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Primetime 3: Revenge PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Cromartie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Revis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Cromartie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Darrell Revis!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cromartie wants to clinch up but Revis keeps it at a distance.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cromartie moves away.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Revis swats away the attempt to clinch by Cromartie.
Revis swats away the attempt to clinch by Cromartie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Revis misses with a body shot.
Antonio Cromartie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Cromartie with that takedown attempt.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cromartie was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Cromartie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Revis.
Cromartie wants to clinch up but Revis keeps it at a distance.
Cromartie avoids the body shot from Revis.
Cromartie is looking to clinch but Revis is avoiding it.
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.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cromartie was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Revis misses the shot to the body.
Cromartie tries to bum rush Revis with a series of wild strikes but Revis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Revis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Revis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cromartie is looking to clinch.
Cromartie has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Cromartie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cromartie shoots in but Revis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Cromartie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Revis scores with a shot to the body.
Revis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revis looks to score with a jab to the body but Cromartie is just out of range.
Revis stuffs the takedown attempt from Cromartie. Cromartie gets slowly back to his feet.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Revis lands a right hook to the body.
Revis swings for the body but Cromartie moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Revis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Revis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Cromartie.
Revis looks to score with a jab to the body but Cromartie is just out of range.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Revis slaps away a takedown attempt from Cromartie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cromartie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revis throws a shot to the body.
Revis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cromartie rather than just go for the knockout.
Revis looks to score with a jab to the body but Cromartie is just out of range.
Revis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cromartie manages to avoid it.
Cromartie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Revis pinned against the cage. Revis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cromartie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Revis tries to avoid it but Cromartie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Revis to the ground. Revis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Cromartie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Cromartie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Antonio Cromartie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Revis lands a body shot.
Revis misses with a body shot.
Cromartie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Revis lands a with a good body shot.
Cromartie tries to clinch but Revis moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revis looks to score with a jab to the body but Cromartie is just out of range.
Cromartie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Revis.
Revis misses with a body shot.
Revis misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Cromartie.
Revis stuns Cromartie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Revis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cromartie.
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.
Cromartie tries for a takedown but Revis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Revis looks to score with a jab to the body but Cromartie is just out of range.
Revis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cromartie tries to clinch but Revis is having none of it.
Revis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cromartie manages to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cromartie misses with the combination.
Revis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cromartie manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Revis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Revis misses the shot to the body.
Cromartie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Revis avoids it really well and circles away.
Revis just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cromartie misses with a shot to the body
and Revis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Revis just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revis throws a shot to the body.
Darrell Revis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cromartie has his takedown stuffed
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Revis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cromartie manages to avoid it.
Revis throws a sloppy body shot
and Cromartie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Revis throws a body punch but Cromartie moves out of range.
Cromartie throws a lazy head kick
and Revis counters with a left to the body.
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.
Cromartie looks to clinch
and Revis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cromartie thinking.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cromartie avoids the body shot from Revis.
Cromartie throws a head kick that misses.
Cromartie wants to slow Revis down by chopping away at his legs.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Cromartie
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Cromartie misses with a takedown
and Revis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cromartie thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Cromartie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cromartie fails with the takedown
and Revis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Revis just misses with a punch to the body.
Cromartie closes the distance but Revis moves to the side
and Revis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Revis lands a nice hook to Cromartie's body. Cromartie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cromartie avoids the body shot from Revis.
Revis connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darrell Revis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Revis 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Darrell Revis!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Darrell Revis!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Darrell Revis!
Darrell Revis wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between LaDanian Tomlinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Beckham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, LaDanian Tomlinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Beckham!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomlinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Beckham shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice sprawl there from Tomlinson as Beckham shoots in.
Tomlinson shoots in for a takedown but Beckham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tomlinson scores a takedown into full mount!
Tomlinson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Tomlinson controlling the position easily from mount.
Beckham wants to hold on but Tomlinson pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Beckham tries to hold on but Tomlinson postures up.
