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LDR 5: Cage Rage PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Maicon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Javier Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Maicon!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Maicon.
Maicon moves into the clinch.
Hernandez tries to pull guard but Maicon holds him up against the cage and eventually Hernandez drops back down to his feet.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Maicon manages to get underhooks.
Maicon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hernandez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Maicon escapes and throws Hernandez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hernandez is trying to get back to half guard.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Maicon scoring with punches and elbows.
Maicon is chipping away with strikes.
Hernandez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maicon on the ground.
Maicon moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking for a sweep.
Maicon wants to control for a moment but Hernandez uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Maicon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Maicon prevents Hernandez from standing back up.
Hernandez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maicon pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maicon trying to control the pace.
Maicon seems to be looking for submissions.
Maicon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Maicon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hernandez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hernandez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maicon postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hernandez to stand up.
Hernandez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hernandez gets caught flat footed, as Maicon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maicon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Maicon looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maicon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Maicon from controlling successfully.
Hernandez trying to control the position.
Hernandez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Maicon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hernandez wants to sweep here but Maicon controlling him for the moment.
Maicon trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Maicon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hernandez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hernandez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hernandez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Maicon trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hernandez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maicon stops Hernandez from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maicon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maicon advances to half guard.
Maicon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maicon stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hernandez.
Hernandez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maicon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maicon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maicon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maicon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hernandez throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maicon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hernandez is trying to defend but Maicon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is trying to control but can't.
Hernandez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Maicon controlling the action here.
Maicon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Douglas Maicon has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maicon trying to control the action but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Maicon wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Hernandez uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Maicon wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Despite being in the dominant position, Douglas Maicon just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hernandez scores with a takedown into Maicon's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to stand but Maicon is controlling from the bottom.
Hernandez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hernandez looking to sit in guard and control but Maicon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maicon controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Maicon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hernandez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maicon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hernandez is looking for a sweep. Maicon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maicon not doing much here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maicon lands a nice short elbow.
Maicon wants to pass to mount but Hernandez is defending the position.
Hernandez looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maicon is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maicon pulls his head out easily.
Hernandez wants to control but Maicon is keeping busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maicon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maicon showed some decent athleticism there.
Hernandez is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Maicon stops Hernandez from getting back to his feet.
Hernandez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Maicon tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maicon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hernandez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Maicon tries for a kimura but Hernandez is defending well.
Hernandez sneaks out the side door and pushes Maicon away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maicon. That did some damage!
Maicon throws a sloppy head kick and Hernandez moves out of range easily.
Maicon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hernandez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hernandez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maicon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hernandez's guard.
Maicon has gone for a leg lock! Hernandez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Maicon's guard.
Hernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Maicon is retaining full guard.
Maicon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Maicon keeps moving.
Hernandez gets to his feet - Maicon follows without any prompting.
Maicon is looking to clinch but Hernandez is avoiding it.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maicon but Maicon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maicon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Maicon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maicon 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Maicon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santonio Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Cromartie (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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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Santonio Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Cromartie!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cromartie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cromartie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes dodges the punch combination from Cromartie.
Nice uppercut lands for Holmes. That snapped Cromartie's head back.
Holmes throws a hook but Cromartie blocks it.
Cromartie tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes takes a swing at Cromartie's ribcage but misses.
Cromartie tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes jabs at Cromartie's body.
Cromartie looks gassed!
Holmes throws a hook but Cromartie blocks it.
Holmes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cromartie manages to avoid it.
Cromartie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holmes.
Holmes lands with a cross.
It looks like Antonio Cromartie has been cut.
Holmes scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Holmes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cromartie doesn't seem phased though.
Holmes works Cromartie's body with a nice hook.
Cromartie avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Holmes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cromartie throws a right hand that Holmes ducks under and follows up with a left that Holmes also avoids with ease.
Holmes missing with a left hand there. Cromartie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holmes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cromartie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes throws an overhand right that lands on Cromartie's shoulder, as Cromartie tries to avoid the shot.
Holmes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cromartie doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Holmes jabs at Cromartie's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Cromartie does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes jabs at Cromartie's body.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes misses with a looping left.
Holmes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Cromartie.
