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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franko Maslov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rotti Largo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maslov comes into the arena with Naj,Naj blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Franko Maslov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rotti Largo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Largo shoots for a takedown but Maslov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No joy there for Largo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maslov throws a sloppy head kick and Largo moves out of range easily.
Largo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown by Largo or perhaps it was just good defense by Maslov which made him look bad.
Largo misses the shot to the body.
Largo throws a series of punches but Maslov moves out of range.
Largo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maslov.
Largo misses with a wild body shot.
Maslov ducks under a wild hook from Largo.
Maslov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Largo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Largo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maslov defends it nicely.
Franko Maslov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rotti Largo.
Largo looks gassed!
Maslov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maslov throws a head kick but Largo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Largo throws a sloppy head kick
and Maslov counters with a body kick that stops Largo in his tracks momentarily.
Largo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maslov lands a head kick. Largo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maslov lands a brutal head kick. Largo looks out on his feet and Maslov throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Franko Maslov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between james hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, james hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hatfield shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than hatfield was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
BOOM! hatfield connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jordan is squirming around, avoiding hatfield's attempts to control the action.
Jordan is bucking up trying to escape but hatfield cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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.
hatfield tries to control but Jordan wriggling away.
hatfield landing strikes, looking to finish!
hatfield tries to control but Jordan wriggling away.
Jordan tries to control the position but hatfield now has his back.
Jordan holding both hatfield 's hands and preventing any damage.
hatfield biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hatfield is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jordan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jordan prevents hatfield from getting a body triangle.
hatfield is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Jordan won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips hatfield off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). james hatfield!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Acter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Acter!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acter clinches with his opponent.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Acter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Acter ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Acter no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Acter to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Johnson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Acter pulls down on the head and he's put Johnson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paul Acter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Jasek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Gray looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jakub Jasek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Gray!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jasek shoots in and bounces Gray off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Jasek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gray looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jasek trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jasek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gray has his foot on Jasek's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jasek works his way back into a safe position though.
Jasek connects with a couple of short punches.
Jasek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jasek connects with a couple of short punches.
Jasek stands up from Gray's guard - Jasek perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jasek shoots in and drives through. Gray sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasek fails with a takedown attempt.
Jasek looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jasek wants to free his trapped foot but Gray is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jasek looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jasek landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasek works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gray is squirming around, avoiding Jasek's attempts to control the action.
Gray can't escape the position.
Jasek scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jasek lands a big elbow.
Jasek in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jasek working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jasek is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasek postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gray looks a forlorn figure.
Jasek with shots to the head and body - Gray looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jasek has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gray's face.
Jasek goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gray turns into him and now he's in Jasek's guard.
Jasek wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jasek wants to sweep but no luck.
Jasek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasek doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gray 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.
Jasek will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jasek is working an open guard so Gray takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jasek shoots in but Gray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Jasek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray tries to clinch there but Jasek circles away.
Jasek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Gray. That snapped Jasek's head back.
Gray stuffs the takedown.
Jasek closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gray did well to prevent Jasek getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Jasek dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jasek throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gray was covering up waiting for the punch and Jasek finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jasek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jasek gets to his feet - Gray follows without any prompting.
Jasek misses with a takedown attempt - Gray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jasek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gray is fending him off so far but Jasek persists. Nope, Gray circles away and we're back to standing.
Gray gets a takedown into half guard.
Gray escapes and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jasek.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Jasek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray tries to clinch but Jasek is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jakub Jasek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jasek keeps working.
Jasek throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Jasek is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gray misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gray tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jasek is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jasek manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gray kicks off Jasek and gets to his feet.
Gray closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gray lands in his opponent's guard.
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Jasek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jasek 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.
Jasek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gray is controlling him.
Jasek trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasek keeping moving, preventing Gray from controlling successfully.
Jasek is looking to stand up but Gray isn't so interested in that idea.
Gray working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jasek is pulling down on Gray's head. It's preventing any offense from Gray, at least for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jasek as he avoids it easily.
Jasek darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jasek working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray moves into full guard.
Jasek 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.
Gray trying to control the position.
Jasek throwing strikes from guard but Gray blocks nicely.