Tomlinson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beckham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tomlinson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beckham is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LaDanian Tomlinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on LaDanian Tomlinson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tomlinson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beckham counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tomlinson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tomlinson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Beckham moves in looking to clinch but Tomlinson pushes him off.
Tomlinson misses with a takedown
so Beckham counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Beckham trying to control but Tomlinson is working from the bottom.
Beckham wants to get up but he can't break Tomlinson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomlinson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Beckham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tomlinson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beckham looking to sit in guard and control but Tomlinson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Beckham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tomlinson is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham wants to stand but Tomlinson is controlling the position.
Tomlinson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Beckham is pushing Tomlinson's head away, looking to escape. Tomlinson manages to hold on to the position though.
Beckham can't do much from the bottom here.
Tomlinson has control of an arm but Beckham manages to advance to Tomlinson's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomlinson trying to control the hands but Beckham won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Beckham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on LaDanian Tomlinson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Beckham moves in looking to clinch but Tomlinson pushes him off.
Beckham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beckham tries to clinch there but Tomlinson circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckham with a poor takedown
and Tomlinson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tomlinson.
Beckham wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tomlinson is now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Beckham missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Beckham wants to get back to full guard.
Beckham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beckham wants to control but Tomlinson passes into side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Tomlinson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Beckham is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Beckham is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tomlinson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that's the end of the fight!
LaDanian Tomlinson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tomlinson 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for LaDanian Tomlinson!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for LaDanian Tomlinson!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for LaDanian Tomlinson!
LaDanian Tomlinson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yokozuma The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Phelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yokozuma The Giant could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Phelan's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yokozuma The Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Phelan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phelan rushes The Giant and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Phelan has The Giant pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Phelan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending The Giant tumbling to the mat - Phelan dives into The Giant's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phelan trying to control but The Giant is working from the bottom.
The Giant wants to stand and escape but Phelan is having none of it.
Phelan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The Giant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Phelan is one step ahead there.
The Giant keeping moving, preventing Phelan from controlling successfully.
The Giant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Phelan is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The Giant is controlling Phelan's posture.
Phelan stopping the sweep attempt from The Giant.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Giant gets caught flat footed, as Phelan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phelan stands up from The Giant's guard - Phelan perhaps looking for a knockout.
The Giant leaves Phelan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Giant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phelan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Phelan prevents The Giant from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Giant tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The Giant is looking for a sweep. Phelan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Giant trying to control here.
The Giant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Phelan on the ground.
Phelan wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Giant keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phelan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Giant's head.
Phelan moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from The Giant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Phelan has control of an arm but The Giant manages to advance to Phelan's back!
The Giant lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The Giant is trying to stick to Phelan's back but Phelan is turning into The Giant. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in The Giant's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Phelan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Giant keeping moving, preventing Phelan from controlling successfully.
Phelan stops The Giant from standing up.
Phelan wants to control from the top but The Giant keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Phelan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Phelan swinging wilding here.
The Giant gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Phelan counters with a takedown into side control.
Phelan decides to stand up, so the ref orders The Giant to his feet.
Phelan has managed to clinch.
Phelan wants to break free but The Giant has control.
Phelan manages to pull guard.
Phelan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Phelan is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Giant tries to free his leg and advance position but Phelan is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phelan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Giant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Phelan holds on and takes a little breather.
The Giant tries to free his leg and advance position but Phelan is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Phelan keeping moving, preventing The Giant from controlling successfully.
Phelan wants to sweep here but The Giant controlling him for the moment.
The Giant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Phelan trying to keep a closed guard but The Giant is proving a slippery customer.
The Giant looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Giant shoots in for a takedown but Phelan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Giant tries for a takedown but Phelan circles away easily
and Phelan counters with a single leg into guard. The Giant didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yokozuma The Giant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Giant wants to sweep but no luck.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Phelan has eaten all the pies!
