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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Territoire Hostile. Dos Santos De Souza Silva has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva has been cut.
No joy there for Dos Santos De Souza Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
St Pierre gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws a head kick that misses
and St Pierre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching St Pierre on his heels. He'll look to pass St Pierre's guard now, I'm sure.
St Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dos Santos De Souza Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dos Santos De Souza Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St Pierre has a closed guard, preventing Dos Santos De Souza Silva from standing up.
St Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
St Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming St Pierre to the mat! St Pierre manages to get full guard.
St Pierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dos Santos De Souza Silva defends it easily.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking to stand up but St Pierre won't let him.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva won't allow St Pierre to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to get up but he can't break St Pierre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva won't allow St Pierre to get back to his feet.
St Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dos Santos De Souza Silva defends well.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva misses with a kick to the body
and St Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Pierre. St Pierre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St Pierre.
Nice jab there from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
St Pierre takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
St Pierre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dos Santos De Souza Silva is trying to defend but St Pierre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
St Pierre is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to kick St Pierre off but St Pierre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos De Souza Silva defends the submission attempt.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to kick St Pierre off but St Pierre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre lands strikes from half guard.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva pushes St Pierre off but St Pierre dives into side control.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but St Pierre connects with a decent elbow.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos De Souza Silva keeps working.
St Pierre is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dos Santos De Souza Silva looks calm but he's in trouble here. St Pierre gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dos Santos De Souza Silva is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! St Pierre lets go of the hold and Dos Santos De Souza Silva can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt St Pierre!
Matt St Pierre managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, John Clark!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark cracks a nice hook into Wilson's ribs.
Wilson shoots in and bounces Clark off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wilson tries to stand but Clark is controlling from the bottom.
Wilson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Clark has his hands on Wilson's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Wilson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wilson takes one to the chin there.
Wilson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clark looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Clark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Clark's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wilson grinds an elbow into Clark's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clark keeps working.
Wilson tries to advance to mount but Clark instead regains half guard.
Wilson wants to free his trapped foot but Clark is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Clark wants to improve his position but Wilson is controlling well.
Wilson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Clark takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wilson misses with a head shot.
Wilson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson landing strikes from the mount.
Wilson controlling the pace for now.
Wilson wants to control the pace but Clark is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson punching from mount but Clark doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Wilson.
Wilson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clark is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Wilson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clark misses with a body shot.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Clark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nick Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Clark has wrist control.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
Wilson is looking to advance position but Clark has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Clark prevents Wilson from getting the reversal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Clark wants to control the pace but Wilson is squirming around nicely.
Clark pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wilson gets back to half guard.
Clark wants to pass the guard but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson wants to control but Clark is keeping busy.
Wilson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Clark is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Clark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilson is in trouble now - Clark has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Clark throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wilson is squirming around, avoiding Clark's attempts to control the action.
Clark looking to ground and pound but Wilson is blocking nicely.
Wilson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark looking to finish with strikes here!
Clark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is bucking up trying to escape but Clark cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Clark avoids the attempt from Wilson to control.
Wilson really wants to buck Clark off and get back to his feet.
Clark tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Clark looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Clark sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wilson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wilson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wilson working to try and regain half guard.
Clark controlling the position easily from mount.
Clark breaks from Wilson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wilson is squirming around, avoiding Clark's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark unloads with some shots from mount but Wilson bucks and avoids them well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark cracks Wilson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Clark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clark tries to control but Wilson wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wilson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clark does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clark avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilson.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Clark is having none of it.
Wilson is looking to advance position but Clark won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clark trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson seems to be working for a kimura but Clark defends the submission attempt.
Clark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clark regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wilson.
Wilson postures up in Clark's guard and throws a big left but Clark blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Clark is retaining full guard.
Clark lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wilson!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark punching from mount but Wilson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is desperately trying to improve his position but Clark has a good base and remains in mount.
Clark avoids the attempt from Wilson to control.
Wilson is looking to get to half guard.
Clark looking to ground and pound but Wilson is blocking nicely.
Clark avoids the attempt from Wilson to control.
Wilson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound.
Clark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to escape the mount.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound.