Jasek postures up and lands a big shot to Gray's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Gray will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jasek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jasek scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jasek works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
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.
Jasek trying to control the position but Gray is working away.
Jasek working the head and body with strikes.
Jasek is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gray has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jasek tries for a kimura but Gray is defending well.
Jasek tries to advance position but instead Gray slips a leg back in to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray is staying active underneath Jasek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jasek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gray's head.
Gray trying to control from the bottom.
Jasek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gray keeps working.
Jasek wants to work for an arm triangle but Gray is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gray wants it to stay on the feet.
Jasek swats away the attempt to clinch by Gray.
Jakub Jasek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Jasek shoots and misses
and Gray counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gray.
Jasek tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Jasek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray landing knees to the body.
Gray is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gray gets underhooks to prevent Jasek's takedown attempt.
Gray lands a nice elbow.
Gray manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jasek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jasek postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jasek trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gray is trying to control the position but Jasek postures up.
Jasek throwing strikes from guard but Gray blocks nicely.
Jasek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jasek trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gray slaps away a takedown attempt from Jasek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Gray.
Jasek keeps the fight on the outside.
Jasek shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gray counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jasek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gray.
Jasek slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jasek throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jasek is on top in guard.
Jasek drops back looking for a leg! Gray is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gray manages to kick Jasek off! Jasek jumps back into Gray's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jasek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jasek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gray looking for a guillotine here but Jasek defends easily.
Gray working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Gray.
I think Gray has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Jakub Jasek!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Jakub Jasek!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Jakub Jasek!
Jakub Jasek wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marek Gentlemen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angry BlackGuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marek Gentlemen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marek Gentlemen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Angry BlackGuy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BlackGuy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gentlemen is trying to control but can't.
BlackGuy thows a huge punch but Gentlemen dodges it nicely.
BlackGuy thows a huge punch but Gentlemen dodges it nicely.
Gentlemen is trying to get back to full guard.
BlackGuy passes into side control, despite Gentlemen's attempt to control the position.
Gentlemen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gentlemen tries to get to full guard but BlackGuy has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gentlemen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but BlackGuy pulls his head out easily.
Gentlemen tries to get to full guard but BlackGuy has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentlemen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
BlackGuy is thwarting Gentlemen's attempts to control the position.
Gentlemen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
BlackGuy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gentlemen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gentlemen with a poor takedown
and BlackGuy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
BlackGuy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gentlemen was covering up waiting for the punch and BlackGuy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
BlackGuy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gentlemen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BlackGuy trying to control the position from guard on top but Gentlemen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
BlackGuy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
BlackGuy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
BlackGuy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
BlackGuy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
BlackGuy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gentlemen is trying to keep BlackGuy in close.
BlackGuy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
BlackGuy looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BlackGuy wants to control from the top but Gentlemen keeps moving.
Gentlemen working for submissions but it's allowed BlackGuy to get to half guard.
Gentlemen works his way to full guard. Good work.
BlackGuy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
BlackGuy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
BlackGuy cracks Gentlemen with a solid left hand.
Gentlemen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Gentlemen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gentlemen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. BlackGuy manages to get himself to full guard.
Gentlemen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gentlemen wants to get up but he can't break BlackGuy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
BlackGuy can't keep his opponent in guard - Gentlemen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gentlemen trying to control from BlackGuy's half guard. BlackGuy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gentlemen preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angry BlackGuy dominated that 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.
Gentlemen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and BlackGuy counters with a takedown into side control.
BlackGuy lands some shots froms side control.
BlackGuy has control of an arm but Gentlemen manages to advance to BlackGuy's back!
Gentlemen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
BlackGuy rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gentlemen is keen to just control but BlackGuy is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gentlemen trying to mount his opponent but BlackGuy defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BlackGuy is defending against the submission attempts here by Gentlemen.
BlackGuy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
BlackGuy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gentlemen has gone for a leg lock! BlackGuy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gentlemen's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
BlackGuy stopping the sweep attempt from Gentlemen.
BlackGuy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gentlemen pulls BlackGuy in close to prevent any damage.
BlackGuy trying to control but Gentlemen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BlackGuy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gentlemen trying to control the position.
