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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vicks Wedge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wedge comes to the cage accompanied by Song for the Suspect. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vicks Wedge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcello Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wedge slips under a jab from Sanchez.
The fighters circling - Wedge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wedge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Wedge pushes him off.
Jab from Wedge.
It looks like Marcello Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Wedge avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Wedge.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Wedge stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wedge wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt
and Wedge counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wedge wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wedge misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.
Vicks Wedge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcello Sanchez.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Wedge wants a takedown.
Sanchez is trying to push Wedge away but Wedge has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanchez looking for a takedown.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Wedge saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wedge shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sanchez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wedge controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wedge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Wedge is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wedge throwing strikes but missing.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wedge is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wedge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez is trying to keep Wedge in close.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcello Sanchez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. Wedge sprawls well.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wedge fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wedge leaves Sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wedge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wedge counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Wedge's shoulder, as Wedge tries to avoid the shot.
Wedge drives through with a takedown into Sanchez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wedge preventing the sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wedge has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez has his foot on Wedge's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wedge works his way back into a safe position though.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Wedge tries to pass.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vicks Wedge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcello Sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wedge misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Wedge misses its intended target.
Sanchez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wedge manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wedge keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez stands up over Wedge, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Wedge, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes Wedge against the cage but Wedge circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wedge thows a body shot but no joy.
Wedge takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Marcello Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wedge.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
Wedge lands with an overhand left.
Sanchez is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Wedge moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Sanchez! Wedge continues to tee off on Sanchez, landing with a left and a right! Wedge connects with a right hand that leaves Sanchez sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Wedge!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vicks Wedge!
Vicks Wedge managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ultimate Fighting Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ishi Kiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoo Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gun has chosen Sabotage as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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142 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ishi Kiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yoo Gun!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gun.
Kiki throws a body punch but Gun moves out of range.
Kiki has his takedown stuffed
and Gun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiki slips under a jab from Gun.
Gun throws a solid leg kick but Kiki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gun.
Ishi Kiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gun slips a jab and a cross from Kiki.
Gun throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kiki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kiki shoots for a takedown but Gun saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gun swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kiki.
Gun throws a series of punches but Kiki avoids them all with ease.
Kiki throws a body punch but Gun moves out of range.
Gun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Gun - just one landing.
Kiki thows a body shot but no joy.
Kiki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gun swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kiki.
The fighters circling - Gun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiki shoots in looking for a takedown but Gun manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kiki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ishi Kiki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Kiki.
Kiki scores with the left hand. Gun knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiki missing with a left hand there. Gun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gun dodges the punch combination from Kiki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiki misses the target.
Gun thows a body shot but no joy.
Kiki throws out a loose jab but Gun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gun moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Gun there.
Gun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiki was well out of range. Poor timing from Gun.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gun to score with a decent uppercut.
Gun avoids the body shot from Kiki.
Kiki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gun avoids the body shot from Kiki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gun to the ground. Kiki is now in Gun's guard.
Kiki looking to pass the guard.
Kiki has gone for a leg lock! Gun slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kiki's guard.
Gun wants to get up but he can't break Kiki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kiki 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.
Kiki wants to hit a switch here but Gun passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kiki there!
Kiki tries to reverse the position but Gun maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun controlling the position easily from mount.
Kiki tries to hold on but Gun postures up.
Kiki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kiki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kiki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiki wants to sweep here but Gun controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gun gets to his feet - Kiki follows without any prompting.
Kiki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ishi Kiki will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gun blocks a low kick nicely.
Kiki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gun throws a front kick aimed at Kiki's knee but Kiki avoids it well.
Gun uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kiki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gun takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kiki checks a leg kick.
Gun bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kiki's head.
Kiki looks to score with a jab to the body but Gun is just out of range.
Kiki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gun manages to avoid it.
Kiki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gun moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki misses with a body shot.
Gun throws a hook but Kiki blocks it.
Gun misses with a double jab
and Kiki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gun checks a leg kick.
Kiki misses with a hook. Gun ducked under it nicely.
Kiki is looking to wear down Gun with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kiki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gun counters with a nice leg kick.
