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DFC 47 - McGregor vs Fabree PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bus Orez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jereckson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jereckson has chosen The Worlds Greatest Athlete - Double J, Jimmy Jereckson as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bus Orez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Jereckson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jereckson darts in and clinches Orez up against the cage.
Orez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jereckson smiles and moves away.
Orez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jereckson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Oooooh!!! Jereckson has knocked Orez down with a huge combo! Jereckson steps away and waves a wobbly Orez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Orez is rocked!
It looks like Bus Orez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jereckson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oh Orez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jereckson controlling the action here.
Orez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Orez tries to get out of the position.
Jereckson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Orez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jimmy Jereckson!
Jimmy Jereckson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dra Gon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Waits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waits has chosen The Last Time as his entrance music. Tom Waits has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dra Gon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Waits!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Waits counters with a stiff right hand.
Waits lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Waits connects with a body shot.
Waits scoring well with a low kick there.
Gon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Waits tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Waits lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gon is breathing heavily.
Waits with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tom Waits seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waits ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Waits scores with a hook.
Gon is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Waits throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Waits is looking to slow Gon down with leg kicks.
Waits scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waits.
Waits turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tom Waits is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waits grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Gon takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Waits cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Waits!
Tom Waits made sure to mention his sponsor, Golden Supplements [O.R.G] in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rio Ruthless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Pistol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rio Ruthless has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rio Ruthless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Pistol!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruthless shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ruthless was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pistol looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ruthless sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ruthless landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ruthless looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ruthless with the ground and pound from mount.
Pistol is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Ruthless! Pistol is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rio Ruthless!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Jose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilsooooon James Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Jose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilsooooon James Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James Da Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jose wants to clinch.
Jose with a poor takedown
and James Da Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
James Da Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James Da Silva throws an elbow that misses. Jose uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in James Da Silva's guard. Nice move by Jose!
James Da Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
James Da Silva is working for a kimura but Jose is defending it quite comfortably.
Jose is staying active underneath James Da Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James Da Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James Da Silva seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jose is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Wilsooooon James Da Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between True Vengeance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, True Vengeance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaughter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vengeance lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Slaughter throws a nice looking combination but Vengeance bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slaughter scores with a jab to the head.
Vengeance throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slaughter.
Slaughter throws a series of punches but Vengeance avoids them all with ease.
Vengeance misses with the combination.
Vengeance moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vengeance lands with a straight right. Slaughter didn't see that one coming.
A punch combination from Slaughter misses.
Vengeance pushes Slaughter away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vengeance swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Slaughter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Vengeance.
Vengeance shoots in for a takedown but Slaughter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Slaughter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Slaughter misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slaughter. Vengeance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slaughter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Slaughter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vengeance avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Slaughter does no damage.
Slaughter slips under a jab.
Slaughter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vengeance.
Nice shot by Vengeance.
Slaughter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vengeance swings for the body but Slaughter moves out of range.
Vengeance misses with a straight right.
Slaughter fails to land with a series of punches.
Vengeance loads up on a big right hand but Slaughter slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vengeance does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Slaughter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vengeance.
Vengeance misses with a double jab.
Vengeance checks the leg kick.
Vengeance throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vengeance lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Vengeance.
Slaughter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance tries for a takedown but Slaughter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for True Vengeance. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Slaughter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
True Vengeance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slaughter throws a series of punches but Vengeance avoids them all with ease.
Slaughter throws a low kick but Vengeance moves out of range easily.
Slaughter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slaughter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vengeance counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vengeance moves out of range as Slaughter throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vengeance scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vengeance gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slaughter regains full guard. Nicely done.
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 True Vengeance will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vengeance blocks a head kick by Slaughter.
Daniel Slaughter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vengeance steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Slaughter. That one must have hurt.
Vengeance connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vengeance will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vengeance chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slaughter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slaughter misses with a body kick.
Slaughter connects with a body shot that sends Vengeance's belly button to the back.
Vengeance lands with a cross.
Slaughter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengeance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vengeance throws a leg kick which misses Slaughter's front leg but catches the back leg as Slaughter tries to avoid it.
Slaughter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vengeance looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Slaughter works over Vengeance's head and body with a nice combination.
Slaughter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slaughter misses with a wild combination.