Gentlemen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gentlemen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. BlackGuy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gentlemen looking for subs off his back but BlackGuy has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BlackGuy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gentlemen wants to control but BlackGuy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from BlackGuy there.
Gentlemen tries to kick BlackGuy off but BlackGuy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gentlemen is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute BlackGuy jumps into side control!
Gentlemen is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angry BlackGuy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gentlemen wants to clinch but BlackGuy slips to the side
and BlackGuy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ground and pound from BlackGuy.
BlackGuy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gentlemen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gentlemen wants to improve his position but BlackGuy is controlling well.
Nice strikes from BlackGuy there.
Gentlemen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. BlackGuy is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BlackGuy works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentlemen is desperately trying to improve his position but BlackGuy has a good base and remains in mount.
Gentlemen tries to hold on but BlackGuy pushes him away.
The referee warns Gentlemen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gentlemen is wriggling around trying to escape.
BlackGuy landing shots from mount.
Gentlemen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gentlemen throwing hammer fists to the chest of BlackGuy. What's that going to do exactly?
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.
BlackGuy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gentlemen is wriggling around trying to escape.
BlackGuy scoring with strikes but Gentlemen is staying in there.
BlackGuy avoids the attempt from Gentlemen to control.
Gentlemen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
BlackGuy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gentlemen wants to hold on but BlackGuy pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BlackGuy with good strikes from the mount here!
BlackGuy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BlackGuy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gentlemen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gentlemen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gentlemen wants to hold on but BlackGuy pushes him away.
Gentlemen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gentlemen tries to lock up and control but BlackGuy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BlackGuy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gentlemen is looking to improve his position but BlackGuy isn't that keen on the idea.
BlackGuy is in the full mount, landing 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.
BOOM! BlackGuy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BlackGuy breaks from Gentlemen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gentlemen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gentlemen tries to reverse the position but BlackGuy maintains control.
BlackGuy raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BlackGuy avoids the attempt from Gentlemen to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angry BlackGuy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well BlackGuy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Angry BlackGuy!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Angry BlackGuy!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Angry BlackGuy!
Angry BlackGuy wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Seaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin McKillop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKillop is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nowhere to run. Martin McKillop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
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22
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Seaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin McKillop!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKillop wants to clinch.
A punch combination from McKillop misses.
McKillop looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Seaman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Seaman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McKillop manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seaman drops back looking for a leg! McKillop is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McKillop manages to kick Seaman off! Seaman jumps back into McKillop's guard.
Seaman controls from within his opponent's guard.
McKillop wants to stand but Seaman is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Seaman gets to his feet. McKillop looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McKillop looks for the body kick but Seaman saw that one coming.
Seaman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Seaman.
Seaman is looking for a kimura but McKillop is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Seaman to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seaman controlling the pace.
Seaman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McKillop defends it well.
Seaman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McKillop with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McKillop is looking to control Seaman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McKillop avoid being mounted?
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.
Seaman wants to work for an arm triangle but McKillop is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McKillop is looking for a sweep. Seaman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Seaman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McKillop wants to improve his position but Seaman is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKillop is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Seaman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McKillop misses with the combination.
McKillop wants to land a leg kick but Seaman is out of range.
McKillop shoots in for a double leg but Seaman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Seaman closes the distance looking to clinch
and McKillop counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKillop is looking to slow Seaman down with leg kicks.
Seaman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McKillop did well to prevent Seaman getting side control.
McKillop is looking to control Seaman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McKillop avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKillop looks like he's trying to stand up.
Seaman wants to take a breather but McKillop is having none of it.
Seaman stalling.
McKillop looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two 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.
Seaman wants to work for an arm triangle but McKillop is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Seaman wants to lay and pray for a moment but McKillop keeps working.
McKillop tries to kick Seaman off but Seaman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McKillop closes the distance looking to clinch
and Seaman counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seaman fails with a takedown attempt.
Seaman blocks a head kick by McKillop.
Seaman misses with a takedown
and McKillop counters with a series of strikes. Seaman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from McKillop finds it's way through Seaman's defenses.
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.
McKillop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seaman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seaman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McKillop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seaman with a poor takedown
and McKillop counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Seaman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McKillop has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McKillop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seaman throws a head kick but McKillop moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McKillop.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seaman misses with a takedown
and McKillop counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Seaman's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin McKillop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McKillop forces Seaman back against the ropes and clinches.
