizzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo looks for the body kick but Donkers saw that one coming.
Donkers misses with a right hand
and Rizzo counters with a left to the body.
Donkers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rizzo.
Rizzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Donkers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rizzo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Donkers!
Rizzo 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.
Rizzo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donkers manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Donkers, under a barage of strikes from Rizzo.
Donkers has hold of Rizzo's hands but Rizzo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rizzo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mauricio Rizzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rizzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donkers regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rizzo.
Donkers keeping moving, preventing Rizzo from controlling successfully.
Donkers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rizzo wants to control from the top but Donkers keeps moving.
Rizzo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rizzo throwing strikes but missing.
Rizzo throwing strikes but missing.
Manny Donkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo won't allow Donkers to get back to his feet.
Rizzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Rizzo throws a big right hand that misses.
Rizzo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rizzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donkers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rizzo.
Rizzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Rizzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rizzo 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Rizzo!
Mauricio Rizzo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Da Mian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Da Mian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mian looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mian throws a strike but Gilmore rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mian is looking for a triangle but Gilmore pushes his legs off easily.
Gilmore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mian throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gilmore tries to stand but Mian is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mian throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gilmore escapes and throws Mian's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gilmore stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gilmore's corner calls for a 1-2. Gilmore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gilmore misses with a straight left.
Gilmore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gilmore moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gilmore lands a nice shot to the body.
Mian lands a jab to the head.
Happy Gilmore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilmore throws an overhand right that lands on Mian's shoulder, as Mian tries to avoid the shot.
Happy Gilmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilmore sizes up Mian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gilmore scores with a jab to the body.
Mian moves out of range as Gilmore strikes.
Mian digs a good body shot into Gilmore's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mian to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gilmore looks gassed!
Mian with a nice head shot there.
Mian works over Gilmore with some ground and pound from guard.
Gilmore is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mian stands and throws Gilmore's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gilmore gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mian controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mian postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gilmore looks a forlorn figure.
Gilmore is squirming around, avoiding Mian's attempts to control the action.
Mian is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gilmore has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mian trying to control but Gilmore is having none of it.
Gilmore is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mian is landing with some decent strikes but Gilmore is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mian stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab from Mian.
Gilmore scores with a nice strike.
Mian looks to land a left hand but Gilmore moved out of range nicely.
Gilmore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gilmore as he jumps to the side.
Gilmore stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gilmore wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mian tries for a takedown but Gilmore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Da Mian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mian swings for the body but Gilmore moves out of range.
Gilmore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Mian dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mian shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gilmore pinned against the cage. Gilmore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gilmore loads up on a big right hand but Mian slips the punch.
Mian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gilmore to score with a decent uppercut.
Mian shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gilmore's guard.
Gilmore is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mian is controlling him.
Gilmore has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mian off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gilmore throws the left hand but Mian avoids the punch easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mian.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Da Mian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gilmore swivels and escapes.
Gilmore swings for the body but Mian moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gilmore motions for Mian to come forward. Gilmore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gilmore misses with a series of wild punches.
Mian dives in and grabs Gilmore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gilmore pushes down on Mian's head and hops out.
Mian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gilmore with a nice cross.
Mian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gilmore scores with a body shot.
Gilmore jabs Mian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gilmore with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Gilmore misses.
Gilmore slaps away a takedown attempt from Mian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mian tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gilmore sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mian somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gilmore to score with a decent uppercut.
Mian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mian thows a body shot but no joy.
Mian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilmore moves away.
Gilmore with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilmore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gilmore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mian momentarily.
Gilmore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gilmore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gilmore lands with an uppercut that bounces Mian off the cage and back into range.
Gilmore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gilmore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mian thows a body shot but no joy.
Mian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gilmore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gilmore misses its intended target.
Mian walks into a straight right hand from Gilmore.
Mian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gilmore was well out of range. Poor timing from Mian.
Mian is looking to wear down Gilmore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gilmore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mian moves out of range as Gilmore strikes.
Mian lands with an overhand left.
Gilmore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mian.
Mian tries to bum rush Gilmore with a series of wild strikes but Gilmore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gilmore thows a body shot but no joy.
Mian misses with a hook.
Gilmore throws a shot to the body.
Gilmore misses with a wild combination.
Gilmore throws a body punch but Mian moves out of range.
Gilmore slips a straight right by Mian.
Gilmore jabs at Mian's body.
Mian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilmore moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore wants to land a leg kick but Mian is out of range.
Gilmore misses with a looping left.
Mian closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mian trying to advance position but Gilmore counters by regaining guard.