The Giant manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Phelan is looking to get to half guard.
The Giant looking to control but Phelan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phelan is trying desperately to improve position.
The Giant is looking to stand but The Giant has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Phelan can't escape the position.
Phelan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The Giant stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Phelan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The Giant tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Phelan counters with a takedown into side control.
Phelan tries to move to mount but The Giant blocks the move with his legs.
Phelan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Phelan throws a head kick that The Giant semi-blocks.
Yokozuma The Giant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Giant throws a head kick that misses
and Phelan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for The Giant!
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!
The Giant can't escape the position.
The Giant tries to lock up and control but Phelan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phelan controlling the position easily from mount.
Phelan trying to control but The Giant is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelan controlling his opponent.
The Giant is squirming around, avoiding Phelan's attempts to control the action.
The Giant wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Giant has left one of his arms exposed and Phelan doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. The Giant screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Phelan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Cotto has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Dean!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dean sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Dean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dean fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cotto sprawls well initially but Dean persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cotto holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dean keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cotto pushes Dean off looking to stand but Dean dives back in and keeps control.
Cotto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dean.
Dean prevents Cotto from improving his position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Dean has eaten all the pies!
Dean seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Dean looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean trying to advance position but Cotto counters by regaining guard.
Cotto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cotto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dean doesn't manage to clinch there - Cotto circles away.
Dean with a poor takedown
and Cotto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dean's guard now.
Dean wants to sweep but no luck.
Dean is looking to stand up but Cotto isn't so interested in that idea.
Dean has control of Cotto's left arm, preventing Cotto from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dean, up you get!
Dean scores with a jab to the head.
Dean throws a head kick but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dean.
Dean with a poor takedown
and Cotto counters by clinching up.
Cotto breaks the clinch.
Dean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dean misses with a takedown
and Cotto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cotto.
Miguel Cotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Dean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cotto puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dean is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cotto is keen to just control but Dean is a slippery customer.
Cotto controlling the pace.
Dean controlling the position well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cotto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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.
Cotto is taking a breather. Dean says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dean is trying to stand.
Dean really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cotto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cotto wants to control but Dean is keeping him busy.
Cotto decides to return to a standing position.
Cotto blocks a head kick by Dean.
Cotto gets the takedown into side control.
Cotto trying to control the position but Dean is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cotto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dean swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto tries for a takedown but Dean circles away easily
and Dean counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Dean are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dean working the ground and pound but Cotto is defending the strikes.
Cotto is trying to work for a sweep but Dean has mounted him!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice elbow there by Dean.
Cotto tries to lock up and control but Dean gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dean trying to control but Cotto is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Cotto just holding on.
Dean with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cotto squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dean trying to control but Cotto is having none of it.
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.
Dean working for a guillotine from mount but Cotto is in no mood to give up.
Dean can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cotto is looking to escape.
Cotto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dean is trying to control. Cotto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dean is looking to advance position but Cotto won't allow it.
Cotto trying to control here.
Dean with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cotto manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dean trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cotto manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Cotto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dean can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dean wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dean wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A low kick from Dean misses
and Cotto counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cotto is pressed up against the cage. Dean has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cotto down to the mat. Cotto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cotto tries for a takedown but Dean circles away easily
and Dean counters with a head kick. That will keep Cotto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dean stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dean wants it to stay on the feet.
Dean shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cotto misses with a takedown
and Dean decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cotto's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cotto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dean defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean trying to control but Cotto is working from the bottom.
Miguel Cotto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dean is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cotto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dean!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cotto content just to control the position here.
Cotto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dean's face.
Cotto working for a guillotine from mount but Dean is in no mood to give up.
Dean can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to lock up and control but Cotto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cotto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dean's face.
Dean is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cotto is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dean has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dean!
Cotto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cotto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dean's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto stopping the sweep attempt from Dean.
