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T 14 - Lavin vs Cross PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kev Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Richards might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Bad Things" by Jace Everett. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kev Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Newton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards shoots in but no luck this time.
Richards fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Newton throws a right hand that Richards ducks under and follows up with a left that Richards also avoids with ease.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Newton.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown by Richards or perhaps it was just good defense by Newton which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kev Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but Newton shows good takedown defense.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Newton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Richards on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Newton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Richards fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richards closes this distance looking for a takedown but Newton circles away.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Newton circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton looks to land a combination. Richards sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Newton takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Newton circles away.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Newton.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to de liver by Newton. Beautiful body shot.
Richards shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Newton pinned against the cage. Newton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Richards shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Newton sprawls well. Newton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Richards gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Newton looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Newton looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Newton with a nice cross.
Newton stalks Richards and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Richards's face. Richards staggers backwards, shaken.
Richards decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Newton is trying to get back to full guard.
Newton actively working from the bottom here.
Newton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Richards thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Newton's head.
Newton looking for submissions off his back.
Richards throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is working for a submission of some sort.
Newton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Newton takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Richards fails with a takedown attempt.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Richards shoots in looking for a takedown. Newton tries to sprawl out of it but Richards keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Newton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Newton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Newton throws a looping overhand right but Richards ducks down to avoid it.
Richards avoids the body shot from Newton.
Newton takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Newton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Richards looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Richards closes the distance and clinches up with Newton, looking for a takedown. Richards pushes Newton against the ropes but Newton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Richards looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Newton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Richards showed some decent athleticism there.
Richards is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Newton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Newton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Newton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but Newton shows good takedown defense.
Newton swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Richards 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Newton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Newton.
Horrible takedown by Richards or perhaps it was just good defense by Newton which made him look bad.
Newton swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Newton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kev Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards throws a combination that misses
and Newton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Newton scores with a nice head shot.
Richards takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Newton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Newton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Richards rather than just go for the knockout.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Richards walks into a jab.
Newton lands with an uppercut that bounces Richards off the ropes and back into rage.
Newton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Kev Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards has his takedown stuffed
letting Newton counter with a right hand.
Richards tries for a takedown but Newton circles away easily
and Newton counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton misses with a combination
and Richards counters with a single leg into guard. Newton didn't expect that.
Newton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Richards avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Richards tries to free his leg and advance position but Newton is retaining full guard.
Newton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Newton throws his legs up looking for a submission but Richards uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Newton defending against the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Richards thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Richards trying to control the action but Newton is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Richards's best efforts.
Newton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Newton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Newton is breathing heavily.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Newton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards got a little sloppy there for a moment and Newton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Richards has managed to get both his arms back between Newton's legs - danger averted.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Newton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards is really struggling to control Newton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Richards is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Newton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Newton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Richards pushing down on Newton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Richards thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Newton's head.
Richards looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Richards is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Newton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Richards.
Newton looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Newton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Richards avoids the body shot from Newton.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards avoids the body shot from Newton.
A nice combination there by Newton.
Richards with a lazy takedown attempt
and Newton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newton circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards with a lazy takedown attempt
and Newton counters with a nice body shot.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richards fails with the takedown
and Newton counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kev Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Richards with a lazy takedown attempt
and Newton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richards thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton misses with a body shot.
Richards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newton throws out the jab.
Newton throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Newton counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards tries to clinch but Newton is having none of it.
Newton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Newton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton misses with a wild combination.
Newton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Newton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Richards looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Newton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Richards counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton tries to score a body lock takedown but Richards shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Newton gets underhooks to prevent Richards's takedown attempt.
Newton has clasped his hands together around Richards's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Newton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Newton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Richards gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Richards looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Richards is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Newton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Newton's back!
Richards has the hooks in. Newton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Richards tries to keep control of the position but Newton is staying busy.
Newton tries to break free.
Richards throwing sloppy strikes.
Newton is in bad spot here.
Newton turns into Richards and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Richards dives on top into guard.
Richards works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Richards lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Newton is trying to get back to full guard.
Richards wants to take a breather but Newton is having none of it.
Newton tries to get to full guard but Richards has control of the leg.
Richards seems to be looking for submissions.
Newton looking for submissions off his back.
Newton actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richards fails with the takedown
and Newton counters with a three punch combo that has Richards backing up. Richards nods at Newton to acknowledge the strikes.
Richards will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Newton is fending him off so far but Richards persists. Nope, Newton circles away and we're back to standing.
Newton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Newton lands with a hook. Richards tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newton connects with a jab.
Richards looks for a takedown but Newton sprawls well.
Newton lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Newton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Newton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Newton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Riformato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riformato has chosen psycho as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Paulo Guerra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Riformato's chin.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Guerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Riformato!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra swinging wildly here.
Riformato staying out of range there.
Guerra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riformato shoots in and bounces Guerra off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Guerra keeping moving, preventing Riformato from controlling successfully.
Guerra keeping full guard, as Riformato tries to pass.
Riformato avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Riformato sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Guerra's guard.