Kiki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gun.
Kiki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gun.
Gun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Kiki.
Ishi Kiki is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiki slips under a jab from Gun.
Kiki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiki throws a hook to the side of Gun's head but Gun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiki moves away.
Gun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gun connects with a looping right hand.
Kiki throws a combination that misses
and Gun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kiki scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kiki misses with a wild body shot.
Kiki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gun lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gun.
A slow jab from Kiki misses its intended target.
Kiki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kiki misses the shot to the body.
Yoo Gun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gun avoids the body shot from Kiki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiki thuds a left hand into Gun's body.
Kiki misses with an uppercut
and Gun counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiki misses the shot to the body.
Kiki moves out of range of the strikes.
Kiki throws a right hand that misses
and Gun counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiki misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiki misses with a combination
and Kiki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ishi Kiki dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kiki throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gun.
A cross from Kiki lands.
Gun defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kiki.
Gun cracks the inside of Kiki's front leg.
Kiki dives in and grabs Gun's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gun pushes down on Kiki's head and hops out.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gun.
Gun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gun. Gun obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot lands for Gun.
Kiki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kiki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ishi Kiki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki throws a poor cross that misses
and Gun counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gun lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gun lands a high kick!
Kiki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kiki looks to score with a jab to the body but Gun is just out of range.
Kiki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Gun.
Gun throws a head kick that misses.
Gun slips a straight right by Kiki.
Gun tries to work over Kiki's front leg with a kick but Kiki checks it.
Yoo Gun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kiki, as that shot connected.
Gun blocks a jab.
Kiki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kiki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gun is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kiki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kiki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kiki tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kiki tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gun's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kiki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kiki goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gun has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kiki but great work by Gun.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gun decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kiki to his feet.
Kiki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gun.
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 Ishi Kiki.
Well Kiki 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ishi Kiki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith avoids the head kick by Cerrone.
Cerrone shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith blocks a head kick by Cerrone.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cerrone fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith throws a right hand that Cerrone ducks under and follows up with a left that Cerrone also avoids with ease.
Cerrone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cerrone.
Cerrone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cerrone closes the distance and clinches.
Cerrone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
Cerrone breaks from the clinch.
Cerrone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Cerrone.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Cerrone tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Cerrone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Cerrone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith scores with a one two! Cerrone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cerrone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cerrone to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Cerrone pushes his legs off easily.
Smith wants to stand but Cerrone is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cerrone dodges the punch combination from Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Cerrone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Cerrone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cerrone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Cerrone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Cerrone.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cerrone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Cerrone is looking to clinch.
Smith tries to bum rush Cerrone with a series of wild strikes but Cerrone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cerrone lands a head kick!
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Cerrone checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Cerrone's ribs.
Cerrone misses with the combination.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cerrone pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Cerrone lands a knee to the body.
Cerrone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith avoiding damage as Cerrone throws knees to the body.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Cerrone manages to break the clinch.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Cerrone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Cerrone will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Don Cerrone has been cut.
Cerrone tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cerrone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerrone shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Cerrone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cerrone looks winded!
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Smith will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cerrone gets the takedown into side control.
Smith wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet here but Cerrone is keeping cool and he's managed to take Smith's back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith rolls, trying to escape but Cerrone keeps control of the position.
Cerrone is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Smith knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Smith for a finish.
Cerrone struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Smith has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
You can see the frustration on Smith's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but Cerrone has full control of the position and if anything, Smith has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Smith is keeping busy.
Cerrone slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cerrone working for a choke but Smith is defending well.
Cerrone wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Cerrone is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Smith knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Smith for a finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerrone trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Cerrone is trying to stick to Smith's back but Smith is turning into Cerrone. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cerrone's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Smith.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cerrone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith is looking to get back to is feet but Cerrone passes into side control.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cerrone on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone controls the position.
Cerrone prevents Smith from escaping the position.
Don Cerrone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cerrone controls the position.
Cerrone decides to stand back up. Cerrone steps back and let's Smith get back to his feet.
Cerrone fails to land the takedown.
John Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Cerrone is breathing heavily.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cerrone pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cerrone's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cerrone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith connects with a jab.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cerrone.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cerrone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cerrone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerrone has managed to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerrone prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Cerrone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a series of punches but Cerrone avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Cerrone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cerrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cerrone counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Cerrone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cerrone is defended easily by Smith.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Cerrone's leg but Cerrone calmly moves out of range.
Cerrone keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cerrone.
Cerrone misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
John Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Cerrone fails with a takedown attempt.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cerrone.
Cerrone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cerrone. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Cerrone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cerrone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cerrone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cerrone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cerrone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cerrone shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Cerrone with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Cerrone will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith keeps control of Cerrone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cerrone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Cerrone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Cerrone is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cerrone gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cerrone is defending well.
Cerrone prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smith fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith can't get the takedown.
Cerrone jumps guard and drags Smith to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Smith gets to his feet. Cerrone looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cerrone looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Cerrone on that attempt.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith misses with a low kick as Cerrone jumps back.
Cerrone throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Cerrone moves into the clinch.
Cerrone tightens his grip and picks Smith up, before dumping him to the ground. Smith manages to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith wants to stand but Cerrone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cerrone trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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 John Smith.
I think Smith 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 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Smith!
Post fight, John Smith took to the microphone: 'DONT STICK DICK IN CRAZY'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mouth Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Fourie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fourie has chosen ''Not Afraid'' by Eminem as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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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
1 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Mouth Wash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Fourie!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fourie.
Some wild striking there from Wash.
Fourie drives through with a takedown into Wash's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wash is looking to stand up but Fourie isn't so interested in that idea.
Wash keeping moving, preventing Fourie from controlling successfully.
Fourie prevents Wash from getting back to his feet.
Fourie passes into half guard.
Fourie seems to be looking for submissions.
Fourie is working for a kimura but Wash is defending it quite comfortably.
Wash on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wash tries to get out of the position.
Fourie maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Wash could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Fourie has cracked it and Wash is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Fourie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexander Fourie!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Fourie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seany Scholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scholes comes to the cage accompanied by Wonderwall - Oasis. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Seany Scholes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Couture!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scholes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Couture. Scholes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Couture gets tackled into the cage by Scholes. Scholes maintains the clinch.
Couture is fighting off a takedown attempt but Scholes is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Couture to the mat. Couture regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Scholes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Scholes looking to pass the guard.
Scholes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Couture dives on top into guard.
Scholes wants to sweep here but Couture controlling him for the moment.
Couture wants to control from the top but Scholes keeps moving.
Scholes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Couture gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Scholes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Couture can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scholes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Couture has managed to get both his arms back between Scholes's legs - danger averted.
Couture 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.
Scholes pushes a forearm under Couture's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Couture is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seany Scholes!
Seany Scholes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ultimate Fighting Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Sash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sash's entrance music is Keine Macht. A fine choice. The key to victory for Don Sash has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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213 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Sash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johann Bruno!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sash is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruno has double underhooks.
Bruno breaks the clinch.
Bruno throws a series of punches but Sash moves out of range.
Sash scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Johann Bruno has been cut.
Bruno looks for the body kick but Sash saw that one coming.
Bruno takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sash throws a right hand that Bruno ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruno also avoids with ease.
Sash ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bruno. Sash shrugs it off though.
Sash misses with a combination
and Bruno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sash thinking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bruno.
No joy there for Sash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bruno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sash cracks Bruno with an open hand slap.
Sash sizes up Bruno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sash lands with a shot to the body.
Bruno slips a jab and a cross from Sash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sash connects with a body shot that sends Bruno's belly button to the back.
Sash jabs Bruno right on the nose. Bruno blinks but takes it well.
Sash defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bruno.
Sash lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Bruno out cold! Bruno is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Don Sash!
After the fight, Don Sash was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dean Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroud is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vallenfyre - Iconoclast. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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168 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Martin but Martin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Martin shoots in but Stroud avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stroud tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martin fails to land the takedown.
Stroud throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
Stroud throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stroud is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stroud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stroud has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martin tries to pull guard but Stroud forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin jumps guard and drags Stroud to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stroud looking to pass the guard.