Cotto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dean is keeping the position for now.
Dean trying to keep a closed guard but Cotto is proving a slippery customer.
Cotto throwing strikes from guard but Dean blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Dean.
I think Dean has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Miguel Cotto!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Miguel Cotto!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vern Troyer (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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Speedy Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vern Troyer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troyer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gonzalez!
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Troyer prevents Gonzalez from getting the reversal.
Troyer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Troyer landing strikes from the mount and Gonzalez is in trouble!
Gonzalez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez is trying desperately to improve position.
Gonzalez is working hard here to advance position.
Troyer looking to control but Gonzalez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to control but Troyer is having none of it.
Gonzalez tries to reverse the position but Troyer maintains control.
Troyer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gonzalez hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Troyer avoids the attempt from Gonzalez to control.
Gonzalez is looking to get to half guard.
Gonzalez tries to hold on but Troyer postures up.
Troyer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gonzalez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Troyer trying to control but Gonzalez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez is trying desperately to improve position.
Gonzalez tries to hold on but Troyer postures up.
Gonzalez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
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.
Troyer throwing strikes here but Gonzalez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gonzalez working to try and regain half guard.
Gonzalez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Troyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonzalez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Troyer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gonzalez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Troyer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gonzalez's guard.
Troyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez wriggles free and stands up.
Gonzalez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Troyer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Troyer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troyer thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Troyer wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gonzalez is proving hard to escape from.
Troyer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzalez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gonzalez looking for a guillotine here but Troyer defends easily.
Gonzalez trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gonzalez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Troyer gets to his feet - Gonzalez follows without any prompting.
Troyer closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez goes for a takedown attempt but Troyer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Speedy Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troyer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Troyer misses with a head shot. Gonzalez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gonzalez looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gonzalez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gonzalez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzalez is on top in guard.
Gonzalez prevents Troyer from getting back to his feet.
Troyer 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.
Troyer is trying to control the position but Gonzalez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gonzalez trying to control but Troyer is working from the bottom.
Troyer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gonzalez slips nicely into half guard.
Gonzalez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Troyer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Troyer moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Troyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Troyer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Troyer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gonzalez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gonzalez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Troyer pulls his head out easily.
Troyer wants to take a breather but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Troyer looks to land a strike but Gonzalez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Troyer wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyer landing with the ground and pound.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gonzalez stands up out of the half guard.
Gonzalez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Troyer counters with a three punch combo that has Gonzalez backing up. Gonzalez nods at Troyer to acknowledge the strikes.
Troyer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Troyer misses with a takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Troyer with a series of wild strikes but Troyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Troyer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Troyer throws a big right hand that misses.
Vern Troyer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Troyer stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzalez.
Troyer thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet but Troyer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Troyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Troyer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gonzalez looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Troyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Troyer was covering up waiting for the punch and Gonzalez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troyer trying to keep a closed guard but Gonzalez is proving a slippery customer.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Troyer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Troyer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzalez's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vern Troyer.
Well Troyer 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Vern Troyer!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Vern Troyer!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Vern Troyer!
Vern Troyer wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Maicon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Maicon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lionel Messi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi closes the distance and clinches.
Maicon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Messi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Messi closes the distance and clinches.
Messi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maicon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Messi pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Maicon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Messi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maicon's guard.
Maicon throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Maicon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Messi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maicon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maicon prevents Messi from getting the reversal.
Messi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Messi is looking to improve his position.
Messi looks gassed!
Messi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Messi is trying to control but can't.
Messi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maicon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Maicon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Messi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Messi actively working from the bottom here.
Maicon passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maicon controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maicon is landing with some decent strikes but Messi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Maicon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Messi is looking to get to half guard.
Maicon landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Messi tries to hold on but Maicon pushes him away.
Maicon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Messi is surviving well by controlling Maicon's body position as best he can.
Maicon looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Maicon dominated that round.
That's time! Maicon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maicon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Messi.