Slaughter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vengeance.
Slaughter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab lands there for Vengeance.
Slaughter misses with a double jab.
Vengeance ducks under a wild hook from Slaughter.
Slaughter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vengeance cracks Slaughter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vengeance looks to score with a jab to the body but Slaughter is just out of range.
Slaughter swinging wildly here.
Vengeance misses with a straight right.
Vengeance misses with an uppercut
and Slaughter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slaughter swings for the body but Vengeance moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Vengeance. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vengeance.
Vengeance misses with a low kick.
Slaughter throws a combination. Vengeance tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Slaughter.
Vengeance throws a wild body kick that Slaughter sees coming a mile off.
Vengeance fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slaughter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vengeance takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vengeance. Slaughter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vengeance throws a hook to the side of Slaughter's head but Slaughter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Vengeance misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vengeance lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Daniel Slaughter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vengeance takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vengeance connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Slaughter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vengeance closes the distance and clinches up with Slaughter, looking for a takedown. Vengeance pushes Slaughter against the cage but Slaughter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Slaughter throws a head kick but Vengeance moves out of range.
Slaughter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vengeance finds it's way round the side to connect with Slaughter's head.
Slaughter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like True Vengeance has been cut.
Vengeance looks to land a combination but Slaughter avoids it well.
Vengeance blocks a jab.
Vengeance goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Slaughter catches Vengeance with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Slaughter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter blocks a jab.
Vengeance checks the leg kick.
Slaughter misses with a series of wild punches.
Vengeance is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slaughter.
Vengeance misses with a body kick.
Vengeance throws a shot to the body.
Vengeance misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vengeance.
Vengeance throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter tries to sprawl but Vengeance drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slaughter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vengeance's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vengeance's back!
Slaughter misses with a punch to the head.
Slaughter scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Slaughter has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vengeance breaks Slaughter's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Vengeance looking to pass the guard.
Vengeance is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Slaughter is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Slaughter has escaped and now he's on top!
Slaughter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Vengeance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vengeance has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slaughter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slaughter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vengeance looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Slaughter postures up in Vengeance's guard and throws a big left but Vengeance blocks it.
Vengeance has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slaughter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slaughter postures up and lands a big shot to Vengeance's brow.
Slaughter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vengeance is keeping the position for now.
Slaughter wants to control from the top but Vengeance keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vengeance trying to control the position.
Vengeance is looking for a triangle but Slaughter pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Vengeance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vengeance throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Slaughter cracks Vengeance with a solid left hand.
Vengeance working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Slaughter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Slaughter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Vengeance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slaughter landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Slaughter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slaughter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Daniel Slaughter!
Daniel Slaughter gave a mention to Steel Penn's Laundry 93% in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Garman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hollywood Babble-On. Price has chosen Not Afraid as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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200 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralph Garman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Price!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Price.
Garman has managed to clinch.
Garman lands a shot to the body.
Garman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Price up against the cage.
Price jumps guard but Garman stands there with Price around his waist. Price gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Price misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garman misses with a knee strike.
Price is trying to break the clinch but Garman has him pressed against the cage.
Garman lands a body shot.
Price looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Garman.
Garman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Price looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price avoiding damage as Garman throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garman lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Price fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ralph Garman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Price.
Price misses with a punch to the body.
Price tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garman avoiding damage.
Garman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Come on Garman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Price trying to land knees to the body.
Garman is pushing Price up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Garman.
Garman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Price's defenses.
Garman lands a nice uppercut.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Garman avoids it by throwing Price back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garman.
Price fails to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garman stalling the fight.
Price is trying to break the clinch but Garman is controlling him.
Price throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Price is rocked!
Garman stalling against the cage.
Price tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price wants to break free but Garman has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garman.
Garman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Garman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Price has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garman'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.
Garman works on Price's body with a couple of short punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Price tries to pull guard but Garman won't allow it.
Price is looking to control Garman's arms but Garman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Price has his back to the cage.
Garman avoids a wild elbow strike from Price.
Nice elbow from Garman.
It looks like Thomas Price has been cut.
Garman lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price takes an elbow to the temple.
Price is still on wobbly legs! Can Garman finish him?
Garman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Price seems to have recovered his senses.
