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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muhatma Gandhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhatma Gandhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Reese!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gandhi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gandhi trying to control the position from guard on top but Reese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reese is trying to control the position but Gandhi postures up.
Gandhi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reese is keeping the position for now.
Reese tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gandhi stands up over Reese, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reese wants to sweep here but Gandhi controlling him for the moment.
Gandhi throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reese looking for a sweep. Not yet Reese, not yet.
Reese working a defensive guard here.
Gandhi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gandhi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gandhi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Reese not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reese looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gandhi is one step ahead there.
Gandhi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reese's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gandhi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gandhi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reese works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gandhi looking to sit in guard and control but Reese gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reese wants to control from the top but Gandhi keeps moving.
Gandhi has his foot on Reese's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reese works his way back into a safe position though.
Reese scoring with some ground and pound.
Reese throws and elbow that misses. Gandhi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reese's guard. Nice move by Gandhi!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese looking to control.
Gandhi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gandhi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gandhi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gandhi thows a big elbow that misses.
Gandhi being controlled here momentarily.
Gandhi trying to control but Reese is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gandhi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reese.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gandhi has a takedown stuffed.
Reese scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Reese working over Gandhi with some ground and pound. Gandhi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gandhi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reese lands a couple of digs.
Gandhi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reese trying to control the position from guard on top but Gandhi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gandhi is trying to keep Reese in close.
Reese is working Gandhi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Muhatma Gandhi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reese throws a series of punches but Gandhi avoids them all with ease.
Gandhi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Kyle Reese has been cut.
Reese scores with a hook.
Reese shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Reese with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reese landing strikes from the mount.
Reese lands with some strikes.
Reese scoring with strikes but Gandhi is staying in there.
Reese lands a big shot there that rocks Gandhi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Reese connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Reese has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gandhi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gandhi tries to lock up and control but Reese gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Reese.
Gandhi is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Reese! Gandhi is hurt baaadly! Reese is firing away with more strikes - Gandhi is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kyle Reese!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Warburton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick comes to the ring accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up to Boston. Grant Warburton is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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198 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimi Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Grant Warburton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warburton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Patrick, pushing him back against the ropes.
Warburton has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Patrick clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Warburton scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Patrick is looking for a way out.
Patrick has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Patrick manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Patrick.
Patrick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Warburton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warburton lands a couple of elbows.
Warburton has gone for a leg lock! Patrick slips out almost immediately though and dives into Warburton's guard.
Warburton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Warburton keeping moving, preventing Patrick from controlling successfully.
Patrick wants to get up but he can't break Warburton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Warburton wants to sweep here but Patrick controlling him for the moment.
Patrick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Patrick throws a big right hand that misses.
Warburton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Patrick has passed into half guard!
Patrick seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch combination from Patrick misses.
Patrick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Patrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warburton circles away quickly and effectively.
Patrick wants to clinch but Warburton slips to the side
so Warburton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Patrick wants to stand but Warburton is controlling the position.
Patrick is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Warburton defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warburton trying to control the position from guard on top but Patrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Warburton looks gassed!
Warburton looking to sit in guard and control but Patrick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Patrick decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Patrick throws a right hand that Warburton ducks under and follows up with a left that Warburton also avoids with ease.
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.
Warburton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Patrick connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warburton. Patrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patrick lands a nice shot to the body.
Warburton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by Patrick as he connects with a hook.
Patrick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Warburton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Patrick is trying to stand back up but Warburton is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patrick kicks Warburton off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimi Patrick will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Patrick lands a with a good body shot.
Patrick connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Warburton tumbling to the canvas! Patrick pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Warburton was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimi Patrick!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JJ Hyland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Escoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JJ Hyland 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, JJ Hyland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Escoba!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Escoba.
It looks like JJ Hyland has been cut.
Hyland fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hyland.
Hyland fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Hyland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escoba tries to bum rush Hyland with a series of wild strikes but Hyland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Escoba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escoba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escoba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hyland walks into a straight right hand from Escoba.
Hyland is rocked!
Hyland tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Escoba swivels and escapes.
Oh Hyland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Escoba misses with the combination.
Hyland seems to have got his legs back now.
Hyland shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Escoba as he avoids it easily.