Maicon avoids the body shot from Messi.
Horrible takedown by Messi or perhaps it was just good defense by Maicon which made him look bad.
Maicon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Messi taking a bit of punishment here - Maicon scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lull in the action here.
Maicon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi is looking for a sweep.
Maicon decides to stand back up. Maicon steps back and let's Messi get back to his feet.
Maicon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maicon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maicon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Messi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maicon trying to mount his opponent but Messi defends it.
Messi is trying to maintain the position but Maicon is very close to passing his half guard.
Maicon not doing much here.
Messi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maicon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maicon decides to stand up.
Messi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Messi is looking to clinch but Maicon is avoiding it.
Messi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Maicon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Douglas Maicon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maicon stands up and waves to Messi to follow him.
Messi looks to score with a jab to the body but Maicon is just out of range.
Maicon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Messi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Messi wants to get back to his feet but Maicon drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Messi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Maicon dominated that second round.
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!
Maicon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Messi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maicon moves into the clinch.
Maicon throws a punch but it's blocked by Messi.
Messi tries to pull guard but Maicon holds him up against the cage and eventually Messi drops back down to his feet.
Maicon breaks from the clinch.
Maicon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maicon looks to clinch
and Messi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Messi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messi is looking to break free of the clinch but Maicon has double underhooks.
Maicon wants to break free but Messi has control.
Messi is looking to break free of the clinch but Maicon has double underhooks.
Messi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maicon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maicon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Messi is controlling him.
Maicon looking to control.
Maicon keeping moving, preventing Messi from controlling successfully.
Maicon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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.
Messi passes into half guard.
Maicon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maicon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Messi passes into half guard.
Messi looks to land a strike but Maicon avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Maicon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Messi with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Messi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maicon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Messi is one step ahead there.
Maicon is working hard here to advance position.
Maicon looking for a guillotine here but Messi defends easily.
Messi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maicon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Messi has managed to get both his arms back between Maicon's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maicon keeping moving, preventing Messi from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maicon closes the distance and clinches up with Messi, looking for a takedown. Maicon pushes Messi against the cage but Messi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Messi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maicon if he has to take too many more of those.
Maicon misses with a wild combination.
Messi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Maicon did well to prevent Messi getting side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel Messi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maicon 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Douglas Maicon!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Douglas Maicon!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Douglas Maicon!
Douglas Maicon wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lassana Diarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrice Evra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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142 lbs
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18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lassana Diarra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrice Evra!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evra swats away the attempt to clinch by Diarra.
Diarra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Evra pulls guard effortlessly.
Diarra stands up and waves to Evra to follow him.
Diarra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Evra fails with a takedown attempt.
Diarra misses with a few strikes there.
Diarra misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Evra or perhaps it was just good defense by Diarra which made him look bad.
Evra looks gassed!
Diarra fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evra.
Lassana Diarra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrice Evra.
Diarra throws a head kick that misses.
Diarra looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Evra on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Evra has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diarra is working away from the top position though.
Diarra with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Diarra stands up from half guard.
Diarra fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diarra shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Evra napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Diarra working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Evra is looking to regain half guard here but Diarra keeps moving and retains side control.
Diarra is looking to take a break and control but Evra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Evra is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diarra happy to just control the position for now.
Diarra tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Diarra in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diarra is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Evra has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diarra working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diarra has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Evra tries to keep at a distance but Diarra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Evra goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diarra prevents it.
Diarra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Evra has him pressed against the cage.
Diarra is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Evra can't fight it off and eventually Diarra manages to take the fight to the floor. Evra looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lassana Diarra dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Evra tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diarra counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Evra's guard now.
Diarra stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Diarra blocks a head kick by Evra.
Diarra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Diarra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Diarra get's back to his feet.
Diarra changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Evra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diarra decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diarra drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diarra trying to control but Evra is working from the bottom.