Wilson is looking to improve his position but Clark isn't that keen on the idea.
Clark tries to control but Wilson wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Nick Wilson!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Nick Wilson!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Nick Wilson!
Nick Wilson wins by unanimous decision!
Nick Wilson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Brien comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky Road to Dublin. Davis has chosen The Blood Brothers-USA Nails as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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134 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Donnie O Brien !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Gray Davis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a hook to the side of O Brien 's head but O Brien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis with a jab.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Brien swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but O Brien checks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Brien will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Brien closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Davis did well to prevent O Brien getting side control.
O Brien throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Davis to regain full guard.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.
O Brien stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Brien is working hard here to advance position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but O Brien is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
O Brien pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Davis holds on and takes a little breather.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but O Brien is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Brien wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Davis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
O Brien controls the position.
O Brien trying to control the position but Davis is working away.
O Brien working the body and head with strikes.
O Brien slows the pace down.
Davis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davis manages to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Brien sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is trying to work for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Davis trying to control here.
Still in half guard, O Brien seems content to control.
Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
O Brien throwing shots but Davis is blocking nicely.
O Brien stalling.
O Brien is trying to control. Davis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Davis pushes O Brien off looking to stand but O Brien dives back in and keeps control.
O Brien trying to control from Davis's half guard. Davis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
O Brien trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Brien throws an elbow that misses. Davis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in O Brien 's guard. Nice move by Davis!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but O Brien has wrist control.
Davis works over O Brien with some ground and pound from guard.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but O Brien has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
O Brien fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis tries a low kick but O Brien avoids it.
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davis throws a series of punches but O Brien avoids them all with ease.
O Brien has a takedown stuffed.
Davis missing with a left hand there. O Brien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Brien moves out of range as Davis strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
O Brien shoots in but Davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie O Brien . That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brien closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. O Brien pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on O Brien 's shoulder, as O Brien tries to avoid the shot.
O Brien shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Davis is trying to defend but O Brien finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien is just content to waste time from the top position. Davis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
O Brien trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Brien looking to sit in guard and control but Davis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
O Brien looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
O Brien has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but O Brien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien 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.
O Brien pulls Davis in close to prevent any damage.
O Brien working a defensive guard here.
Davis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Donnie O Brien just wasn't active enough.
Davis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows O Brien to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Davis keeping moving, preventing O Brien from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien looking to sit in guard and control but Davis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
O Brien looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
O Brien looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
O Brien looking to control.
O Brien is pulling down on Davis's head. It's preventing any offense from Davis, at least for the moment.
O Brien preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but O Brien blocks nicely.
Davis postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis has gone for a leg lock! O Brien slips out almost immediately though and dives into Davis's guard.
O Brien controlling from the top position.
Davis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Brien trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis pushes O Brien off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
O Brien dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on O Brien 's head and hops out.
Davis shoots for a takedown but O Brien saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Brien takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot by Davis.
A jab from Davis misses.
O Brien shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.
O Brien shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie O Brien . That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brien misses with a takedown attempt
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis throws the kick towards the body but O Brien avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Brien shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Brien is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab, jab by Davis - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Brien on the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Brien misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
O Brien fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davis avoids it really well and circles away.
Davis jabs O Brien to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Davis throws a leg kick but O Brien sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Davis lands a jab to O Brien 's midsection.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davis connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent O Brien tumbling to the canvas! Davis pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! O Brien was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gray Davis!
After the big win, Gray Davis made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Best Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Gahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Sumrall told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Sumrall!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumrall tries to bum rush Gahan with a series of wild strikes but Gahan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sumrall avoids the body shot from Gahan.
Gahan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sumrall was well out of range. Poor timing from Gahan.
Sumrall takes a swing at Gahan's ribcage but misses.
Gahan doesn't manage to clinch there - Sumrall circles away.
Sumrall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Sumrall as Gahan shoots in.
Gahan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sumrall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sumrall looks to land a left hand but Gahan moved out of range nicely.
Gahan clinches up against the cage.
Sumrall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gahan trying to stall but Sumrall improves his position.
Gahan throws a head punch that misses.