Hyland shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Escoba but Escoba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A combination from Escoba does no damage.
Hyland misses with the combination.
Escoba throws a right hand that Hyland ducks under and follows up with a left that Hyland also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Escoba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escoba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escoba misses with the combination.
Escoba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hyland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escoba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hyland counters with a series of strikes. Escoba will be more careful next time no doubt.
Escoba looks gassed!
Hyland throws a lazy right hand but Escoba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darren Escoba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hyland scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hyland is defended easily by Escoba.
Escoba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Escoba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escoba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hyland counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice uppercut there from Hyland.
The fighters circling - Escoba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escoba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Escoba wants it to stay on the feet.
Hyland works over Escoba's head and body with a nice combination.
Hyland has a takedown stuffed.
Escoba digs a good hook to Hyland's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hyland just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Escoba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hyland shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Escoba as he jumps to the side.
Escoba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Escoba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hyland counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hyland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escoba fails to land with a series of punches.
Escoba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hyland is trying hard to land a takedown here. Escoba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hyland throws a big shot that misses.
Escoba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hyland.
Hyland just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyland shoots in and drives through. Escoba sprawls well.
Hyland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escoba throws a nice looking combination but Hyland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hyland fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Escoba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
JJ Hyland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Escoba misses.
Hyland shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Escoba as he avoids it easily.
Escoba scores with a punch to the head.
Escoba works over Hyland's head and body with a nice combination.
Escoba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escoba fails to land with a series of punches.
Escoba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hyland.
Escoba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyland fails with the takedown.
Escoba throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escoba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hyland counters with a one-two to the body.
A shot to the body from Hyland misses
and Escoba counters with a two punch combo.
Hyland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escoba slips under a jab from Hyland.
Escoba lands a two punch combo.
Hyland will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Escoba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hyland misses with a body shot.
Escoba misses with a body shot.
Hyland throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escoba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hyland misses with a few strikes there.
Hyland lands with a right hand.
Escoba scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darren Escoba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on JJ Hyland's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Escoba tests Hyland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escoba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Escoba stuffs the takedown.
Darren Escoba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escoba misses with a body punch
and Hyland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escoba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hyland lands with an uppercut that bounces Escoba off the ropes and back into rage.
Hyland shoots in and drives through. Escoba sprawls well.
Hyland tries to score a power double leg takedown but Escoba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hyland somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Hyland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escoba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hyland looks for a takedown but Escoba sprawls well.
Escoba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hyland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hyland takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hyland slips a jab and a cross from Escoba.
Nice sprawl there from Escoba as Hyland shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escoba lunges at Hyland with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hyland's hand.
Escoba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escoba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Escoba.
Escoba scores with a decent looking hook.
Hyland lands a slapping body shot.
Hyland shoots in but no luck this time.
Hyland shoots in for a takedown but Escoba shows good takedown defense.
Escoba misses with a wild combination.
Hyland fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Escoba fails to land with a series of punches.
Hyland closes the distance and clinches up with Escoba, looking for a takedown. Hyland pushes Escoba against the ropes but Escoba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hyland fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Escoba misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyland shoots in for a double leg but Escoba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hyland moves out of range as Escoba strikes.
Hyland throws a hook but Escoba avoids it easily.
Hyland looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Escoba misses with a double jab
and Hyland counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Escoba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hyland.
Hyland closes this distance looking for a takedown but Escoba circles away.
Escoba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Escoba wants it to stay on the feet.
Hyland is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Escoba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hyland looks to land a combination but Escoba avoids it well.
Hyland shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Escoba but Escoba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Escoba stuffs the takedown attempt from Hyland. Hyland gets slowly back to his feet.
Hyland is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Escoba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hyland's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyland takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hyland has a takedown stuffed.
Escoba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Escoba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hyland.
Escoba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escoba just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyland scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Hyland.
Escoba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hyland.
Hyland dodges the punch combination from Escoba.
Hyland dives in and grabs Escoba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Escoba pushes down on Hyland's head and hops out.
Escoba works over Hyland's head and body with a nice combination.
JJ Hyland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyland slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Escoba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hyland.
