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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seany Scholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scholes's entrance music is Wonderwall - Oasis. A fine choice. Don Cerrone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Seany Scholes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scholes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cerrone to the ground. Scholes is now in Cerrone's guard.
Cerrone keeping full guard, as Scholes tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scholes wants to control from the top but Cerrone keeps moving.
Cerrone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Scholes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cerrone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scholes trying to control the position from guard on top but Cerrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cerrone scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Scholes fails to land the takedown.
Cerrone slaps away a takedown attempt from Scholes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cerrone.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Scholes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seany Scholes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scholes.
Cerrone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scholes. That did some damage!
Cerrone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Scholes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scholes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Scholes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cerrone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Scholes prevents Cerrone from escaping the position.
Scholes is looking to take a break and control but Cerrone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scholes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Scholes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Scholes trying to control the position but Cerrone is working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scholes swings around for an armbar but Cerrone sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Scholes's guard.
Scholes is working an open guard so Cerrone takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Scholes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cerrone tries to avoid it but Scholes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cerrone to the ground. Cerrone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scholes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cerrone as he avoids it easily.
Cerrone tries to clinch up.
Cerrone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Scholes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scholes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Scholes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cerrone is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cerrone has escaped and now he's on top!
Cerrone tries to stand but Scholes is controlling from the bottom.
Cerrone won't allow Scholes to sweep him here.
Cerrone stands and steps away. Scholes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice defenses there by Cerrone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone darts in trying to clinch
and Scholes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Scholes.
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!
Scholes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cerrone is keeping the position for now.
Cerrone pushes Scholes off and scrambles back to his feet.
Scholes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cerrone as he jumps to the side.
Don Cerrone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scholes feints and as Cerrone raises his hands in defense, Scholes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scholes tries to free his leg and advance position but Cerrone is retaining full guard.
Cerrone wants to stand but Scholes is controlling the position.
Scholes wants to get up but he can't break Cerrone's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seany Scholes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cerrone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scholes.
Scholes misses with a takedown attempt - Cerrone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cerrone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scholes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cerrone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Scholes wants to take the fight to the mat but Cerrone manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seany Scholes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scholes manages to break the clinch.
Scholes lands a jab to Cerrone's midsection.
Cerrone wants to clinch.
Scholes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cerrone sprawls well initially but Scholes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cerrone makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Scholes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cerrone can pounce on him.
Scholes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone throws a low kick but Scholes avoids it.
Scholes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cerrone throws out the jab.
Cerrone stuffs the takedown attempt from Scholes. Scholes gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Cerrone misses.
Cerrone lands with a nice body punch.
Scholes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cerrone to the ground. Scholes is now in Cerrone's guard.
Scholes passes into half guard.
Cerrone is trying to stand back up but Scholes is controlling him
Cerrone manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Scholes shoots for a double leg takedown but Cerrone sprawls well. He's pushed Scholes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Seany Scholes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cerrone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cerrone is breathing heavily.
Cerrone doesn't manage to clinch there - Scholes circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone tries to keep at a distance but Scholes has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerrone is trying to force a seperation but Scholes has the dominant position.
Scholes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scholes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cerrone as he avoids it easily.
Cerrone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cerrone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scholes moves away.
Scholes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Seany Scholes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scholes goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cerrone rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Scholes's guard! Nice work there by Cerrone!
Cerrone stands and steps away. Scholes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cerrone fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Scholes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cerrone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cerrone wants it to stay on the feet.
Scholes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cerrone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cerrone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Don Cerrone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scholes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cerrone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Scholes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scholes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cerrone is defending well.
Cerrone breaks the clinch.
Scholes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cerrone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scholes somewhat.
Cerrone tries to clinch there but Scholes circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scholes misses with a takedown attempt
and Cerrone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Scholes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Scholes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scholes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cerrone is looking to escape.
Scholes looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Scholes wants to take his opponent's back but Cerrone doesn't allow it.
Cerrone wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scholes has hold of Cerrone's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cerrone manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Scholes working for a guillotine from mount but Cerrone is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Seany Scholes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cerrone closes the distance and clinches.
Scholes is looking for a takedown.