Sumrall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gahans head.
Gahan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sumrall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gahan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sumrall throws a leg kick that misses.
Gahan closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.
It looks like Dave Gahan has been cut.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gahan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sumrall.
A head punch on the inside from Gahan fails to land.
Sumrall lands an elbow just above Gahan 's eye.
Sumrall scores with a hook to the body.
Sumrall pushes Gahan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sumrall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gahan's efforts to push away.
Gahan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.
Gahan avoiding damage as Sumrall throws knees to the body.
Gahan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sumrall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gahan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sumrall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gahan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gahan has had enough of the clinch but Sumrall keeps him there for the moment.
Sumrall lands with a light punch inside.
Gahan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gahan avoids the body shot from Sumrall.
Sumrall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gahan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sumrall.
Gahan looks to land a combination but Sumrall avoids it well.
Gahan takes one to the side of the head.
Gahan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sumrall throws out a loose jab but Gahan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sumrall throws a jab when Gahan was well out of range.
Gahan looks to clinch
and Sumrall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sumrall throws a head kick that misses.
Sumrall forces Gahan back against the cage and clinches.
Gahan has had enough of the clinch but Sumrall keeps him there for the moment.
Sumrall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sumrall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gahan's efforts to push away.
Sumrall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gahan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sumrall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gahan, pushing him back against the cage.
Gahan tries to break the clinch but Sumrall is controlling the position.
Sumrall lands with a right to the head.
Sumrall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sumrall throws a punch but it's blocked by Gahan.
Gahan is trying to break the clinch but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage.
Sumrall swings wildly with an uppercut but Gahan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sumrall pushes off an throws an elbow but Gahan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sumrall pushes off an throws an elbow but Gahan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gahan is trying to break the clinch but Sumrall is controlling him.
Gahan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sumrall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sumrall lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sumrall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gahan breaks the clinch.
Sumrall misses with a body shot.
Pat Sumrall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gahan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gahan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sumrall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gahan is looking to clinch.
Gahan tries to clinch but Sumrall moves away
and Sumrall counters with a one-two to the body.
Sumrall connects with a high kick.
Sumrall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.
Sumrall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gahan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gahan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sumrall keeps control of Gahan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gahan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gahan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Sumrall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gahan working aggressively here.
Sumrall can't find room to land a body shot as Gahan controls the action.
Sumrall pushes off an throws an elbow but Gahan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sumrall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gahan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Sumrall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Gahan's cut.
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.
Gahan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dave Gahan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gahan connects with a crisp jab.
Sumrall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sumrall moves away.
Sumrall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sumrall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gahan wants to clinch up but Sumrall keeps it at a distance.
Gahan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sumrall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sumrall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gahan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gahan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sumrall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gahan lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Pat Sumrall has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sumrall scores with the left hand. Gahan knows he should have avoided that one.
Sumrall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gahan takes a swing at Sumrall's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sumrall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gahan is able to avoid easily.
Sumrall tries to close the distance and clinch but Gahan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sumrall slips a straight right by Gahan.
Sumrall tries to land a leg kick but Gahan saw it coming and moves away.
Sumrall tries to clinch but Gahan is having none of it.
Gahan fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sumrall missing with knees to the body.
Gahan has had enough of the clinch but Sumrall keeps him there for the moment.
Sumrall scores with a shot to the side of Gahan's head.
Gahan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gahan is trying to break free.
Sumrall scores with a knee to the head.
Sumrall misses with a body punch.
Gahan slows down the pace here.
Sumrall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.
Gahan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gahan pushes Sumrall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gahan avoids a wild elbow strike from Sumrall.
Gahan tries to throw a body punch but Sumrall avoids it by throwing Gahan back against the cage.
Gahan blocking some punches.
Gahan manages to break the clinch.
Gahan avoids the body shot from Sumrall.
Sumrall scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sumrall misses with a double jab.
Sumrall lands a nice shot to the body.
Sumrall fails to land with a series of punches.
Gahan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sumrall tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gahan is in Sumrall's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sumrall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gahan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sumrall is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gahan connects with a couple of short punches.
Sumrall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gahan defends it easily.
