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Galaxy 9: Champions PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beni Hasan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence's entrance music is Gonna Fly Now. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Beni Hasan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence cracks Hasan with an open hand slap.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hasan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lawrence is fending him off so far but Hasan persists. Nope, Lawrence circles away and we're back to standing.
Hasan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hasan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hasan has hold of Lawrence's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lawrence manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lawrence stops Hasan from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Hasan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lawrence is now in Hasan's guard. A big mistake from Hasan there, giving up the dominant position!
Lawrence avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lawrence trying to control but Hasan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hasan's guard.
Lawrence has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hasan is trying to keep Lawrence in close.
Lawrence knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hasan on the ground.
Hasan is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lawrence frees his head nicely. Oh but Hasan has switched to an armbar! Lawrence is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Beni Hasan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Burczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamil Burczynski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Burczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Renzo Alves !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burczynski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Burczynski's shoulder, as Burczynski tries to avoid the shot.
Alves thuds a left hand into Burczynski's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Burczynski. That snapped Alves 's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Alves . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alves .
Burczynski looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt.
Burczynski misses with a low kick.
Alves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burczynski tries to clinch but Alves moves away
and Burczynski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burczynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Burczynski throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Alves lands a body shot.
Alves with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Burczynski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alves .
Alves throws out a loose jab but Burczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burczynski misses with a double jab.
Burczynski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Burczynski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burczynski throws a head kick that misses.
Burczynski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alves lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burczynski backs up against the ropes.
Alves throws a leg kick but Burczynski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burczynski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burczynski takes one to the chin there.
Alves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burczynski being controlled here, momentarily.
Alves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski trying to control the position.
Burczynski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Burczynski looking to control.
Burczynski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burczynski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alves stopping the sweep attempt from Burczynski.
Alves working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burczynski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Burczynski looking for a sweep. Not yet Burczynski, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burczynski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves 's guard.
Alves wants to sweep but no luck.
Alves lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Burczynski!
Alves lands a nice shot to the head.
Burczynski is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Alves .
Alves landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burczynski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alves lands a big elbow.
Alves loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Burczynski scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Alves land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Alves stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renzo Alves !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henley Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael MacRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacRoberts is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pretty Vacant by The Sex Pistols. Henley Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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147 lbs
6 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Henley Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MacRoberts!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacRoberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacRoberts cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Horrible takedown by Harris or perhaps it was just good defense by MacRoberts which made him look bad.
MacRoberts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harris.
MacRoberts lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harris drops his hands momentarily and MacRoberts takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
MacRoberts sizes up Harris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
MacRoberts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
MacRoberts lunges at Harris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harris's hand.
A combination from MacRoberts does no damage.
MacRoberts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
MacRoberts misses with a wild combination.
MacRoberts cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
and MacRoberts counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henley Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacRoberts throws a good cross that connects.
MacRoberts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
MacRoberts throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Harris tumbling to the canvas!
Harris is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
MacRoberts has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harris is proving hard to escape from.
Oh Harris is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
MacRoberts gets to his feet - Harris follows without any prompting.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. MacRoberts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
MacRoberts scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris shoots in but no luck this time.
Harris with a lazy takedown attempt
and MacRoberts counters with a flying knee that drops Harris!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing MacRoberts from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. MacRoberts is aware though and is defending well.
MacRoberts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
MacRoberts trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harris's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Harris has his foot on MacRoberts's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. MacRoberts works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
MacRoberts has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harris is proving hard to escape from.
MacRoberts wants to stand and escape but instead Harris has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Harris slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Harris tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
MacRoberts is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Harris has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris taking a breather here.
MacRoberts wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris is putting a hurting on MacRoberts here, landing some big shots from side control.
Harris trying to control the action but MacRoberts is working from the bottom.
Harris looking to punish the body of his opponent here but MacRoberts is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael MacRoberts dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot
and MacRoberts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacRoberts can pounce on him.
Harris fails with the takedown
and MacRoberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris shoots in but no luck this time.
MacRoberts tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacRoberts with a hook.
