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LDR 4: Evolution PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Phelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Phelan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steve Austin's chin.
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Austin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Phelan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Phelan tries to avoid it but Austin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Phelan to the ground. Phelan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Austin instigates a clinch.
Phelan gets control of Austin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Phelan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Phelan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phelan is looking to stand up but Austin isn't so interested in that idea.
Phelan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Austin controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phelan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Austin's guard.
Austin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Phelan has eaten all the pies!
Phelan trying to control the position from guard on top but Austin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Austin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Austin tries to get out of the position.
Phelan stops Austin from standing up.
Austin is breathing heavily.
Phelan controlling from the top position.
Phelan wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin pulls Phelan in close to his closed guard and prevents Phelan from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Phelan trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Austin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Austin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Phelan on the ground.
Phelan tries to kick Austin off but Austin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Austin stalling.
Austin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Austin prevents Phelan from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin wants to stand but Phelan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Phelan wants to get back to full guard.
Austin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Austin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Phelan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Austin decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Austin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Phelan to the mat! Phelan manages to get full guard.
Austin stops Phelan from standing up.
Phelan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Austin trying to control but Phelan is working from the bottom.
Phelan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Austin is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Austin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Phelan, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Phelan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Austin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phelan.
Austin kicks off Phelan and gets to his feet.
Phelan with a poor takedown
and Austin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Austin tries to free his leg and advance position but Phelan is retaining full guard.
Austin preventing the sweep.
Phelan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Austin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Austin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin wants to control from the top but Phelan keeps moving.
Phelan is trying to keep Austin in close.
Austin is looking to work some ground and pound but Phelan has wrist control.
Austin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Phelan has managed to clinch.
Austin successfully pulls guard.
Phelan tries to free his leg and advance position but Austin is retaining full guard.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Phelan from controlling successfully.
Austin working for a triangle but Phelan defends it easily.
Austin striking off his back but it's not causing Phelan any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin keeping full guard, as Phelan tries to pass.
Austin seems keen to control Phelan's posture.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Phelan from controlling successfully.
Austin trying to control the position here.
Austin keeping full guard, as Phelan tries to pass.
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 wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
Austin pulls Phelan in to control the position.
Phelan preventing the sweep.
Austin looking for a guillotine here but Phelan defends easily.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Phelan from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Austin.
Austin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phelan tries for a takedown but Austin circles away easily
and Austin counters by clinching up.
Phelan lands a nice shot to the body.
Phelan looking for a takedown.
Austin drags the fight down to the ground.
Phelan stops Austin from standing up.
Phelan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Austin is working an open guard so Phelan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Phelan misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin clinches up against the cage.
Austin fails to pull guard.
Austin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Phelan just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phelan jumps guard but Austin stands there with Phelan around his waist. Phelan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Austin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phelan stalling in the clinch but Austin improves position.
Phelan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Austin smiles and moves away.
Phelan blocks a head kick by Austin.
Nice takedown defense from Austin. No joy for Phelan on that attempt.
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 shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Austin counters with a shoot takedown. Phelan fights it but they end up in guard.
Austin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Phelan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Austin tries to roll over but Phelan keeps him under control.
Austin punching from the bottom.
Phelan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Austin keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is trying to stand.
Austin wants to get back to full guard but Phelan has passed into side control.
Phelan landing strikes from the mount.
Austin is in a horrible position here. Phelan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Austin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Phelan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Phelan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Austin is looking to escape.
Phelan with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Austin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Austin controlling his opponent.
Austin avoids the attempt from Phelan to control.
Phelan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Austin controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Phelan is looking to escape.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Phelan tries to hold on but Austin postures up.
Austin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Phelan looks a forlorn figure.
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.
Austin stands up from mount. Strange move.
Phelan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Austin circles away.
Austin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Austin prevents the takedown attempt.
Austin is trying to drag Phelan to the mat but Phelan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Austin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Austin is trying to drag Phelan to the mat but Phelan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Austin jumps guard but Phelan stands there with Austin around his waist. Austin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phelan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin tries to land knees in the clinch but Phelan avoids the damage to the body.
Phelan breaks from the clinch.
Austin moves into the clinch.
Austin is trying to break free.
Austin keeps control of Phelan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Austin tightens his grip and picks Phelan up, before dumping him to the ground. Phelan manages to land in guard.
Austin trying to control but Phelan is working from the bottom.
Phelan is trying to keep Austin in close.
Austin stands and steps away. Phelan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Phelan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Austin won't be happy with that.
Phelan advances to mount.
Austin is working to get back to half guard.
Phelan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Austin manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Austin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin had his way with Mike Phelan in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Phelan dives in and grabs Austin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Austin pushes down on Phelan's head and hops out.
Phelan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phelan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Austin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Phelan trying to keep a closed guard but Austin is proving a slippery customer.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin trying to control but Phelan is working from the bottom.
Austin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Austin prevents Phelan from getting back to his feet.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Phelan blocks a head kick by Austin.
Austin wants to clinch up but Phelan keeps it at a distance.
Phelan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Austin's guard.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Phelan from controlling successfully.
Phelan stopping the sweep attempt from Austin.
Phelan trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
Austin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Phelan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Phelan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is trying to control the position but Phelan postures up.
Austin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Phelan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Phelan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steve Austin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phelan wants to control but Austin is keeping him busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Phelan tries for a takedown but Austin circles away easily
and Austin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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.
Phelan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Austin!
Austin can't escape the position.
Austin just holding on.
Austin is trying to reverse the position but instead Phelan has taken his back - oops!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phelan gets his hands free as Austin looks to control.