Riformato content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Riformato is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riformato lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Riformato postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Guerra to stand up.
Guerra connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riformato. Riformato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riformato is defended easily by Guerra.
Riformato shoots in and bounces Guerra off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Riformato prevents Guerra from getting back to his feet.
Guerra manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Guerra wants to control the action but instead Riformato gets a body lock and reverses into Guerra's guard! Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra keeping moving, preventing Riformato from controlling successfully.
Riformato stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riformato passes Guerra's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Guerra regains full guard. Nicely done.
Riformato trying to control but Guerra is working from the bottom.
Guerra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Guerra is breathing heavily.
Guerra looking for a guillotine here but Riformato defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riformato advances position into side control!
Riformato is looking to take a break and control but Guerra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Riformato misses with the ground and pound.
Guerra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Riformato tries to score with some ground and pound. Guerra controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Riformato trying to control the action but Guerra is working from the bottom.
Riformato wants to control for a moment but Guerra uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Guerra is looking for a sweep. Riformato is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riformato passes to side control.
Riformato tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Riformato has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Guerra is trying to get back to half guard.
Riformato is looking to take a break and control but Guerra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Riformato dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Guerra throws a jab when Riformato was well out of range.
Riformato tries to score a power double leg takedown but Guerra sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riformato somewhat.
Guerra scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Guerra.
Riformato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Riformato looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Riformato shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Riformato closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guerra circles away.
Paulo Guerra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Riformato.
No joy there for Guerra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Guerra does no damage.
Guerra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riformato at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riformato tries for a takedown but Guerra sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guerra.
Riformato takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Guerra stuns Riformato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guerra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riformato closes the distance and clinches.
Guerra scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guerra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riformato backwards.
Riformato tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guerra just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Riformato tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Guerra smiles and moves away.
Guerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Riformato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Guerra but Guerra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Guerra throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Riformato with that takedown attempt.
Guerra lands a with a good body shot.
Riformato shoots for a takedown but Guerra saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guerra connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riformato. Riformato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Guerra digs a good body shot into Riformato's ribs.
Guerra throws a series of punches but Riformato moves out of range.
Paulo Guerra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guerra swats away the attempt to clinch by Riformato.
Riformato moves out of range of the strikes.
Guerra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riformato circles away quickly and effectively.
Guerra slaps away a takedown attempt from Riformato, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Guerra gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Riformato to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riformato trying to control but Guerra is working from the bottom.
Riformato preventing the sweep.
Riformato wants to pass the guard but Guerra is keeping the position.
Riformato won't allow Guerra to sweep him here.
Guerra is working hard here to advance position.
Guerra looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Guerra looking for a sweep. Not yet Guerra, not yet.
Riformato advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Riformato trying to control the action but Guerra is working from the bottom.
Riformato is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riformato shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Riformato was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Guerra is squirming around, avoiding Riformato's attempts to control the action.
Guerra slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Riformato wants to take a breather but Guerra is having none of it.
Guerra is pressing down on Riformato's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerra wants to sweep but no luck.
Guerra working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Guerra dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Riformato dives in and grabs Guerra's left leg, looking for a takedown. Guerra pushes down on Riformato's head and hops out.
Riformato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left and a right from Guerra both land. Nice combination.
A slow jab from Guerra misses its intended target.
Riformato gets a takedown into half guard.
Guerra tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Riformato has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Riformato looking to control but Guerra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riformato throws some wild stikes that Guerra manages to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Riformato won't let Guerra get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Guerra wants to hold on but Riformato pushes him away.
Joe Riformato has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guerra is squirming around, avoiding Riformato's attempts to control the action.
Guerra is trying desperately to improve position.
Riformato has hold of Guerra's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Guerra manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Riformato scoring with strikes but Guerra is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Riformato looking to secure an arm triangle but Guerra defends it well.
Riformato looking to control but Guerra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Riformato looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Riformato works his way to his opponent's back.
Riformato is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Guerra defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Guerra turns into Riformato and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riformato looking for a sweep. Not yet Riformato, not yet.
Riformato has a closed guard, preventing Guerra from standing up.
Riformato keeping full guard, as Guerra tries to pass.
Riformato working for a triangle but Guerra defends it easily.
Riformato has his foot on Guerra's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Guerra works his way back into a safe position though.
Guerra got a little sloppy there for a moment and Riformato has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Guerra has managed to get both his arms back between Riformato's legs - danger averted.
Guerra got a little sloppy there for a moment and Riformato has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Guerra has managed to get both his arms back between Riformato's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riformato has his foot on Guerra's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Guerra works his way back into a safe position though.
Riformato working for a triangle but Guerra defends it easily.
Riformato is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Guerra wants to pass the guard but Riformato is keeping the position.
Riformato looking for a guillotine here but Guerra defends easily.
Riformato has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Guerra is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Riformato.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Riformato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Riformato 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Riformato!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mauricio saluta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conrad Wooley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, mauricio saluta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Conrad Wooley!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
saluta throws out a powerful jab.
Wooley looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
saluta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by saluta.
saluta throws a series of punches but Wooley avoids them all with ease.