MacRoberts scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good exchange - MacRoberts coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from MacRoberts.
Harris dodges the punch combination from MacRoberts.
MacRoberts tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacRoberts leaves Harris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henley Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harris needs to keep his hands up - MacRoberts had a free shot at his head there.
Michael MacRoberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacRoberts.
MacRoberts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from MacRoberts lands but Harris takes it in his stride.
Good exchange - MacRoberts coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacRoberts tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
MacRoberts works Harris's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to clinch.
MacRoberts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris shoots in but no luck this time.
MacRoberts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
MacRoberts lunges at Harris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harris's hand.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by MacRoberts.
MacRoberts connects with a combination that backs up Harris into the ropes. MacRoberts lands a flurry of punches that gets past Harris's guard. Harris is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! MacRoberts bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael MacRoberts!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Michael MacRoberts waved his t-shirt featuring [CLOSED] Xtreme Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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213 lbs
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222 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Riordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Braga!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Riordan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Braga tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Riordan is in Braga's guard.
Braga has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Riordan doesn't defend quickly enough and Braga has managed to lock this one up! Can Riordan escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Braga on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio Braga!
Our winner, Antonio Braga, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adolf Jakobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Dziku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakobsen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wu Tang Clan - M.E.T.H.O.D Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adolf Jakobsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Dziku!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dziku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jakobsen shoots and misses
and Dziku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dziku shoots in and gets a takedown into Jakobsen's guard.
Dziku is looking to stand up but Jakobsen won't let him.
Dziku is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jakobsen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Dziku is looking to defend but Jakobsen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Dziku! Jakobsen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Dziku taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Adolf Jakobsen!
A relieved looking Adolf Jakobsen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Felipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Godley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felipe's entrance music is Ain't That A Kick In The Head. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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206 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Felipe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Godley!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godley tries for a takedown but Felipe circles away easily
and Felipe counters with a nice uppercut.
Felipe looking to score a takedown here. Godley is defending well but Felipe drives through and ends up in Godley's guard.
Felipe content to stall in guard here.
Godley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Felipe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Godley working for a triangle but Felipe defends it easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Felipe wants to get up but he can't break Godley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Godley working for a triangle but Felipe defends it easily.
Felipe wants to stand but Godley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felipe tries to free his leg and advance position but Godley is retaining full guard.
Felipe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Godley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Felipe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Godley keeping full guard, as Felipe tries to pass.
Godley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Felipe controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Mickey Felipe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Godley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Felipe sprawls well. Felipe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Godley gets slowly back to his feet.
Godley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Felipe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Felipe can't do much from the bottom here.
Godley is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Felipe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Godley looks winded!
Felipe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Godley off and has taken his back!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Godley tries to escape but Felipe has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Felipe is riding his opponent, not letting Godley buck him off.
Godley is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Felipe.
Godley rolls, trying to escape but Felipe keeps control of the position.
Felipe controls the action.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Felipe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felipe has the hooks in. Godley is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Felipe controlling from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mickey Felipe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Felipe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Felipe wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Felipe dominated that round.
That's time! Felipe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Felipe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Felipe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Felipe wants it to stay on the feet.
Godley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Godley has his takedown stuffed
and Felipe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mickey Felipe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Godley.
Godley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Felipe. Felipe obviously looking to wear him down.
Godley tries to sprawl but Felipe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Felipe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Felipe stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Godley to get to his feet.
Godley is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Felipe has Godley up against the ropes in a clinch.
Felipe lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Felipe.
Felipe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Felipe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Godley backwards.
Felipe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Godley backwards.
Felipe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Felipe lands a shoulder strike.
Felipe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Felipe lands a body shot.
Felipe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Godley backwards.
Nice body punch from Felipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Felipe lands a hook that snaps the head of Godley backwards.
Felipe lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felipe breaks the clinch.
Felipe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Felipe works Godley's body with a nice hook.
Felipe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Felipe staying calm.
Felipe has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Felipe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Felipe is taking a breather. Godley says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Felipe escapes and gets back to his feet.
Felipe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Felipe drives through with a takedown into Godley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Godley isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Felipe stacks Godley on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Felipe!