Scholes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cerrone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cerrone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cerrone stops a takedown attempt from Scholes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seany Scholes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cerrone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scholes is keeping busy.
Cerrone lands a left hand.
Cerrone tries to land knees in the clinch but Scholes avoids the damage to the body.
Cerrone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scholes avoids it.
Scholes prevents a body shot from Cerrone.
Scholes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cerrone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cerrone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholes blocks a head kick by Cerrone.
Cerrone tries to clinch but Scholes moves away
and Scholes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cerrone won't be happy with that.
Scholes tries for a kimura but Cerrone is defending well.
Cerrone is pushing Scholes's head away, looking to escape. Scholes manages to hold on to the position though.
Scholes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Scholes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cerrone tries to escape but Scholes is in control.
Cerrone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cerrone is not content to let Scholes control the position.
Scholes tries for a kimura but Cerrone is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scholes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cerrone keeps working.
Scholes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cerrone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scholes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cerrone has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Scholes but great work by Cerrone.
Cerrone stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Scholes circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scholes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Scholes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scholes looking to sit in guard and control but Cerrone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cerrone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cerrone postures up.
Scholes is looking for a triangle but Cerrone pushes his legs off easily.
Scholes controls Cerrone momentarily but Cerrone frees himself.
Scholes looking for subs off his back but Cerrone has passed one foot through into half guard.
Scholes is trying to stand up here but Cerrone is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone decides to stand up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cerrone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cerrone doesn't manage to clinch there - Scholes circles away.
Cerrone feints a jab promting Scholes to slip. Cerrone then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Scholes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Cerrone. Those never looked like landing.
Seany Scholes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cerrone takes the fight into the clinch.
Cerrone tries to work over Scholes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scholes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Don Cerrone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cerrone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Scholes avoids the elbow strike from Cerrone, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Don Cerrone.
I think Scholes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seany Scholes!
Seany Scholes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Walujew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolai Walujew has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolai Walujew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jong Bak!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak lands with a nice body punch.
Walujew takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Nikolai Walujew has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bak walks into a straight right hand from Walujew.
Bak wants to clinch.
Walujew swinging wildly here.
Bak drops Walujew with a big left hand and mounts him. Walujew is in big trouble!
Bak controlling his opponent.
Walujew is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Bak has taken his back.
Bak patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Walujew showing good submission defense here.
Walujew preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walujew wants to get back to his feet.
Bak looking for the choke from the back.
Walujew trying to get back to his feet but Bak is in full control for now.
Walujew showing good submission defense here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walujew is trying to stand back up.
Bak looking for the RNC.
Walujew defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bak's arms.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bak tightening his grip on Walujew, looking for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak is looking for the choke from the back position but Walujew is controlling his hands well.
Bak is looking for the choke from the back position but Walujew is controlling his hands well.
Bak patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Bak looking for the RNC.
Walujew controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Bak has his arm under Walujew's chin here. Game over son! Bak squeezes tightly and Walujew is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jong Bak!
A relieved looking Jong Bak 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Flo Tinaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SasH Hemingway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tinaway kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sonic Boom Six - Floating Away. SasH Hemingway will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Flo Tinaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, SasH Hemingway!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemingway shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tinaway sprawls well. Tinaway wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hemingway gets slowly back to his feet.
Hemingway jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tinaway fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hemingway to the ground. Tinaway is now in Hemingway's guard.
Hemingway is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tinaway is aware though and is defending well.
Hemingway working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tinaway doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tinaway manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tinaway trying to control the position from guard on top but Hemingway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tinaway is posturing up here but Hemingway has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Tinaway tries to roll out but it's too tight and Tinaway has to tap! Slick submission there by Hemingway!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). SasH Hemingway!
SasH Hemingway decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barack Obama (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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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Barack Obama!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama tries to keep at a distance but Walter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walter was well out of range. Poor timing from Obama.
Obama swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
Walter misses with a wild combination.
Obama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Obama tries to clinch there but Walter circles away.
Walter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walter wants it to stay on the feet.
Walter is looking to clinch but Obama is avoiding it.