Gahan trying to move into half guard but instead Sumrall has managed to sweep!
Gahan has Sumrall pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sumrall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sumrall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sumrall with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall wants to pass the guard but Gahan is keeping the position.
Sumrall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sumrall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sumrall trying to control but Gahan is working from the bottom.
Gahan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sumrall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumrall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sumrall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sumrall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dave Gahan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gahan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gahan misses with a double jab.
Gahan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sumrall.
Gahan rushes Sumrall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gahan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sumrall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sumrall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gahan tries to circle away but Sumrall has him pinned against the cage.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sumrall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sumrall landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sumrall obliges.
Pat Sumrall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sumrall works on Gahan's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sumrall cracks Gahan with a nice body shot.
Sumrall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gahan's defenses.
Sumrall lands an elbow just above Gahan 's eye.
Gahan working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gahan takes an elbow to the temple.
Sumrall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sumrall lands a shot to the body.
Sumrall lands with a short shot to the head.
Gahan takes an elbow to the temple.
Sumrall lands an elbow inside.
Sumrall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gahan's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sumrall.
Sumrall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gahan backwards.
Gahan takes an elbow to the temple.
Sumrall blocks a body shot from Gahan.
Sumrall lands an elbow inside that Gahan shrugs off.
Sumrall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gahan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sumrall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gahan prevents a body shot from Sumrall.
Good body shot from Sumrall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gahan takes a shot to the head.
Sumrall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sumrall lands with a left to the head.
Sumrall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gahan backwards.
Sumrall lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sumrall.
Sumrall connects with a knee to the head.
Gahan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sumrall lands with a light punch inside.
Sumrall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sumrall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gahan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sumrall is leaning against Gahan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sumrall misses with a punch to the body.
Gahan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sumrall gets through Gahan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gahan is trying to push Sumrall away but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gahan is trying to break free.
Sumrall presses Gahan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sumrall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gahan or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sumrall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sumrall pushes off an throws an elbow but Gahan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sumrall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sumrall obliges.
Sumrall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sumrall connects with a knee to the head.
Sumrall lands an elbow that stopped Gahan in his tracks for a moment.
Sumrall lands with a light punch inside.
Sumrall lands an elbow inside that Gahan shrugs off.
Gahan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dave Gahan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Gahan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sumrall lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gahan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall crunches a lovely knee into Gahan's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.
A knee to the head by Sumrall.
Gahan working aggressively here.
Sumrall scores with a knee to the head.
Sumrall tries to land knees in the clinch but Gahan avoids the damage to the body.
Sumrall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sumrall swings wildly with an uppercut but Gahan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sumrall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gahan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sumrall backwards.
Gahan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sumrall.
Sumrall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gahan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.
Gahan is looking to break free of the clinch but Sumrall has double underhooks.
Sumrall misses with an elbow strike.
Gahan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Sumrall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sumrall 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Pat Sumrall!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Pat Sumrall!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Pat Sumrall!
Pat Sumrall wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pat Sumrall made sure he mentioned Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Voodoo People. A fine choice. Fox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Roy Jones - Can't be touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Fox!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fox counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fox. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fox tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fox to the ground. Fox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fox scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fox tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fox decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fox was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson stands and throws Fox's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fox tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox can't escape the position.
Fox is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson trying to control but Fox is having none of it.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Fox looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fox is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson 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.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson looking to control but Fox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson working Fox over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fox hang on?
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Fox but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson tries to control but Fox wriggling away.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fox can't escape the position.
Fox is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fox is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fox tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fox gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fox can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Johnson postures up in Fox's guard and throws a big left but Fox blocks it.
Fox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fox can do to turn this around?
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fox defends it easily.
Fox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.
Fox leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fox counters with a body kick that stops Johnson in his tracks momentarily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fox as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Fox's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
It looks like Thomas Johnson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Fox keeps it at a distance.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Fox keeps it at a distance.
Fox lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fox.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Fox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson shoots in but Fox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fox scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fox tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Fox is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Fox looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson working for a submission but Fox is keeping him at bay.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Johnson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fox is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
Fox wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson trying to control but Fox is having none of it.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Fox bucks up and throws Johnson to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fox swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Fox counters with a nice uppercut.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Fox does no damage.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fox throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fox to the ground. Johnson is now in Fox's guard.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Fox is looking for a triangle here but Johnson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Fox wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fox is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johnson trying to control the action but Fox is working from the bottom.