Hyland shoots in looking for a takedown. Escoba tries to sprawl out of it but Hyland keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Escoba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hyland throws a lazy right hand but Escoba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escoba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escoba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hyland.
Escoba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hyland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Escoba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hyland throws a body punch but Escoba moves out of range.
Hyland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyland avoids the body shot from Escoba.
Hyland is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hyland misses with a double jab
and Escoba counters with a left and a right that stings Hyland.
Hyland is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Escoba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Escoba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JJ Hyland's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hyland misses with a double jab
and Escoba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hyland thinking.
Escoba misses with a double jab
and Hyland counters with a three punch combo that has Escoba backing up. Escoba nods at Hyland to acknowledge the strikes.
Hyland shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Escoba as he jumps to the side.
A jab lands there for Escoba.
Escoba connects with a body shot.
Hyland looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Escoba misses with a combination
and Hyland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hyland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Escoba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Escoba misses.
Escoba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hyland will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big right from Escoba misses.
Hyland misses with a few strikes there.
Escoba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hyland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escoba slaps away a takedown attempt from Hyland, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Hyland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escoba lands a jab to Hyland's midsection.
Escoba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Escoba throws a right hand that Hyland ducks under and follows up with a left that Hyland also avoids with ease.
A shot to de liver by Hyland. Beautiful body shot.
Hyland looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Escoba scores with a decent looking hook.
Escoba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hyland fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Escoba lands a lovely overhand right.
Hyland comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hyland shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Escoba as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escoba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hyland tries to score a power double leg takedown but Escoba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hyland somewhat.
Escoba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hyland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hyland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Escoba.
Hyland with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hyland fails with a takedown attempt.
Escoba throws a nice looking combination but Hyland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hyland clobbers Escoba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Escoba swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hyland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hyland shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Escoba pinned against the cage. Escoba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Escoba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escoba circles away quickly and effectively.
Escoba misses with a looping left.
Escoba misses with a two punch combination.
Hyland tests Escoba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hyland fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hyland shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Escoba pinned against the cage. Escoba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Escoba throws a right and a left that Hyland avoids nicely.
Escoba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hyland changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hyland dodges the punch combination from Escoba.
Hyland lands an overhand right.
JJ Hyland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Hyland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hyland connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Escoba misses with a series of wild punches.
Hyland fails with a takedown attempt.
Escoba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hyland.
Escoba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hyland throws an overhand right that lands on Escoba's shoulder, as Escoba tries to avoid the shot.
Escoba swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Hyland counter with a right hand.
Hyland shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Escoba as he jumps to the side.
Escoba throws a right and a left that Hyland avoids nicely.
Darren Escoba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hyland misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to JJ Hyland.
Well Escoba 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Escoba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iyaz Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rich Nixon is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rich Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Iyaz Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sanchez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nixon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sanchez, who protects the arm well.
Sanchez struggling a bit here.
Nixon happy to just control the position for now.
Sanchez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nixon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sanchez working the ground and pound but Nixon is defending the strikes.
Sanchez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nixon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nixon tries to bench press Sanchez off him but Sanchez keeps the position.
Nixon is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nixon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nixon is looking for a sweep.
Sanchez working the head with strikes.
Sanchez tries to score with some ground and pound. Nixon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nixon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sanchez is trying to control but can't.
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.
Nixon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanchez defends it well.
Nixon trying to pass the guard but Sanchez defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sanchez kicks Nixon off and gets back to his feet.
Nixon missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez gets caught flat footed, as Nixon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nixon is breathing heavily.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Nixon from controlling successfully.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nixon trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez has a closed guard, preventing Nixon from standing up.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Nixon from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Nixon. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horrible takedown by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Nixon which made him look bad.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nixon looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nixon, as that shot connected.
It looks like Iyaz Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Nixon.
Nixon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Sanchez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nixon trying to control the position.
Sanchez wants to get up but he can't break Nixon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nixon looking for a triangle here. Sanchez is fighting it but it looks tight! Nixon pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sanchez is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rich Nixon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Crewe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sab Matharu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Crewe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sab Matharu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crewe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Paul Crewe has been cut.
Matharu misses with a body shot.
Matharu misses with a wild combination.
Matharu avoids a kick to the body.
