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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Guster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Guster had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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150 lbs
2 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Guster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guster clinches.
Kingston tries to break the clinch but Guster is controlling the position.
Guster leaning his opponent against the cage.
Guster using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Guster pushes off an throws an elbow but Kingston leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guster connects with a knee to the head.
Guster lands an elbow that stopped Kingston in his tracks for a moment.
Kingston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kingston gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Guster wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Guster tries to clinch up.
Guster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James Guster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingston lands a really nice looking cross but Guster seems unphased.
Good exchange - Kingston coming out on top.
A jab lands there for Kingston.
Guster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kingston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Guster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Guster slows down the pace here.
Guster with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston is trying to force a seperation but Guster has the dominant position.
Kingston is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Guster pulls him back up using the underhooks.
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!
Kingston can't break the clinch.
Guster has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kingston is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Guster working Kingston over with knees to the body.
Kingston looks gassed!
Guster tries to land a knee to the head but Kingston blocks with his arms.
Guster unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Guster stalling.
Kingston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guster closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kingston counters by clinching up.
Guster prevents Kingston from breaking the clinch.
Guster is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kingston gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guster lands an elbow just above Kingston 's eye.
Guster tries to land knees in the clinch but Kingston avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Guster.
Guster crunches a lovely knee into Kingston's ribcage.
Guster gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guster is looking to clinch but Kingston is avoiding it.
Kingston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kingston is looking to control Guster's arms but Guster gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kingston has his back to the cage.
Guster misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kingston.
Guster unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Guster trying to land knees to the body.
Kingston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guster instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guster is working for takedown but Kingston is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Guster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston is trying to force a seperation but Guster has the dominant position.
Guster misses with a knee to the head.
Kingston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guster has him pressed against the cage.
Kingston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Guster lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guster is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kingston wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kingston clinches up against the cage.
Kingston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guster has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guster is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kingston gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kingston is working for takedown but Guster is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guster.
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 James Guster will probably get the nod.
That's time! Guster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Guster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kingston looks to land a left hand but Guster moved out of range nicely.
Guster doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingston circles away.
Guster moves in looking to clinch but Kingston pushes him off.
Guster tries to clinch but Kingston is having none of it.
Guster moves in looking to clinch but Kingston pushes him off.
Guster moves in looking to clinch but Kingston pushes him off.
Kingston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guster tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Kingston to counter with a crisp jab.
Guster wants to clinch but Kingston slips to the side
letting Kingston counter with a right hand.
Kingston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kingston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kingston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guster is looking to clinch.
Guster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kingston throws a lazy head kick
and Guster holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kingston is breathing heavily.
Kingston is looking to break free of the clinch but Guster has double underhooks.
Guster lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guster effectively controlling the action here.
Kingston wants to get back to striking at distance but Guster won't allow it.
Kingston is working for takedown but Guster is calmly controlling the position for now.
Guster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Guster misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Guster.
Kingston takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston tries to break the clinch but Guster is controlling the position.
Guster landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kingston tries to break the clinch but Guster is controlling the position.
Guster lands an elbow that stopped Kingston in his tracks for a moment.
Guster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kingston's efforts to push away.
Kingston wants to break free but Guster has control.
Kingston wants to get back to striking at distance but Guster won't allow it.
Guster breaks from the clinch.
James Guster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guster has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guster lands a nice elbow.
Kingston has Guster pressed against the cage.
Guster lands an uppercut.
Guster with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guster lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kingston is trying to break the clinch but Guster is controlling him.
Guster throws an elbow that misses.
Kingston is trying to break free.
Kingston gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Guster regains guard.
Kingston prevents Guster from getting back to his feet.
Guster trying to keep a closed guard but Kingston is proving a slippery customer.
Guster is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kingston is controlling him.
Kingston trying to stand up but can't free himself from Guster's guard.
Guster wants to get back to his feet but Kingston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kingston decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kingston misses.
Guster shoots in looking for a takedown. Kingston tries to sprawl out of it but Guster keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kingston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kingston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingston throws out a leg kick but Guster moves out of range and Kingston only half commits.
Kingston closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingston takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guster.
Guster is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Guster will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kingston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guster.
Kingston thows a leg kick but Guster checks it
and Guster counters with a nice body kick.
Guster throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kingston takes the fight into the clinch.
Guster has Kingston pressed against the cage, preventing Kingston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guster lands a nice elbow.
Guster lands an elbow inside that Kingston shrugs off.
Guster lands an elbow inside.
Guster gets underhooks to prevent Kingston's takedown attempt.