Wooley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
saluta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wooley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
saluta lands a left and a right that send Wooley crashing to the mat, dazed. saluta thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooley is rocked!
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!
saluta scores with a body shot.
Wooley is still on wobbly legs! Can saluta finish him?
saluta moves in close and cracks Wooley with a massive right hand! Wooley, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by saluta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). mauricio saluta!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaddeus Manos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thaddeus Manos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manos shoots in for a takedown but Chase shows good takedown defense.
Manos closes the distance and pushes Chase back into the ropes.
Chase tries to circle away but Manos has him pinned against the ropes.
Chase wants to break free but Manos has control.
Chase has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manos has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chase is trying to keep an underhook but Manos manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Manos trying to control the pace.
Chase tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Chase won't allow Manos to pass to mount.
Chase knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manos on the ground.
Manos moves into full mount! Chase won't be happy about that!
Manos moves to back control.
Manos is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Chase has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Chase wants to escape the position.
Chase is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase wants to get back to his feet.
Chase showing good submission defense here.
Manos looks gassed!
Chase wants to get back to his feet.
Chase is keeping busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chase is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manos looking for the RNC.
Manos has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Chase has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Chase is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Chase trying to get back to his feet but Manos is in full control for now.
You can see the frustration on Chase's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Manos is looking to control Chase but Chase is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manos is working for a rear naked choke. Chase is not defending it well and Manos has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Chase refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Chase's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thaddeus Manos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thales Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thales Moreno will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thales Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks gets a clinch.
Moreno scores with a shoulder strike.
Banks throws an elbow that misses.
Banks tries a knee to the head but Moreno blocks it.
Banks misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Banks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Moreno fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Banks throws a hook to the side of Moreno's head but Moreno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moreno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banks. Banks obviously looking to wear him down.
Banks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moreno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Dave Banks has been cut.
Moreno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moreno has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banks has Moreno pushed against the ropes.
Banks pushes off an throws an elbow but Moreno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Moreno.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Banks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreno's brow.
Banks takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moreno misses with a takedown attempt - Banks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Banks looks to land a combination but Moreno avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banks.
Moreno shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Moreno trying to advance position but Banks counters by regaining guard.
Moreno prevents Banks from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Moreno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banks is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Banks prevents Moreno from improving position.
Moreno is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Banks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Banks managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Moreno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks bucks up and tries to throw Moreno off but instead Moreno has got his back!
Banks is trying to stand back up.
Moreno throwing sloppy strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Banks holding both Moreno 's hands and preventing any damage.
Moreno patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Moreno looking to break Banks's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Banks remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Moreno will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Moreno looks gassed!
Banks is trying to get back to his feet but Moreno has full control of the position and if anything, Banks has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thales Moreno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Banks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Moreno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moreno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banks is looking to chop away at Moreno's legs.
Dave Banks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moreno slips a straight right by Banks.
Banks misses with a kick to the body.
Moreno fails to land with a series of punches.
Moreno tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Banks, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moreno.
Banks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moreno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banks scores with a head kick.
Banks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moreno.
Moreno is breathing heavily.
Banks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moreno counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno stalks Banks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Banks's face. Banks staggers backwards, shaken.
Moreno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Banks counters with a nice body kick.
Banks lands with a slapping head kick.
Moreno dodges the punch combination from Banks.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moreno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moreno throws an overhand right that lands on Banks's shoulder, as Banks tries to avoid the shot.
Moreno lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Banks backs up against the ropes.
Banks pushes Moreno up against the ropes in a clinch.
Banks looking to stall.
Banks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moreno is looking to control Banks's arms but Banks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moreno has his back to the ropes.
Moreno fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Banks blocking some punches.
Banks tries to stall but Moreno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Banks connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno working aggressively here.
Banks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moreno stalling in the clinch but Banks improves position.
Banks trying to control the position but instead, Moreno has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banks into the ropes.
Banks misses with a knee to the head.
Moreno looking to slow down the pace here.
Banks lands a nice elbow.
Banks is stalling here.
Moreno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Moreno takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Moreno tries to pull guard but Banks holds him up against the ropes and eventually Moreno drops back down to his feet.
Dave Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thales Moreno.
Banks looking to throw knees to the head but Moreno is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moreno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moreno throws a head punch that misses.
Banks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Banks avoiding damage.
Moreno controlling the action here for a moment.
Banks crunches a lovely knee into Moreno's ribcage.
Banks breaks from the clinch.
Banks lands a head kick!
Banks scores with a shot to the body.
Moreno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banks.
Banks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Banks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banks thuds his right hand into Moreno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Banks instigates a clinch.
Banks tries to land a knee to the head but Moreno blocks with his arms.
A short right from Moreno.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Banks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Moreno scores with a shot to the side of Banks's head.
Banks has Moreno pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Moreno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Banks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short uppercut from Moreno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Banks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Banks's cut.
That's time! Banks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moreno.
Moreno tries to clinch up but Banks circles away and keeps his distance.
Moreno blocks a head kick by Banks.
Banks fails to land with a series of punches.
Banks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moreno cracks Banks with a good jab.