Austin is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Phelan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Austin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Steve Austin!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Steve Austin!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Steve Austin!
Steve Austin wins by unanimous decision!
Steve Austin retains his super heavyweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Maicon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siphiwe Tshabalala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight 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, Douglas Maicon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Siphiwe Tshabalala!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tshabalala closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Maicon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tshabalala is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maicon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maicon can't do much from the bottom here.
Maicon is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tshabalala is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Maicon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Tshabalala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tshabalala moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Maicon has worked his arm free - good work by Maicon!
Tshabalala looks gassed!
Tshabalala happy to just control the position for now.
Maicon is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Tshabalala politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tshabalala prefers to stall for the moment though.
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.
Maicon is trying to control Tshabalala's posture but Tshabalala avoids it.
Tshabalala tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Maicon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tshabalala is controlling him well.
Tshabalala wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maicon, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tshabalala wants to control for a moment but Maicon uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Tshabalala is keen to just control but Maicon is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maicon is trying to stand up here but Tshabalala is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tshabalala trying to control the pace.
Tshabalala has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tshabalala controlling from the full mount.
Tshabalala's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
Maicon flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tshabalala landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Tshabalala connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maicon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tshabalala punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tshabalala controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siphiwe Tshabalala 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.
Maicon fails with the takedown
and Tshabalala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tshabalala tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tshabalala tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tshabalala looking for a takedown.
Douglas Maicon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Siphiwe Tshabalala.
Tshabalala has Maicon pressed against the cage.
Maicon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tshabalala has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maicon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maicon crunches a lovely knee into Tshabalala's ribcage.
Maicon tries to stall but Tshabalala uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tshabalala turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tshabalala manages to end up in side control.
Maicon regains half guard.
Tshabalala is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maicon sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tshabalala throwing shots but Maicon is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tshabalala is trying to control. Maicon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tshabalala seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Maicon is refusing to be controlled, as Tshabalala sits in half guard.
Tshabalala not doing much here.
Maicon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
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.
Maicon is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maicon keeps the fight on the outside.
Tshabalala is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maicon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tshabalala circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tshabalala counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Maicon wants to get back to his feet.
Tshabalala is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Maicon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tshabalala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Maicon is looking to improve his position.
Tshabalala is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tshabalala lands strikes from half guard.
Tshabalala controlling the action here.
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.
Maicon is looking to escape.
Tshabalala is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like Tshabalala is going to stand back up.
Tshabalala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maicon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siphiwe Tshabalala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tshabalala throws a head kick that Maicon semi-blocks.
Tshabalala swats away the attempt to clinch by Maicon.
Maicon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Maicon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tshabalala moves into range and clinches up with Maicon.
Tshabalala breaks from the clinch.
Tshabalala shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maicon is trying to defend but Tshabalala finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tshabalala winds up and cracks Maicon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tshabalala looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tshabalala is thwarting Maicon's attempts to control the position.
Siphiwe Tshabalala has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tshabalala is keen to just control but Maicon is a slippery customer.
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.
Maicon is pressing down on Tshabalala's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tshabalala trying to control but Maicon is working from the bottom.
Tshabalala has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maicon is proving hard to escape from.
Maicon doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tshabalala postures up in Maicon's guard and throws a big left but Maicon blocks it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maicon tries for a takedown but Tshabalala circles away easily
and Tshabalala counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maicon won't be happy with that.
Maicon is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maicon prevents Tshabalala from improving position.
Tshabalala decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Maicon clinches but Tshabalala breaks the clinch
and Tshabalala counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Maicon!
Tshabalala content just to control the position here.
Tshabalala lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tshabalala controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Maicon is on top in guard.
Tshabalala looking for a sweep. Not yet Tshabalala, not yet.
Maicon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tshabalala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maicon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Maicon preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siphiwe Tshabalala really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maicon scores with a decent looking hook.
Tshabalala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tshabalala scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maicon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tshabalala counters by clinching up.
Tshabalala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tshabalala closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tshabalala trying to control the action but Maicon is working from the bottom.
Tshabalala tries for a kimura but Maicon is defending well.
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.
Maicon is trying to get back to half guard.
Tshabalala tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tshabalala has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tshabalala works to advance to full mount. Maicon defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tshabalala cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tshabalala is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Maicon to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Maicon shrugs it off.
Maicon wants to hold on but Tshabalala pushes him away.
Tshabalala controlling from mount.
Tshabalala avoids the attempt from Maicon to control.
Tshabalala can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maicon is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala looking to secure an arm triangle but Maicon defends it well.
Tshabalala throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Maicon because Tshabalala loaded up on that one.
Maicon wants to hold on but Tshabalala pushes him away.
Maicon is looking to improve his position but Tshabalala isn't that keen on the idea.
Tshabalala raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tshabalala controlling from mount.
Maicon looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Maicon can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tshabalala is not going to allow Maicon to sit and survive in this position.
Tshabalala controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siphiwe Tshabalala dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Tshabalala looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Maicon 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.
Tshabalala showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
Tshabalala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maicon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tshabalala controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maicon wants to control but Tshabalala passes easily into half guard.
Still in half guard, Tshabalala seems content to control.
Maicon looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Maicon is looking to improve his position.
Tshabalala stands up from half guard.
Maicon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tshabalala.
Tshabalala clinches up against the cage.
Tshabalala stops a takedown attempt from Maicon.
Come on Tshabalala - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maicon taking a breather.
Maicon is trying to break the clinch but Tshabalala has him pressed against the cage.