Martin controlling Stroud's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martin is trying to control the position but Stroud postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin working for a triangle but Stroud defends it easily.
Stroud throwing strikes from guard but Martin blocks nicely.
Stroud is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stroud wants to pass the guard but Martin is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martin trying to keep a closed guard but Stroud is proving a slippery customer.
Stroud postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Stroud must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stroud throws an elbow that misses. Martin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stroud's guard. Nice move by Martin!
Stroud manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stroud cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to hold on but Stroud pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stroud lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stroud cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stroud blocks Martin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Martin is looking to improve his position but Stroud isn't that keen on the idea.
Martin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Stroud has Martin pulled in close to control his posture.
Martin is looking to work some ground and pound but Stroud has wrist control.
Martin is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stroud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stroud pulls Martin in close to his closed guard and prevents Martin from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroud keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stroud lands with a right hand.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stroud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Stroud dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Martin misses.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown but Stroud manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stroud connects with a body shot.
Martin moves out of range of the leg kick from Stroud.
Dean Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Stroud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin moves into the clinch.
Stroud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stroud scores with a hook to the body. Martin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stroud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stroud's guard.
Stroud thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dean Martin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stroud trying to keep a closed guard but Martin is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stroud working for a triangle but Martin defends it easily.
Martin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stroud pushes Martin off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stroud tries to sprawl but Martin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Martin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Stroud makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin shoots in and drives through. Stroud sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stroud throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin shoots for a takedown but Stroud saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stroud swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice cross by Stroud.
Stroud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stroud.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
Stroud throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Stroud tries for a takedown but Martin circles away easily
and Martin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin wants to control from the top but Stroud keeps moving.
Martin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud controls Martin momentarily but Martin frees himself.
Martin wants to stand and escape but instead Stroud has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Stroud stands up over Martin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martin pulls Stroud in close to prevent any damage.
Stroud lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin trying to keep a closed guard but Stroud is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Stroud will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroud moves away.
Stroud scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stroud misses with a two punch combination.
Stroud with a nice cross.
Martin is rocked!
Stroud stuffs the takedown.
Oh Martin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stroud lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Martin falls backwards - clearly groggy! Stroud dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Stroud!
Tom Stroud seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Anton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonjasky comes to the cage accompanied by LP - Hit the floor. Remy Bonjasky has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
179 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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33
181 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Remy Bonjasky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Anton!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonjasky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anton.
Anton tries for a takedown but Bonjasky circles away easily
and Bonjasky counters with a left and a right that stings Anton.
Anton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bonjasky counters with a three punch combo that has Anton backing up. Anton nods at Bonjasky to acknowledge the strikes.
Remy Bonjasky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephan Anton.
Bonjasky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bonjasky counters by moving into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Anton wants a takedown.
Bonjasky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Stephan Anton has been cut.
Bonjasky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anton's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonjasky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Bonjasky coming out on top.
Anton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bonjasky sprawls well initially but Anton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Anton looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anton 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.
Bonjasky wants to get back to his feet.
Bonjasky wants to control but Anton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky is refusing to be controlled, as Anton sits in half guard.
Bonjasky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anton.
Anton looks to land a strike but Bonjasky avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bonjasky throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bonjasky controlling the position.
Bonjasky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bonjasky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton is looking to work some ground and pound but Bonjasky has wrist control.
Anton passes Bonjasky's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bonjasky tries to kick Anton off but Anton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anton working over Bonjasky with some ground and pound. Bonjasky looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bonjasky wants to get back to his feet.
Anton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bonjasky's head.
Anton thows a huge punch but Bonjasky dodges it nicely.
Anton seems to be working for a kimura but Bonjasky defends the submission attempt.
Anton working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bonjasky's thigh. Bonjasky counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bonjasky is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bonjasky has escaped and now he's on top!
Anton doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stephan Anton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stephan Anton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anton fails to land the takedown.
Remy Bonjasky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonjasky scores with a head kick.
Anton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bonjasky moves in looking to clinch but Anton pushes him off.