A jab from Moreno misses.
Banks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Banks scoring with strikes but Moreno is staying in there.
Moreno sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Moreno is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Banks's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Banks's back!
Moreno looking for the choke but no joy.
Banks manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Banks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banks fails with a takedown attempt.
Moreno lands a with a good body shot.
Banks gets caught flat footed, as Moreno shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Moreno dives into side control.
Banks is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Moreno is controlling him well.
Moreno advances to mount.
Moreno is looking to work his way around to Banks's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
You get the feeling that Banks really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
The fighters circle momentarily. Moreno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moreno throws a nice looking combination but Banks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banks thumps Moreno with a low kick.
Moreno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dave Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moreno slips a jab from Banks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moreno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banks throws a nice looking combination but Moreno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moreno.
Banks stalks Moreno and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Moreno's face. Moreno staggers backwards, shaken.
Moreno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A head kick misses from Banks.
Moreno with a poor takedown
and Banks counters with an outside leg kick.
Banks doesn't manage to clinch there - Moreno circles away.
Banks lands a two punch combo.
Banks throws the left hand but Moreno avoids the punch easily.
Moreno sizes up Banks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Banks lands a high kick!
Moreno scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Moreno tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Banks.
Moreno is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Thales Moreno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moreno 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thales Moreno!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malp Revittaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmen Sandiego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Carmen Sandiego was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Malp Revittaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Carmen Sandiego!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Revittaja.
Revittaja throws a right hand that Sandiego ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandiego also avoids with ease.
Revittaja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Revittaja lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Revittaja cracks a nice hook into Sandiego's ribs.
Revittaja misses with the combination.
Revittaja takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sandiego misses with a low kick.
Sandiego misses the shot to the body.
Sandiego fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Revittaja dodges the punch combination from Sandiego.
Revittaja lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Carmen Sandiego has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Revittaja scoring well with a low kick there.
Revittaja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sandiego counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revittaja dips to his left and cracks Sandiego with an uppercut!
Sandiego takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Revittaja misses with a series of wild punches.
Sandiego moves out of range as Revittaja strikes.
Sandiego with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Revittaja to score with a decent uppercut.
Revittaja misses with a combination
and Sandiego counters with a stiff right hand.
Revittaja cracks Sandiego with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Revittaja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Revittaja swinging wildly here.
Sandiego takes a swing at Revittaja's ribcage but misses.
Sandiego swinging wildly here.
Sandiego defending well as Revittaja loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revittaja blocks the body kick.
Donk. Sandiego catches Revittaja right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Malp Revittaja has been cut.
Revittaja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandiego.
Revittaja misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sandiego counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Revittaja thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Revittaja misses with an uppercut.
Sandiego misses with the combination.
Sandiego tries for a takedown but Revittaja sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Revittaja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Sandiego counter with a right hand.
Revittaja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Revittaja scores with a nice head shot.
Revittaja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sandiego.
Sandiego is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Revittaja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandiego walks into a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sandiego.
Malp Revittaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carmen Sandiego.
Sandiego looks gassed!
Revittaja throws a combination that misses
and Sandiego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Revittaja misses.
Revittaja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandiego.
Revittaja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Revittaja misses with a two punch combination.
Revittaja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sandiego counters with a nice low kick that buckles Revittaja's knee momentarily.
Sandiego staying out of range there.
Revittaja misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sandiego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Revittaja manages to avoid it.
A combination from Revittaja does no damage.
Revittaja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malp Revittaja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Revittaja's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Revittaja duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandiego has a takedown stuffed.
Revittaja swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sandiego counters with a stiff right hand.
Sandiego blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Revittaja checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sandiego misses with a head kick.
No luck for Sandiego with that takedown attempt.
Revittaja throws a hook to the side of Sandiego's head but Sandiego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sandiego takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Revittaja misses with a body shot
and Sandiego counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandiego dodges the punch combination from Revittaja.
Sandiego closes the distance and clinches up with Revittaja, looking for a takedown. Sandiego pushes Revittaja against the ropes but Revittaja circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Revittaja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandiego was well out of range. Poor timing from Revittaja.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malp Revittaja dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A leg kick checked by Revittaja.
Revittaja swings for the body but Sandiego moves out of range.
Revittaja lands a nice shot to the body.
Revittaja misses with a wild combination.
Revittaja throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandiego.
Revittaja misses with a straight right.
A big right from Revittaja misses.
Revittaja throws a right hand that Sandiego ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandiego also avoids with ease.
Sandiego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Revittaja.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revittaja looks to land a combination but Sandiego avoids it well.
Malp Revittaja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Revittaja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sandiego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sandiego slips a jab and a cross from Revittaja.
Sandiego connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revittaja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sandiego dodges the punch combination from Revittaja.
Revittaja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandiego.
Malp Revittaja is winning the standup battle so far.
Sandiego ducks under a wild hook from Revittaja.
Sandiego throws a head kick that misses
and Revittaja counters with a three punch combo that has Sandiego backing up. Sandiego nods at Revittaja to acknowledge the strikes.
