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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jake McFANDEN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boreas Notus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Notus has chosen Smashing Pumpkins- Zero as his entrance music. jake McFANDEN had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, jake McFANDEN!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Boreas Notus!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Notus scores with a hook.
It looks like jake McFANDEN has been cut.
McFANDEN goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Notus throws a jab when McFANDEN was well out of range.
Notus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McFANDEN fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for McFANDEN with that takedown attempt.
Notus misses with a wild combination.
Notus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Notus looks to land a right hand but McFANDEN moved out of range.
Notus drops McFANDEN with a big left hand and mounts him. McFANDEN is in big trouble!
McFANDEN is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Notus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, McFANDEN has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Oh McFANDEN is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Notus is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and McFANDEN goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Notus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boreas Notus!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry Hill has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Marques!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marques misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Hill shoots in but Marques avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marques gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hill to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Marques looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hill trying to control but Marques is working from the bottom.
Hill won't allow Marques to sweep him here.
Hill looking to sit in guard and control but Marques gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marques defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marques connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Barry Hill has been cut.
Marques connects with a body shot.
Hill is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marques wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marques bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Marques happy to just control the position for now.
Marques working the ground and pound.
Marques controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marques's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Marques advances to mount.
Hill keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marques controlling from mount.
Hill is working to get back to half guard.
Marques content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Victor Marques just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hill tries for a takedown but Marques circles away easily
and Marques counters with a shoot takedown. Hill fights it but they end up in guard.
Hill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marques gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marques seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marques chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marques slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Let's hope that Marques has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hill will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Marques from controlling successfully.
Hill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marques is one step ahead there.
Marques is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Marques dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barry Hill's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hill tries for a takedown but Marques circles away easily
and Marques counters with a shoot takedown. Hill fights it but they end up in guard.
Hill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marques is one step ahead there.
Marques trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill 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.
Marques is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marques defends well.
Hill will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marques counters with a right hand to the body.
Marques misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Marques fails to land with a series of punches.
Marques throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
Marques throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
Hill with a poor takedown
and Marques counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marques working the ground and pound.
Hill tries to improve position but can't.
Victor Marques has got the better of the ground game so far.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill is trying to get back to half guard.
Hill takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marques fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Marques misses with a double jab.
Victor Marques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marques looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hill takes a little break here. Marques wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hill thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques is looking for a sweep.
Hill tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hill has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Marques wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Marques stops Hill from passing to mount.
Marques wants to control but Hill postures up.
That's four 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.
Hill in side control, just content to control the action for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marques counters with a takedown into side control.
Hill is trying to improve his position.
Hill seems a little lost for a moment, as Marques dominates the positioning.
Hill tries to buck Marques off but Marques is having none of it.
Hill manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marques content to control rather than advance.
Marques trying to control the action but Hill is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Marques showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barry Hill's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hill fails with the takedown
and Marques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Marques.
Marques stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marques wants it to stay on the feet.
Marques throws a right hand that Hill ducks under and follows up with a left that Hill also avoids with ease.
Hill throws a right hand that Marques ducks under and follows up with a left that Marques also avoids with ease.
Marques ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
Hill fails with the takedown
and Marques counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marques shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hill's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marques is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marques!
Marques tries to reverse the position but Hill maintains control.
Hill with good strikes from the mount here!
Hill can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marques is looking to escape.
Hill content just to control the position here.
Hill tries to control but Marques wriggling away.
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.
Hill looking to finish Marques with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marques!
Hill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hill prevents Marques from getting the reversal.
Hill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill fails to advance to Marques's back.
Hill controlling his opponent.
Marques has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Barry Hill just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hill has his takedown stuffed
and Marques counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hill misses with a takedown
and Marques counters with a left and a right that stings Hill.
Barry Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hill shoots in and bounces Marques off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marques looking for a sweep. Not yet Marques, not yet.
Hill controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marques trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hill controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Victor Marques is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hill trying to control but Marques is working from the bottom.
Marques is wriggling around but Hill manages to pass to half guard.
Marques wants to control but Hill is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Marques comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marques 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Marques!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thor Hushovd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammo Hung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Hushovd has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Thor Hushovd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammo Hung!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hushovd.
Hung fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hushovd checks it well.
Hung throws and low kick but Hushovd moves out of range easily.
Hung throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hung throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hushovd throws a nice head kick!