Holmes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cromartie avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Holmes is looking to wear down Cromartie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cromartie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmes lands a jab to the head.
Holmes lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands a with a good body shot.
Holmes looks to throw the jab but Cromartie is out of range.
Holmes throws a hook but Cromartie avoids it easily.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Cromartie throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
Cromartie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Holmes with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
Holmes looks to land a right hand but Cromartie moved out of range.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cromartie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cromartie manages to avoid it.
Holmes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cromartie's head.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Cromartie walks into a jab.
Holmes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holmes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Holmes throws a hook but Cromartie blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cromartie tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes with a nice cross.
Cromartie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santonio Holmes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Cromartie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cromartie manages to avoid it.
Cromartie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cromartie shoots for a double leg takedown but Holmes sprawls well. He's pushed Cromartie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santonio Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
Holmes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cromartie on the side of the head.
Cromartie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot by Holmes.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Holmes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holmes cracks a nice hook into Cromartie's ribs.
Cromartie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cromartie manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cromartie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Cromartie.
Holmes works Cromartie's body with a nice hook.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cromartie can do to turn this around?
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cromartie moves away.
Holmes works Cromartie's body with a nice hook.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cromartie moves away.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Cromartie misses.
Holmes lands a jab to Cromartie's midsection.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antonio Cromartie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cromartie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes's corner calls for a 1-2. Holmes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cromartie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Holmes as he avoids it easily.
Cromartie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cromartie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Holmes has got the better of the exchanges.
Cromartie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cromartie wants to pass the guard but Holmes is defending well.
Holmes is refusing to be controlled, as Cromartie sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes pushes Cromartie off looking to stand but Cromartie dives back in and keeps control.
Cromartie wants to stand up but Holmes is controlling the position.
Holmes is not content to let Cromartie control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cromartie wants to stand up but Holmes is controlling the position.
Holmes has one foot on Cromartie's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cromartie ducks right into an uppercut from Holmes.
Holmes swings for the body but Cromartie moves out of range.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Cromartie is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santonio Holmes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Cromartie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cromartie fails to land the takedown.
Cromartie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cromartie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Holmes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Holmes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes slaps away a takedown attempt from Cromartie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Holmes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cromartie scores with a nice strike.
Holmes scores with a sloppy right hand. Cromartie should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cromartie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cromartie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Cromartie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Holmes scores with a jab.
Holmes scores with a jab to the head.
Holmes lands a nice hook to Cromartie's body. Cromartie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holmes tests Cromartie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cromartie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cromartie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cromartie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes.
Holmes jabs at Cromartie's body.
Holmes misses with a hook. Cromartie ducked under it nicely.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cromartie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holmes takes a swing at Cromartie's ribcage but misses.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cromartie.
Santonio Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Cromartie.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Holmes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Cromartie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Holmes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Holmes pushes Cromartie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cromartie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cromartie is looking to take a break and control but Holmes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cromartie has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cromartie shoots in for a takedown but Holmes shows good takedown defense.
Cromartie slips under a jab.
Holmes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cromartie shoots in and drives through. Holmes sprawls well.
Holmes takes a swing at Cromartie's ribcage but misses.
Cromartie fails with a takedown attempt.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Cromartie is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santonio Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holmes, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santonio Holmes!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Phelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yokozuma The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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300 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Phelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yokozuma The Giant!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Giant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phelan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Giant closes the distance and clinches up with Phelan, looking for a takedown. The Giant pushes Phelan against the cage but Phelan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Phelan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The Giant trying desperately to get to his feet.
Phelan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The Giant tries to hold on but Phelan pushes him away.
The Giant is trying to escape the mount.
Phelan gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Phelan fails with a takedown attempt.
Phelan is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Phelan is defended easily by The Giant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Giant doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Phelan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Phelan.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Giant can do anything to dispel that myth.
Phelan trying to control but The Giant is working from the bottom.
The Giant trying to keep a closed guard but Phelan is proving a slippery customer.
Phelan stops The Giant from standing up.
The Giant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Phelan is one step ahead there.
Phelan tries to free his leg and advance position but The Giant is retaining full guard.