Walter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Obama tries for a takedown but Walter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Obama moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Stephan Walter has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obama throws an overhand right that lands on Walter's shoulder, as Walter tries to avoid the shot.
Nice takedown defense from Walter. No joy for Obama on that attempt.
Stephan Walter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barack Obama.
Walter clinches up against the cage.
Walter breaks from the clinch.
Walter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Walter.
Walter lands a left hand.
Walter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Obama eats them both and turns towards Walter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Walter moves into the clinch.
Walter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown by Obama or perhaps it was just good defense by Walter which made him look bad.
Walter moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walter prevents it.
Walter is pressed up against the cage. Obama has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walter down to the mat. Walter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Obama scores with the left hand. Walter knows he should have avoided that one.
Walter is looking to clinch.
Walter lands a slapping body shot.
Walter blocks a jab.
Obama fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Obama does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama has his takedown stuffed
and Walter counters with a series of strikes. Obama will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Barack Obama has been cut.
Obama looks winded!
Walter drops Obama with a beautiful combination! Obama stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Walter is looking for the KO!
Obama is rocked!
Walter with a nice cross.
Obama is still on wobbly legs! Can Walter finish him?
Walter goes for a small jab and connects. Now Walter goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Obama stumbles back but Walter runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Obama to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Obama will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stephan Walter!
Stephan Walter gave a mention to Brute in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroud comes to the cage accompanied by Vallenfyre - Iconoclast. Martin has chosen Dean Martin - LITTLE OLD WINE DRINKER ME as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dean Martin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Martin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stroud is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martin tries to stand and escape but Stroud actually recovers to full guard.
Stroud wants to sweep but no luck.
Stroud keeping full guard, as Martin tries to pass.
Stroud wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
Martin wants to control from the top but Stroud keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martin controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dean Martin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stroud throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stroud connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martin's hands.
Stroud misses with a combination
and Martin counters with a left to the body.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown. Stroud tries to sprawl out of it but Martin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stroud manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A left lands for Stroud.
Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stroud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Stroud.
Martin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stroud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stroud throws a right and a left that Martin avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroud shoots in looking for a takedown. Martin tries to sprawl out of it but Stroud keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stroud as he jumps to the side.
Stroud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroud shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stroud is trying to control the action in half guard but Martin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stroud lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stroud working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stroud postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stroud landing with the ground and pound.
Martin is trying to keep Stroud in close.
Stroud advances to half guard.
Stroud lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stroud trying to control the action but Martin is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to control from the bottom.
Stroud thows a huge punch but Martin dodges it nicely.
Martin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin has hold of Stroud's hands but Stroud slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Martin is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Stroud manages to pass to mount!
Martin tries to hold on but Stroud pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin really wants to buck Stroud off and get back to his feet.
Martin tries to lock up and control but Stroud gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Martin can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Stroud dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Martin dodges the punch combination from Stroud.
Stroud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Martin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stroud defends it nicely.
Stroud darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stroud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stroud is fending him off so far but Martin persists. Nope, Stroud circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin tries to clinch but Stroud is having none of it.
Stroud lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Martin is rocked!
Stroud cracks Martin with a left hook right on the temple and Martin goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Stroud lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Martin is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Stroud!
Tom Stroud seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Newton (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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175 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcello Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaac Newton!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Newton.
Sanchez clinches up with Newton and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Sanchez.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Newton as Sanchez tries to tie him up.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Newton blocks it.
Sanchez controlling the action here for a moment.
Newton wants to take the fight to the mat but Sanchez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez letting Newton take a breather here.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newton gets tackled into the cage by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.
Sanchez tries to stall but Newton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Newton has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Newton is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sanchez can't fight it off and eventually Newton manages to take the fight to the floor. Sanchez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Newton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Newton is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sanchez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Newton, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez won't allow Newton to sweep him here.
Sanchez wants to stand but Newton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sanchez won't allow Newton to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez stands and steps away. Newton gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Newton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Newton off to one side.
Marcello Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Newton.
Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Newton in a clinch.
Newton is trying to trip Sanchez. He has hold of a leg but Sanchez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Newton persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sanchez pushes Newton off and gets back to his feet.