McKillop tries to circle away but Seaman has him pinned against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Seaman pulls McKillop into guard.
Seaman wants to stand but McKillop is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKillop decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
McKillop misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKillop is looking to clinch.
McKillop throws a series of strikes that have Seaman backpedaling.
McKillop swinging wilding here.
Seaman shoots and misses
and McKillop counters with a nice low kick that buckles Seaman's knee momentarily.
A right-left combo lands from McKillop.
Seaman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McKillop pushes Seaman off looking to stand but Seaman dives back in and keeps control.
McKillop has one foot on Seaman's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seaman fails with the takedown
so McKillop counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKillop is looking to stand up but Seaman won't let him.
McKillop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Seaman looking to control.
Seaman has a closed guard, preventing McKillop from standing up.
Seaman keeping moving, preventing McKillop from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seaman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Seaman pushes McKillop off and scrambles back to his feet.
Seaman with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling McKillop to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Seaman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McKillop scores with a three punch combo!
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.
McKillop goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
David Seaman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seaman throws a combination that misses
and McKillop counters with a left and a right that stings Seaman.
Seaman throws a left and a right that both miss
and McKillop counters with a good low kick that Seaman was not able to check.
Seaman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McKillop with a lazy takedown attempt
and Seaman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McKillop!
Seaman controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKillop is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin McKillop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McKillop 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Martin McKillop!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Martin McKillop!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Martin McKillop!
Martin McKillop wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregg Pastora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pastora comes to the ring accompanied by Perfect Storm by Black Iris. 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 Tony stevenson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregg Pastora!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pastora forces stevenson back against the ropes and clinches.
Pastora lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pastora is looking for a kimura but stevenson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pastora to get the leverage.
Pastora is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
stevenson is looking to improve his position.
Pastora not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
stevenson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pastora passes stevenson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
stevenson looking for submissions off his back.
stevenson is looking to control Pastora's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can stevenson avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
stevenson tries to roll over but Pastora keeps him under control.
Pastora wants to pass the guard but stevenson is defending well.
stevenson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
stevenson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pastora is looking to advance position but stevenson won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pastora shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pastora is looking to advance position but stevenson won't allow it.
Pastora is working for a kimura but stevenson is defending it quite comfortably.
Pastora trying to mount his opponent but stevenson defends it.
stevenson moves his hips nicely and gets into full 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.
stevenson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
stevenson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Pastora to stand up.
Pastora fails with a takedown attempt.
Pastora is breathing heavily.
Pastora swats away the attempt to clinch by stevenson.
Pastora chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before stevenson can pounce on him.
Pastora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pastora moves away from the strike by stevenson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pastora shoots in but stevenson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pastora swats away the attempt to clinch by stevenson.
Pastora circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pastora fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregg Pastora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pastora looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregg Pastora dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pastora looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
stevenson gets full guard.
stevenson looking for a sweep. Not yet stevenson, not yet.
stevenson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pastora's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pastora drops back looking for a leg! stevenson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and stevenson manages to kick Pastora off! Pastora jumps back into stevenson's guard.
Pastora 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pastora tries to free his leg and advance position but stevenson is retaining full guard.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
stevenson keeping moving, preventing Pastora from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
stevenson fakes the leg kick and cracks Pastora in the body.
stevenson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pastora did well to prevent stevenson getting side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with stevenson in particular looking to stall.
Pastora trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
stevenson is keen to just control but Pastora is a slippery customer.
Pastora keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
stevenson wants to take a breather but Pastora is having none of it.
Pastora is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but stevenson pulls his head out easily.
stevenson passes to side control.
stevenson decides to stand back up. stevenson steps back and let's Pastora get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
stevenson lands with a kick to the temple. Pastora shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
stevenson throws a head kick that misses.
stevenson closes the distance and pushes Pastora back into the ropes.
Pastora tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. stevenson smiles and moves away.
stevenson with a poor takedown
and Pastora counters with a nice double leg into guard.
stevenson has his foot on Pastora's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pastora works his way back into a safe position though.
stevenson wants to sweep here but Pastora controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pastora wants to control from the top but stevenson keeps moving.