Johnson is working Fox over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox wants to get back to his feet.
Fox tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson trying to control the action but Fox is working from the bottom.
Fox tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fox is looking to escape.
Johnson goes for an armbar but Fox turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Fox tries to pass.
Fox looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fox is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Johnson dives into side control.
Thomas Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fox is letting Johnson control him for a moment.
Fox taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fox takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fox tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox is working to get back to half guard.
Paddy Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Thomas Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Thomas Johnson!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Thomas Johnson!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Thomas Johnson!
Thomas Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
Thomas Johnson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bai Sistjierten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
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Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Austin Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Bai Sistjierten!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sistjierten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powers circles away quickly and effectively.
Powers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sistjierten tries to clinch but Powers moves away
and Powers counters with a right hand to the body.
Powers ducks straight into an uppercut from Sistjierten and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Powers manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Austin Powers has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sistjierten is bucking up trying to escape but Powers cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sistjierten tries to buck Powers off but he can't manage it.
Powers dominating with strikes here.
Powers raining down shots from the mount!
Powers lands a big elbow.
Powers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sistjierten is looking to escape.
Sistjierten is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers with good strikes from the mount here!
Powers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sistjierten is looking to escape.
Sistjierten squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Powers punishing his opponent with strikes.
Powers with shots to the head and body - Sistjierten looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sistjierten wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powers lands a nice shot to the head.
You get the feeling that Sistjierten really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Powers.
Powers looking to finish Sistjierten with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sistjierten!
Sistjierten's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers raining down shots from the mount!
Sistjierten is trying to escape the mount.
Sistjierten is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sistjierten is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Powers is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Powers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sistjierten is in a horrible position here. Powers smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Powers working Sistjierten over with strikes here.
Sistjierten is rocked!
Sistjierten is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sistjierten is squirming around, avoiding Powers's attempts to control the action.
Sistjierten is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Powers landing punches.
Sistjierten is still in real trouble! Can Powers finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sistjierten tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sistjierten looks gassed!
Sistjierten in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Powers trying to control but Sistjierten is having none of it.
Powers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sistjierten can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Powers postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Sistjierten bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Powers and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Austin Powers!
Austin Powers took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mama Said Knock You Out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, James Green!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green jabs Hall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hall misses with a shot to the body
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Green tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Green wants a takedown.
Hall prevents the takedown attempt.
Green fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Albert Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Green.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Green.
Green changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hall fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Green looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hall keeping full guard, as Green tries to pass.
Green trying to move into half guard but instead Hall has managed to sweep!
Green looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hall is aware though and is defending well.
Hall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Green keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Green looking for a guillotine here but Hall defends easily.
Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hall got a little sloppy there for a moment and Green has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hall has managed to get both his arms back between Green's legs - danger averted.
Green wants to sweep but no luck.
Hall's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We're going to have a standup here because Albert Hall wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Green takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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!
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall slips a jab from Green.
Hall misses with a double jab
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Hall avoids the body shot from Green.
Hall tests Green's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like James Green has been cut.
Green takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a lunging right hand
and Hall counters with a nice leg kick.
Green looks gassed!
A shot to the liver by Hall. Beautiful body shot.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Green backwards.
A right hand to the body from Hall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hall sends Green crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hall is motioning to the referee to let Green up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick by Hall - that's a beauty! Green is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Hall can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Albert Hall!
Albert Hall managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John The Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Pitbull comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hudson's choice of entrance music: Roll Over DJ. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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29
180 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
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185 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, John The Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for The Pitbull!
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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hudson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like John The Pitbull has been cut.
The Pitbull is trying desperately to improve position.
Hudson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The Pitbull is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hudson controlling the position easily from mount.
The Pitbull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Pitbull tries to hold on but Hudson pushes him away.