Hung throws a low kick but Hushovd avoids it.
The fighters circling - Hushovd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hushovd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hung throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hushovd misses with a combination
and Hung counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hushovd takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hung throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hung feints and then cracks Hushovd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hushovd down.
Hushovd is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hung.
Hung lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hushovd. That did some damage!
Hung wants to land a leg kick but Hushovd is out of range.
Hung is looking to slow Hushovd down with leg kicks.
Hung scoring well with a low kick there.
Sammo Hung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hung turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hung feints and then cracks Hushovd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hushovd down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Hung misses.
Hung gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hung struggles to land a body shot inside as Hushovd controls his hands.
Hushovd drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hung gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hung content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hung works on Hushovd's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hung creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hung throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hung scores with a shot to the side of Hushovd's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hung.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hung.
Hung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hushovd blocking some punches.
Hushovd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hung scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hung creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hung throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hushovds head.
Hung gets through Hushovd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hung lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hushovd backwards.
Hung misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hushovd.
Hushovd wants a takedown but no success here.
Hung working aggressively here.
Hushovd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hung misses with some punches.
Hushovd blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hushovd.
Hushovd tries to score a body lock takedown but Hung shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Hushovd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hung lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Hung on the inside.
Hung scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hung misses with some punches.
Hung wants to stall.
Hung lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hushovd.
Hushovd blocks an uppercut.
Hushovd blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Hung.
Hung throws a head punch that misses.
Hushovd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hung gets through Hushovd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hung is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hushovd is trying to drag Hung to the mat but Hung just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hushovd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hung lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hushovd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hung fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hung throws a solid leg kick but Hushovd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hung.
Hung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hushovd's calf.
Hung tries to clinch but Hushovd is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Hung.
Hung throws a chopping leg kick but Hushovd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hushovd. That did some damage!
Hung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hushovd. That did some damage!
Hung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hung throws a big shot that misses.
Hung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hushovd's calf.
Hung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hung moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hung connects with a solid leg kick.
Hung lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hushovd is rocked!
Hung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hung tries a head kick but it misses.
Hung throws a chopping leg kick but Hushovd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hung has managed to clinch.
Hung's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hung is pressed up against the cage. Hushovd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hung down to the mat. Hung avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hung! Hushovd is out on his feet! Hung rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Hushovd is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Hushovd is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammo Hung!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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265 lbs
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Gerald Young!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adebisi was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Adebisi.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Adebisi pushes him off.
Adebisi throws a leg kick but Young sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adebisi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Adebisi lands in his opponent's guard.
Adebisi wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Young wants to get back to his feet but Adebisi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Adebisi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adebisi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Young's head.
Adebisi prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young can't keep his opponent in guard - Adebisi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Adebisi wants to pass the guard but Young is defending well.
Ground and pound from Adebisi.
Young pushes Adebisi off but Adebisi dives into side control.
Adebisi throws an elbow but Young slips to the side and avoids it well.
Adebisi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Young has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Young is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Young wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The strikes coming from Adebisi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Young wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.
Young is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Young prevents Adebisi from improving position.
Adebisi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Adebisi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young drives through and clinches with Adebisi against the cage.
That's four 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.
Adebisi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Adebisi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Adebisi manages to end up in side control.
Young tries to escape back to his feet but Adebisi has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Young's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Young is tapping! Adebisi saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Simon Adebisi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Crumpton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Crumpton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James Crumpton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alvaro Morales!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crumpton tries to clinch there but Morales circles away.
Crumpton moves away from the strike by Morales.
Crumpton tries to clinch up.
Morales shoots in and bounces Crumpton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morales landing some decent shots from guard.
It looks like James Crumpton has been cut.
Crumpton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crumpton pulls Morales in to control the position.
Morales lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morales with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morales won't allow Crumpton to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morales accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morales's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
James Crumpton's cut is getting worse.
Crumpton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crumpton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morales.
Morales content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morales throwing strikes from guard but Crumpton blocks nicely.
Morales lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morales's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Crumpton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morales slips nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from Morales.
James Crumpton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Morales working Crumpton over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales thows a huge punch but Crumpton dodges it nicely.
Morales wants to take a breather but Crumpton is having none of it.
Morales wants to pass the guard but Crumpton is defending well.
Morales missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morales throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morales prevents Crumpton from improving his position.