The referee asks Felipe politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Felipe prefers to stall for the moment though.
Felipe decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Felipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Felipe lands.
Godley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Felipe. That one must have hurt.
Felipe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Felipe.
Godley tries to improve position but can't.
Felipe happy to just control the position for now.
Felipe decides to stand back up.
Felipe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Godley can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Godley shoots in but no luck this time.
Felipe drives through with a takedown into Godley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Godley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Felipe controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Felipe dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Felipe. Beautiful body shot.
Godley fails with the takedown.
Felipe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Godley on his heels. He'll look to pass Godley's guard now, I'm sure.
Mickey Felipe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Godley looking for a guillotine here but Felipe defends easily.
Felipe 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.
Godley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Felipe seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Godley for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickey Felipe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Felipe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Godley regains half guard.
Godley actively working from the bottom here.
Felipe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Felipe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Chris Godley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mickey Felipe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Felipe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Godley tries to sprawl but Felipe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Felipe in particular looking to stall.
Felipe gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nice takedown defense from Felipe. No joy for Godley on that attempt.
Felipe shoots in and bounces Godley off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Felipe stands and throws Godley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Felipe stands up and beckons Godley to his feet.
Felipe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Felipe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Felipe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Godley tries to improve position but can't.
Felipe controls the position.
Mickey Felipe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Godley is trying to work for a sweep but Felipe has mounted him!
Felipe controlling the pace for now.
Godley is trying to escape the mount.
Felipe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Felipe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mickey Felipe just wasn't active enough.
Godley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Felipe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Godley!
Mickey Felipe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Godley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Felipe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Godley throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Felipe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Felipe 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Felipe!
Mickey Felipe 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Dahmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Swanson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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25
175 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Dahmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson closes the distance and clinches.
Swanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dahmer fails to pull guard.
Swanson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Swanson lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Swanson.
Dahmer pulls Swanson into guard.
Dahmer is looking for a triangle but Swanson pushes his legs off easily.
Dahmer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dahmer looking for a triangle here. Swanson is fighting it but it looks tight! Dahmer pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Swanson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jeff Dahmer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Power Ranger Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen Remember the Name as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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202 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drakkar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Power Ranger Green!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drakkar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Green misses with a head kick.
Green fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drakkar is out of range.
Green misses with a double jab.
Drakkar tries a head kick but it misses.
Drakkar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Green.
Green throws a sloppy head kick and Drakkar moves out of range easily.
Drakkar drives through and clinches with Green against the ropes.
Drakkar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drakkar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Drakkar.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drakkar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Green tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Drakkar landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drakkar lands a good knee to the midsection. Green won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green fails to pull guard.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Green jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drakkar walks away with a smile on his face. Green gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ivan Drakkar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Power Ranger Green.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drakkar.
Drakkar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drakkar landing knees to the body.
Green tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drakkar just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Green blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drakkar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
Green is trying to pull guard but Drakkar turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Drakkar lands with a right to the head.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
Green manages to pull guard.
Green is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drakkar is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drakkar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Green is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Drakkar stands and steps away. Green gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Drakkar scores with a jab. Green acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drakkar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Drakkar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drakkar throws a low kick, looking for Green's leg but Green calmly moves out of range.
Green misses with an uppercut. Drakkar saw that one coming.
Drakkar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drakkar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Green lands a high kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drakkar checks a leg kick.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Drakkar misses with a lunging right hand
and Green counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drakkar thinking.
Green misses with an uppercut. Drakkar saw that one coming.
Green avoids the head kick by Drakkar.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drakkar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Green.
Drakkar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a straight left.
Drakkar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Green takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drakkar moves away.
Green moves out of range of the body kick from Drakkar.
Drakkar rushes Green and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Drakkar lands a damaging elbow.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
Green jumps guard but Drakkar stands there with Green around his waist. Green gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drakkar misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drakkar walks away with a smile on his face. Green gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ivan Drakkar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drakkar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drakkar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Drakkar throws a solid leg kick but Green takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drakkar.
Drakkar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drakkar slips under a jab.
Green throws a sloppy head kick and Drakkar moves out of range easily.