Pastora is looking to stand up but stevenson won't let him.
stevenson keeping moving, preventing Pastora from controlling successfully.
stevenson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pastora trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
stevenson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
stevenson wants to take a breather but Pastora is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony stevenson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
stevenson leaves Pastora with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
stevenson has his takedown stuffed
so Pastora counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pastora tries to free his leg and advance position but stevenson is retaining full guard.
Pastora won't allow stevenson to get back to his feet.
Pastora wants to control from the top but stevenson keeps moving.
Pastora looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pastora got a little sloppy there for a moment and stevenson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pastora has managed to get both his arms back between stevenson's legs - danger averted.
Pastora trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pastora trying to control the position from guard on top but stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
stevenson clinches.
stevenson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pastora tries for a takedown but stevenson manages to get underhooks.
Pastora is trying to maintain a safe position but stevenson gets an underhook and turns Pastora into the ropes.
stevenson decides to pull guard.
stevenson keeping full guard, as Pastora tries to pass.
stevenson keeping moving, preventing Pastora from controlling successfully.
That's two 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.
Pastora stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. stevenson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gregg Pastora overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pastora drops back looking for a leg! stevenson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and stevenson manages to kick Pastora off! Pastora jumps back into stevenson's guard.
Pastora looking to sit in guard and control but stevenson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pastora looking for submissions from the bottom but instead stevenson passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
stevenson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pastora keeps working.
stevenson is stalling here. Pastora is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! stevenson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pastora has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
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.
stevenson looking for a sweep but Pastora has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Pastora swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and stevenson is now in Pastora's guard. A big mistake from Pastora there, giving up the dominant position!
stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pastora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
stevenson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pastora is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregg Pastora clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
stevenson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
stevenson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pastora has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pastora is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pastora tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
stevenson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pastora wants to control but stevenson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
stevenson is keen to just control but Pastora is a slippery customer.
Pastora actively working from the bottom here.
stevenson trying to control from Pastora's half guard. Pastora has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pastora pulls stevenson in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pastora is on top in guard.
That's two 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.
Pastora drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pastora jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pastora drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but stevenson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pastora has stevenson in his guard.
Pastora keeping moving, preventing stevenson from controlling successfully.
stevenson is looking to stand up but Pastora won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pastora will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
stevenson tries to free his leg and advance position but Pastora is retaining full guard.
stevenson throws a strike but Pastora rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pastora pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. stevenson is keeping the position for now.
stevenson trying to control the position.
stevenson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pastora tries to clinch but stevenson moves away
and stevenson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like stevenson is going to stand back up.
Pastora trying to control here.
stevenson trying to pass the guard but Pastora defending well.
Pastora punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony stevenson dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
stevenson fails with the takedown
and Pastora counters with a takedown into side control.
stevenson tries to buck Pastora off but Pastora is having none of it.
Pastora decides to stand back up.
Pastora shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. stevenson is trying to defend but Pastora finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pastora is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so stevenson is just riding it out for now. Pastora eventually gives up the hold.
stevenson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for stevenson.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pastora postures up.
Pastora is stalling in the full guard.
stevenson wants to sweep but no luck.
Pastora landing with the ground and pound.
stevenson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pastora is controlling him.
stevenson wants to sweep here but Pastora controlling him for the moment.
That's two 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pastora fails with the takedown.
Pastora takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
stevenson fails to pull guard.
stevenson jumps guard but Pastora stands there with stevenson around his waist. stevenson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gregg Pastora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony stevenson.
Pastora will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning stevenson up against the ropes.
stevenson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pastora is just too persistent for him and manages to trip stevenson to the mat. stevenson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pastora forces his way into half guard.
stevenson gets back to full guard.
Pastora throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pastora with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pastora is in close to stevenson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pastora postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! stevenson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pastora, into his guard.
stevenson is looking to stand up but Pastora won't let him.
stevenson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pastora manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now stevenson has Pastora in his guard.
Pastora wants to control from the top but stevenson keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregg Pastora showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pastora 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Gregg Pastora!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Gregg Pastora!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Gregg Pastora!
Gregg Pastora wins by unanimous decision!
Gregg Pastora is the new middleweight champion!
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