Newton instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Sanchez 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.
Newton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marcello Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Newton circles away.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Newton moves out of range.
Newton shoots and misses
and Sanchez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Newton is trying to drag Sanchez to the mat but Sanchez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sanchez wants to stall.
Newton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Marcello Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Newton.
Sanchez trying to control the position but instead, Newton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanchez into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sanchez prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Newton.
Sanchez'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.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez taking a breather.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Newton has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Newton keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Newton has double underhooks.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton fails with the takedown.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Newton circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Marcello Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Newton fails with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a nice body shot.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Newton at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Newton tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch lands to the side of Newton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Newton circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Newton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Newton takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Newton is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Sanchez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Newton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.
Newton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Newton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Newton keeps it at a distance.
Newton shoots in but Sanchez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marcello Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Newton.
Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Newton, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Newton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Newton off to one side.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Marcello Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sanchez was covering up waiting for the punch and Newton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Newton wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanchez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Newton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Newton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Newton moves out of range.
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!
Newton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Newton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez drives through and clinches with Newton against the cage.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Marcello Sanchez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Newton has double underhooks.
Newton leaning against his opponent.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Newton is keeping busy.
Marcello Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Newton has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Newton is trying to drag Sanchez to the mat but Sanchez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sanchez is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Newton up against the cage.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcello Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcello Sanchez!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marcello Sanchez thanked Brute for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Topohanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Topohanta might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DJ Proteus : Illuminati. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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36
275 lbs
32 - 14 - 1 |
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280 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Topohanta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Dean!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean shoots in looking for a takedown but Topohanta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dean's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dean looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Topohanta!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Topohanta is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dean controlling from the full mount.
Dean working Topohanta over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean controlling the pace for now.
Dean with a couple of short strikes.
Topohanta is looking to improve his position but Dean isn't that keen on the idea.
Dean unloads with some shots from mount but Topohanta bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean looking to control but Topohanta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dean misses with a head shot.
Topohanta is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dean looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Pekka Topohanta has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Max Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Topohanta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Topohanta stuffs the takedown attempt from Dean. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Dean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Topohanta circles away.
Pekka Topohanta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Dean.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dean.
Pekka Topohanta's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a few strikes there.
Dean drops Topohanta with a left and a right! Oh, Topohanta is hurt - Dean dives into side control looking to finish!
Dean scores with punches from side control.
Topohanta struggling a bit here.
Dean throws an elbow but Topohanta slips to the side and avoids it well.
Topohanta managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dean.
Dean working away.
Dean looking to control but instead Topohanta has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Dean has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dean not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean drops an elbow to the side of Topohanta's head.
Dean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dean throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dean is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dean postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Topohanta looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean controlling the pace for now.
Dean lands a big elbow.
Jeez, Pekka Topohanta's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pekka Topohanta's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Max Dean!
Max Dean very nearly forgot to thank Fighters First Nutrition 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rooney comes to the cage accompanied by Belfast Boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Rooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liam Machin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machin throws a series of punches but Rooney moves out of range.
Machin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rooney.
Machin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rooney clinches.
Rooney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machin backwards.
Machin has had enough of the clinch but Rooney keeps him there for the moment.
Machin prevents the takedown attempt.
Rooney is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Machin is defending well.
Rooney lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Machin or not.
Rooney is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Rooney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machin is trying to break the clinch but Rooney has him pressed against the cage.
Rooney turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Machin can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Machin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rooney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin defending against the ground and pound.
Rooney misses with the ground and pound.
Rooney throws an elbow but Machin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Machin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rooney in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rooney throws a strike aimed at the side of Machin's head but Machin avoids it well.
Rooney throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Machin works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machin is trying to stand up here but Rooney is controlling him well.
Rooney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rooney.
Rooney is looking to take a break and control but Machin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rooney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Rooney there.
Machin is refusing to be controlled, as Rooney sits in half guard.
Rooney prevents Machin from standing back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rooney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Machin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rooney is looking to advance position but Machin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Rooney has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Machin manages to capitalize on a mistake by Rooney to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machin is not going to allow Rooney to sit and survive in this position.