Revittaja has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Malp Revittaja's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sandiego shoots for a double leg takedown but Revittaja sprawls well. He's pushed Sandiego's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Revittaja throws a combination. Sandiego tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sandiego will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Revittaja lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sandiego is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandiego takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sandiego is still on wobbly legs! Can Revittaja finish him?
Malp Revittaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Revittaja throws a head kick that misses
and Sandiego counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sandiego.
Sandiego wants to control from the top but Revittaja keeps moving.
Sandiego seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revittaja has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sandiego can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sandiego stopping the sweep attempt from Revittaja.
Revittaja looking to control.
Sandiego scoring with some ground and pound.
Sandiego trying to control the position from guard on top but Revittaja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Revittaja seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sandiego throwing strikes but missing.
Sandiego really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Revittaja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Revittaja 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.
Sandiego trying to control the position from guard on top but Revittaja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sandiego moves out of range of the body kick from Revittaja.
Sandiego takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Revittaja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sandiego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sandiego fails with a takedown attempt.
Malp Revittaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carmen Sandiego.
Revittaja lands with a nice combination. Sandiego backs away looking to recover.
Sandiego motions for Revittaja to come forward. Sandiego throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Revittaja connects with the punch.
Sandiego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Revittaja throws the left hand but Sandiego avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Revittaja does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revittaja misses with a wild combination.
Sandiego misses with the combination.
Revittaja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sandiego.
Revittaja scores with a hook.
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!
Revittaja moves into range and connects with a jab.
Revittaja misses with a looping right.
Revittaja throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sandiego counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Revittaja!
Revittaja gets back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Revittaja slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandiego stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Revittaja swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sandiego stops Revittaja from standing up.
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 Malp Revittaja will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Revittaja's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Revittaja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sandiego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Revittaja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandiego manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Revittaja.
Sandiego has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Revittaja throws a left that rocks Sandiego and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Revittaja dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Sandiego regain composure!
Revittaja cracks Sandiego with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Revittaja immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Sandiego is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Revittaja!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malp Revittaja!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo De Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Luca has chosen Crank that as his entrance music. Jack Ball has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo De Luca!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball slaps away a takedown attempt from De Luca, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ball gets a clinch.
Ball digs a right hand into De Luca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Luca's gas tank.
Ball taking a breather.
De Luca is working for takedown but Ball is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Luca wants a takedown but no success here.
Jack Ball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo De Luca.
Ball wants to break free but De Luca has control.
Ball lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ball is working De Luca over against the ropes.
De Luca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ball lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Luca backwards.
De Luca tries to score a body lock takedown but Ball shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ball lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ball.
De Luca drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ball pulls his leg out and moves away.
De Luca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ball.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball Rushes De Luca and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! De Luca is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Ball Piles on the pressure and De Luca crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Ball!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tysoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tysoon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Flipsyde - Someday. On his way into the ring it seems that Mike Tysoon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Tysoon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tysoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Bonnar!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tysoon swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonnar.
Tysoon misses with a wild combination.
Tysoon misses with a wild combination.
A clash of legs there as Bonnar blocks the low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tysoon. That's going to slow Bonnar down.
Tysoon throws a low kick, looking for Bonnar's leg but Bonnar calmly moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Bonnar blocks the leg kick.
Bonnar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tysoon throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Tysoon both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Stephan Bonnar has been cut.
Tysoon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonnar scores a takedown into full mount!
Bonnar working Tysoon over with strikes here.
Tysoon wants to control but Bonnar is having none of it.
Tysoon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bonnar throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar is trying to keep Tysoon in close.
Bonnar keeping moving, preventing Tysoon from controlling successfully.
Tysoon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bonnar's guard.
Bonnar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bonnar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bonnar keeping moving, preventing Tysoon from controlling successfully.
Bonnar keeping full guard, as Tysoon tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tysoon leaves Bonnar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tysoon fails to land with a series of punches.
Mike Tysoon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Tysoon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tysoon throws a series of punches but Bonnar avoids them all with ease.
Tysoon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bonnar.
Tysoon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Tysoon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonnar tries to clinch but Tysoon is having none of it.
Tysoon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tysoon wants to land a leg kick but Bonnar is out of range.
Bonnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bonnar tries to clinch up but Tysoon circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonnar shoots for a double leg takedown but Tysoon sprawls well. He's pushed Bonnar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mike Tysoon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephan Bonnar.
Tysoon lands with an uppercut that bounces Bonnar off the ropes and back into rage.
Tysoon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bonnar.
Bonnar looks gassed!
Bonnar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bonnar blocks a leg kick.
Tysoon fails to land with a series of punches.
Bonnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tysoon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bonnar checks it well.
A left and a right from Tysoon both land. Nice combination.
Tysoon fails to land with a series of punches.
Tysoon tries a low kick but Bonnar avoids it.
Tysoon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tysoon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bonnar tries to clinch but Tysoon moves out of range.
Bonnar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tysoon tries to roll over but Bonnar keeps him under control.
Tysoon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bonnar pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Bonnar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tysoon actively working from the bottom here.
Bonnar wants to take a breather but Tysoon is having none of it.