Tshabalala lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tshabalala keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Maicon is looking to control Tshabalala's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maicon avoid being mounted?
Tshabalala not doing much here.
Tshabalala trying to pass the guard but Maicon defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala works his way into side control.
Maicon is trying to get back to half guard.
Tshabalala looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Douglas Maicon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siphiwe Tshabalala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tshabalala is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Maicon's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siphiwe Tshabalala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tshabalala winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Siphiwe Tshabalala!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Siphiwe Tshabalala!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Siphiwe Tshabalala!
Siphiwe Tshabalala wins by unanimous decision!
Siphiwe Tshabalala is the new lightweight champion!
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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). Patrice Evra will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lassana Diarra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrice Evra!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evra tries to clinch up but Diarra circles away and keeps his distance.
Diarra tries a head kick but it misses.
Diarra drives through and clinches with Evra against the cage.
Evra is working for takedown but Diarra is calmly controlling the position for now.
Evra blocks an uppercut.
Diarra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Evra pulls his leg out and moves away.
Diarra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Evra.
Diarra bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Evra is looking to regain half guard here but Diarra keeps moving and retains side control.
Evra sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Evra makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Evra.
Evra looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diarra wants to control from the top but Evra keeps moving.
Evra keeping full guard, as Diarra tries to pass.
Diarra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diarra preventing the sweep.
Diarra's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Diarra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Evra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
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 wants to stand but Diarra is controlling the position.
Diarra looking to sit in guard and control but Evra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diarra is trying to keep Evra in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diarra slips a jab and a cross from Evra.
Diarra takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diarra has him pressed against the cage.
Diarra tries to pull guard but Evra won't allow it.
Evra jumps guard.
Evra looking to control.
Evra keeping moving, preventing Diarra from controlling successfully.
Evra striking off his back but it's not causing Diarra any problems.
Diarra stands up and waves to Evra to follow him.
Diarra clinches with his opponent.
Diarra gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Evra.
Lassana Diarra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrice Evra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diarra has Evra pressed against the cage, preventing Evra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diarra tries to pull guard but Evra holds him up against the cage and eventually Diarra drops back down to his feet.
Diarra gets control of Evra's arms and successfully pulls guard. Diarra will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Evra wants to stand but Diarra is controlling his posture from full guard.
Diarra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Evra is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Evra prevents Diarra from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lassana Diarra dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Evra misses with a takedown
and Diarra counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diarra stands up from Evra's guard - Diarra perhaps looking for a knockout.
Evra gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diarra to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Evra looking for a sweep. Not yet Evra, not yet.
Diarra stands up and waves to Evra to follow him.
Diarra throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Evra was covering up waiting for the punch and Diarra finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diarra controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Diarra has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Evra is proving hard to escape from.
Diarra trying to control but Evra is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diarra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Evra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diarra wants to stand but Evra has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Evra is looking to stand up but Diarra isn't so interested in that idea.
Diarra wants to control from the top but Evra keeps moving.
Evra keeping full guard, as Diarra tries to pass.
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.
Diarra misses with a takedown
and Evra counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Evra trying to control from half guard but Diarra is working away.
Diarra is looking to improve his position.
Evra has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Diarra defend it? Evra steps over the head and cranks it - Diarra is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Evra!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Patrice Evra! Patrice Evra retains his featherweight title!
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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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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Speedy Gonzalez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vern Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Troyer tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Troyer wants a takedown.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 leaves Gonzalez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Troyer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gonzalez is looking to stand back up but Troyer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez trying to control here.
Troyer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyer is keen to just control but Gonzalez is a slippery customer.
Gonzalez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Troyer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Troyer's back!
Gonzalez is trying to stick to Troyer's back but Troyer is turning into Gonzalez. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gonzalez's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Troyer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Troyer looking to sit in guard and control but Gonzalez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gonzalez trying to control but Troyer is working from the bottom.
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.
Troyer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Troyer can't keep his opponent in guard - Gonzalez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gonzalez wants to control but Troyer is keeping him busy.
Gonzalez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Troyer wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gonzalez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyer controlling the position well.
Gonzalez trying to control from half guard but Troyer is working away.
Gonzalez tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Troyer.
Gonzalez prevents Troyer from improving his position.
Gonzalez is trying to control. Troyer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Troyer counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Speedy Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez tries to bench press Troyer off him but Troyer keeps the position.
Troyer trying to control the action but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Troyer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gonzalez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Troyer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Troyer 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.
Gonzalez has his takedown stuffed
and Troyer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Troyer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gonzalez is trying to keep Troyer in close.
Gonzalez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gonzalez looking for a guillotine here but Troyer defends easily.
Troyer wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez has a closed guard, preventing Troyer from standing up.
Troyer wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Gonzalez's closed guard. He's half up but Gonzalez has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Gonzalez pivots and extends the arm, Troyer falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Gonzalez! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Speedy Gonzalez!
Speedy Gonzalez is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
2 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Cotto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cotto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Cotto with a series of wild strikes but Cotto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cotto misses the shot to the body.
Cotto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacquiao sprawls well. Pacquiao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cotto gets slowly back to his feet.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cotto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cotto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cotto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto is looking to take a break and control but Pacquiao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Cotto politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cotto prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto is looking to take a break and control but Pacquiao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cotto stands up.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Cotto avoids nicely.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Cotto ducks under and follows up with a left that Cotto also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cotto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cotto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pacquiao as he jumps to the side.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Cotto.
Cotto dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Cotto shoots in but Pacquiao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cotto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao scores with a one two! Cotto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Cotto avoids nicely.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao 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.