Phelan really is a fat lump.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Giant trying to keep a closed guard but Phelan is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Giant tries for a takedown but Phelan circles away easily
and Phelan counters with a single leg into guard. The Giant didn't expect that.
Mike Phelan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yokozuma The Giant.
The Giant looking for a guillotine here but Phelan defends easily.
The Giant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Giant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Phelan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Phelan tries to free his leg and advance position but The Giant is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Giant pulls Phelan in close to his closed guard and prevents Phelan from doing any damage or advancing position.
The Giant throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Giant working for a triangle but Phelan defends it easily.
The Giant is trying to keep Phelan in close.
The Giant striking from the bottom.
The Giant wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Phelan 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.
The Giant throws a combination that misses
and Phelan counters by moving into the clinch.
Phelan is looking to break free of the clinch but The Giant has double underhooks.
Phelan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Giant gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Giant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Giant working hard to break the clinch.
Phelan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Giant has him pressed against the cage.
The Giant stops a takedown attempt from Phelan.
The Giant is trying to trip Phelan. He has hold of a leg but Phelan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. The Giant persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The Giant trying to control the position from guard on top but Phelan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Giant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Giant trying to move into half guard but instead Phelan has managed to sweep!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Giant is trying to control the position but Phelan postures up.
The Giant managing to control the position.
The Giant controls Phelan momentarily but Phelan frees himself.
Phelan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Giant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Giant isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Phelan stacks The Giant on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Phelan!
Phelan working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Phelan wants to control but The Giant is keeping him busy.
The Giant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phelan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Giant is looking to reverse the position.
Phelan wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Giant keeps working.
The Giant gets back to half guard.
Phelan is thwarting The Giant's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Giant is looking to improve his position.
The Giant won't allow Phelan to pass to mount.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Giant forces Phelan back against the cage and clinches.
The Giant is looking to control Phelan's arms but Phelan gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Giant has his back to the cage.
The Giant fails to pull guard.
Phelan tries to pull guard but The Giant won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Phelan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Giant trying to stall but Phelan improves his position.
The Giant misses with an elbow over the top.
The Giant tries a body shot but Phelan blocks it.
The Giant tries to pull guard but Phelan won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Giant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Giant successfully pulls guard.
The Giant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Giant is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Phelan defends well.
The Giant manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yokozuma The Giant 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. This is the final round!
Phelan closes the distance and pushes The Giant back into the cage.
Phelan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Phelan manages to pull guard.
The Giant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Phelan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Giant won't allow Phelan to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phelan trying to control the position.
The Giant trying to control but Phelan is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Giant looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelan trying to keep a closed guard but The Giant is proving a slippery customer.
The Giant wanted to stand there but Phelan had control of the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Giant throws a head kick that misses.
The Giant misses with a head kick.
Phelan shoots in and bounces The Giant off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Giant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Phelan is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phelan wants to control from the top but The Giant keeps moving.
Phelan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Giant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Giant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Phelan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Phelan is looking to stand up but The Giant won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelan looking to pass the guard.
Phelan wants to get up but he can't break The Giant's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The Giant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Phelan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Giant shoots for a takedown but Phelan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Phelan or perhaps it was just good defense by The Giant which made him look bad.
The Giant tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Phelan counters with an inside leg kick.
The Giant shoots and misses
so Phelan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phelan stops The Giant from standing up.
Phelan stands and steps away. The Giant gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Phelan clinches with his opponent.
The Giant working hard to break the clinch.
The Giant fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mike Phelan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yokozuma The Giant.
The Giant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phelan's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Giant tries to break free but Phelan pushes him back against the cage.
Phelan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Giant is trying to break the clinch but Phelan is controlling him.
The Giant misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Giant working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Phelan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Phelan 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Phelan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dean (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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Dean!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Dean moves out of range.
Dean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Dean avoids them all with ease.
Pacquiao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like James Dean has been cut.
Dean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a left and a right that stings Dean.
Dean looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Dean hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Manny Pacquiao!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Anderson Oliveira has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Anderson Oliveira seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Oliveira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cristiano Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronaldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliveira darts in trying to clinch
and Ronaldo counters by clinching up.
Ronaldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ronaldo has Oliveira pushed against the cage.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ronaldo stalls.