Bonnar is working for a submission of some sort.
Tysoon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tysoon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bonnar is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tysoon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Bonnar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Tysoon does it's job there.
Bonnar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bonnar tries to clinch up but Tysoon circles away and keeps his distance.
Tysoon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonnar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tysoon swinging wildly here.
Bonnar fails to land the takedown.
Bonnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tysoon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonnar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bonnar.
Bonnar is breathing heavily.
Tysoon is looking to chop away at Bonnar's legs.
Bonnar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tysoon sizes up Bonnar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tysoon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonnar.
Tysoon lands a jab-cross combination.
Tysoon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tysoon throws a leg kick but Bonnar moved away.
Tysoon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tysoon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tysoon throws a leg kick which misses Bonnar's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonnar tries to avoid it.
Tysoon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonnar.
Tysoon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Bonnar misses with a body kick.
Tysoon misses with a wild combination.
Bonnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tysoon.
A punch lands to the side of Bonnar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tysoon.
Tysoon stalks Bonnar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bonnar's face. Bonnar staggers backwards, shaken.
Tysoon tries to bum rush Bonnar with a series of wild strikes but Bonnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tysoon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonnar fails with the takedown.
Mike Tysoon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephan Bonnar.
Tysoon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tysoon swinging wildly here.
Bonnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonnar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bonnar is leaning against Tysoon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tysoon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tysoon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tysoon prevents the takedown attempt.
Tysoon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bonnar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonnar tries to pull guard but Tysoon holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bonnar drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tysoon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bonnar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tysoon trying to control the position but instead, Bonnar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tysoon into the ropes.
Tysoon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mike Tysoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Tysoon does no damage.
Tysoon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tysoon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bonnar has time to react.
A combination from Tysoon does no damage.
Bonnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tysoon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonnar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tysoon is fending him off so far but Bonnar persists. Nope, Tysoon circles away and we're back to standing.
Tysoon connects with a single shot there.
Tysoon works over Bonnar's head and body with a nice combination.
Tysoon tries a low kick but Bonnar avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tysoon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tysoon.
Bonnar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tysoon. Tysoon obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Tysoon does no damage.
Tysoon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Tysoon swinging wildly here.
Tysoon misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Tysoon misses.
Tysoon blocks a low kick nicely.
Mike Tysoon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tysoon scores with a three punch combo!
Tysoon misses with the combination.
Tysoon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonnar.
Tysoon throws a leg kick
and Bonnar moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonnar keeps control of Tysoon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tysoon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Bonnar'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A punch combination from Tysoon misses.
Tysoon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonnar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tysoon but Tysoon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bonnar.
Tysoon wants to get back to his feet but Bonnar drags him back down.
Tysoon wants to control but Bonnar postures up.
Tysoon manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bonnar's best efforts.
Bonnar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tysoon defending well though.
Bonnar working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Bonnar.
Bonnar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tysoon is not content to let Bonnar control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar working over Tysoon with some ground and pound. Tysoon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bonnar works his way into side control.
Tysoon is trying to buck Bonnar off.
Bonnar scoring with punches and elbows.
Tysoon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bonnar off and has taken his back!
Tysoon struggling to keep hold of the position.
Tysoon biding his time, controlling Bonnar.
Tysoon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tysoon is trying to stick to Bonnar's back but Bonnar is turning into Tysoon. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tysoon's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bonnar.
Bonnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Tysoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonnar won't allow Tysoon to get back to his feet.
Bonnar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bonnar won't allow Tysoon to get back to his feet.
Tysoon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bonnar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bonnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Tysoon is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tysoon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bonnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tysoon lands a really nice looking cross but Bonnar seems unphased.
Tysoon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonnar throws a body kick that misses.
Bonnar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tysoon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tysoon misses with a low kick as Bonnar jumps back.
Tysoon lands a jab to the nose.
Tysoon lands the left hand.
Tysoon tries to bum rush Bonnar with a series of wild strikes but Bonnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonnar shoots in for a double leg but Tysoon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tysoon throws a right and a left that Bonnar avoids nicely.
Bonnar blocks a low kick nicely.
Tysoon scores with a three punch combo!
Bonnar just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tysoon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bonnar is out of range.
Tysoon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tysoon misses with a double jab.
Bonnar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tysoon is fending him off so far but Bonnar persists. Nope, Tysoon circles away and we're back to standing.
Mike Tysoon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephan Bonnar.
A bone on bone clash there as Bonnar blocks the leg kick.
Bonnar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tysoon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tysoon throws a series of punches but Bonnar avoids them all with ease.
Bonnar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tysoon sprawls well initially but Bonnar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bonnar stops Tysoon from getting back to his feet.
Bonnar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Bonnar there.
Stephan Bonnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tysoon actively working from the bottom here.
Tysoon moves into full guard.
Mike Tysoon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bonnar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bonnar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stephan Bonnar.
I think Tysoon 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tysoon!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Misho Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jericho has chosen Moving in Stereo by The Cars as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Misho Bang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Jericho's chin.
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179 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Misho Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Jericho!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bang wants to clinch.