Cotto throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotto throws a leg kick but Pacquiao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao scores with a three punch combo!
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Cotto with a series of wild strikes but Cotto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Cotto avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cotto clinches.
Cotto trying to land knees to the body.
Cotto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pacquiao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Cotto is controlling the position.
Cotto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pacquiao pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto throws a shot from downtown. Pacquiao moves away and avoids it.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotto circles away quickly and effectively.
Cotto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cotto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cotto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto passes to side control.
Cotto trying to control the action but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pacquiao to his feet.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotto circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cotto is defended easily by Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Cotto.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
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 misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Cotto swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A right-left combo lands from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Cotto avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cotto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cotto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Manny Pacquiao will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cotto misses with a hook. Pacquiao ducked under it nicely.
Pacquiao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Cotto avoids it well.
Cotto throws a right hand that Pacquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacquiao also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cotto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cotto wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance.
Cotto shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Cotto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquiao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cotto counters with a good low kick that Pacquiao was not able to check.
Cotto shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Cotto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Cotto.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Cotto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cotto slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Cotto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotto circles away quickly and effectively.
Cotto moves into the clinch.
Cotto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cotto stalling the fight.
Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cotto slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Cotto avoids it well.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cotto tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Cotto tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.
Cotto fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Cotto or perhaps it was just good defense by Pacquiao which made him look bad.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Cotto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown by Cotto or perhaps it was just good defense by Pacquiao which made him look bad.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cotto rushes Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cotto jumps guard but Pacquiao stands there with Cotto around his waist. Cotto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cotto manages to break the clinch.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Cotto moves into the clinch successfully.
Cotto fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to circle away but Cotto has him pinned against the cage.
Cotto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pacquiao walks away with a smile on his face. Cotto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pacquiao lands a jab-cross combination.
Cotto has Pacquiao up against the cage in a clinch.
Cotto prevents Pacquiao from breaking the clinch.
Come on Cotto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pacquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Cotto has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pacquiao scores with a one two! Cotto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao 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.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Cotto avoids nicely.
Manny Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Cotto shoots in and drives through. Pacquiao sprawls well.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cotto feints and as Pacquiao raises his hands in defense, Cotto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cotto cracks Pacquiao with a solid left hand.
Pacquiao keeping full guard, as Cotto tries to pass.
Cotto wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
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.
Cotto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet but Cotto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cotto postures up in Pacquiao's guard and throws a big left but Pacquiao blocks it.
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.
Cotto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pacquiao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cotto on the ground.
Cotto won't allow Pacquiao to get back to his feet.
Cotto stands and steps away. Pacquiao gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cotto misses with a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Pacquiao as Cotto shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Cotto with a series of wild strikes but Cotto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Cotto avoids it well.
Cotto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cotto dives in and grabs Pacquiao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes down on Cotto's head and hops out.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Cotto.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Cotto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Cotto shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Cotto moves out of range.
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.
Pacquiao tries to keep at a distance but Cotto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cotto tries for a takedown but Pacquiao manages to get underhooks.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Cotto won't allow it.
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cotto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cotto keeps control of Pacquiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pacquiao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cotto.
Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that fourth 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. And we move into the final round!
Pacquiao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pacquiao lands with a nice combination. Cotto backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cotto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cotto thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Cotto looking to sit in guard and control but Pacquiao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto working a defensive guard here.
Pacquiao stopping the sweep attempt from Cotto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cotto wants to stand and escape but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Cotto looking to control but Pacquiao passes into half guard.
Pacquiao prevents Cotto from improving his position.
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.
Pacquiao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Cotto ducks under and follows up with a left that Cotto also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Cotto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cotto wants to pass to mount but Pacquiao is defending the position.
Cotto decides to stand and escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cotto shoots in for a double leg but Pacquiao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pacquiao throws a combination that misses
and Cotto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Cotto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pacquiao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Miguel Cotto!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Miguel Cotto!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto wins by unanimous decision!
Miguel Cotto is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Cromartie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Cromartie!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean fails with the takedown.
Dean tries to clinch up but Cromartie circles away and keeps his distance.
Dean could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cromartie tries a head kick but it misses.
Dean clinches up against the cage.
Cromartie jumps guard but Dean stands there with Cromartie around his waist. Cromartie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dean tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cromartie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dean lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cromartie pulls guard successfully.
Dean stops Cromartie from standing up.
Cromartie keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Cromartie striking from the bottom here.
Dean gets to his feet - Cromartie follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cromartie sprawls well. Cromartie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Cromartie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cromartie working away.
Cromartie taking a breather here.
Cromartie has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Cromartie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Dean counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to control but Cromartie is working from the bottom.
Dean working some strikes from top position.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Cromartie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cromartie pushes Dean off and gets back to his feet.
Cromartie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dean, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean goes for a takedown attempt but Cromartie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cromartie is defended easily by Dean.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch but Cromartie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dean shoots and misses
and Cromartie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dean really felt that one!
Dean gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cromartie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dean is working an open guard so Cromartie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cromartie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dean fails with the takedown
and Cromartie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cromartie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean wants to stand up but Cromartie is controlling him.
Cromartie advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cromartie stands up from half guard.
Cromartie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dean swivels and escapes.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch but Cromartie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cromartie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cromartie lands in his opponent's guard.
Cromartie prevents Dean from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Cromartie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cromartie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dean can pounce on him.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cromartie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cromartie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dean counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cromartie's knee momentarily.
No luck for Dean with that takedown attempt.
Cromartie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean instigates a clinch.