Matharu swats away the attempt to clinch by Crewe.
Crewe throws a sloppy body shot
and Matharu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matharu scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crewe shoots and misses
and Matharu counters with a right hand to the body.
Crewe wants to clinch
and Matharu counters with a crisp right that sends Crewe to the canvas! Matharu follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sab Matharu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Carbone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carbone has chosen Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Carbone!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Carbone blocks a jab.
Carbone thuds his shin into the meat of Moore's side.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Moore throws a hook but Carbone blocks it.
Moore scores with a nice right hand.
Moore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Carbone scores with a shot to the body.
Richard Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carbone avoids the body shot from Moore.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Carbone is just out of range.
Carbone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moore.
Carbone throws a leg kick which misses Moore's front leg but catches the back leg as Moore tries to avoid it.
Moore is breathing heavily.
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!
Carbone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carbone moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Carbone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Carbone lands a head kick!
It looks like Richard Moore has been cut.
Carbone is looking to slow Moore down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carbone.
Moore takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Carbone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carbone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Carbone.
Carbone lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Carbone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Carbone.
Carbone working Moore over with knees to the body.
Carbone lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Come on Carbone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carbone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Carbone connects with a knee to the head.
Carbone is pushing Moore up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carbone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carbone lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Carbone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carbone is struggling to control the position.
Carbone lands a damaging elbow.
Carbone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carbone lands a nice elbow.
Carbone scores with a shoulder strike.
Moore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carbone walks away with a smile on his face. Moore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A jab from Carbone finds it's way through Moore's defenses.
Carbone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moore thows a leg kick but Carbone checks it
and Carbone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carbone throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Carbone throws a head kick that Moore semi-blocks.
Moore throws a sloppy head kick
and Carbone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Carbone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carbone.
Moore is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carbone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carbone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carbone. That one must have hurt.
Moore is looking to wear down Carbone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carbone darts in and clinches Moore up against the ropes.
Carbone lands a knee to the body.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Carbone has double underhooks.
Carbone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Carbone.
Carbone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carbone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moore tries to circle away but Carbone has him pinned against the ropes.
Carbone connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carbone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Carbone with a knee to the head.
A short left from Carbone.
Carbone lands a knee to the head.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carbone lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Carbone tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
Carbone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moore's face.
Carbone is working Moore over against the ropes.
Carbone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Carbone.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carbone is trying to maintain a safe position but Moore gets an underhook and turns Carbone into the ropes.
Carbone trying to land knees to the body.
Carbone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Carbone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Carbone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Moore'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.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore throws a body kick the misses
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Carbone's head but Carbone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carbone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carbone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Moore wants to get back to striking at distance but Carbone won't allow it.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Carbone has the dominant position.
A body shot lands from Carbone.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Carbone has double underhooks.
Carbone with a knee to the head.
Carbone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Carbone lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Carbone trying to land knees to the body.
Moore wants to get back to striking at distance but Carbone won't allow it.
Moore scores with a hook to the body.
Carbone scores with a knee to the head.
Carbone connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carbone stalling.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Carbone has him pressed against the ropes.
Moore takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carbone is breathing heavily.
Moore looking to slow down the pace here.
Carbone looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Moore stalling in the clinch but Carbone improves position.
Carbone misses with an elbow strike.
Carbone holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Carbone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Carbone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moore up against the ropes.
Carbone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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.
Carbone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moore's face.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carbone missing with knees to the body.
Moore tries to break free but Carbone pushes him back against the ropes.
Moore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carbone lands a knee to the head.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Carbone is controlling the position.
Carbone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Carbone has the dominant position.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Carbone is controlling the position.
Carbone tries to land a knee to the head but Moore blocks with his arms.
Carbone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carbone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moore prevents a body shot from Carbone.
Carbone missing with knees to the body.
Carbone throws an elbow but it misses.
Carbone landing knees to the head.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Carbone is controlling the position.
Moore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carbone walks away with a smile on his face. Moore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Frankie Carbone has been cut.
Carbone throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carbone tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moore scores with a kick to the midsection.
Moore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carbone counters with a leg kick.
Moore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to de liver by Moore. Beautiful body shot.
