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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Esch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Esch has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Esch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnie Drake!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Esch napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The strikes coming from Drake are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Esch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Esch is trying to control Drake's posture but Drake avoids it.
Drake postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Esch tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Drake wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Esch wants to control but Drake postures up.
Drake lands some shots froms side control.
Drake in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Esch is working to avoid the ground and pound but Drake connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Esch keeps working.
Drake misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Esch is trying to control Drake's posture but Drake avoids it.
Drake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drake working the ground and pound from side control.
It looks like Brandon Esch has been cut.
Esch isn't going anywhere.
Esch is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esch is trying to control Drake's posture but Drake avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake working the ground and pound from side control.
Brandon Esch's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Esch is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Esch is rocked!
Brandon Esch's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brandon Esch's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Donnie Drake!
A very excited looking Donnie Drake made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Esch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Browne has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Caleb Esch!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Esch as he connects with a hook.
Browne throws a nice head kick!
Browne lands a big head kick that sends Esch tumbling to the mat! Browne takes a step backwards and waves Esch back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Browne tries a head kick but it misses.
Esch loads up on a big right hand but Browne slips the punch.
Esch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Browne doesn't seem bothered though.
Browne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Browne moves out of range of the strikes.
Browne is looking to slow Esch down with leg kicks.
Esch sizes up Browne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Browne throws a head kick that Esch semi-blocks.
Browne misses with a looping left.
Browne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Esch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Browne lands a big head kick that sends Esch tumbling to the mat! Browne takes a step backwards and waves Esch back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Esch is rocked!
Browne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Esch is still on wobbly legs! Can Browne finish him?
Browne and Esch are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Browne throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Esch into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Browne knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Robert Browne!
During a confident post fight interview, Robert Browne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seb Bastion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Klemmetsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seb Bastion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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209 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Bastion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fedor Klemmetsen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastion gets a clinch.
Bastion wants to take the fight to the mat but Klemmetsen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bastion effectively controlling the action here.
Bastion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bastion tries a body shot but Klemmetsen blocks it.
Klemmetsen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bastion is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Klemmetsen can't fight it off and eventually Bastion manages to take the fight to the floor. Klemmetsen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Klemmetsen pulls Bastion in to control the position.
Klemmetsen keeping full guard, as Bastion tries to pass.
Klemmetsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klemmetsen keeping moving, preventing Bastion from controlling successfully.
Bastion tries to free his leg and advance position but Klemmetsen is retaining full guard.
Bastion sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Seb Bastion.
Klemmetsen scores with a nice right hand.
Bastion dodges the punch combination from Klemmetsen.
Bastion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Klemmetsen swinging wildly here.
Fedor Klemmetsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastion throws a nice looking combination but Klemmetsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klemmetsen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Klemmetsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bastion takes one to the chin there.
Klemmetsen avoids the head kick by Bastion.
Klemmetsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bastion looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Klemmetsen, as that shot connected.
Klemmetsen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bastion lands a leg kick that knocks Klemmetsen off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastion takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bastion shoots in for a takedown but Klemmetsen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seb Bastion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klemmetsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bastion does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Klemmetsen misses with a double jab
and Bastion counters with a shoot takedown. Klemmetsen fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastion slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klemmetsen trying to keep a closed guard but Bastion is proving a slippery customer.
Bastion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klemmetsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bastion trying to control the position from guard on top but Klemmetsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastion wants to pass the guard but Klemmetsen is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seb Bastion has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bastion closes the distance and clinches.
Bastion works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Klemmetsen keeping full guard, as Bastion tries to pass.
Bastion is looking to work some ground and pound but Klemmetsen has wrist control.
Bastion trying to control but Klemmetsen is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastion advances to half guard.
Bastion drops an elbow to the side of Klemmetsen's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seb Bastion 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.
Bastion fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klemmetsen avoids it really well and circles away.
Bastion drops his hands momentarily and Klemmetsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Klemmetsen misses with a few strikes there.
Klemmetsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bastion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bastion drives through and clinches with Klemmetsen against the cage.
Klemmetsen can't break the clinch.
Bastion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klemmetsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Klemmetsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Klemmetsen misses with a two punch combination.
Klemmetsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bastion moves away.
Klemmetsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bastion.
Bastion closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastion leaning against his opponent.