Rooney is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Rooney closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Machin did well to prevent Rooney getting side control.
Rooney landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rooney not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rooney is looking to take a break and control but Machin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rooney passes the guard and advances to mount!
Machin suckers Rooney into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Machin is now in Rooney's guard!
Machin wants to stand but Rooney has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
Machin stands and steps away. Rooney gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Rooney dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Machin thows a body shot but no joy.
Machin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rooney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machin moves away.
Machin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Machin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rooney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machin tries to bum rush Rooney with a series of wild strikes but Rooney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Machin catches Rooney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rooney.
Rooney controlling the position.
Rooney in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney landing strikes.
Rooney working away.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Rooney controlling the position.
Machin dodges the ground and pound from Rooney.
Machin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rooney tries to score with some ground and pound. Machin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney working the ground and pound.
Machin trying to remain calm as Rooney controls from the top position.
Rooney creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
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!
Rooney throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Machin works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Machin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rooney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Machin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rooney is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Machin is desperately trying to improve his position but Rooney has a good base and remains in mount.
Rooney looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooney 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.
Ryan Rooney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rooney trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rooney thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rooney trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rooney looking to ground and pound but Machin is blocking nicely.
Rooney can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Machin is looking to escape.
Rooney throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Machin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rooney.
Rooney lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Machin hang on?
Rooney looking to control but Machin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rooney lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Machin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rooney connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Machin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rooney looking to finish Machin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Machin!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Rooney dominated that second round.
That's time! Rooney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rooney slips a straight right by Machin.
Machin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rooney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloppy strikes from Machin. Those never looked like landing.
Machin looks to throw the jab but Rooney is out of range.
Machin wants to slow Rooney down by chopping away at his legs.
Machin swats away the attempt to clinch by Rooney.
Rooney jabs at Machin's body.
Rooney moves away from the strike by Machin.
Rooney shoots in and drives through. Machin sprawls well.
Rooney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Rooney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rooney throws a series of punches but Machin moves out of range.
Machin digs a good body shot into Rooney's ribs.
Machin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rooney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rooney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machin.
Machin swats away the attempt to clinch by Rooney.
Rooney forces Machin back against the cage and clinches.
Machin is looking to break free of the clinch but Rooney has double underhooks.
Rooney drops down looking for an ankle pick but Machin pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rooney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Machin but Machin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rooney walks into a jab.
Rooney closes the distance and clinches up with Machin, looking for a takedown. Rooney pushes Machin against the cage but Machin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Machin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rooney under the eye.
Machin motions for Rooney to come forward. Machin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rooney is defended easily by Machin.
Rooney misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machin tries a low kick but Rooney avoids it.
Rooney gets the takedown into side control.
Rooney cracks Machin with a big right hand but Machin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ryan Rooney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rooney throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Machin tries to buck Rooney off but Rooney is having none of it.
Rooney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machin keeps working.
Rooney is trying to ground and pound but Machin uses the momentary lack of control by Rooney to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rooney moves into full mount! Machin won't be happy about that!
Rooney controlling the position easily from mount.
Machin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rooney controlling the pace for now.
Liam Machin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Rooney looking to control but Machin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Rooney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rooney, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Rooney!
An out of breath Ryan Rooney thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato comes to the cage accompanied by Call to prayer of islam. On his way into the cage it seems that Rumina Sato has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rumina Sato seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rumina Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo is looking to chop away at Sato's legs.
Sato checks a low kick from Romo.
Romo slips under a jab from Sato.
Sato checks the leg kick.
Good work by Romo as he checks the leg kick.
Sato takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sato misses with a looping left.
Sato cracks Romo with an open hand slap.
Romo lands the left hand.
Romo avoids the head kick by Sato.
Romo throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romo throws a right and a left that Sato avoids nicely.
Romo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romo walks into a jab.
Sato connects with a looping right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sato lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Romo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick lands from Romo.
Donk. Sato catches Romo right on the button with a cross.
Romo is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo throws out a loose jab but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romo is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
Romo gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Sato gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rumina Sato!
Rumina Sato made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Remember, a vote for islam is a vote for retardation.'.
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