Green misses with a series of wild punches.
Drakkar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ivan Drakkar is winning the standup battle so far.
Drakkar misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Green bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drakkar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Drakkar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Drakkar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drakkar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Green tries to pull guard but Drakkar won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Drakkar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Green is breathing heavily.
Drakkar lands an elbow inside that Green shrugs off.
Green tries to pull guard but Drakkar won't allow it.
Drakkar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Green lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Green is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drakkar lands an elbow inside that Green shrugs off.
Green is still on wobbly legs! Can Drakkar finish him?
It looks like Power Ranger Green has been cut.
Drakkar jerks Green's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Green drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Drakkar goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Drakkar because Green was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ivan Drakkar!
Ivan Drakkar is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Ivan Drakkar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Ryback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes to the ring accompanied by Downstait - This Is My Life. Andrew Martin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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23
265 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Martin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Casey Ryback!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses with a takedown
letting Ryback counter with a right hand.
Ryback scores with a sloppy right hand. Martin should have avoided that one.
Ryback misses the jab.
Martin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
Martin has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ryback's waist but Ryback gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martin off to one side.
Ryback slaps away a takedown attempt from Martin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Martin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martin defending well as Ryback loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin fails with the takedown
and Ryback counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
Martin tries for a takedown but Ryback circles away easily
and Ryback counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryback.
Ryback throws a leg kick
and Martin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ryback!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ryback is looking to improve his position but Martin isn't that keen on the idea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryback wants to hold on but Martin pushes him away.
Ryback really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryback has given up his back. Will we see Martin going for some submissions?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Martin looking for the choke from the back.
Martin looking for the choke but no joy.
Martin is looking to control Ryback but Ryback is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Ryback tries to roll but Martin sticks to his back.
Ryback trying to control the hands but Martin breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is cranking Ryback's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Ryback! He's tightened the choke and Ryback is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andrew Martin!
Andrew Martin is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Andrew Martin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramstein Rommel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cave comes to the ring accompanied by Me And The Devil. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Cave!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramstein Rommel!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Cave.
Rommel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rommel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cave throws a leg kick but Rommel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cave takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rommel staying out of range there.
Rommel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cave throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rommel.
Rommel looks to score with a jab to the body but Cave is just out of range.
Cave rushes Rommel and presses him up against the ropes.
Cave lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cave scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cave tries to land knees in the clinch but Rommel avoids the damage to the body.
Cave working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cave lands a nice shot to the body.
Rommel pulls guard.
Rommel working for a triangle but Cave defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rommel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cave gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cave trying to control but Rommel is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rommel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cave defends it easily.
Rommel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rommel looking for subs off his back but Cave has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cave prevents Rommel from improving his position.
Rommel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rommel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cave pulls his head out easily.
Cave is pressing down on Rommel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rommel is holding on for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rommel can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Nick Cave 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.
Cave lands the left hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rommel.
The strikes coming from Rommel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rommel looks up at the clock and then as Cave takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rommel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rommel looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cave is avoiding damage well.
Rommel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rommel lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rommel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cave is trying to control Rommel's posture but Rommel avoids it.
Rommel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cave, who protects the arm well.
Rommel is trying to get an arm triangle but Cave is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rommel has control of an arm but Cave manages to advance to Rommel's back!
Rommel looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cave.
Rommel wants to control his opponent's hands but Cave gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rommel tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rommel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cave can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rommel is looking to escape.
Rommel tries to reverse the position but Cave maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rommel tries to hold on but Cave postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramstein Rommel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rommel closes the distance and clinches up with Cave, looking for a takedown. Rommel pushes Cave against the ropes but Cave circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cave on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Cave. That snapped Rommel's head back.
Rommel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cave counters with a left and a right that stings Rommel.
Rommel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cave misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rommel.
Rommel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cave pinned against the ropes. Cave gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cave forces Rommel back against the ropes and clinches.
Rommel manages to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rommel pushes a forearm under Cave's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Cave is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ramstein Rommel!
Ramstein Rommel is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Ramstein Rommel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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