Bastion is trying to trip Klemmetsen. He has hold of a leg but Klemmetsen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bastion persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Klemmetsen is trying to keep Bastion in close.
Bastion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klemmetsen is keeping the position for now.
Bastion trying to control the position from guard on top but Klemmetsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klemmetsen is working an open guard so Bastion takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Klemmetsen throws a nice looking combination but Bastion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastion throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Klemmetsen was covering up waiting for the punch and Bastion finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bastion stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastion misses with a body shot.
Klemmetsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Klemmetsen misses with a double jab
and Bastion counters by clinching up.
Bastion looking for a takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Bastion.
Bastion gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bastion looking to pass the guard.
Bastion stops Klemmetsen from standing up.
Bastion wants to control from the top but Klemmetsen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bastion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bastion trying to control the position from guard on top but Klemmetsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Seb Bastion.
Bastion ducks under a wild hook from Klemmetsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klemmetsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Klemmetsen looks to land a combination but Bastion avoids it well.
Bastion closes the distance and clinches.
Bastion goes for a takedown in the clinch but Klemmetsen prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seb Bastion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klemmetsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Bastion off the cage and back into range.
Bastion moves into range and clinches up with Klemmetsen.
Klemmetsen is trying to push Bastion away but Bastion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastion's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bastion goes for a takedown attempt but Klemmetsen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seb Bastion dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Klemmetsen gets caught napping as Bastion dives in and scores a takedown. Klemmetsen manages to retain guard.
Bastion sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Klemmetsen's guard.
Klemmetsen is looking to control Bastion's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Klemmetsen avoid being mounted?
Bastion misses with a head shot. Klemmetsen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bastion tries to free his leg and advance position but Klemmetsen is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bastion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bastion cracks Klemmetsen with a solid left hand.
Bastion trying to control but Klemmetsen is working from the bottom.
Bastion slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Klemmetsen wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Bastion's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bastion moves into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastion thowing shots but they're missing.
Bastion jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Klemmetsen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Klemmetsen and Bastion has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bastion in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
It looks like Fedor Klemmetsen has been cut.
Bastion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klemmetsen can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastion advances to full mount.
Bastion scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fedor Klemmetsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bastion controlling from mount.
Klemmetsen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bastion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klemmetsen holds of for dear life.
Bastion looking to control but Klemmetsen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Seb Bastion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seb Bastion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bastion, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seb Bastion!
Seb Bastion made sure to mention his sponsor, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Prime Time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Dulcis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Prime Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wayne Dulcis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dulcis throws an elbow but it misses.
Prime Time taking a breather.
Dulcis is struggling to control the position.
Prime Time lands an elbow that stopped Dulcis in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Wayne Dulcis has been cut.
Prime Time looking to throw knees to the head but Dulcis is blocking nicely.
Dulcis scores with a shoulder strike.
Dulcis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dulcis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Prime Time is looking to control Dulcis's arms but Dulcis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Prime Time has his back to the cage.
Prime Time tries to land a knee to the head but Dulcis blocks with his arms.
Prime Time tries a knee to the head but Dulcis blocks it.
Prime Time is trying to stall.
Prime Time scores a nice knee to the body.
Dulcis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dulcis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime Time lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Prime Time lands a nice elbow.
Dulcis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Prime Time takes a shot to the head.
Dulcis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Prime Time tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dulcis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prime Time backwards.
Dulcis wants to break free but Prime Time has control.
Good body shot from Dulcis.
Prime Time taking a breather.
Prime Time unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dulcis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Prime Time has Dulcis pressed against the cage, preventing Dulcis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Prime Time working Dulcis over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prime Time tries to land knees in the clinch but Dulcis avoids the damage to the body.
Prime Time misses with an elbow over the top.
Prime Time looking to throw knees to the head but Dulcis is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime Time landing knees to the body.
Prime Time throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dulcis blocks it with crossed arms.
Prime Time using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dulcis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Prime Time tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dulcis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Prime Time throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dulcis blocks it with crossed arms.
Prime Time is breathing heavily.
Dulcis jumps into guard, dragging Prime Time to the mat.
Dulcis has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Prime Time off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dulcis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prime Time clinches up against the cage.
Dulcis struggles to land a body shot inside as Prime Time controls his hands.