Evra looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Evra keeping moving, preventing Diarra from controlling successfully.
Evra working a defensive guard here.
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.
Diarra wants to control from the top but Evra keeps moving.
Diarra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diarra moves into the clinch.
Diarra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diarra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diarra shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Evra manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Diarra trying to control but Evra is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diarra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diarra passes into half guard.
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.
Diarra controlling the pace.
Diarra wants to pass to mount but Evra is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Diarra is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Diarra prevents Evra from improving his position.
Diarra wants to take a breather but Evra is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lassana Diarra dominated that second round.
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.
Diarra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Evra, pushing him back against the cage.
Diarra tries to pull guard but Evra won't allow it.
Diarra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lassana Diarra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diarra looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Evra!
Diarra is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Evra has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Diarra landing shots from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diarra tries to control but Evra wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evra is working to get back to half guard.
Diarra controlling from mount.
Diarra is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Diarra swinging wilding here.
Evra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diarra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Good standup being displayed there by Diarra as he connects with a hook.
Diarra clinches with his opponent.
Evra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diarra pulls his leg out and moves away.
Diarra rushes Evra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diarra.
Evra wants to stall.
Diarra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diarra changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Evra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diarra wants to control but Evra is keeping him busy.
Diarra stands up and beckons Evra to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diarra misses with a head kick.
A big right from Diarra misses.
Diarra moves into the clinch.
Diarra stops a takedown attempt from Evra.
The referee calls for Diarra to work.
Diarra has clasped his hands together around Evra's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Diarra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evra can do to turn this around?
Diarra grinds an elbow into Evra's temple.
Diarra remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Evra stops Diarra from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diarra stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Diarra gets the takedown into side control.
Evra wants to control but Diarra postures up.
Diarra wants to control but Evra is keeping him busy.
Evra tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lassana Diarra clearly takes that round.
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.
Evra wants to clinch but Diarra slips to the side
and Diarra counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lassana Diarra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diarra trying to control the position from guard on top but Evra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diarra stands up and waves to Evra to follow him.
Diarra throws a body kick that misses.
Evra misses with a takedown attempt
so Diarra counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diarra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Evra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diarra passes Evra's left leg - he's now in half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diarra is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Evra defends it well.
Diarra trying to control from half guard but Evra is working away.
Evra moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Evra working a defensive guard here.
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.
Evra keeping moving, preventing Diarra from controlling successfully.
Diarra is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Diarra sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Evra's guard.
Evra gets full guard.
Evra keeping full guard, as Diarra tries to pass.
Evra can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diarra controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diarra trying to control the position from guard on top but Evra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diarra stands up from Evra's guard - Diarra perhaps looking for a knockout.
Evra looks to clinch
and Diarra counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diarra trying to control but Evra is working from the bottom.
Diarra has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Evra is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evra has his feet on Diarra's thighs here. He's pushed Diarra 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! Diarra screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrice Evra!
Patrice Evra is the new featherweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santonio Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santonio Holmes looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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18
162 lbs
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18
164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Santonio Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holmes.
Holmes looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Holmes ducks under and follows up with a left that Holmes also avoids with ease.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao swinging wilding here.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Holmes sprawling to the canvas. Pacquiao follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Holmes hang on?
Holmes is rocked!
Pacquiao wants to stand up but Holmes manages to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao wanted to stand there but Holmes had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet but Pacquiao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes has a closed guard, preventing Pacquiao from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmes swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Pacquiao scores with a four punch combination!
Holmes slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao slips a straight right by Holmes.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pacquiao slips under a jab from Holmes.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Holmes misses.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
Pacquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holmes throws out the jab.
Holmes throws a hook but Pacquiao avoids it easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Holmes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
A swing and a miss from Holmes.
Holmes dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao slips under a jab.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Holmes throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao throws a one two combo.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Holmes throws a jab when Pacquiao was well out of range.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Pacquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holmes.