Moore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carbone slips a jab from Moore.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Moore is predictable there
and Carbone counters by clinching up.
Moore tries to circle away but Carbone has him pinned against the ropes.
Carbone lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Moore tries to circle away but Carbone has him pinned against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carbone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carbone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carbone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carbone doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
Frankie Carbone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moore misses with a looping right.
Moore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moore looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Moore is looking to work some ground and pound but Carbone has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moore preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Moore dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Moore misses with a jab to the body
and Carbone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moore throws a head kick that Carbone semi-blocks.
Moore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A lazy left from Moore finds it's target.
Carbone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carbone is rocked!
Carbone lands a high kick!
Carbone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carbone is still on wobbly legs! Can Moore finish him?
A jab from Moore misses.
Carbone seems to have recovered his senses.
Good exchange - Moore coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carbone moves out of range as Moore strikes.
A head kick misses from Carbone.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carbone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carbone throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carbone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Moore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carbone walks into a straight right hand from Moore.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carbone tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore tries to land a front kick but Carbone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moore throws a leg kick
and Carbone counters with a straight right hand.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Carbone's head but Carbone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carbone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Moore connects with a body shot.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carbone avoids the body shot from Moore.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Carbone.
Carbone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carbone was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice sprawl there from Carbone as Moore shoots in.
Carbone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carbone.
Carbone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Moore.
Carbone misses with a head kick.
Moore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carbone on the side of the head.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore shoots for a double leg takedown but Carbone sprawls well. He's pushed Moore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carbone.
Carbone is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Carbone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carbone. That's going to slow Moore down.
A cross from Carbone lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Carbone does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carbone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carbone throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
Carbone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore lands a nice hook to Carbone's body. Carbone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moore, as that shot connected.
Moore misses with a body shot
and Carbone counters with a low kick, right behind Moore 's knee.
Moore misses with a body shot
and Carbone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moore thinking.
Carbone rushes Moore and presses him up against the ropes.
Moore wants to break free but Carbone has control.
Moore wants to get back to striking at distance but Carbone won't allow it.
Carbone scores a nice knee to the body.
Carbone keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carbone has Moore pressed against the ropes, preventing Moore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carbone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carbone'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.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carbone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Moore drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carbone lands a shoulder strike.
Carbone is trying to stall.
Carbone digs a right hand into Moore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moore's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Richard Moore.
I think Moore has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Moore!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mendez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Trap Door. Tiago Mendez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Davis!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with a low kick.
Mendez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Davis sizes up Mendez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mendez looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Mendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Rick Davis has been cut.
Davis with a hook.
Mendez dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Mendez's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Davis throws a series of punches but Mendez moves out of range.
No luck for Mendez with that takedown attempt.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Davis catches Mendez right on the button with a cross.
Mendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Mendez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Mendez. Mendez gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis lands a jab.
Mendez slips under a jab from Davis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendez. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mendez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Davis feints and then cracks Mendez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendez down.
Mendez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mendez dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Mendez's head and hops out.
Mendez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendez.
Davis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mendez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mendez dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis throws a right and a left that Mendez avoids nicely.
Mendez closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Mendez pushes Davis against the ropes but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davis lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez fails to land the takedown.
Davis lands with a hook. Mendez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice sprawl there from Davis as Mendez shoots in.
Mendez tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Davis stalks Mendez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mendez's face. Mendez staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Tiago Mendez has been cut.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Rick Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
BOOM! Mendez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Davis is trying to escape the mount.
Davis tries to hold on but Mendez postures up.
Mendez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davis is looking to escape.
Mendez avoids the attempt from Davis to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is desperately trying to improve his position but Mendez has a good base and remains in mount.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davis is desperately trying to improve his position but Mendez has a good base and remains in mount.
Davis taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Mendez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Mendez.
Davis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mendez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez wants to take Davis's back but he can't do it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Davis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Davis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mendez.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis tries to bum rush Mendez with a series of wild strikes but Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Davis scores with a jab.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendez tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis connects with the punch.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mendez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Davis looking to control.
Mendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Davis trying to keep a closed guard but Mendez is proving a slippery customer.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis keeping full guard, as Mendez tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mendez stops Davis from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mendez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Mendez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Mendez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Tiago Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Mendez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Mendez. Mendez gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Mendez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendez closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Mendez pushes Davis against the ropes but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mendez shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davis sprawls well. Davis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mendez gets slowly back to his feet.
Rick Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendez scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to hold on but Mendez pushes him away.
Mendez is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Mendez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mendez.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Davis working a defensive guard here.
Davis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendez is one step ahead there.
Mendez slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Mendez dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mendez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Davis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mendez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Davis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mendez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Mendez is really struggling to control Davis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mendez grinds an elbow into Davis's temple.
Mendez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Davis is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Mendez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Davis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mendez but great work by Davis.
Mendez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Davis connects with a decent elbow.
Mendez is trying to control Davis's posture but Davis avoids it.
Davis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Davis misses with the ground and pound.
Davis looks up at the clock and then as Mendez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Davis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Davis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Davis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mendez.
Mendez shoots in but Davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mendez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis tries to score with a low kick but Mendez moves his leg out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Davis tests Mendez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mendez staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Mendez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big right from Davis misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mendez pulls guard successfully.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Mendez has wrist control.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
Davis wants to stand and escape but instead Mendez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mendez with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is working Davis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mendez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Davis is wriggling around but Mendez manages to pass to half guard.
Mendez trying to pass the guard but Davis defending well.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
Mendez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mendez is trying to control the action in half guard but Davis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mendez is looking for a kimura here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tiago Mendez.
I think Mendez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tiago Mendez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Zentsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Boon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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273 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Boon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Zentsov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon throws a push kick but Zentsov slaps the foot to one side.
Zentsov rushes Boon and presses him up against the ropes.
Zentsov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zentsov has Boon pushed against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andrei Zentsov.
Boon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boon misses with an uppercut.
Boon looks to score with a jab to the body but Zentsov is just out of range.
Boon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eric Boon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boon misses with a head kick.
Boon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zentsov throws a head kick but Boon moves out of range.
A head kick from Boon lands but Zentsov takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon throws a head kick that misses
enabling Zentsov to counter with a crisp jab.
Zentsov defending well as Boon loads up on a big left hand.
Boon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boon throws a combination that misses
and Zentsov counters with a left and a right that stings Boon.
Boon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boon throws a sloppy head kick and Zentsov moves out of range easily.
Boon scores with a three punch combo!
Boon throws a sloppy head kick
and Zentsov counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Boon misses
and Zentsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zentsov misses with a body kick.
Boon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zentsov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zentsov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boon manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Zentsov misses
and Boon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zentsov lands the left hand.
Zentsov moves out of range as Boon strikes.
Zentsov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boon misses with a shot to the body
and Zentsov counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zentsov.
Zentsov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boon throws out a loose jab but Zentsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zentsov avoids the head kick by Boon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon throws a head kick that misses.
Zentsov connects with the punch.
Zentsov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Boon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zentsov counters with a stiff right hand.
Boon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zentsov counters with a nice uppercut.
Zentsov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zentsov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zentsov misses with a combination
and Zentsov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zentsov.
It looks like Andrei Zentsov has been cut.
Nice body punch from Boon.
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!
Boon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Boon is predictable there
letting Zentsov counter with a right hand.
Boon connects with a jab.
Zentsov drops his hands momentarily and Boon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zentsov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boon has time to react.
Boon throws a lazy head kick
and Zentsov counters with a straight right hand.
Zentsov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zentsov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boon.
Zentsov misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zentsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zentsov counters with a low kick, right behind Boon 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Boon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Zentsov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Boon lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Zentsov sprawling to the canvas. Boon follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Zentsov hang on?
Zentsov is rocked!
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.
Zentsov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boon wants to stand but Zentsov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zentsov keeping moving, preventing Boon from controlling successfully.
Boon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zentsov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Zentsov keeping moving, preventing Boon from controlling successfully.
Boon stopping the sweep attempt from Zentsov.
Zentsov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick by Boon misses
and Boon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zentsov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boon throws a sloppy head kick
and Zentsov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Eric Boon is winning the standup battle so far.
Boon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zentsov counters with a stiff right hand.
Zentsov throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Boon to counter with a crisp jab.