Hudson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Pitbull is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The Pitbull is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pitbull is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hudson is landing with some decent strikes but The Pitbull is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hudson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The Pitbull is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hudson has isolated one of The Pitbull's arms. The Pitbull looking to fight him off but Hudson twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gary Hudson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gary Hudson made sure he mentioned Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimonds Bergmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Stam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bergmanis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Twiztid - We Don't Die. Stam has chosen Tony Iommi - Grace as his entrance music. Leonard Stam has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raimonds Bergmanis's chin.
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266 lbs
27 - 4 - 0 |
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270 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Raimonds Bergmanis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Stam!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stam closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bergmanis's guard.
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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bergmanis keeping full guard, as Stam tries to pass.
Stam wants to stand but Bergmanis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bergmanis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stam's guard.
Bergmanis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stam keeping full guard, as Bergmanis tries to pass.
Stam throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bergmanis trying to control but Stam is working from the bottom.
Stam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bergmanis is controlling him.
Stam looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bergmanis passes into half guard.
Bergmanis works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bergmanis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stam hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stam is looking to improve his position but Bergmanis isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bergmanis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stam tries to buck Bergmanis off but he can't manage it.
Bergmanis avoids the attempt from Stam to control.
Stam regains half guard.
Bergmanis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stam manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bergmanis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bergmanis just misses with a punch to the body.
Stam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bergmanis.
Bergmanis clinches up with Stam and pushes him back against the cage.
Stam breaks from the clinch.
Stam misses with a double jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bergmanis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stam is working for takedown but Bergmanis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stam wants a takedown but no success here.
Stam looks gassed!
Stam tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bergmanis smiles and moves away.
Raimonds Bergmanis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Stam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis just misses with a punch to the body.
Bergmanis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stam looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stam is pressed up against the cage. Bergmanis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stam down to the mat. Stam avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bergmanis slips a jab and a cross from Stam.
Bergmanis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bergmanis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stam manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimonds Bergmanis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big right from Bergmanis misses.
Bergmanis scores with a decent looking hook.
Stam clinches up with Bergmanis and pushes him back against the cage.
Stam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bergmanis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stam letting Bergmanis take a breather here.
Bergmanis tries for a takedown but Stam manages to get underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergmanis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stam manages to pull guard.
Bergmanis forces his way into half guard.
Bergmanis prevents Stam from standing back up.
Stam is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis is trying to control. Stam wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Bergmanis seems content to control.
Stam won't allow Bergmanis to pass to mount.
Stam is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bergmanis pulls his head out easily.
Stam is refusing to be controlled, as Bergmanis sits in half guard.
Bergmanis passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bergmanis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stam keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stam is squirming around, avoiding Bergmanis's attempts to control the action.
Stam trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bergmanis wants to control the pace but Stam is squirming around nicely.
Bergmanis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stam has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Stam is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stam tries to reverse the position but Bergmanis maintains control.
Stam tries to hold on but Bergmanis pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bergmanis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bergmanis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stam is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bergmanis trying to control but Stam is having none of it.
Stam is looking to get to half guard.
Stam is in a horrible position here. Bergmanis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stam is trying desperately to improve position.
Bergmanis controlling the position easily from mount.
Stam is trying to escape the mount.
Stam tries to hold on but Bergmanis pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stam might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bergmanis kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Stam wants to try and get back to his feet.
Stam is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimonds Bergmanis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bergmanis lands a right hook to the body.
Bergmanis dives in and scores a takedown into Stam's guard.
Stam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bergmanis is controlling him.
Stam pushes a forearm under Bergmanis's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Bergmanis is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leonard Stam!
Leonard Stam is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Leonard Stam thanked Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Al Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Byron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byron has chosen Roky Erickson - Click your Fingers Applauding the Play as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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282 lbs
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282 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hassan Al Aziz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Byron!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Aziz throws a hook to the side of Byron's head but Byron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Byron gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Al Aziz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Byron misses with an elbow over the top.
Al Aziz has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Byron regains guard immediately.
Al Aziz throws a big right hand that misses.
Byron really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Al Aziz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Al Aziz throws a big right hand that misses.
Al Aziz chips away with some ground and pound.
Al Aziz throws a big elbow that misses.
Al Aziz throwing strikes from guard but Byron blocks nicely.