Holmes throws an overhand right that lands on Pacquiao's shoulder, as Pacquiao tries to avoid the shot.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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.
Holmes slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Holmes slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacquiao swinging wilding here.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Holmes ducks under and follows up with a left that Holmes also avoids with ease.
Holmes throws a big shot that misses.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao moves out of range as Holmes strikes.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holmes lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacquiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holmes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pacquiao lands a jab-cross combination.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes throws a hook but Pacquiao avoids it easily.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holmes throws a hook but Pacquiao avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holmes throws a hook to the side of Pacquiao's head but Pacquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao works over Holmes's head and body with a nice combination.
Holmes looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao swinging wilding here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pacquiao.
Holmes missing with a left hand there. Pacquiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmes.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Holmes dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Holmes misses with a looping right.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Manny Pacquiao did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Pacquiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Holmes dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes misses with a looping left.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Holmes as he connects with a hook.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao swinging wilding here.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacquiao swinging wilding here.
Pacquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Holmes avoids them all with ease.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holmes throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacquiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Holmes scores with a hook to the body. Pacquiao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Holmes ducks under and follows up with a left that Holmes also avoids with ease.
Holmes loads up on a big right hand but Pacquiao slips the punch.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a series of strikes that have Holmes backpedaling.
Pacquiao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
A big right from Holmes misses.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Holmes dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters circling - Holmes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pacquiao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Holmes backs up against the cage.
Good standup being displayed there by Holmes as he connects with a hook.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquiao swinging wilding here.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao shoots in but no luck this time.
Pacquiao lands a two punch combo.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pacquiao slips under a jab from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a straight right.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao had his way with Santonio Holmes in that round.
That's time! Pacquiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice defenses there by Pacquiao.
Holmes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao slips under a jab from Holmes.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holmes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holmes circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Holmes avoids them all with ease.
Holmes slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Holmes dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
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.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Holmes ducks under and follows up with a left that Holmes also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmes.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Holmes looks to land a right hand but Pacquiao moved out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Holmes slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holmes punishes Pacquiao's body with a nice straight punch.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Holmes avoids them all with ease.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holmes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holmes circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
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.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao throws a one two combo.
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquiao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holmes looks to throw the jab but Pacquiao is out of range.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pacquiao, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Manny Pacquiao!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Manny Pacquiao!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao wins by unanimous decision!
Manny Pacquiao retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Lewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rampage Jackson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lewis working some strikes from top position.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lewis scoring with some ground and pound.
Lewis scoring with some ground and pound.
Lewis stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lewis scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
It looks like Rampage Jackson has been cut.
Lewis lands a couple of digs.
Lewis with a nice head shot there.
Lewis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lewis is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis scoring with some ground and pound.
Lewis chips away with some ground and pound.
Lewis is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lewis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Lewis slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lewis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lewis distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lewis scoring with some ground and pound.
Lewis postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Lewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Lewis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lewis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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!
Jackson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lewis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lewis scoring with punches from side control.
Jackson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looks up at the clock and then as Jackson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lewis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lewis working the body and head with strikes.
Lewis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson dodges the ground and pound from Lewis.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lewis.
Lewis 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.
Lewis is trying to ground and pound but Jackson uses the momentary lack of control by Lewis to regain half guard.
Jackson trying to hold on to Lewis's head to control him but Lewis postures up.
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.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
Lewis drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Lewis is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Lewis in his half guard.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Lewis in his half guard.
Lewis lands strikes from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis lands with a punch from half guard.
Lewis thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jackson to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rampage Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lewis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jackson's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jackson has eaten all the pies!
Lewis lands a couple of elbows.
Lewis postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Lewis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis lands a couple of elbows.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Lewis is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lewis working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Lewis thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lewis.
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lewis postures up.
Lewis is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lewis is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis lands a couple of digs.