Garman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Price lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garman backwards.
Garman leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garman lands with a light punch inside.
Price has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Garman misses with an elbow over the top.
Price's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Garman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Price's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Price. Those never looked like landing.
Garman misses with a looping right.
Garman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Price ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garman takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Price checks a leg kick.
Garman lands a jab to the head.
Price fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A swing and a miss from Garman.
The fighters circling - Garman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Price closes the distance and clinches up with Garman, looking for a takedown. Price pushes Garman against the cage but Garman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Price throws the left hand but Garman avoids the punch easily.
Garman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Price on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Price throws a body punch but Garman moves out of range.
Garman tries to close the distance and clinch but Price swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Price, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garman throws a looping overhand right but Price ducks down to avoid it.
Garman looks to score with a jab to the body but Price is just out of range.
Garman misses with a low kick as Price jumps back.
Garman cracks Price with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Price looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garman is fending him off so far but Price persists. Nope, Garman circles away and we're back to standing.
Ralph Garman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Price.
Garman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Price has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Price cracks a nice hook into Garman's ribs.
Price is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garman. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
Price with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garman to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a head kick but Garman moves out of range.
Price tries a head kick but it misses.
Price tries to clinch but Garman moves away
and Garman counters with a left to the body.
Price is breathing heavily.
Garman looks to land a left hand but Price moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garman connects with a single shot there.
Garman lands with a straight right. Price didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Garman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Price throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garman connects with the punch.
Ralph Garman is winning the standup battle so far.
Garman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Price. That did some damage!
Garman cracks Price with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garman.
Price staying out of range there.
Price blocks a jab.
Garman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Garman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Price's calf.
Garman just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garman, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Garman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garman has Price up against the cage in a clinch.
Price can't get the takedown.
Price takes a shot to the head.
Price working hard to break the clinch.
Garman tries to land knees in the clinch but Price avoids the damage to the body.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Price.
Garman stalls.
Garman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Price is looking to control Garman's arms but Garman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Price has his back to the cage.
Garman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Price is trying desperately to land a takedown but Garman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Price.
Garman controlling the action here for a moment.
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!
Garman gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garman lands an elbow that stopped Price in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Garman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Price's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Garman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Price uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garman.
Garman takes the fight into the clinch.
Garman crunches a lovely knee into Price's ribcage.
Garman has Price pressed against the cage, preventing Price from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garman managing to block the knees to the body from Price.
Garman stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Garman.
Garman stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price takes an elbow to the temple.
Garman blocks an uppercut.
Price is trying to break free.
Garman keeps control of Price as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Price trying to stall but Garman improves his position.
Price takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ralph Garman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Price tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garman's elbow.
Price tries to stall but Garman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garman blocks an uppercut.
Garman lands a damaging elbow.
Price is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Price is leaning against Garman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Garman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price is trying to break the clinch but Garman has him pressed against the cage.
Garman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Price takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Price breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Price takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab from Garman misses.
Garman lands with an uppercut that bounces Price off the cage and back into range.
Price takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot by Garman.
Price takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garman misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garman misses with a low kick.
Price throws a jab when Garman was well out of range.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Price wants to clinch
and Garman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Price tries to keep at a distance but Garman has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garman.
Garman unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Price! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Garman is unloading with more strikes now! Price drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Garman!
A victorious Ralph Garman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arial Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen LIVING IN AMERICA BY JAMES BROWN as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arial Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Apollo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Jackson throws a lazy body kick
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jackson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Jackson's legs - danger averted.
Jones trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Jones 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.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones working Jackson over with strikes here.
It looks like Apollo Jackson has been cut.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jackson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jackson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jackson!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arial Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Jackson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jackson slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters circling a little - Jackson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jackson clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Arial Jones has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arial Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson misses the body punch
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Apollo Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jones lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Jackson 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 time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jackson misses with a leg kick.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Apollo Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones avoids the body shot from Jackson.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arial Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Jackson.
Jones tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jackson wants a takedown.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jackson to keep the fight standing.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Jackson tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Jackson!
Apollo Jackson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zen Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Pariss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Zen Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Pariss!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pariss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blood moves away.
Blood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pariss sprawls well. Pariss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blood gets slowly back to his feet.