Dean tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cromartie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dean has Cromartie pressed against the cage, preventing Cromartie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cromartie tries to score a body lock takedown but Dean shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dean misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean has Cromartie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cromartie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean tries to stall but Cromartie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cromartie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dean's efforts to push away.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cromartie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dean is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cromartie is working for takedown but Dean is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cromartie manages to pull guard.
Dean drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cromartie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cromartie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cromartie!
Dean on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dean tries to get out of the position.
Dean wants to control but Cromartie postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cromartie has control of an arm but Dean manages to advance to Cromartie's back!
Will Dean go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Cromartie can't escape the position.
Dean has got his arm under Cromartie's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Cromartie has spun round into Dean's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Cromartie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cromartie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cromartie wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dean bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cromartie tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Dean easily slips into full mount!
Dean prevents Cromartie from getting the reversal.
Cromartie tries to lock up and control but Dean gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dean can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cromartie is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cromartie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dean throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cromartie because Dean loaded up on that one.
Dean thowing shots but they're missing.
Dean unloads with some shots from mount but Cromartie bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cromartie is looking to improve his position but Dean isn't that keen on the idea.
Cromartie is trying to reverse the position but instead Dean has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Dean dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Cromartie. No joy for Dean on that attempt.
Cromartie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dean's head.
Cromartie leaves Dean with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dean tries to keep at a distance but Cromartie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cromartie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dean tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cromartie smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cromartie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dean as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dean throws a leg kick which misses Cromartie's front leg but catches the back leg as Cromartie tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cromartie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt
so Dean counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dean wants to control from the top but Cromartie keeps moving.
Antonio Cromartie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dean is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cromartie 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Cromartie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cromartie wants to stand but Dean is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cromartie is pushing down on Dean's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dean is fighting to maintain full guard but Cromartie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cromartie prevents Dean from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cromartie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dean tries to get to full guard but Cromartie has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants to control but Cromartie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cromartie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cromartie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dean is not content to let Cromartie control the 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.
Dean is looking to improve his position.
Dean might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cromartie stuns Dean with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cromartie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dean counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dean.
Cromartie pushes Dean off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dean shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cromartie's guard.
Dean wants to stand but Cromartie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Dean showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dean has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Antonio Cromartie!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Antonio Cromartie!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Antonio Cromartie!
Antonio Cromartie wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Javier Hernandez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Javier Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lionel Messi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi fails with a takedown attempt.
Messi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hernandez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hernandez is trying to maintain the position but Messi is very close to passing his half guard.
Messi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hernandez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hernandez wants to control but Messi is keeping busy.
Hernandez keeping control of the position.
Messi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi not doing much here.
Messi is keen to just control but Hernandez is a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hernandez has his takedown stuffed
and Messi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Hernandez trying to control but Messi postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi slows the pace down in half guard.
Messi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hernandez looking for submissions off his back.
Messi tries to pass to full mount but Hernandez defends it.
Messi thows a huge punch but Hernandez dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi throwing shots but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Messi moves away
and Messi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Messi drops back looking for a leg! Hernandez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hernandez manages to kick Messi off! Messi jumps back into Hernandez's guard.
Hernandez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Messi uses it to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi is looking to take a break and control but Hernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Messi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Messi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hernandez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Messi working the strikes but Hernandez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Messi is looking to stall here but Hernandez recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Messi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Messi wants to clinch.
Hernandez with a poor takedown
and Messi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hernandez's guard.
Messi controlling from the top position.
Hernandez trying to keep a closed guard but Messi is proving a slippery customer.
Messi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hernandez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi looking to pass the guard.
Messi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Messi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Messi trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Messi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Messi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hernandez wants to control but Messi passes easily into half guard.
Messi 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.
Hernandez wants to get back to full guard.
Messi is thwarting Hernandez's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Messi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lionel Messi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hernandez is not content to let Messi control the position.
Messi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hernandez!
Messi with the ground and pound from mount.
Messi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hernandez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Messi controlling from mount.
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.
Hernandez wants to control but Messi is having none of it.
Messi controlling the pace for now.
Hernandez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Messi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Messi tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Messi has a takedown stuffed.
Messi tries a head kick but it misses.
Hernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Messi closes the distance and clinches up with Hernandez, looking for a takedown. Messi pushes Hernandez against the cage but Hernandez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Messi circles away easily
and Messi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messi gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Messi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hernandez down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez gets back to half guard.
Messi is looking to pass Hernandez's guard but actually Hernandez recovers to full guard.
Messi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hernandez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Messi defends well.
Hernandez can't keep his opponent in guard - Messi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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 is trying to control. Hernandez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hernandez is trying to maintain the position but Messi is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Messi lands a nice short elbow.
Messi not doing much here.
Messi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hernandez sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hernandez is trying to get back to full guard.
Messi is keen to just control but Hernandez is a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Messi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hernandez is squirming around, avoiding Messi's attempts to control the action.
Messi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hernandez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi looking to control but Hernandez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position but Messi isn't that keen on the idea.
Messi looking to control but Hernandez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Javier Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Messi controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel Messi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Messi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lionel Messi!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Lionel Messi!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Lionel Messi!
Lionel Messi wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Van Der Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobe Bryant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kobe Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edwin Van Der Sar!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sar darts in and clinches Bryant up against the cage.
Bryant trying to land knees to the body.
Bryant trying to control the position but instead, Van Der Sar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bryant into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Van Der Sar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bryant is trying to break free.
Bryant drags the fight down to the ground.
Bryant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Der Sar won't allow Bryant to sweep him here.
Van Der Sar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Sar won't allow Bryant to sweep him here.