Morales is just content to waste time from the top position. Crumpton takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crumpton is on top in guard.
Morales looking for a sweep. Not yet Morales, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morales pulls Crumpton in close to prevent any damage.
Morales is trying to control the position but Crumpton postures up.
Morales looking for a sweep. Not yet Morales, not yet.
That's four 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.
Crumpton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crumpton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morales pulls Crumpton in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morales misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crumpton.
Crumpton misses with the combination.
Morales swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crumpton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morales is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crumpton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morales looks to throw a body kick
and Crumpton counters with a left to the body.
Crumpton scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Morales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Crumpton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crumpton wants to clinch.
A low kick from Morales is predictable there
and Crumpton counters with a good, hard body kick but Morales shrugs it off.
Morales falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crumpton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morales is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crumpton moves in looking to clinch but Morales pushes him off.
Crumpton is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crumpton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morales throws a sloppy body shot
and Crumpton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morales is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crumpton fails with the takedown
and Morales counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Crumpton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morales content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales preventing the sweep.
Morales missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvaro Morales has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morales postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crumpton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morales is controlling him.
Morales lands a couple of digs.
Crumpton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morales is looking to work some ground and pound but Crumpton has wrist control.
Crumpton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morales passes into half guard.
Morales sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crumpton defending well though.
Morales not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Morales.
Jeez, James Crumpton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Crumpton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alvaro Morales!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rikki Theodosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammed Brishnich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brishnich has chosen Bullsonparade as his entrance music. 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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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rikki Theodosi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhammed Brishnich!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theodosi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Muhammed Brishnich has been cut.
Theodosi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brishnich was well out of range. Poor timing from Theodosi.
Theodosi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brishnich tries to clinch but Theodosi is having none of it.
Brishnich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Theodosi counter with a right hand.
Theodosi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brishnich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Theodosi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brishnich misses with a leg kick
and Theodosi counters with a stiff right hand.
Brishnich slips a jab from Theodosi.
Brishnich misses with a body punch
and Theodosi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brishnich throws a combination that misses
and Theodosi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodosi looks to score with a jab to the body but Brishnich is just out of range.
Theodosi misses with a double jab
and Brishnich counters by moving into the clinch.
Brishnich pulls Theodosi into guard.
Brishnich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Theodosi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Theodosi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Theodosi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rikki Theodosi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brishnich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Theodosi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brishnich somewhat.
Theodosi lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodosi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Theodosi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Theodosi throws a nice looking combination but Brishnich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Theodosi misses with a hook. Brishnich ducked under it nicely.
Theodosi cracks Brishnich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brishnich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rikki Theodosi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brishnich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Theodosi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brishnich wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theodosi throws a big shot that misses.
Brishnich defending well as Theodosi loads up on a big left hand.
Theodosi throws a big shot that misses.
Theodosi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brishnich throws a right and a left that Theodosi avoids nicely.
Brishnich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brishnich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Theodosi circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theodosi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brishnich.
Brishnich moves out of range as Theodosi strikes.
Nice cross by Theodosi.
Theodosi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brishnich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brishnich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Theodosi counters with a nice body shot.
Theodosi lands a nice looking body shot.
Brishnich looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Theodosi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Theodosi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikki Theodosi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhammed Brishnich'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.
Theodosi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brishnich moves into the clinch.
Theodosi presses Brishnich against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brishnich keeps control of Theodosi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Theodosi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brishnich has him pressed against the cage.
Brishnich drags the fight down to the ground.
Theodosi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brishnich throws his legs up looking for a submission but Theodosi uses it to pass to side control.
Brishnich sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Theodosi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Brishnich wants to improve his position but Theodosi is controlling well.
Theodosi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brishnich on the ground.
Brishnich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Theodosi pulls his head out easily.
Theodosi postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Brishnich to stand up.
Brishnich is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodosi lands an overhand right.
Theodosi with a hook.
Rikki Theodosi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brishnich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Theodosi misses with the combination.
Theodosi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brishnich doesn't seem bothered though.
Theodosi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Theodosi misses the jab.
Theodosi connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodosi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Theodosi misses with a wild body shot.
Theodosi jabs at Brishnich's body.
Brishnich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Theodosi.
Theodosi throws a series of punches but Brishnich moves out of range.
Brishnich tries to close the distance and clinch but Theodosi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Theodosi throws a series of punches but Brishnich avoids them all with ease.