Blood fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pariss sprawls well initially but Blood persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pariss is trying to stand up here but Blood is controlling him well.
Pariss moves into full guard.
Blood 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pariss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pariss kicks Blood off and gets to his feet.
Blood fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zen Blood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood shoots in for a double leg but Pariss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Pariss misses the target.
No luck for Blood with that takedown attempt.
Blood doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pariss counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pariss looks to land a left hand but Blood moved out of range nicely.
Pariss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
Blood misses with a takedown
and Pariss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Zen Blood has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Pariss.
Pariss throws a right and a left that Blood avoids nicely.
Blood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pariss is fending him off so far but Blood persists. Nope, Pariss circles away and we're back to standing.
Blood shoots in for a takedown but Pariss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blood needs to keep his hands up - Pariss had a free shot at his head there.
Pariss misses with a series of wild punches.
Zen Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pariss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pariss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pariss drops Blood with a beautiful combination! Blood stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pariss is looking for the KO!
Blood is rocked!
Blood shoots and misses
and Pariss counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh Blood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blood is breathing heavily.
Blood with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pariss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zen Blood's cut is getting worse.
A jab lands there for Pariss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pariss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood seems to have got his legs back now.
Pariss sends Blood crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pariss is motioning to the referee to let Blood up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Pariss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zen Blood's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pariss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blood is defended easily by Pariss.
Pariss throws a jab but it's blocked by Blood.
Pariss tries to bum rush Blood with a series of wild strikes but Blood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pariss throws an overhand right that lands on Blood's shoulder, as Blood tries to avoid the shot.
Blood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pariss pinned against the cage. Pariss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pariss's waist but Pariss gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blood off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zen Blood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pariss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diego Pariss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blood.
Pariss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pariss wants it to stay on the feet.
Diego Pariss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pariss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pariss pinned against the cage. Pariss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pariss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Pariss. No joy for Blood on that attempt.
Blood tries for a takedown but Pariss circles away easily
and Pariss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zen Blood's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pariss pinned against the cage. Pariss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood gets a takedown into half guard.
Blood is thwarting Pariss's attempts to control the position.
Pariss gets full guard.
Pariss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pariss is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pariss has escaped and now he's on top!
Blood working for a triangle but Pariss defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pariss gets to his feet - Blood follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Pariss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zen Blood's cut.
That's time! Blood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice cross by Pariss.
Pariss gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blood to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Blood drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pariss dives on top into guard.
Blood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pariss wanted to stand there but Blood had control of the position.
Pariss stands up from Blood's guard - Pariss perhaps looking for a knockout.
Blood has his takedown stuffed
and Pariss counters with a crisp one two that drops Blood! Pariss thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Blood to his feet! Blood is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pariss steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Blood is out on his feet! Pariss sets himself and nearly takes Blood's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Diego Pariss!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Fabree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabree has chosen Flo Rida - Good Feeling as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William McGregor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Fabree!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabree takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
William McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor gets caught napping as Fabree dives in and scores a takedown. McGregor manages to retain guard.
Fabree got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGregor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fabree has managed to get both his arms back between McGregor's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fabree wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving.
Fabree makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fabree wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving.
McGregor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fabree controls the pace.
Fabree drops back looking for a leg! McGregor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McGregor manages to kick Fabree off! Fabree jumps back into McGregor's guard.
McGregor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fabree can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fabree in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabree got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGregor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fabree has managed to get both his arms back between McGregor's legs - danger averted.
Fabree trying to control the position from guard on top but McGregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fabree has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fabree loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fabree trying to control but McGregor is working from the bottom.
McGregor working for a triangle but Fabree defends it easily.
Fabree tries to free his leg and advance position but McGregor is retaining full guard.
Fabree avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGregor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor looking for a guillotine here but Fabree defends easily.
Fabree trying to control but McGregor is working from the bottom.
Fabree throws a big elbow that misses.
McGregor is looking for a triangle but Fabree pushes his legs off easily.
McGregor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fabree is one step ahead there.
Fabree passes McGregor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Fabree there.
McGregor is staying active underneath Fabree, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McGregor looking for submissions off his back.
Fabree passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fabree with a couple of short strikes.
McGregor working to try and regain half guard.