Van Der Sar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bryant is keeping the position for now.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute 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.
Van Der Sar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bryant napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bryant parries the strikes from Van Der Sar easily there. Van Der Sar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bryant to escape.
Bryant can't do much from the bottom here.
Bryant throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Bryant tries to bench press Van Der Sar off him but Van Der Sar keeps the position.
Bryant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bryant trying his best to control but Van Der Sar has mounted him.
Bryant wants to hold on but Van Der Sar pushes him away.
Bryant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bryant wants to hold on but Van Der Sar pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sar lands a big elbow.
Bryant is squirming around, avoiding Van Der Sar's attempts to control the action.
Van Der Sar looks gassed!
Van Der Sar swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bryant is now in Van Der Sar's guard. A big mistake from Van Der Sar there, giving up the dominant position!
Bryant wants to control from the top but Van Der Sar keeps moving.
Bryant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Sar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Van Der Sar is proving hard to escape from.
Bryant slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Sar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Der Sar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bryant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bryant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van Der Sar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryant working a defensive guard here.
Van Der Sar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bryant looking for a guillotine here but Van Der Sar defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Van Der Sar 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.
Bryant tries to clinch but Van Der Sar moves out of range.
Bryant doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Der Sar circles away.
Van Der Sar misses with a wild body shot.
Van Der Sar looks for a takedown but Bryant sprawls well.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Sar moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant tries to clinch but Van Der Sar moves out of range.
Bryant swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Der Sar.
Bryant moves out of range of the body kick from Van Der Sar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bryant.
Van Der Sar is breathing heavily.
Bryant scores with a one two! Van Der Sar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bryant closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Der Sar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Van Der Sar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Sar trying to move into half guard but instead Bryant has managed to sweep!
Bryant's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bryant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Van Der Sar keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant scoring with some ground and pound.
Van Der Sar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bryant defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bryant trying to control but Van Der Sar is working from the bottom.
Bryant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bryant tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Der Sar is retaining full guard.
Van Der Sar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bryant. 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant gets to his feet - Van Der Sar follows without any prompting.
Bryant throws a one two combo.
Van Der Sar misses with a head kick.
Bryant has his takedown stuffed
and Van Der Sar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Van Der Sar trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Bryant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Der Sar won't allow Bryant to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant looking to control.
Bryant uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bryant tries to pull guard but Van Der Sar holds him up against the cage and eventually Bryant drops back down to his feet.
Van Der Sar letting Bryant take a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bryant taking a breather.
Bryant tries to break free but Van Der Sar pushes him back against the cage.
Van Der Sar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kobe Bryant will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Van Der Sar gets a takedown into half guard.
Bryant is trying to control but can't.
Bryant punching from the bottom.
Bryant is looking for a sweep. Van Der Sar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bryant wants to control but Van Der Sar is keeping busy.
Bryant gets full guard.
Van Der Sar wants to get up but he can't break Bryant's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Edwin Van Der Sar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Bryant manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bryant with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Van Der Sar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bryant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Der Sar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant landing punches.
Van Der Sar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bryant with shots to the head and body - Van Der Sar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Van Der Sar throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bryant. What's that going to do exactly?
Bryant trying to control but Van Der Sar is having none of it.
Van Der Sar tries to lock up and control but Bryant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bryant working Van Der Sar over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sar is squirming around, avoiding Bryant's attempts to control the action.
Bryant controlling from the full mount.
Bryant goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Van Der Sar turns into him and now he's in Bryant's guard.
Bryant is looking for a triangle but Van Der Sar pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sar stands up from Bryant's guard - Van Der Sar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Van Der Sar keeps the fight on the outside.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Der Sar.
Bryant prevents Van Der Sar from improving position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kobe Bryant.
I think Bryant 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Edwin Van Der Sar!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Edwin Van Der Sar!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight as a draw!
Edwin Van Der Sar wins by majority decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lampard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Frank Lampard has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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187 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Lampard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos Leite circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lampard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lampard lunges at dos Santos Leite with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by dos Santos Leite's hand.
Lampard looks to land a combination but dos Santos Leite avoids it well.
dos Santos Leite has managed to clinch.
dos Santos Leite has clasped his hands together around Lampard's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Lampard's face as dos Santos Leite controls the position.
dos Santos Leite working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampard wants to get back to his feet but dos Santos Leite drags him back down.
dos Santos Leite wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lampard keeps working.
dos Santos Leite is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
dos Santos Leite decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lampard to his feet.
Lampard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lampard wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice combo by Lampard! Oh, that's hurt him - dos Santos Leite falls to the canvas and Lampard follows him into side control.
It looks like Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite has been cut.
dos Santos Leite is trying to work for a sweep but Lampard has mounted him!
dos Santos Leite looks gassed!
dos Santos Leite swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos Leite can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dos Santos Leite tries to hold on but Lampard pushes him away.
dos Santos Leite is looking to improve his position but Lampard isn't that keen on the idea.
Lampard stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
dos Santos Leite closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
dos Santos Leite looking for a takedown.
dos Santos Leite is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Frank Lampard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite.
Lampard is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lampard is trying to force a seperation but dos Santos Leite has the dominant position.
Lampard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lampard tries to break the clinch but dos Santos Leite is controlling the position.
Lampard lands a right hand.
Lampard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
dos Santos Leite prevents Lampard from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lampard.
dos Santos Leite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dos Santos Leite is looking to clinch but Lampard is avoiding it.
Lampard closes the distance but dos Santos Leite moves to the side
and dos Santos Leite counters by moving into the clinch.