Brishnich moves in looking to clinch but Theodosi pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brishnich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brishnich dives in and grabs Theodosi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Theodosi pushes down on Brishnich's head and hops out.
Theodosi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Theodosi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brishnich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Theodosi.
Theodosi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Theodosi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brishnich ducks under a wild hook from Theodosi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brishnich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brishnich moves away from the strike by Theodosi.
Brishnich tries to clinch up.
Brishnich moves away from the strike by Theodosi.
Brishnich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Theodosi lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikki Theodosi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Muhammed Brishnich's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Theodosi throws a hook but Brishnich avoids it easily.
Theodosi looks to land a combination but Brishnich avoids it well.
Theodosi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brishnich has time to react.
Brishnich rushes Theodosi and presses him up against the cage.
Theodosi blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brishnich throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Theodosi.
Theodosi lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theodosi misses with a punch to the body.
Theodosi tries to break the clinch but Brishnich is controlling the position.
Theodosi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brishnich has him pressed against the cage.
Brishnich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brishnich misses with the head strike.
Brishnich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brishnich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Theodosi walks away with a smile on his face. Brishnich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brishnich swinging wildly here.
Theodosi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brishnich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Theodosi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brishnich throws a head kick that misses
and Theodosi counters with a nice body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Theodosi.
Theodosi lands with a right hand.
Theodosi cracks Brishnich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Theodosi misses its intended target.
Theodosi looks to land a left hand but Brishnich moved out of range nicely.
Brishnich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Theodosi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Theodosi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brishnich backs up against the cage.
Brishnich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Theodosi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brishnich backs up against the cage.
Theodosi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brishnich can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theodosi with a hook.
Brishnich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brishnich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Theodosi, pushing him back against the cage.
Rikki Theodosi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theodosi manages to break the clinch.
Brishnich tries to clinch but Theodosi moves out of range.
Brishnich misses with a combination
and Theodosi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Theodosi does no damage.
Rikki Theodosi is winning the standup battle so far.
Brishnich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brishnich prevents Theodosi from standing back up.
Brishnich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Theodosi's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theodosi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brishnich is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Theodosi is just riding it out for now. Brishnich eventually gives up the hold.
Theodosi is trying to stand back up but Brishnich is controlling him
Muhammed Brishnich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brishnich misses with a head shot. Theodosi uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rikki Theodosi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Theodosi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rikki Theodosi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Brzenszczykiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brzenszczykiewicz comes to the cage accompanied by Body Count - Body muthafuckin' count. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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207 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
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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, Adam Brzenszczykiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Rex!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Rex or perhaps it was just good defense by Brzenszczykiewicz which made him look bad.
Brzenszczykiewicz throws a head kick that half lands.
Horrible takedown by Rex or perhaps it was just good defense by Brzenszczykiewicz which made him look bad.
Rex throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brzenszczykiewicz's waist but Brzenszczykiewicz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rex off to one side.
Adam Brzenszczykiewicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Rex.
Rex has a takedown stuffed.
Brzenszczykiewicz lands a head kick. Rex smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brzenszczykiewicz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rex's head.
Rex misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rex looks gassed!
Brzenszczykiewicz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rex.
Brzenszczykiewicz lands a big head kick that sends Rex tumbling to the mat! Brzenszczykiewicz takes a step backwards and waves Rex back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rex is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle, before Brzenszczykiewicz throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Rex's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Brzenszczykiewicz lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Adam Brzenszczykiewicz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudziadowski (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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270 lbs
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280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Pudziadowski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudziadowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Muller sprawls well. Muller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pudziadowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Pudziadowski throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
Pudziadowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muller pinned against the cage. Muller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pudziadowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muller.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muller.
Pudziadowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muller pinned against the cage. Muller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leon Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariusz Pudziadowski.
Muller lands a really nice looking cross but Pudziadowski seems unphased.
Pudziadowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Muller napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pudziadowski tries to score with some ground and pound. Muller controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Muller tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Muller can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pudziadowski is staying tight to Muller's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Muller tries to improve position but can't.
Muller regains half guard, as Pudziadowski was trying to land strikes.
Muller wants to control but Pudziadowski is keeping busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller throws a leg kick which misses Pudziadowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Pudziadowski tries to avoid it.
Pudziadowski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pudziadowski looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Muller.