Al Aziz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Al Aziz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Byron works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Aziz tries to free his leg and advance position but Byron is retaining full guard.
Byron can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Al Aziz controls the pace.
Al Aziz trying to control the position from guard on top but Byron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hassan Al Aziz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Al Aziz misses with a hook.
Byron wants to clinch up but Al Aziz keeps it at a distance.
Al Aziz lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byron wants to clinch up but Al Aziz keeps it at a distance.
Byron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Aziz.
Al Aziz looks for a takedown but Byron sprawls well.
Byron is looking to clinch but Al Aziz is avoiding it.
Byron walks into a straight right hand from Al Aziz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Aziz swings for the body but Byron moves out of range.
Al Aziz misses with a hook to the body
and Byron moves into the clinch.
Byron trying to control the position but instead, Al Aziz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Byron into the cage.
Byron gets underhooks to prevent Al Aziz's takedown attempt.
Al Aziz looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hassan Al Aziz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byron is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Aziz is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byron missing with knees to the body.
Al Aziz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byron looks for a takedown but Al Aziz sprawls well.
Al Aziz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Byron but Byron pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Byron shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Al Aziz as he jumps to the side.
A shot to the liver by Al Aziz. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Al Aziz misses.
Byron tries to clinch but Al Aziz is having none of it.
Byron closes the distance but Al Aziz moves to the side
and Al Aziz counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Aziz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Byron looks gassed!
Byron is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Al Aziz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Byron keeping moving, preventing Al Aziz from controlling successfully.
Al Aziz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Al Aziz wants to pass the guard but Byron is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Aziz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Al Aziz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Al Aziz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Al Aziz looks to throw the jab but Byron is out of range.
Al Aziz keeps the fight on the outside.
Byron tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Al Aziz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Byron tries to clinch but Al Aziz is having none of it.
Al Aziz fails with the takedown.
Al Aziz swings widly with a right hand
and Byron counters with a shoot takedown. Al Aziz fights it but they end up in guard.
Al Aziz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Al Aziz pushes Byron off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hassan Al Aziz is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Aziz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Aziz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Byron's waist but Byron gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Al Aziz off to one side.
Byron ducks under a wild hook from Al Aziz.
Byron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Aziz misses with a double jab.
Al Aziz throws a hook but Byron blocks it.
Al Aziz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Byron tries to clinch there but Al Aziz circles away.
The fighters circling - Al Aziz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byron gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Byron looking for a sweep. Not yet Byron, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Aziz trying to control but Byron is working from the bottom.
Al Aziz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hassan Al Aziz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Byron keeping full guard, as Al Aziz tries to pass.
Al Aziz 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.
Byron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Al Aziz.
Al Aziz wants to pass the guard but Byron is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz postures up in Byron's guard and throws a big left but Byron blocks it.
Al Aziz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Al Aziz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Byron works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Byron trying to control the position.
Al Aziz throws a big elbow that misses.
Al Aziz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Al Aziz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Byron can do to turn this around?
Al Aziz wants to pass the guard but Byron is keeping the position.
Al Aziz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Aziz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Byron keeping moving, preventing Al Aziz from controlling successfully.
Byron is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Al Aziz is looking to work some ground and pound but Byron has wrist control.
Al Aziz sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Al Aziz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Al Aziz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Al Aziz swats away the attempt to clinch by Byron.
Byron closes the distance and pushes Al Aziz back into the cage.
Al Aziz wants a takedown but no success here.
Al Aziz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Byron gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Al Aziz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Al Aziz takes an elbow to the temple.
Al Aziz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Al Aziz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Byron keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byron is trying to control but can't.
Byron is not content to let Al Aziz control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Aziz controlling the action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Al Aziz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Al Aziz lands strikes from half guard.
Al Aziz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Al Aziz trying to control from Byron's half guard. Byron has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Byron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Al Aziz wants to pass the guard but Byron is keeping the position.
Al Aziz throws a big right hand that misses.
Al Aziz trying to control the position from guard on top but Byron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Aziz throwing strikes but missing.
Byron 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byron keeping moving, preventing Al Aziz from controlling successfully.