Bang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bang shoots for a takedown but Jericho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jericho shoots in and bounces Bang off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Jericho prevents Bang from getting back to his feet.
Jericho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bang is keeping the position for now.
Jericho thows a big elbow that misses.
Jericho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bang keeping moving, preventing Jericho from controlling successfully.
Bang wants to stand and escape but Jericho is having none of it.
Jericho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bang is looking to stand up but Jericho isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jericho.
Bang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jericho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jericho throws a big right hand that misses.
Bang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jericho.
Jericho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jericho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jericho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jericho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jericho scoring with some ground and pound.
Jericho looking to pass the guard.
Jericho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to stand up but Jericho is controlling him.
Bang keeping full guard, as Jericho tries to pass.
Jericho connects with a couple of short punches.
Jericho is in close to Bang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jericho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jericho pushes down on Bang's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jericho scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jericho wants to control but Bang is keeping him busy.
Jericho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jericho takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jericho is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jericho looks to land a strike but Bang avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jericho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jericho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jericho wants to pass the guard but Bang is keeping the position.
Jericho connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho throwing strikes but missing.
Jericho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jericho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bang's head.
Bang keeping full guard, as Jericho tries to pass.
Jericho trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jericho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jericho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jericho trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jericho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Jericho dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bang tries to clinch but Jericho moves out of range.
Bang scores with a hook to the body. Jericho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bang looks to land a combination. Jericho sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jericho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Misho Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bang gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jericho forces his way into half guard.
Jericho works his way into side control.
Bang taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jericho tries to move to mount but Bang blocks the move with his legs.
Bang is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jericho is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho is putting a hurting on Bang here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bang struggling a bit here.
Jericho cracks Bang with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bang takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jericho lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bang down.
Jericho landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jericho tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bang's legs.
Jericho is working Bang over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jericho lands a nice forearm strike.
Bang takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bang is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jericho asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho working the ground and pound.
Bang is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Jericho has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bang on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jericho lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bang takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jericho landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bang is looking for a sweep.
Jericho working the ground and pound.
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!
Bang on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jericho's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jericho is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jericho scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jericho lands strikes from half guard.
Jericho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jericho working Bang over with strikes.
Bang has hold of Jericho's hands but Jericho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jericho passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bang!
Bang is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho working the ground and pound effectively.
Jericho with shots to the head and body - Bang looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jericho working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jericho putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Jericho lands a nice shot to the head.
Jericho raining down shots from the mount!
Jericho is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jericho landing strikes from the mount and Bang is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Jericho.
Jericho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Jericho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jericho tries to score with a low kick but Bang moves his leg out of the way.
Bang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jericho scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jericho lands a nice short elbow.
Bang is trying to maintain the position but Jericho is very close to passing his half guard.
Jericho wants to control but Bang is keeping him busy.
Jericho lands strikes from half guard.
Bang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jericho scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jericho is nestled in close to Bang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jericho working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jericho looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bang gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang can't keep his opponent in guard - Jericho advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jericho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jericho uses his free foot to push down on Bang's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bang.
Jericho punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dan Jericho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bang is desperately trying to improve his position but Jericho has a good base and remains in mount.
Jericho working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jericho landing strikes from the mount.
Bang manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jericho wants to take a breather but Bang is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho is nestled in close to Bang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jericho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jericho winds up and cracks Bang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jericho working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bang wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Jericho.
Bang taking some punishment here, with Jericho in his half guard.
Jericho lands with a punch from half guard.
Jericho tries to pass to full mount but Bang defends it.
Bang tries to kick Jericho off but Jericho keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bang taking some punishment here, with Jericho in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jericho works his way into full mount!
Jericho has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bang's face.
Jericho with shots to the head and body - Bang looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jericho looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jericho pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jericho with good strikes from the mount here!
Jericho dominating with strikes here.
Jericho is landing with some decent strikes but Bang is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jericho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho avoids the attempt from Bang to control.
Jericho breaks from Bang's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bang is bucking up trying to escape but Jericho cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bang tries to hold on but Jericho pushes him away.
Jericho scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dan Jericho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jericho postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bang looks a forlorn figure.
Jericho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jericho is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Misho Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bang can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Jericho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jericho winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Jericho!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Lavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cross (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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195 lbs
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193 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Lavin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Cross!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavin manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Cross.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
Cross throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lavin's waist but Lavin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cross off to one side.
Cross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
David Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cross cracks a nice hook into Lavin's ribs.
Lavin missing with a left hand there. Cross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
Cross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lavin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cross throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavin scores with a sloppy right hand. Cross should have avoided that one.
Lavin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cross's half guard.
Cross is concentrating on defense, preventing Lavin from advancing position.
Cross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lavin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cross regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lavin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cross dives on top into guard.
Lavin keeping moving, preventing Cross from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cross got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lavin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cross has managed to get both his arms back between Lavin's legs - danger averted.
Lavin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cross defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavin keeping moving, preventing Cross from controlling successfully.
Lavin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cross is aware though and is defending well.
Cross is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lavin keeping full guard, as Cross tries to pass.
Cross throwing strikes from guard but Lavin blocks nicely.