Horrible takedown by Pudziadowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Muller which made him look bad.
Muller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pudziadowski.
Muller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pudziadowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Muller connects with a single shot there.
Pudziadowski shoots in for a takedown but Muller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Muller lands a big head kick that sends Pudziadowski tumbling to the mat! Muller takes a step backwards and waves Pudziadowski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pudziadowski is rocked!
Muller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut there from Muller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Pudziadowski right on the button. Pudziadowski goes down! Muller follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Muller gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Muller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenson Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hawkins's choice of entrance music: Don't Fear The Reaper. Sean Taylor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jenson Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins with a nice cross.
Hawkins throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Hawkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Hawkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hawkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawkins manages to avoid it.
Taylor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Taylor scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Jenson Hawkins has been cut.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkins.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawkins misses the target.
Hawkins throws a combination that misses
and Hawkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Hawkins misses with a combination
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor lands with a straight right. Hawkins didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins scores with a hook to the body. Taylor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hawkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taylor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hawkins misses with a looping left.
Taylor lands the left hand.
Hawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Hawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor takes one to the side of the head.
Hawkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hawkins looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Jenson Hawkins's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawkins.
Hawkins scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a combination that misses
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Taylor lands a left and a right that send Hawkins crashing to the mat, dazed. Taylor thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hawkins is rocked!
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawkins.
Hawkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Hawkins cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hawkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Taylor tries to bum rush Hawkins with a series of wild strikes but Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taylor lands with a cross.
Taylor circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hawkins to the canvas! Hawkins doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Taylor keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Taylor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moai Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tazwar Masood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masood has chosen The Pakistan National Anthem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Moai Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tazwar Masood!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Masood misses the target.
Masood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Masood.
Burns wants to clinch up but Masood keeps it at a distance.
Masood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Burns tries to clinch up.
Burns defending well as Masood loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Masood swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Masood misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masood.
Moai Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns slips under a jab from Masood.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masood swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Masood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns defending well as Masood loads up on a big left hand.
Burns tries to clinch up but Masood circles away and keeps his distance.
Masood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch but Masood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Masood circles away.
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.
Burns avoids the body shot from Masood.
Burns moves in looking to clinch but Masood pushes him off.
Masood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns wants to clinch up but Masood keeps it at a distance.
Masood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns has closed the distance and engaged Masood in a clinch.
Burns misses with a knee to the head.
Masood pushes Burns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Masood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Masood in his tracks for a moment.
Masood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns moves in looking to clinch but Masood pushes him off.
Masood looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Masood connects with the punch.
A jab from Masood misses.
Burns slips a straight right by Masood.
Masood throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Masood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masood missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masood keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masood swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
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.
Burns tries to clinch but Masood is having none of it.
Burns defending well as Masood loads up on a big left hand.
Masood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns gets a clinch.
Masood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masood's defenses.
Burns looking to throw knees to the head but Masood is blocking nicely.
Masood is struggling to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns prevents a body shot from Masood.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.
Burns blocking some punches.
Masood being controlled against the cage.
Burns looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tazwar Masood dominated that round.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Masood keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Masood misses.
Burns moves in looking to clinch but Masood pushes him off.
Masood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masood.
Masood circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masood misses with a hook.
Masood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masood scores with a jab to the head.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries to clinch but Masood moves out of range.
Burns wants to clinch up but Masood keeps it at a distance.
Masood throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masood swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Masood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Masood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Masood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Masood circles away.
Burns wants to clinch.
Masood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burns. Burns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Masood, as that shot connected.
Masood with a nice cross.
A punch lands to the side of Burns 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burns is looking to clinch.
Burns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Masood is looking to control Burns's arms but Burns gets an underhook and turns him. Now Masood has his back to the cage.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but Masood blocks with his arms.
Masood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masood lands with a right to the head.
Masood lands an uppercut.
Burns is struggling to control the position.
Masood slowing the pace effectively.
Masood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burns looking to stall.
Burns lands a knee to the head.
Burns wants to stall.
Masood misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Burns with a knee to the head.
Burns looking to stall.
Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masood blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masood.
Burns looking to throw knees to the head but Masood is blocking nicely.
Masood looking to slow down the pace here.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Masood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Masood tries to break free but Burns pushes him back against the cage.