Al Aziz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Byron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hassan Al Aziz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Al Aziz takes a swing at Byron's ribcage but misses.
Al Aziz misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byron clinches up with Al Aziz and pushes him back against the cage.
Al Aziz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Byron is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hassan Al Aziz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byron misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byron throws an elbow but misses.
Byron lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Hassan Al Aziz has been cut.
Al Aziz wants a takedown.
Al Aziz blocks an elbow strike from Byron.
Al Aziz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Byron misses with an elbow strike.
Byron is pushing Al Aziz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Byron prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Aziz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Byron gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Al Aziz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byron pushes Al Aziz off looking to stand but Al Aziz dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Al Aziz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hassan Al Aziz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Byron moves in looking to clinch but Al Aziz pushes him off.
Al Aziz lands with an overhand left.
Al Aziz connects with a looping right hand.
Byron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Byron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Aziz.
Al Aziz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Al Aziz drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Aziz trying to control but Byron is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Aziz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Aziz stays in close to Byron's body and controls the position.
Al Aziz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Byron is keeping the position for now.
Al Aziz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Al Aziz is fighting to break Byron's control of his arms but Byron is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Al Aziz connects with a looping right hand.
Al Aziz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Byrons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz misses the jab.
Byron fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Aziz misses with an uppercut. Byron saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Byron 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Aziz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byron was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Aziz.
Byron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Aziz scores with a punch to the head.
Al Aziz looks to score with a jab to the body but Byron is just out of range.
Al Aziz clobbers Byron with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Byron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Aziz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Aziz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byron manages to avoid it.
Byron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tom Byron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byron tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Al Aziz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Aziz misses the shot to the body.
Hassan Al Aziz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Byron. No joy for Al Aziz on that attempt.
Al Aziz cracks a nice hook into Byron's ribs.
Byron is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Al Aziz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Aziz throws a looping overhand right but Byron ducks down to avoid it.
Al Aziz throws a shot from downtown. Byron moves away and avoids it.
Al Aziz shoots in for a double leg but Byron sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hassan Al Aziz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byron tries to clinch but Al Aziz moves out of range.
Byron wants to clinch.
Byron tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Aziz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Byron slips under a jab from Al Aziz.
Al Aziz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Aziz misses with a hook. Byron ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byron takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Al Aziz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Al Aziz had his way with Tom Byron in that round.
The cut man is working on Hassan Al Aziz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Byron tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Aziz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Aziz shoots in for a double leg but Byron sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Al Aziz lands a glancing blow to the side of Byron's head.
Byron tries to move into range but Al Aziz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Byron takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Al Aziz misses.
Byron tries to clinch up
and Al Aziz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Aziz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Aziz. Byron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byron wants to clinch up but Al Aziz keeps it at a distance.
Byron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Al Aziz jabs at Byron's body.
Nice sprawl there from Byron as Al Aziz shoots in.
Byron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Byron is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Al Aziz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hassan Al Aziz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Al Aziz misses its intended target.
Al Aziz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byron was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Aziz.
Al Aziz scores with a nice head shot.
Al Aziz shoots for a takedown but Byron saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hassan Al Aziz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Aziz lands a jab.
A big left from Al Aziz misses.
Byron tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Al Aziz counters with a straight right hand.
Al Aziz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Al Aziz scores with a body shot.
Al Aziz throws a body punch but Byron moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byron darts in trying to clinch
and Al Aziz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Byron on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Byron walks into a stiff left hand from Al Aziz.
Tom Byron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Aziz lands a nice shot to the body.
Al Aziz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Al Aziz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Byron walks into a left hand.
Al Aziz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byron is trying to get back to full guard.
Al Aziz is controlling the pace.
Al Aziz wants to take a breather but Byron is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Aziz controlling the pace.
Al Aziz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Al Aziz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Byron!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hassan Al Aziz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Al Aziz, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Hassan Al Aziz!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Hassan Al Aziz!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Hassan Al Aziz!
Hassan Al Aziz wins by unanimous decision!
Hassan Al Aziz retains his super heavyweight title!
Hassan Al Aziz made sure to mention his sponsor, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire in his post fight interview.
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