Lampard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lampard lands an uppercut.
Lampard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
dos Santos Leite drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lampard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Frank Lampard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Santos Leite shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lampard as he avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lampard darts in trying to clinch
and dos Santos Leite counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lampard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lampard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
dos Santos Leite manages to break the clinch.
Lampard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dos Santos Leite paws at him with a jab and circles away.
dos Santos Leite dodges the punch combination from Lampard.
Lampard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lampard lands with a nice combination. dos Santos Leite backs away looking to recover.
Lampard stuns dos Santos Leite with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
dos Santos Leite shoots in for a takedown but Lampard shows good takedown defense.
Lampard closes the distance and pushes dos Santos Leite back into the cage.
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!
Lampard pushes dos Santos Leite back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lampard tries to circle away but dos Santos Leite has him pinned against the cage.
Lampard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lampard is trying to break the clinch but dos Santos Leite is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lampard.
Lampard manages to break the clinch.
Lampard lands a two punch combo.
Lampard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dos Santos Leite moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lampard is looking to clinch but dos Santos Leite is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos Leite scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lampard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A right-left combo lands from Lampard.
dos Santos Leite closes the distance and clinches.
Lampard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lampard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Lampard fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Lampard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
dos Santos Leite manages to break the clinch.
dos Santos Leite shoots for a takedown but Lampard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Frank Lampard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite.
Lampard tries to clinch but dos Santos Leite moves away
and dos Santos Leite counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
dos Santos Leite thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
dos Santos Leite thows a huge punch but Lampard dodges it nicely.
Lampard is defending against the submission attempts here by dos Santos Leite.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos Leite wants to take a breather but Lampard is having none of it.
dos Santos Leite missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos Leite trying to control the pace.
Lampard pushes dos Santos Leite off but dos Santos Leite dives into side control.
dos Santos Leite controls the position.
Lampard parries the strikes from dos Santos Leite easily there. dos Santos Leite is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lampard to escape.
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.
dos Santos Leite working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
dos Santos Leite has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
dos Santos Leite moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
dos Santos Leite fails to pull guard.
dos Santos Leite tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lampard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
dos Santos Leite manages to pull guard.
dos Santos Leite striking off his back but it's not causing Lampard any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lampard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
dos Santos Leite shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice defenses there by dos Santos Leite.
Lampard cracks dos Santos Leite with an open hand slap.
Frank Lampard is winning the standup battle so far.
Lampard misses with a series of wild punches.
Lampard looks to land a right hand but dos Santos Leite moved out of range.
dos Santos Leite has managed to clinch.
dos Santos Leite tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
dos Santos Leite tries to score a body lock takedown but Lampard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frank Lampard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite.
dos Santos Leite breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
dos Santos Leite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
dos Santos Leite shoots in but Lampard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lampard moves into the clinch.
dos Santos Leite tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lampard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lampard gets underhooks to prevent dos Santos Leite's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short left from Lampard.
Lampard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lampard tries to break free but dos Santos Leite pushes him back against the cage.
dos Santos Leite drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lampard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Frank Lampard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampard tries to clinch but dos Santos Leite moves away
and dos Santos Leite counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lampard is lucky that one didn't land flush.
dos Santos Leite throws a right hand that Lampard ducks under and follows up with a left that Lampard also avoids with ease.
Lampard tries to clinch but dos Santos Leite moves away
and dos Santos Leite counters with a good low kick that Lampard was not able to check.
Lampard doesn't manage to clinch there - dos Santos Leite circles away.
dos Santos Leite moves in looking to clinch but Lampard pushes him off.
dos Santos Leite throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lampard was covering up waiting for the punch and dos Santos Leite finishes the takedown easily into guard.
dos Santos Leite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
dos Santos Leite prevents Lampard from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos Leite tries to free his leg and advance position but Lampard is retaining full guard.
dos Santos Leite sitting in guard, not really doing much.
dos Santos Leite looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos Leite wants to control from the top but Lampard keeps moving.
dos Santos Leite must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
dos Santos Leite decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Frank Lampard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
dos Santos Leite has closed the distance and engaged Lampard in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by dos Santos Leite.
Lampard is trying to break the clinch but dos Santos Leite is controlling him.
Lampard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from dos Santos Leite.
dos Santos Leite has Lampard pressed against the cage.
Lampard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
dos Santos Leite lands a knee to the body.
dos Santos Leite ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. dos Santos Leite no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lampard won't allow dos Santos Leite to sweep him here.
dos Santos Leite is looking to stand up but Lampard isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite.
I think Lampard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Frank Lampard!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Frank Lampard!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Frank Lampard!
Frank Lampard wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Oliveira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Mangold!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oliveira's waist but Oliveira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mangold off to one side.
Oliveira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mangold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mangold looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mangold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Mangold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Mangold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mangold shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mangold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira stuffs the takedown attempt from Mangold. Mangold gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Mangold.
Mangold looks gassed!
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Mangold is avoiding it.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mangold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Mangold is having none of it.
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Mangold circles away.
Oliveira gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Mangold shrugs off.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mangold in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mangold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mangold takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Mangold 's eye.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mangold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mangold takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Mangold takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oliveira obliges.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Mangold shrugs off.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira landing knees to the body.
Oliveira scores a nice knee to the body.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Mangold shrugs off.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Oliveira lands a nice knee to the body.
Mangold takes an elbow to the temple.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mangold tries to pull guard but Oliveira won't allow it.
Oliveira lands a good knee to the midsection. Mangold won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Oliveira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mangold is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oliveira is keeping busy.