James Guster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kingston is trying to break the clinch but Guster is controlling him.
Guster with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kingston.
Kingston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guster just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kingston's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guster crunches a lovely knee into Kingston's ribcage.
Kingston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guster.
Guster lands an elbow inside that Kingston shrugs off.
Guster dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kingston breaks the clinch.
Guster scores with a one two! Kingston had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Guster is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kingston.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Guster.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kingston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kingston has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guster breaks the clinch.
Guster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guster tries to clinch but Kingston is having none of it.
Guster tries to clinch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston keeps the fight on the outside.
Jack Kingston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guster wants to clinch up but Kingston keeps it at a distance.
Guster dodges the punch combination from Kingston.
Guster tries to clinch but Kingston is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guster closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guster lands an elbow just above Kingston 's eye.
Kingston is trying to break the clinch but Guster has him pressed against the cage.
Guster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kingston walks away with a smile on his face. Guster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kingston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guster is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kingston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Guster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston forces Guster back against the cage and clinches.
Guster crunches a lovely knee into Kingston's ribcage.
Kingston has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Guster avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Guster tries to land knees in the clinch but Kingston avoids the damage to the body.
Guster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kingston blocks it with crossed arms.
Kingston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston is looking to break free of the clinch but Guster has double underhooks.
Guster tries to land knees in the clinch but Kingston avoids the damage to the body.
Kingston tries to break free but Guster pushes him back against the cage.
Guster lands an elbow that stopped Kingston in his tracks for a moment.
Guster works on Kingston's body with a couple of short punches.
Kingston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kingston can't break the clinch.
Kingston prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kingston blocks the elbow strike.
Guster lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingston wants to break free but Guster has control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guster is looking for a takedown.
Kingston is stalling here.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Guster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guster, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for James Guster!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for James Guster!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for James Guster!
James Guster wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio Ruthless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is teenagers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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3 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rio Ruthless!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop tries to clinch but Ruthless is having none of it.
Bishop tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for Bishop.
Bishop darts in trying to clinch
and Ruthless counters with a left to the body.
Bishop slaps away a takedown attempt from Ruthless, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ruthless swings widly with a right hand
and Bishop counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bishop slowing the pace effectively.
Ruthless wants to take the fight to the mat but Bishop manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bishop effectively controlling the action here.
Bishop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Rio Ruthless has been cut.
Ruthless jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bishop walks away with a smile on his face. Ruthless gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Walter Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Ruthless.
Bishop tries to move into range but Ruthless moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Ruthless does it's job there.
Bishop drives through and clinches with Ruthless against the cage.
Ruthless fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruthless drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bishop is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bishop gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ruthless.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Ruthless backwards.
Bishop stalling.
Ruthless blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ruthless blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop has Ruthless pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ruthless manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bishop misses with a knee to the head.
Bishop is looking to control Ruthless's arms but Ruthless gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bishop has his back to the cage.
Bishop is stalling here.
Bishop gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bishop wants to free his trapped foot but Ruthless is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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!
Bishop prevents Ruthless from improving his position.
Bishop missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bishop misses with a head shot. Ruthless uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ruthless utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass.
Bishop throws a big right hand that misses.
Bishop chips away with some ground and pound.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruthless is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bishop landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop scoring with some ground and pound.
Ruthless had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bishop defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bishop's guard.
Ruthless is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bishop is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruthless preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruthless keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruthless looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruthless looking for a guillotine here but Bishop defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Bishop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rio Ruthless's cut.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ruthless throws a good cross that connects.
Bishop is looking to clinch.
Ruthless pushes Bishop up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Bishop on the inside.
Bishop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruthless lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Come on Bishop - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ruthless is working for takedown but Bishop is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
Ruthless jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bishop walks away with a smile on his face. Ruthless gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bishop moves into the clinch.
Bishop gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bishop postures up.
Bishop trying to control but Ruthless is working from the bottom.
Ruthless wants to stand but Bishop is controlling the position.
Bishop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ruthless is keeping the position for now.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruthless is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses. Ruthless uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bishop's guard. Nice move by Ruthless!
Bishop is trying to keep Ruthless in close.
Ruthless stopping the sweep attempt from Bishop.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruthless wants to stand but Bishop has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ruthless trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruthless fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruthless lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ruthless.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruthless. That snapped Bishop's head back.
Nice body punch from Ruthless.
Walter Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop gets tackled into the cage by Ruthless. Ruthless maintains the clinch.