Dulcis avoiding damage as Prime Time throws knees to the body.
Prime Time with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prime Time tries a knee to the head but Dulcis blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime Time creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Prime Time.
Dulcis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Dulcis on the inside.
Dulcis missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dulcis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Prime Time.
Prime Time lands a good knee to the midsection. Dulcis won't want to take too many of those.
Dulcis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prime Times head.
Dulcis trying to land knees to the body.
Dulcis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Prime Time just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dulcis's brow.
Prime Time tries to land a knee to the head but Dulcis blocks with his arms.
Dulcis throws an elbow that misses.
Prime Time throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dulcis successfully pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime Time looking to sit in guard and control but Dulcis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dulcis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dulcis stands up from Prime Time's guard - Dulcis perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Prime Time will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wayne Dulcis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A combination from Dulcis does no damage.
Prime Time closes the distance and clinches.
Dulcis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prime Time throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dulcis blocks it with crossed arms.
Prime Time working Dulcis over with knees to the body.
Prime Time pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Prime Time pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dulcis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Prime Time to keep the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice elbow from Prime Time.
Prime Time using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dulcis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dulcis jumps guard and drags Prime Time to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Prime Time wanted to stand there but Dulcis had control of the position.
Dulcis wants to stand up but Prime Time is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulcis managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Prime Time wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dulcis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Prime Time has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Prime Time and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dulcis fails to land with a series of punches.
Prime Time takes the fight into the clinch.
Dulcis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime Time misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dulcis.
Dulcis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Prime Time looking to throw knees to the head but Dulcis is blocking nicely.
Dulcis blocks the elbow strike.
Dulcis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prime Time has him pressed against the cage.
Dulcis is stalling here.
Prime Time trying to land knees to the body.
Prime Time misses with a knee to the head.
Prime Time throws a knee to the head but misses.
Prime Time is trying to stall.
Prime Time throws an elbow that misses.
Dulcis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Prime Time looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime Time lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dulcis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Prime Time trying to land knees to the body.
Dulcis digs a right hand underneath Prime Time's ribcage. Prime Time let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters up against the cage, Prime Time throws an elbow but misses.
Dulcis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dulcis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Dulcis finds it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dulcis pulls Prime Time into guard.
Prime Time has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dulcis wriggles free and stands up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dulcis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dulcis tries for a takedown but Prime Time manages to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dulcis.
Prime Time tries to land a knee to the head but Dulcis blocks with his arms.
Prime Time wants to stall.
Dulcis lands a body shot.
Dulcis lands a left hand.
Dulcis tries to pull guard but Prime Time holds him up against the cage and eventually Dulcis drops back down to his feet.
Mike Prime Time has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Dulcis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dulcis avoiding damage as Prime Time throws knees to the body.
Prime Time trying to land knees to the body.
Prime Time lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wayne Dulcis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wayne Dulcis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dulcis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dulcis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Prime Time lands a nice elbow.
Dulcis is pushing Prime Time up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dulcis.
Dulcis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dulcis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dulcis is looking to break free of the clinch but Prime Time has double underhooks.
Dulcis slowing the pace effectively.
Dulcis letting Prime Time take a breather here.
Prime Time blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime Time tries to land knees in the clinch but Dulcis avoids the damage to the body.
Prime Time throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dulcis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Prime Time lands an elbow just above Dulcis 's eye.
Dulcis blocks the elbow strike.
Mike Prime Time has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Prime Time creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dulcis's defenses.
Prime Time trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Prime Time.
Dulcis tries a body shot but Prime Time blocks it.
Dulcis gets through Prime Time's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dulcis decides to pull guard.
Dulcis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dulcis controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime Time knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dulcis on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Wayne Dulcis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Prime Time stuffs the takedown.
Prime Time clinches up with Dulcis and pushes him back against the cage.
Dulcis working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dulcis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Prime Time tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dulcis blocks the elbow strike.
Dulcis lands an uppercut.
Prime Time tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dulcis avoids it.
Dulcis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Prime Time looking to slow down the pace here.
Dulcis lands with a left to the head.
Prime Time is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dulcis is defending well for now.
Dulcis trying to control the position but instead, Prime Time has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dulcis into the cage.