Boon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zentsov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eric Boon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zentsov loads up on a big right hand but Boon slips the punch.
Zentsov looks to land a combination but Boon avoids it well.
Boon misses with a looping left.
Boon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boon punishes Zentsov's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Boon.
Boon misses with a body punch
and Zentsov counters with a left to the body.
Zentsov looks to land a left hand but Boon moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zentsov counters with a head kick. That will keep Boon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Boon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boon misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Boon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Zentsov's cut.
That's time! Boon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Boon misses with a jab to the body
and Zentsov counters with a series of strikes. Boon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zentsov throws a lazy right hand but Boon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zentsov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boon avoids the head kick by Zentsov.
Boon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zentsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Boon.
Boon looks to throw a body kick
and Zentsov counters with a body kick that stops Boon in his tracks momentarily.
Zentsov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boon throws a sloppy body shot
and Zentsov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boon throws a head kick that misses
and Boon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon misses with a looping left.
Boon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boon throws a big shot that misses.
Zentsov slips a jab from Boon.
Boon throws a body kick the misses
and Zentsov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boon scores with a one two! Zentsov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zentsov tries to land a leg kick but Boon saw it coming and moves away.
Zentsov is looking to clinch.
A jab from Boon misses.
Good exchange - Zentsov coming out on top.
Boon throws a sloppy head kick and Zentsov moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boon looks to land a left hand but Zentsov moved out of range nicely.
Zentsov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zentsov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boon.
A head kick from Zentsov lands but Boon takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Boon is predictable there
and Zentsov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boon ducks under a wild hook from Zentsov.
Boon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zentsov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zentsov digs a good hook to Boon's body.
Zentsov moves out of range as Boon strikes.
Eric Boon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boon throws an overhand right that lands on Zentsov's shoulder, as Zentsov tries to avoid the shot.
Boon throws a lazy head kick
and Zentsov counters with a straight right hand.
Andrei Zentsov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon throws a lazy head kick
and Zentsov counters with a right hand to the body.
Boon throws a head kick but Zentsov moves out of range.
Boon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zentsov lands with an overhand left.
Boon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boon misses with a kick to the body.
Zentsov loads up on a big right hand but Boon slips the punch.
Zentsov misses with a shot to the body
and Boon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Boon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zentsov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boon thinking.
Zentsov ducks under a wild hook from Boon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boon misses with a kick to the body.
Boon throws a head kick that misses
and Zentsov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Zentsov catches Boon right on the button with a cross.
Boon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zentsov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boon.
A head kick misses from Boon.
Zentsov scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boon throws a sloppy body shot
and Zentsov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zentsov looks to throw the jab but Boon is out of range.
A head kick misses from Boon.
Zentsov jabs Boon right on the nose. Boon blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Zentsov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Boon!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hungry Like The Wolf. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Oasis - Fuckin' In The Bushes. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Jenkins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jenkins 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.
Jenkins throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jenkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jenkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Jenkins pushes Jones against the ropes but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jenkins slips a jab from Jones.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Jenkins moves away and avoids it.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Jenkins. Jenkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Jenkins throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Jenkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jenkins misses with a looping right.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jenkins moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jenkins looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins blocks a jab.
A big right from Jones misses.
Nice jab there from Jenkins.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Nice shot by Jenkins.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Jim Jenkins has been cut.
Jenkins takes one to the side of the head.
Jenkins scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jenkins sprawling to the canvas! Jenkins rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jones finish him?!
Jones looks to land a left hand but Jenkins moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jenkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Jenkins is out on his feet! Jones sets himself and nearly takes Jenkins's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steve Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Payette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Venturia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Payette has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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274 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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20
290 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Payette!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Venturia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venturia misses with a head kick.
Payette feints and as Venturia raises his hands in defense, Payette changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Venturia wants to stand up but Payette is controlling him.
Payette looking to pass the guard.
Payette loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Payette prevents Venturia from getting back to his feet.
Venturia keeping moving, preventing Payette from controlling successfully.
Payette throws and elbow that misses. Venturia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Payette's guard. Nice move by Venturia!
Payette is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette has his feet on Venturia's thighs here. He's pushed Venturia off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Venturia screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Payette!
Andre Payette retains his heavyweight title!
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