Mangold tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Mangold takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oliveira scores a nice knee to the body.
Mangold has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oliveira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oliveira obliges.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold is trying to drag Oliveira to the mat but Oliveira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mangold looking to slow down the pace here.
Mangold tries to throw a body punch but Oliveira avoids it by throwing Mangold back against the cage.
Oliveira lands a good knee to the midsection. Mangold won't want to take too many of those.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oliveira scores a nice knee to the body.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mangold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mangold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mangold in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oliveira obliges.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oliveira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oliveira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mangold.
Mangold takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira gets underhooks to prevent Mangold's takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oliveira obliges.
Mangold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oliveira pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Mangold is avoiding it.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Mangold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Mangold moves out of range.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Mangold scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oliveira doesn't seem bothered though.
Mangold shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oliveira sprawls well. Oliveira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mangold gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira wants to clinch up but Mangold keeps it at a distance.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Oliveira dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but Mangold pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mangold tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Mangold shoots for a double leg takedown but Oliveira sprawls well. He's pushed Mangold's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oliveira clinches but Mangold breaks the clinch
and Mangold counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mangold is looking to stall here but Oliveira recovers full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mangold looking to sit in guard and control but Oliveira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold controls Oliveira momentarily but Oliveira frees himself.
Mangold working for submissions but it's allowed Oliveira to get to half guard.
Oliveira seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
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.
Mangold is trying to control but Oliveira manages to pass to mount!
Mangold tries to lock up and control but Oliveira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold trying desperately to get to his feet.
Oliveira get's back to his feet.
Oliveira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mangold can do to turn this around?
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mangold counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mangold is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold is trying to control the action in half guard but Oliveira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet.
Mangold wants to advance to full mount but Oliveira doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Mangold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mangold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveira as he avoids it easily.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mangold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Mangold is having none of it.
Oliveira wants to clinch up but Mangold keeps it at a distance.
Mangold throws a front kick that sends Oliveira stumbling back into the cage.
Oliveira tries to clinch there but Mangold circles away.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Mangold moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mangold.
Mangold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Mangold moves away
and Mangold counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Mangold from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold wants to stand and escape but instead Oliveira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mangold wants to control the position but Oliveira says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Oliveira moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Mangold.
Oliveira decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Mangold is having none of it.
Oliveira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mangold counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mangold prevents Oliveira from standing back up.
Mangold is keen to just control but Oliveira is a slippery customer.
Mangold is just content to waste time from the top position. Oliveira takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold is looking to stand up but Oliveira won't let him.
Oliveira wants to stand up but Mangold is controlling him.
Mangold wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
Mangold looking to pass the guard.
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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oliveira kicks Mangold off and gets to his feet.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Mangold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Mangold circles away and keeps his distance.
Mangold shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mangold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira forces Mangold back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Mangold really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Mangold circles away and keeps his distance.
Mangold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliveira tries to clinch
and Mangold counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Mangold jumps guard.
Oliveira won't allow Mangold to sweep him here.
Mangold trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mangold is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangold working a defensive guard here.
Oliveira has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mangold is proving hard to escape from.
Oliveira stands and steps away. Mangold gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Oliveira looks to clinch
and Mangold counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mangold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold prevents Oliveira from getting back to his feet.
Oliveira has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mangold off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Mangold is avoiding it.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mangold circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mangold counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Oliveira's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangold drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Oliveira dives on top into guard.
Oliveira tries to stand but Mangold is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold looking for a sweep. Not yet Mangold, not yet.
Oliveira stands up and waves to Mangold to follow him.
Oliveira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mangold counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oliveira is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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.
Oliveira wants to clinch but Mangold slips to the side
and Mangold counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Mangold from controlling successfully.
Mangold looking to sit in guard and control but Oliveira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mangold wants to control the position but Oliveira says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Mangold dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Oliveira wants to clinch.
Mangold scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Oliveira is trying to get back to his feet.
Mangold decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mangold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira clinches.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Mangold 's eye.
It looks like Nick Mangold has been cut.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mangold's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oliveira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Anderson Oliveira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oliveira obliges.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Mangold shrugs off.
Oliveira working Mangold over with knees to the body.
Oliveira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mangold's defenses.
Oliveira working Mangold over with knees to the body.
Oliveira working Mangold over with knees to the body.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Mangold 's eye.
Oliveira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mangold.
Oliveira working Mangold over with knees to the body.
Mangold tries to pull guard but Oliveira won't allow it.
Oliveira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Mangold's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head.
Mangold is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold jumps guard but Oliveira stands there with Mangold around his waist. Mangold gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anderson Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Mangold.
Mangold tries to pull guard but Oliveira won't allow it.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oliveira landing knees to the body.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mangold's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oliveira.
Mangold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oliveira scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mangold tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oliveira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Mangold jumps guard but Oliveira stands there with Mangold around his waist. Mangold gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mangold takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mangold's defenses.
Oliveira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mangold.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mangold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold is stalling here.
Oliveira lands a nice knee to the body.
Oliveira crunches a lovely knee into Mangold's ribcage.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mangold's defenses.
Oliveira is pressed up against the cage. Mangold has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oliveira down to the mat. Oliveira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Oliveira tries to clinch
and Mangold counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Oliveira!
Mangold trying to control but Oliveira is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira really wants to buck Mangold off and get back to his feet.
Mangold trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mangold 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Anderson Oliveira!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Anderson Oliveira!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Anderson Oliveira!
Anderson Oliveira wins by unanimous decision!
Anderson Oliveira is the new light heavyweight champion!
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