Dulcis can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dulcis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Prime Time pulls his leg out and moves away.
Prime Time rushes Dulcis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Prime Time.
I think Prime Time has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike Prime Time!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez comes to the cage accompanied by Bring it on!. Clark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Uprising kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ramon Hernandez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Clark!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Clark fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hernandez on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Clark.
Hernandez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A combination from Clark does no damage.
Hernandez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good work by Clark as he checks the leg kick.
Clark blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hernandez takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Clark misses with the combination.
Clark misses with the combination.
Clark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jack Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez is looking to land body kicks.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark misses with a series of wild punches.
Hernandez slips a jab and a cross from Clark.
Clark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clark lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Clark.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
Clark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez counters with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Hernandez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hernandez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Clark looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
Hernandez connects with a high kick.
Clark is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark fails to land with a series of punches.
Clark is still on wobbly legs! Can Hernandez finish him?
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Hernandez has cracked Clark with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Hernandez lands another huge swinging hook and Clark tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Clark, before Hernandez can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ramon Hernandez!
Our winner, Ramon Hernandez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Jacksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacksson has chosen Volbeat - Evelyn Live feat Petrov as his entrance music. Arnold Jacksson 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Jacksson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen throws a leg kick but Jacksson checks it.
Jacksson dives in and grabs Jensen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jensen pushes down on Jacksson's head and hops out.
Jacksson tries for a takedown but Jensen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jensen clinches up with Jacksson and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Jensen on the inside.
Jensen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jensen throwing strikes from guard but Jacksson blocks nicely.
Jacksson keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.
Jensen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jacksson has his foot on Jensen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jensen works his way back into a safe position though.
Jensen throws a big right hand that misses.
Jensen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacksson on the ground.
Jacksson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jensen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jensen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jensen preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jacksson looks for a takedown but Jensen sprawls well.
Adam Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Jacksson.
Jensen is looking to clinch.
Jensen clinches up with Jacksson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jensen lands a nice shot to the body.
Jensen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jensen is looking to take a break and control but Jacksson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacksson is looking for a sweep. Jensen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jensen is trying to control the action in half guard but Jacksson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jacksson is pressing down on Jensen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacksson keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.
Jensen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jacksson keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.
Adam Jensen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jensen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jensen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jacksson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jacksson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jensen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jensen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jacksson is out of range.
Jacksson moves forwards but Jensen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jensen lands a lovely overhand right.
Jacksson shoots for a takedown but Jensen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jacksson looks gassed!
Jensen is looking to clinch but Jacksson is avoiding it.
Jacksson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jensen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson shoots for a takedown but Jensen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jensen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Arnold Jacksson has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jensen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jensen effectively controlling the action here.
Jensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jensen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jacksson backwards.
Jacksson tries to break free but Jensen pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Jensen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jensen manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jensen wants to control but Jacksson is keeping him busy.
Jacksson is looking to reverse the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacksson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jensen lands strikes from half guard.
Jensen is thwarting Jacksson's attempts to control the position.
Jacksson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jensen trying to move into half guard but instead Jacksson has managed to sweep!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacksson trying to control but Jensen is working from the bottom.
Jacksson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jensen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jensen has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Jensen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Jacksson'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.
Jensen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jacksson is looking for a takedown.
Jacksson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jensen smiles and moves away.
Jacksson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jensen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jacksson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Adam Jensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacksson gets caught flat footed, as Jensen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jensen throws an elbow that misses. Jacksson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jensen's guard. Nice move by Jacksson!
Jacksson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacksson wants to control from the top but Jensen keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jensen holds on and takes a little breather.
Jacksson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jensen dives on top into guard.
Jacksson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacksson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacksson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jensen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jacksson is breathing heavily.
Jacksson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jensen is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jensen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jacksson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jensen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jacksson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jensen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jensen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jensen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jensen landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jacksson, not yet.
Jacksson keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.
Jensen controlling from the top position.
Jacksson is looking for a triangle here but Jensen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jensen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jensen lands an elbow.
Jensen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson is looking for a sweep.
Jensen decides to stand back up. Jensen steps back and let's Jacksson get back to his feet.
Jensen lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacksson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jensen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jensen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jensen lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Jensen.