Fabree scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McGregor tries to lock up and control but Fabree gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fabree working the ground and pound effectively.
McGregor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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!
Fabree tries to control but McGregor wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabree lands a big elbow.
Fabree looking to control but McGregor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fabree looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fabree is landing with some decent strikes but McGregor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McGregor is squirming around, avoiding Fabree's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fabree cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McGregor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McGregor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fabree looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fabree prevents McGregor from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGregor manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fabree is thwarting McGregor's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Fabree dominated that round.
That's time! McGregor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGregor throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fabree circles away quickly and effectively.
Fabree steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McGregor. That one must have hurt.
William McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fabree decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McGregor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fabree pulls his head out easily.
Fabree lands with a punch from half guard.
McGregor is looking to control Fabree's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McGregor avoid being mounted?
McGregor is pressing down on Fabree's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fabree not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fabree with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fabree wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving.
McGregor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fabree is aware though and is defending well.
McGregor keeping full guard, as Fabree tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabree 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.
Fabree postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fabree scoring with some ground and pound.
Fabree drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fabree jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fabree trying to control the position from guard on top but McGregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fabree is working McGregor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fabree working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fabree wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving.
Fabree lands a couple of elbows.
Fabree postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGregor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fabree is one step ahead there.
Fabree trying to control the position from guard on top but McGregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fabree throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fabree accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGregor trying to keep a closed guard but Fabree is proving a slippery customer.
Fabree 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fabree uses it to pass to side control.
Fabree creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fabree passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McGregor!
Fabree is landing with some decent strikes but McGregor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fabree tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McGregor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fabree landing strikes from the mount and McGregor is in trouble!
Dexter Fabree has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGregor is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Fabree.
Fabree looking to finish McGregor with some ground and pound. This is bad for McGregor!
Fabree wants to control the pace but McGregor is squirming around nicely.
Fabree with the ground and pound from mount.
Fabree controlling the position easily from mount.
McGregor tries to hold on but Fabree postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabree has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McGregor's face.
Fabree landing shots from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fabree looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McGregor is bucking up trying to escape but Fabree cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McGregor is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Fabree connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McGregor tries to hold on but Fabree postures up.
Fabree controlling his opponent.
McGregor throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Fabree.
Fabree dominating with strikes here.
McGregor is working to get back to half guard.
Fabree working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Fabree showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fabree darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fabree is thwarting McGregor's attempts to control the position.
Fabree performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fabree wants to control but McGregor is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. McGregor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fabree is stalling in the full guard.
McGregor looking for a guillotine here but Fabree defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabree lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fabree trying to control the position from guard on top but McGregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fabree lands a couple of digs.
Fabree wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving.
McGregor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fabree showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fabree wants to pass the guard but McGregor is keeping the position.
Fabree working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fabree avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fabree doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fabree manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fabree wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving.
Fabree postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fabree pushing down on McGregor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fabree throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fabree wants to take a breather but McGregor is having none of it.
Fabree looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McGregor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McGregor is not content to let Fabree control the position.
Fabree is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McGregor trying to control but Fabree postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McGregor looking for submissions off his back.
Fabree sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGregor defending well though.
Fabree wants to take a breather but McGregor is having none of it.
McGregor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McGregor wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fabree in particular looking to stall.
Fabree scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fabree is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McGregor defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabree is looking to take a break and control but McGregor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGregor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fabree uses his free foot to push down on McGregor's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McGregor.
Fabree fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fabree with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
McGregor tries to hold on but Fabree postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGregor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Fabree really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor looks to land a combination but Fabree avoids it well.
McGregor lands with a kick to the temple. Fabree shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fabree blocks a head kick by McGregor.
Fabree drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fabree showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McGregor keeping moving, preventing Fabree from controlling successfully.
Fabree cracks McGregor with a solid left hand.
Fabree content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabree controlling from the top position.
Fabree has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGregor keeping full guard, as Fabree tries to pass.
Fabree wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fabree is posturing up here but McGregor has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fabree tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fabree has to tap! Slick submission there by McGregor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William McGregor!
William McGregor retains his bantamweight title!
William McGregor very nearly forgot to thank Golden Supplements [O.R.G] amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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