Mian is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gilmore is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gilmore has escaped and now he's on top!
Mian controls Gilmore momentarily but Gilmore frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gilmore manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Gilmore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gilmore thows a body shot but no joy.
Gilmore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gilmore cracks Mian with a good jab.
Gilmore takes a swing at Mian's ribcage but misses.
Mian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gilmore is fending him off so far but Mian persists. Nope, Gilmore circles away and we're back to standing.
Mian misses the shot to the body.
Mian tries for a takedown but Gilmore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gilmore with a nice cross.
Gilmore connects with the punch.
Gilmore looks to land a combination. Mian sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gilmore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mian was well out of range. Poor timing from Gilmore.
Mian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Da Mian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gilmore throws out a powerful jab.
Mian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gilmore lands with a right hand.
Mian jabs Gilmore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mian misses with a straight left.
Mian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gilmore tries to avoid it but Mian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gilmore to the ground. Gilmore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gilmore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gilmore connects with a jab.
Gilmore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mian fails to land the takedown.
Gilmore delivers a nice body kick.
Gilmore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gilmore lands with a good body shot.
Gilmore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Mian misses.
Gilmore lands with a nice body punch.
Gilmore fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mian looks to score with a jab to the body but Gilmore is just out of range.
Gilmore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Happy Gilmore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gilmore motions for Mian to come forward. Gilmore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gilmore throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mian's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mian misses the shot to the body.
Mian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gilmore as he avoids it easily.
Gilmore thuds his shin into the meat of Mian's side.
Gilmore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mian under the eye.
Mian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gilmore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mian at a distance.
Mian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mian shoots and misses
and Gilmore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gilmore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mian.
Gilmore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilmore manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Gilmore.
Gilmore misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Gilmore as Mian shoots in.
Gilmore tests Mian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mian fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gilmore sprawls well initially but Mian persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gilmore has one foot on Mian's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mian shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gilmore is defending against the submission attempts here by Mian.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mian is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gilmore doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mian seems to be working for a kimura but Gilmore defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gilmore is in trouble now - Mian has advanced to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Happy Gilmore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gilmore has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Gilmore!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bantou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes into the arena with New York blaring out of the sound system. Bantou has chosen Brownvillian as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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206 lbs
11 - 22 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Third Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bantou!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bantou's half guard.
Boy 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 referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bantou's head.
Ground and pound from Boy.
Boy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boy content to control rather than advance.
Bantou taking some punishment here, with Boy in his 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!
Bantou looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boy prevents Bantou from standing back up.
Boy 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.
Boy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantou taking some punishment here, with Boy in his half guard.
Boy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boy working Bantou over with strikes.
Boy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Boy controlling his opponent.
Boy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bantou has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy with good strikes from the mount here!
Boy cracks Bantou with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boy with a couple of short strikes.
Boy working the ground and pound effectively.
Bantou is rocked!
Boy has isolated one of Bantou's arms. Bantou looking to fight him off but Boy twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Third Boy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Frac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bod Zio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zio has chosen Old Mcdonald had a farm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Frac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bod Zio!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frac checks the leg kick.
Zio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zio misses with a head kick.
Frac doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zio counters with a thumping low kick.
Zio tries a head kick but it misses.
Zio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frac.
Frac shoots and misses
and Frac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like James Frac has been cut.
Frac tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zio lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zio lands a lovely overhand right.
Frac is rocked!
Zio pounces like a tiger and cracks Frac with a vicious hook! Frac is down but not out! Zio follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bod Zio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Rolston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Capwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capwell has chosen The Haunted - 99 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Rolston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Capwell!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rolston was well out of range. Poor timing from Capwell.
The fight stays on the outside here - Capwell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Rolston.
Rolston tries to bum rush Capwell with a series of wild strikes but Capwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Capwell dives in and grabs Rolston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rolston pushes down on Capwell's head and hops out.
A shot to the liver by Capwell. Beautiful body shot.
Capwell scores with a nice head shot.
Capwell moves into the clinch.
Capwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rolston prevents Capwell from breaking the clinch.
Rolston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Rolston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Capwell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rolston pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rolston tries to break free but Capwell pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capwell looking for a takedown.
James Rolston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Capwell.
Capwell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rolston gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Capwell.
Rolston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Capwell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rolston's efforts to push away.
Rolston can't break the clinch.
Rolston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Capwell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rolston keeps the fight on the outside.
Rolston staying out of range there.
Capwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capwell fails to land the takedown.
Capwell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rolston.
Capwell lands a jab to Rolston's midsection.
Capwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rolston.
Capwell clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rolston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rolston misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Capwell.
Capwell manages to break the clinch.
Rolston throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Capwell missing with a left hand there. Rolston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Capwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rolston scoring well with a low kick there.
Rolston throws a head kick but Capwell moves out of range.
Capwell fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rolston to the ground. Capwell is now in Rolston's guard.
Rolston will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Capwell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Capwell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Capwell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Capwell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rolston is trying to control the position but Capwell postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capwell wants to pass the guard but Rolston is keeping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capwell is looking to work some ground and pound but Rolston has wrist control.
Capwell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Capwell chips away with some ground and pound.
Capwell wants to control from the top but Rolston keeps moving.
Capwell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rolston's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rolston keeping moving, preventing Capwell from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Capwell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rolston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Capwell lands with a shot to the body.
Capwell misses with a straight left.
Rolston misses with the combination.
Rolston misses with a low kick.
Capwell thuds a left hand into Rolston's body.
Capwell wants to clinch.
Capwell scores with the left hand. Rolston knows he should have avoided that one.
Capwell moves in looking to clinch but Rolston pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Mason Capwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capwell scores with a body shot.
Capwell manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rolston on his heels. He'll look to pass Rolston's guard now, I'm sure.
Rolston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Capwell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Capwell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Capwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Rolston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Capwell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rolston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capwell lands a couple of digs.
Capwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Rolston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rolston keeping full guard, as Capwell tries to pass.
Capwell 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.
Rolston manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capwell is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolston looking to control but Capwell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Capwell is looking to get to half guard.
Mason Capwell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Capwell controls the position.
Rolston wants to control the pace but Capwell is squirming around nicely.
Capwell working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capwell is squirming around, avoiding Rolston's attempts to control the action.
Capwell tries to hold on but Rolston postures up.
Rolston can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Capwell is looking to escape.
Capwell is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Capwell is squirming around, avoiding Rolston's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Capwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Capwell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rolston has time to react.
Rolston misses with a hook.
Capwell throws a body punch but Rolston moves out of range.
Rolston tries a head kick but it misses.
Rolston thumps Capwell with a low kick.
Capwell is looking to clinch but Rolston is avoiding it.
Rolston ducks under a wild hook from Capwell.
Capwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rolston moves away.
Capwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Rolston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Capwell throws a hook but Rolston avoids it easily.
Capwell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rolston counters with a good low kick that Capwell was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Capwell misses the shot to the body.
Rolston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rolston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Capwell at a distance.
James Rolston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Capwell shoots for a takedown but Rolston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mason Capwell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Capwell wants to clinch but Rolston slips to the side
and Rolston counters with a head kick. That will keep Capwell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Capwell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Capwell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Capwell lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Capwell moves into full mount! Rolston won't be happy about that!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capwell breaks from Rolston's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capwell misses with a head shot.
Capwell trying to control but Rolston is having none of it.
Rolston keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rolston tries to hold on but Capwell pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Capwell lands with some strikes.
Rolston manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Capwell wants to work for an arm triangle but Rolston is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capwell seems to be working for a kimura but Rolston defends the submission attempt.
Capwell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rolston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Capwell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rolston defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Capwell wants to work for an arm triangle but Rolston is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Capwell in particular looking to stall.
Capwell trying to control the action but Rolston is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capwell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Capwell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rolston defends it well.
Capwell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Capwell really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rolston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rolston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rolston gets tackled into the cage by Capwell. Capwell maintains the clinch.
Rolston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rolston can't find room to land a body shot as Capwell controls the action.
Capwell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Capwell tightens his grip and picks Rolston up, before dumping him to the ground. Rolston manages to land in guard.
Rolston controls Capwell momentarily but Capwell frees himself.
Capwell trying to control but Rolston is working from the bottom.
Capwell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolston keeping full guard, as Capwell tries to pass.
Capwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Rolston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Capwell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mason Capwell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Capwell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rolston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capwell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Capwell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Capwell gets a clinch.
Capwell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rolston up against the cage.
Rolston takes a shot to the head.
Capwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Capwell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rolston fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Capwell scores with a takedown into Rolston's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capwell is stalling in the full guard.
Capwell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capwell postures up.
Rolston wants to hit a switch here but Capwell passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rolston there!
Capwell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Capwell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolston in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rolston is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Capwell with a couple of short strikes.
Rolston is bucking up trying to escape but Capwell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rolston is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capwell connects with a bit shot that sees Rolston covering up! More strikes from Capwell and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Capwell is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Capwell!
Mason Capwell is the new light heavyweight champion!
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