Anton dodges the punch combination from Bonjasky.
Remy Bonjasky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Remy Bonjasky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephan Anton.
Bonjasky misses with a hook
and Anton counters with a series of strikes. Bonjasky will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anton tries for a takedown but Bonjasky circles away easily
and Bonjasky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bonjasky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonjasky misses with a double jab
so Anton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anton is breathing heavily.
Anton stopping the sweep attempt from Bonjasky.
Anton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bonjasky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anton throws a strike but Bonjasky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bonjasky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bonjasky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky is stalling in the full guard.
Anton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bonjasky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton looking for a guillotine here but Bonjasky defends easily.
Bonjasky would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bonjasky postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bonjasky stands up and waves to Anton to follow him.
Nice body punch from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky misses with the combination.
Anton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonjasky avoids it really well and circles away.
Bonjasky misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Bonjasky. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bonjasky.
That has opened up Stephan Anton's cut even more.
Anton tries to keep at a distance but Bonjasky has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Bonjasky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Anton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Anton dodges the punch combination from Bonjasky.
A head kick misses from Anton.
Bonjasky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bonjasky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anton.
Bonjasky lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonjasky throws a series of punches but Anton avoids them all with ease.
Anton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bonjasky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses
and Anton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonjasky has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Anton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anton checks a leg kick.
Bonjasky misses with a jab to the body
and Anton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bonjasky won't be happy with that.
Anton scoring with punches and elbows.
Stephan Anton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anton looks up at the clock and then as Bonjasky takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Anton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Anton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Anton tries for a kimura but Bonjasky is defending well.
Bonjasky is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bonjasky has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Anton wants to control but Bonjasky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bonjasky wants to stand up but Anton has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Remy Bonjasky wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Danga de danga de dang - Bonjasky scores with a four punch combination!
Bonjasky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bonjasky is looking to land body kicks.
Anton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Anton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Anton working the body and head with strikes.
Anton lands a decent elbow from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anton goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bonjasky has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Anton but great work by Bonjasky.
Anton is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Anton tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Bonjasky easily slips into full mount!
Anton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonjasky trying to control but Anton is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Anton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ship Enter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flo Tinaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal . Tinaway has chosen Sonic Boom Six - Floating Away as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ship Enter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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28
170 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ship Enter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Flo Tinaway!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Enter. That snapped Tinaway's head back.
Enter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tinaway shoots in for a takedown but Enter shows good takedown defense.
Enter scores with a jab to the head.
Enter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Enter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tinaway.
Enter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tinaway under the eye.
Enter thows a body shot but no joy.
Enter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Enter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tinaway.
Tinaway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Enter throws out the jab.
Enter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tinaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Enter misses.
Ship Enter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Enter. Tinaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Enter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Enter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tinaway fails with a takedown attempt.
Ship Enter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flo Tinaway.
Enter throws an overhand right that lands on Tinaway's shoulder, as Tinaway tries to avoid the shot.
Enter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Enter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tinaway circles away quickly and effectively.
Enter shoots in but Tinaway avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tinaway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Enter.
Enter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinaway shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No joy there for Enter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Enter catches Tinaway with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Enter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Enter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tinaway shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Enter but Enter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tinaway fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Enter avoids it really well and circles away.
Enter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tinaway throws a head kick that misses.
Enter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A punch combination from Enter misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Enter lands a nice shot to the body.
Enter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tinaway stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tinaway throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Enter's waist but Enter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tinaway off to one side.
Tinaway changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Enter tries to avoid it but Tinaway manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Enter to the ground. Enter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Enter throws a chopping leg kick but Tinaway manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tinaway is trying desperately to land a takedown but Enter is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tinaway.
Tinaway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tinaway checks a low kick from Enter.
Tinaway shoots in for a takedown but Enter shows good takedown defense.
Enter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Enter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Enter throws a series of strikes that have Tinaway backpedaling.
Enter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Enter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tinaway on the side of the head.
Enter fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Enter looks to land a right hand but Tinaway moved out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Enter.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Enter looks up at the clock and then as Tinaway takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Enter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Enter throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tinaway works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Enter wants to free his trapped foot but Tinaway is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Enter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tinaway's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ship Enter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tinaway dodges the punch combination from Enter.