Bishop leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ruthless jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bishop walks away with a smile on his face. Ruthless gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Walter Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Ruthless.
Ruthless shoots in and drives through. Bishop sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless misses with a wild combination.
Ruthless lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bishop circles away quickly and effectively.
Bishop moves to clinch but Ruthless breaks away
and Ruthless counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bishop gets tackled into the cage by Ruthless. Ruthless maintains the clinch.
Ruthless tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bishop just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ruthless has had enough of the clinch but Bishop keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruthless on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bishop breaks the clinch.
Ruthless wants to land a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Ruthless moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Walter Bishop will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rio Ruthless's cut.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ruthless tests Bishop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruthless circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bishop wants to clinch but Ruthless slips to the side
and Ruthless counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bishop cracks the inside of Ruthless's front leg.
Bishop feints and as Ruthless raises his hands in defense, Bishop changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ruthless wants to stand but Bishop is controlling the position.
Bishop drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ruthless dives on top into guard.
Ruthless works over Bishop with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruthless missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruthless controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bishop controls Ruthless momentarily but Ruthless frees himself.
Ruthless would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ruthless looking to sit in guard and control but Bishop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses. Ruthless uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bishop's guard. Nice move by Ruthless!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless stopping the sweep attempt from Bishop.
Ruthless wants to stand but Bishop is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet Bishop, not yet.
Ruthless keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Bishop has a closed guard, preventing Ruthless from standing up.
Ruthless trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop seems keen to control Ruthless's posture.
Ruthless wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Ruthless throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bishop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bishop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bishop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bishop decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ruthless is trying to stand up here but Bishop is controlling him well.
Bishop is trying to control the action in half guard but Ruthless is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bishop working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ruthless kicks Bishop off and gets to his feet.
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!
Bishop tries to clinch up but Ruthless circles away and keeps his distance.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruthless swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bishop has managed to clinch.
Bishop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruthless circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruthless swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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 Walter Bishop.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bishop, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight for Walter Bishop!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Walter Bishop!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Walter Bishop!
Walter Bishop wins by unanimous decision!
Walter Bishop managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stor Svin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon comes to the cage accompanied by The Clash - I Fought The Law. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Stor Svin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon closes the distance and clinches.
Dixon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Svin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Svin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dixon wants to control from the top but Svin keeps moving.
Svin has control of Dixon's left arm, preventing Dixon from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svin 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.
Dixon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Svin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Svin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Svin!
Svin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dixon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Svin off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dixon's arms.
Dixon is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Svin is defending well though. Dixon let's go of the attempt for now.
Dixon has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Svin! Can he survive? No! He's out! Dixon gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Peter Dixon!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Peter Dixon waved his t-shirt featuring Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarzan Taborda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taborda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, New Noise by Refused. Meyer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'd Love to Knock the Hell out of You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Tarzan Taborda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taborda looks to land a right hand but Meyer moved out of range.
Taborda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meyer misses the shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Meyer. Taborda shrugs it off though.
Taborda tries to clinch there but Meyer circles away.
Taborda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meyer to score with a decent uppercut.
Meyer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taborda defending well as Meyer loads up on a big left hand.
Taborda moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taborda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Meyer tries to break the clinch but Taborda is controlling the position.
Taborda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taborda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taborda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meyer's corner calls for a 1-2. Meyer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Meyer swings for the body but Taborda moves out of range.
Taborda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meyer lands a lovely overhand right.
Meyer misses with a wild combination.
Taborda looks to land a left hand but Meyer moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Taborda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taborda.
Meyer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meyer!
It looks like Tarzan Taborda has been cut.
Taborda doesn't manage to clinch there - Meyer circles away.
Meyer thumps Taborda with a low kick.
Meyer scores with a jab. Taborda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Taborda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurt Meyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meyer looks to throw the jab but Taborda is out of range.
No luck for Taborda with that takedown attempt.
Taborda throws a lazy right hand but Meyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taborda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meyer throws out the jab.
Meyer scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meyer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taborda.
Meyer lands with a right hand.
Taborda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taborda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meyer. Meyer obviously looking to wear him down.
Meyer jabs at Taborda's body.
Taborda lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Kurt Meyer has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taborda moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Meyer.
Taborda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Meyer is fending him off so far but Taborda persists. Nope, Meyer circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarzan Taborda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taborda is breathing heavily.
Meyer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taborda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meyer jabs at Taborda's body.
Meyer scores with a nice body kick.
Taborda gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Meyer gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Meyer!
An out of breath Kurt Meyer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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