Jensen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jacksson backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacksson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jacksson wants to work for an arm triangle but Jensen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jensen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jensen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Jensen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Jacksson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jacksson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jensen.
Jensen moves into the clinch successfully.
Jensen has hold of one of Jacksson's legs. Jacksson is fighting the takedown attempt but Jensen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jacksson is on top in guard.
Jacksson advances position into side control!
Jensen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jacksson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jensen turns into him and now he's in Jacksson's guard.
Jensen wants to pass the guard but Jacksson is keeping the position.
Jacksson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacksson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jensen manages to get himself to full guard.
Jensen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jacksson's guard.
Jensen stands up and waves to Jacksson to follow him.
Jensen pushes Jacksson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jensen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jensen breaks the clinch.
Jensen throws a low kick but Jacksson moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jacksson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jacksson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jensen as he jumps to the side.
Jensen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacksson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jensen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jensen working the ground and pound.
Jacksson prevents Jensen from improving position.
Jensen working the head and body with strikes.
Jensen lands some shots froms side control.
Jacksson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jacksson wants to pass the guard but Jensen is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson is trying to control. Jensen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jacksson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jacksson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jacksson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jensen sees it coming and defends easily.
Adam Jensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jensen gets back to full guard.
Jensen keeping moving, preventing Jacksson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jensen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jacksson throwing strikes from guard but Jensen blocks nicely.
Jacksson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arnold Jacksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Jensen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jensen controlling Jacksson's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Jensen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jensen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Jensen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?. Romeo Da Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Romeo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva lands a head kick. Darwin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Darwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darwin blocks the body kick.
No luck for Darwin with that takedown attempt.
Da Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darwin's sensitive parts.
Da Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Da Silva feints and then cracks Darwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darwin down.
Darwin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Da Silva swivels and escapes.
Da Silva clobbers Darwin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Darwin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Darwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darwin misses with a takedown attempt - Da Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darwin has a takedown stuffed.
Darwin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Da Silva pinned against the cage. Da Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Charles Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin takes a swing at Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Darwin connects with a body shot.
Darwin scores with the left hand. Da Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Darwin throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Darwin misses the jab.
Darwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Da Silva.
Darwin throws a looping overhand right but Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Darwin takes a swing at Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Da Silva.
Darwin throws a low kick, looking for Da Silva's leg but Da Silva calmly moves out of range.
Darwin throws a right and a left that Da Silva avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Da Silva checks it well.
Da Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Darwin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Darwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darwin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Darwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Darwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Darwin drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darwin looking to pass the guard.
Darwin is looking to work some ground and pound but Da Silva has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin looking to pass the guard.
Da Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Darwin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Darwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darwin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Darwin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Darwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darwin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Darwin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Da Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Darwin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Darwin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Darwin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Darwin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Darwin wants to control from the top but Da Silva keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin 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.
Nice takedown defense from Da Silva. No joy for Darwin on that attempt.
Da Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Da Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darwin.
Da Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Darwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Da Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Darwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva slips a straight right by Darwin.
Charles Darwin is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Da Silva.
Darwin throws a big shot that misses.
Da Silva defending well as Darwin loads up on a big left hand.
Darwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darwin tries to bum rush Da Silva with a series of wild strikes but Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Darwin scores with a four punch combination!
Darwin misses with a double jab.
Darwin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Da Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Darwin is having none of it.
Darwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Da Silva does no damage.
Darwin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Da Silva swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Da Silva.
Darwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Silva.
Darwin throws a big shot that misses.
Darwin throws a lazy right hand but Da Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Darwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Da Silva wants to clinch up but Darwin keeps it at a distance.
Da Silva staying out of range there.
Da Silva needs to keep his hands up - Darwin had a free shot at his head there.
Darwin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Da Silva wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
Darwin throws out a loose jab but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva lands the left hand.
Da Silva drives through and clinches with Darwin against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva misses with some punches.
Darwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva breaks the clinch.
A jab from Darwin misses.
Da Silva feints and then cracks Darwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darwin down.
Charles Darwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da Silva wants to clinch up but Darwin keeps it at a distance.
Darwin scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Darwin circles away.
Darwin looks to land a right hand but Da Silva moved out of range.
A jab from Darwin misses.
Darwin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fighters circling - Darwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Da Silva counters with a good low kick that Darwin was not able to check.