Tinaway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Enter.
Enter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tinaway fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Enter thows a body shot but no joy.
Enter swings for the body but Tinaway moves out of range.
Enter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ship Enter is winning the standup battle so far.
Enter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Enter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Enter misses.
The crowd cheers as Enter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tinaway doesn't seem phased though.
Tinaway shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Enter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Enter is trying to control the position but Tinaway postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinaway wants to control from the top but Enter keeps moving.
Tinaway trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tinaway prevents Enter from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tinaway trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Enter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tinaway looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Enter loads up on a big right hand but Tinaway slips the punch.
Ship Enter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Enter digs a good body shot into Tinaway's ribs.
Tinaway misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tinaway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Enter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tinaway doesn't seem bothered though.
Tinaway shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ship Enter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flo Tinaway.
Enter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Enter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Enter throws a shot from downtown. Tinaway moves away and avoids it.
Enter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Enter works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Enter misses with a two punch combination.
Enter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Enter thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinaway takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tinaway defending well as Enter loads up on a big left hand.
Enter misses with a body shot.
Tinaway avoids the body shot from Enter.
Tinaway throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Enter tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tinaway is in Enter's guard.
Enter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tinaway on the ground.
Tinaway won't allow Enter to get back to his feet.
Tinaway is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Enter pulls Tinaway in close to prevent any damage.
Tinaway is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Enter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinaway trying to control the position from guard on top but Enter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Enter trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tinaway drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tinaway jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tinaway drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tinaway jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Enter keeping moving, preventing Tinaway from controlling successfully.
Tinaway drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tinaway jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Enter seems keen to control Tinaway's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Enter is looking to stand up but Tinaway isn't so interested in that idea.
Enter wants to sweep here but Tinaway controlling him for the moment.
Tinaway drops back looking for a leg! Enter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Enter manages to kick Tinaway off! Tinaway jumps back into Enter's guard.
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 Ship Enter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tinaway takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Enter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tinaway throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Enter's waist but Enter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tinaway off to one side.
Enter swings for the body but Tinaway moves out of range.
Enter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Enter lands with an overhand left.
Tinaway shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Enter sprawls well. Enter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tinaway gets slowly back to his feet.
Enter connects with a right hand. Tinaway shakes it off.
Enter digs a good hook to Tinaway's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enter drives through with a takedown into Tinaway's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tinaway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Enter.
Tinaway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Enter.
Enter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tinaway's head.
Enter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Enter tries to free his leg and advance position but Tinaway is retaining full guard.
Tinaway working for a triangle but Enter defends it easily.
Enter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enter throwing strikes from guard but Tinaway blocks nicely.
Tinaway wants to sweep here but Enter controlling him for the moment.
Enter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tinaway's head.
Enter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Enter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tinaway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Enter.
Enter throws a big elbow that misses.
Enter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinaway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Enter.
Tinaway working a defensive guard here.
Enter throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Enter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tinaway swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Enter throws a strike but Tinaway rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Enter trying to keep a closed guard but Tinaway is proving a slippery customer.
Tinaway trying to control but Enter is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enter wants to get back to his feet but Tinaway is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tinaway trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Enter wants to sweep but no luck.
Enter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tinaway is controlling him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Enter controls Tinaway momentarily but Tinaway frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ship Enter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Enter lands a nice shot that snaps Tinaway's head back.
Enter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flo Tinaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Enter tries to bum rush Tinaway with a series of wild strikes but Tinaway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ship Enter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Enter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tinaway.
Enter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ship Enter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Enter 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ship Enter!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ship Enter made sure he mentioned Ultimate Fighting Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tony Jaa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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167 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Masahiko Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura forces Jaa back against the cage and clinches.
Jaa prevents Kimura from breaking the clinch.
Jaa breaks from the clinch.
Kimura scores with a shot to the body.
Kimura has managed to clinch.
Kimura is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jaa breaks from the clinch.