Lewis throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis scoring with some ground and pound.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Lewis postures up.
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lewis has his takedown stuffed
so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has Jackson pulled in close to control his posture.
Lewis trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rampage Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lewis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lewis is putting a hurting on Jackson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lewis lands an elbow.
Lewis working the body and head with strikes.
Lewis cracks Jackson with a big elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That has opened up Rampage Jackson's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis cracks Jackson with a big right hand but Jackson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lewis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackson down.
Lewis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jackson to see if he's OK.
Lewis working the ground and pound.
Jackson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lewis connects with a decent elbow.
Lewis working the ground and pound.
Jackson taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working the body and head with strikes.
Lewis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lewis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lewis scoring with punches from side control.
Lewis working the strikes but Jackson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lewis is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lewis.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Lewis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Lewis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lewis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lewis looking to finish Jackson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackson!
Jackson taking shots to the head.
The cut above Rampage Jackson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis working the ground and pound effectively.
Lewis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rampage Jackson's cut.
That's time! Lewis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lewis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lewis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Lewis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jackson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rampage Jackson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rampage Jackson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ray Lewis!
Ray Lewis retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Warren Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Austin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Sapp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin looks to land a body kick but Sapp moved away.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Austin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sapp is desperately trying to improve his position but Austin has a good base and remains in mount.
Austin controlling his opponent.
Sapp wants to control but Austin is having none of it.
Austin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sapp is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Austin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sapp hang on?
Sapp is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp wants to hold on but Austin pushes him away.
Sapp is bucking up trying to escape but Austin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Austin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Austin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Austin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Austin controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Austin looking to control but Sapp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin avoids the attempt from Sapp to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Austin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sapp is trying to escape the mount.
Austin controlling from the full mount.
Austin unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sapp is trying desperately to improve position.
Sapp slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Austin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sapp defends it well.
Austin trying to mount his opponent but Sapp defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Austin is looking to land body kicks.
Sapp misses with a few strikes there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Austin misses with a knee strike.
Sapp can't find room to land a body shot as Austin controls the action.
Sapp tries for a takedown. No joy.
Austin is trying to trip Sapp. He has hold of a leg but Sapp is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Austin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Austin wants to control from the top but Sapp keeps moving.
Sapp punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Austin chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sapp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Austin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Austin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sapp has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Austin has managed to get both his arms back between Sapp's legs - danger averted.
Austin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sapp is trying to control the position but Austin postures up.
Sapp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Austin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sapp's guard.
Austin stands and steps away. Sapp gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A punch combination from Austin misses.
A combination from Austin does no damage.
Austin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Austin pulls Sapp into guard.
Sapp won't allow Austin to sweep him here.
Sapp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Austin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sapp can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sapp trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Sapp from controlling successfully.
Austin trying to keep a closed guard but Sapp is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sapp looks for a takedown but Austin sprawls well.
Austin rushes Sapp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Austin cracks Sapp with a nice body shot.
Austin jumps guard but Sapp stands there with Austin around his waist. Austin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sapp works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sapp stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A leg kick checked by Sapp.
Austin has closed the distance and engaged Sapp in a clinch.
Austin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sapp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sapp tries to break the clinch but Austin is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sapp avoids the head kick by Austin.
Sapp misses with a takedown attempt
and Austin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sapp trying to control the position.
Austin prevents Sapp from getting back to his feet.
Austin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sapp is trying to hold Austin in close to prevent damage but Austin has managed to pass into half guard.
Sapp tries to roll over but Austin keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sapp scores with a takedown into Austin's guard.
Sapp wanted to stand there but Austin had control of the position.
Sapp won't allow Austin to sweep him here.
Sapp trying to stand up but can't free himself from Austin's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is controlling Sapp's posture.
Sapp is sitting in close to Austin's body. Austin has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sapp is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sapp is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Austin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Steve Austin!
Steve Austin is the new super heavyweight champion!
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