Darwin has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Darwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darwin throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Darwin looks to throw the jab but Da Silva is out of range.
Darwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Silva.
Darwin jabs at Da Silva's body.
Darwin misses with a double jab
and Da Silva counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Da Silva circles away.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva is looking to clinch but Darwin is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darwin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Da Silva tries a low kick but Darwin avoids it.
Da Silva thumps Darwin with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Darwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick from Da Silva lands but Darwin takes it in his stride.
Da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Silva.
The fighters circling - Darwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darwin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Da Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Da Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darwin shoots for a takedown but Da Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Darwin is looking to clinch but Da Silva is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Romeo Da Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Darwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Da Silva moves into the clinch.
Darwin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Da Silva stalling against the cage.
Darwin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darwin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darwin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Darwin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Da Silva prevents it.
Darwin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Darwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darwin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
Darwin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Darwin wants to control from the top but Da Silva keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Darwin wants to control from the top but Da Silva keeps moving.
Darwin is looking to advance position but Da Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Da Silva avoids the attempt from Darwin to control.
Darwin is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Da Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Da Silva get's back to his feet.
Da Silva clinches.
Darwin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Da Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darwin avoids a kick to the body.
Darwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darwin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Da Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Darwin's head.
Darwin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darwin swinging wildly here.
Darwin throws a looping overhand right but Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Darwin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Darwin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darwin throws a series of punches but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Darwin.
An inside leg kick lands from Da Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Da Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Darwin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Da Silva thows a body kick. Darwin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva tries to clinch but Darwin is having none of it.
Da Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darwin stalks Da Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Da Silva's face. Da Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darwin.
Darwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romeo Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Da Silva 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Da Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eskil Lemmelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lemmelin's choice of entrance music: Fönt ja en körv. 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eskil Lemmelin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po cracks Lemmelin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lemmelin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Po.
Lemmelin throws a right and a left that Po avoids nicely.
Lemmelin is looking to clinch.
Lemmelin fails to land with a series of punches.
Lemmelin gets a takedown into half 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.
Lemmelin is pressing down on Po's thigh, looking to free his foot. Po is holding on for now.
Po wants to get back to his feet.
Lemmelin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Po is trying to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemmelin throwing shots but Po is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po wants to get back to his feet.
Lemmelin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Po wants to get back to his feet.
Lemmelin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Po taking some punishment here, with Lemmelin in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Po wants to stand back up but Lemmelin manages to pass into side control.
Po wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Po knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lemmelin on the ground.
Lemmelin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lemmelin is working Po over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemmelin working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Po's face as Lemmelin controls the position.
Lemmelin scoring with punches and elbows.
Po on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Po tries to get out of the position.
Lemmelin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Po down.
Lemmelin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lemmelin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Po to see if he's OK.
Lemmelin working the ground and pound from side control.
Po taking a bit of punishment here - Lemmelin scoring with strikes.
Po takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Po wants to get back to his feet but Lemmelin drags him back down.
Lemmelin trying to control the position but Po is working away.
Lemmelin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Po is rocked!
Lemmelin is working Po over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oh Po is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Lemmelin! That's hurt Po! Will he recover? Lemmelin fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eskil Lemmelin!
An out of breath Eskil Lemmelin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lot Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber comes to the cage accompanied by 99 Problems by Jay Z. Levi Weber has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Levi Weber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lot Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber misses the jab.
Weber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Edwards scores with the left hand. Weber knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Levi Weber has been cut.
Edwards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Weber throws a hook but Edwards blocks it.
Weber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edwards clobbers Weber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Weber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Weber misses with an uppercut
and Edwards makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edwards counters with a thumping low kick.
Edwards slips a jab from Weber.
Weber throws a body punch but Edwards moves out of range.
Weber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edwards lands a big head kick that sends Weber tumbling to the mat! Edwards takes a step backwards and waves Weber back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Weber is rocked!
Weber throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Weber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Edwards cracks Weber with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Weber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weber is breathing heavily.
Weber misses with a double jab.
Weber seems to have got his legs back now.
Edwards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Weber.
Edwards lands a nice shot to the body.
Crack! A monster head kick from Edwards and Weber falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Edwards!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lot Edwards!
Lot Edwards is the new light heavyweight champion!
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