Jaa swings for the body but Kimura moves out of range.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown but Jaa shows good takedown defense.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Jaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kimura counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jaa thinking.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kimura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kimura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kimura shoots in and gets a takedown into Jaa's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kimura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kimura stops Jaa from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa keeping full guard, as Kimura tries to pass.
Kimura is stalling in the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kimura tries to clinch up but Jaa circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kimura looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura has closed the distance and engaged Jaa in a clinch.
Kimura wants the takedown. Jaa is fighting it off but Kimura persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jaa's guard against the cage.
Kimura seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.
Kimura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kimura wants to control from the top but Jaa keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Masahiko Kimura wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jaa tries to clinch but Kimura is having none of it.
Good exchange - Jaa coming out on top.
Kimura closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kimura is defending well for now.
Kimura jumps guard but Jaa stands there with Kimura around his waist. Kimura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kimura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kimura avoids a wild elbow strike from Jaa.
Kimura stalling in the clinch.
Jaa looking to slow down the pace here.
Jaa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kimura jumps guard but Jaa stands there with Kimura around his waist. Kimura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masahiko Kimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kimura trying to stall but Jaa improves his position.
Jaa tries to break the clinch but Kimura is controlling the position.
Kimura content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kimura prevents Jaa from breaking the clinch.
Jaa stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is trying to stall.
Kimura leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kimura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaa loads up on a big right hand but Kimura slips the punch.
Jaa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kimura backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kimura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jaa circles away.
Jaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kimura.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa rushes Kimura and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kimura misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masahiko Kimura dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kimura takes a swing at Jaa's ribcage but misses.
Jaa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kimura scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jaa is looking to escape.
Kimura is controlling the pace.
Jaa tries to kick Kimura off but Kimura keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kimura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jaa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kimura is looking for a kimura but Jaa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kimura to get the leverage.
Jaa is trying to stand.
Kimura is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura is looking for a kimura but Jaa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kimura to get the leverage.
Kimura is looking to stall here but Jaa recovers full guard.
Kimura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kimura stops Jaa from standing up.
Masahiko Kimura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kimura slips nicely into half guard.
Jaa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jaa won't allow Kimura to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is trying to stand up here but Kimura is controlling him well.
Jaa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jaa is defending against the submission attempts here by Kimura.
Jaa tries to kick Kimura off but Kimura keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kimura is keen to just control but Jaa is a slippery customer.
Kimura is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kimura moves into full mount! Jaa won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is looking to work his way around to Jaa's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jaa is looking to escape.
Kimura looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kimura has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jaa's face.
You get the feeling that Jaa really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kimura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jaa is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura works his way to his opponent's back.
Kimura landing with strikes.
Jaa is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kimura gets his way!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimura throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Kimura has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jaa has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Jaa defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masahiko Kimura dominated that second 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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kimura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kimura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaa can do to turn this around?
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kimura.
Nice uppercut there from Kimura.
Jaa is looking to clinch.
Kimura darts in and clinches Jaa up against the cage.
Kimura is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kimura lands a shot to the body.
Jaa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kimura has him pressed against the cage.
Kimura can't get the takedown.
Jaa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaa tries to circle away but Kimura has him pinned against the cage.
Jaa taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jaa is looking to clinch but Kimura is avoiding it.
Jaa blocks a jab.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Kimura pushes him off.
Jaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Kimura.
Kimura closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kimura lands in his opponent's guard.
Kimura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jaa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jaa can't keep his opponent in guard - Kimura advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kimura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Masahiko Kimura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa wants to get back to his feet.
Kimura is controlling the pace.
Kimura uses his free foot to push down on Jaa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jaa.
Kimura moves to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaa defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Jaa is trying to defend against the choke here but Kimura has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Kimura Tightens the hold and Jaa taps out furiously! Kimura displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Masahiko Kimura!
Post fight, Masahiko Kimura stared into the camera and said 'Hey Tony, thanks for the workout bud... I wouldn't go lifting anything heavy for a while which rules out the wife! Now back to business, HMMA officials book me in the main event.. that's what these dipshits came here to see.... hey dipshits don't booo me, booo yourselves and do summert about your'.
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