Cross is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lavin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cross missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cross is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lavin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cross is aware though and is defending well.
Cross loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cross trying to control the position from guard on top but Lavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cross tries to free his leg and advance position but Lavin is retaining full guard.
Lavin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lavin is looking for a triangle here but Cross uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cross trying to control the position but Lavin is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lavin tries to bench press Cross off him but Cross keeps the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cross takes a swing at Lavin's ribcage but misses.
Lavin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lavin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like TJ Lavin has been cut.
Cross throws a body punch but Lavin moves out of range.
Lavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
Lavin blocks a jab.
Cross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavin.
Cross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavin.
Cross misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Cross will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on TJ Lavin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cross.
Lavin slips a straight right by Cross.
Cross is looking to clinch.
Cross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lavin misses with a combination
letting Cross counter with a right hand.
Cross lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Cross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavin swats away the attempt to clinch by Cross.
Cross looks to land a right hand but Lavin moved out of range.
Cross with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lavin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cross is defending against the submission attempts here by Lavin.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cross is looking to improve his position.
Cross holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lavin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lavin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Lavin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cross has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cross is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lavin is working for a submission of some sort.
Cross is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lavin is thwarting Cross's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross has his hands clasped together around Lavin's back. He's all about the action.
Cross trying to control here.
Lavin is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cross lands with a hook. Lavin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Cross misses the target.
A shot to the body from Cross misses
so Lavin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross has Lavin pulled in close to control his posture.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lavin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lavin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cross not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lavin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cross is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lavin, into his guard.
Lavin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cross doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cross manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lavin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cross stacks Lavin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cross!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Cross will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on TJ Lavin's cut.
That's time! Lavin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cross lands a with a good body shot.
Cross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Cross.
Cross punishes Lavin's body with a nice straight punch.
Cross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lavin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lavin counters with a shoot takedown. Cross fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavin preventing the sweep.
Cross is trying to keep Lavin in close.
Lavin 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.
Cross is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cross looking for a sweep. Not yet Cross, not yet.
Cross not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lavin shoots in for a takedown but Cross shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cross scores with a jab to the head.
Cross doesn't manage to clinch there - Lavin circles away.
Lavin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cross controls Lavin momentarily but Lavin frees himself.
Lavin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lavin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cross pulls Lavin in close to prevent any damage.
Lavin has gone for a leg lock! Cross slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lavin's guard.
Cross thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross trying to control but Lavin is working from the bottom.
Lavin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lavin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cross keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cross gets back to half guard.
Cross has his hands clasped together around Lavin's back. He's all about the action.
Cross trying to control but Lavin postures up.
Despite being in the dominant position, David Cross just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cross takes a swing at Lavin's ribcage but misses.
Cross scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cross slips under a jab from Lavin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Cross really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Lavin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cross defending well as Lavin loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Cross.
Lavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cross tries to clinch but Lavin moves away
and Lavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
David Cross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Cross misses its intended target.
Cross misses the body punch
and Lavin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lavin advances position into side control!
Lavin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lavin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lavin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
You can see the frustration on Cross's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cross is trying to get back to half guard.
Cross holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Cross is trying to control Lavin's posture but Lavin avoids it.
Lavin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cross is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cross holds on to Lavin's head and controls the position momentarily.
Cross tries to bench press Lavin off him but Lavin keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Cross's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cross tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lavin slips a jab from Cross.
Lavin moves away from the strike by Cross.
Cross misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross loads up on a big right hand but Lavin slips the punch.
Cross stuffs the takedown.
Cross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lavin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Lavin blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Cross. That snapped Lavin's head back.
Lavin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lavin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lavin blocks a jab.
Cross throws a hook but Lavin blocks it.
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavin manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Lavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavin moves away.
Cross keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Lavin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Lavin had his way with David Cross in that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Lavin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Cross throws a jab but it's blocked by Lavin.
Nice defenses there by Lavin.
Cross throws a hook to the side of Lavin's head but Lavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cross keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cross is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Cross.
Cross misses with a jab to the body
and Lavin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cross controlling Lavin's posture.
Lavin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavin has gone for a leg lock! Cross slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lavin's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cross is working Lavin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lavin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cross is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lavin.
Cross in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lavin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cross wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cross slows the pace down.
Cross fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cross landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavin is looking for a sweep.
Cross wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lavin keeps working.
The ground and pound from Cross seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cross wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lavin keeps working.
The strikes coming from Cross are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lavin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lavin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cross trying to control the position from guard on top but Lavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cross content to stall in guard here.
Lavin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cross can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross chips away with some ground and pound.
Cross landing some decent shots from guard.
Lavin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cross passes into half guard.
Cross missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lavin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cross pulls his head out easily.
Cross has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
David Cross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cross controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavin is squirming around, avoiding Cross's attempts to control the action.
Cross in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lavin tries to reverse the position but Cross maintains control.
Lavin is squirming around, avoiding Cross's attempts to control the action.
Lavin regains half guard.
Cross trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Cross.
I think Cross has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Cross!
David Cross is the new middleweight champion!
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