Masood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Masood lands a glancing blow to the side of Burns's head.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Masood misses with a jab, cross combination.
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.
Masood misses with a wild body shot.
Masood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Masood fails to land with a series of punches.
Masood misses with a double jab.
Masood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Masood.
Moai Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masood misses with the combination.
Masood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
Masood misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tazwar Masood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burns dodges the punch combination from Masood.
Masood throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Masood misses.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Masood circles away.
Burns tries to clinch but Masood moves out of range.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns tries to clinch but Masood is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masood misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Masood.
A combination from Masood does no damage.
Masood scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masood throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Masood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns tries to clinch up.
Burns tries to clinch but Masood moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burns moves in looking to clinch but Masood pushes him off.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masood swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Masood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Masood scores with a decent looking hook.
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.
Masood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Masood.
Burns tries to clinch up but Masood circles away and keeps his distance.
Masood thows a body shot but no joy.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Burns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Masood swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masood lands a body punch.
Masood is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Masood.
Burns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Masood finds it's target.
Burns tries to clinch but Masood is having none of it.
Masood keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Masood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masood loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Masood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns tries to clinch up but Masood circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns moves out of range as Masood strikes.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Burns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Masood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masood swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masood.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masood looks to land a combination. Burns sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Masood gets a takedown into half guard.
Burns is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Masood scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burns wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tazwar Masood really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burns walks into a jab.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns clinches.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burns with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burns blocking some punches.
Masood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burns just leaning against Masood, taking a breather.
Masood lands with a right to the head.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Masood in his tracks for a moment.
Masood swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masood blocks an elbow strike.
Masood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masood tries to stall but Burns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Burns looking to stall.
Masood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burns gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masood tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns wants to stall.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masood misses with a punch on the inside.
Masood blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Masood lands with a left to the head.
Burns looking to throw knees to the head but Masood is blocking nicely.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Masood.
Burns prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Masood.
Masood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
A short uppercut from Masood.
Burns keeps control of Masood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Masood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Masood blocks the elbow strike.
Masood taking a breather.
Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Masood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burns has him pressed against the cage.
Masood blocks an elbow strike.
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.
Masood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns is looking to clinch but Masood is avoiding it.
Masood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tazwar Masood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Masood.
Burns blocks a jab.
Masood has a takedown stuffed.
Moai Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tazwar Masood.
Masood lands a nice hook to Burns's body. Burns takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masood swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masood works Burns's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Masood.
Burns wants to clinch up but Masood keeps it at a distance.
Masood misses with a wild body shot.
Masood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Masood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Masood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burns is looking to clinch but Masood is avoiding it.
Burns wants to clinch.
Masood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masood misses with a looping left.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burns lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Masood has Burns pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Burns manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burns throws an elbow but misses.
Burns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Masood throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
Burns is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Masood is keeping busy.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masood tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Masood fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Masood's brow.
Masood is working Burns over against the cage.
Masood blocks the elbow strike.
Masood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Burns gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tazwar Masood dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Masood swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Masood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masood misses with a wild combination.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns tries to clinch there but Masood circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns tries to clinch there but Masood circles away.
Burns tries to clinch up but Masood circles away and keeps his distance.
Masood throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
A combination from Masood does no damage.
Masood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch but Masood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masood scores with a nice strike.
Burns tries to clinch up.
Masood throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Burns throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Burns is looking to clinch.
Masood throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Masood circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masood misses with a straight left.
Burns tries to clinch there but Masood circles away.
Burns wants to clinch.
Burns wants to clinch up but Masood keeps it at a distance.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masood gets the takedown into side control.
Masood landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masood scoring with punches from side control.
Masood working the ground and pound but Burns is defending the strikes.
Burns tries to escape but Masood is in control.
Masood creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Burns sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Burns tries to escape but Masood is in control.
Burns gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
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.
Masood lands a heavy elbow.
Masood breaks from Burns's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Burns wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Masood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burns is looking to escape.
Masood with good strikes from the mount here!
Tazwar Masood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masood dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Masood.
Masood lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Burns hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns is bucking up trying to escape but Masood cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Masood looking to control but Burns is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Masood.
Moai Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masood raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Masood looking to finish Burns with some ground and pound. This is bad for Burns!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tazwar Masood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Masood 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tazwar Masood!
Tazwar Masood is the new welterweight champion!
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A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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