Ronaldo avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ronaldo's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oliveira.
Ronaldo looks gassed!
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Cristiano Ronaldo has been cut.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
Oliveira lands a nice knee to the body.
Ronaldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oliveira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oliveira crunches a lovely knee into Ronaldo's ribcage.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ronaldo's defenses.
Oliveira tries to land knees in the clinch but Ronaldo avoids the damage to the body.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Ronaldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oliveira scores a nice knee to the body.
Ronaldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oliveira.
Ronaldo avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Oliveira scores with a knee to the head.
Ronaldo is looking to control Oliveira's arms but Oliveira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ronaldo has his back to the cage.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ronaldo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped Ronaldo in his tracks for a moment.
Ronaldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Ronaldo 's eye.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Ronaldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Ronaldo.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ronaldo is defending well for now.
Ronaldo avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped Ronaldo in his tracks for a moment.
Ronaldo stalls.
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!
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped Ronaldo in his tracks for a moment.
Oliveira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ronaldo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ronaldo avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oliveira scores a nice knee to the body.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Ronaldo shrugs off.
Oliveira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oliveira crunches a lovely knee into Ronaldo's ribcage.
Ronaldo stalling in the clinch but Oliveira improves position.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Oliveira landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ronaldo trying to stall but Oliveira improves his position.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ronaldo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oliveira landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oliveira obliges.
Ronaldo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oliveira lands a nice knee to the body.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Ronaldo dodges an elbow strike from Oliveira.
Oliveira missing with knees to the body.
Ronaldo is trying to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ronaldo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ronaldo stalling in the clinch but Oliveira improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Oliveira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ronaldo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Ronaldo wants to stall.
Oliveira working Ronaldo over with knees to the body.
Ronaldo looking to stall.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Ronaldo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira lands a good knee to the midsection. Ronaldo won't want to take too many of those.
Oliveira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ronaldo.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ronaldo's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oliveira throws an elbow but misses.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Ronaldo shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Oliveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cristiano Ronaldo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ronaldo wants to clinch.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves away
and Ronaldo moves into the clinch.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oliveira landing knees to the body.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Ronaldo 's eye.
Anderson Oliveira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oliveira obliges.
Oliveira connects with a knee to the head.
Oliveira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ronaldo is defending well for now.
Oliveira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ronaldo stalling in the clinch.
Ronaldo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ronaldo is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Oliveira has denied him.
Oliveira missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ronaldo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ronaldo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ronaldo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a nice knee to the body.
Ronaldo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oliveira up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira lands a nice knee to the body.
Oliveira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ronaldo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A knee to the head by Oliveira.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped Ronaldo in his tracks for a moment.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ronaldo slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Oliveira darts in trying to clinch
and Ronaldo counters by moving into the clinch.
Ronaldo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oliveira is keeping busy.
Ronaldo seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Oliveira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head.
Ronaldo is struggling to control the position.
Ronaldo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oliveira is keeping busy.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Ronaldo managing to block the knees to the body from Oliveira.
Ronaldo effectively controlling the action here.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ronaldo avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oliveira as Ronaldo tries to tie him up.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ronaldo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oliveira tries to land knees in the clinch but Ronaldo avoids the damage to the body.
Oliveira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oliveira missing with knees to the body.
Ronaldo avoids the elbow strike from Oliveira, against the cage.
The referee calls for Ronaldo to work.
Oliveira landing knees to the body.
Ronaldo stalling in the clinch but Oliveira improves position.
Oliveira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ronaldo can do to turn this around?
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Ronaldo 's eye.
Ronaldo stalling in the clinch but Oliveira improves position.
Ronaldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oliveira tries to land knees in the clinch but Ronaldo avoids the damage to the body.
Ronaldo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ronaldo stalling in the clinch but Oliveira improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Oliveira tries to clinch
and Ronaldo counters by clinching up.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Ronaldo tries to stall but Oliveira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
Oliveira working Ronaldo over with knees to the body.
Ronaldo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ronaldo trying to stall but Oliveira improves his position.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ronaldo slowing the pace effectively.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Ronaldo is trying to maintain a safe position but Oliveira gets an underhook and turns Ronaldo into the cage.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ronaldo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oliveira.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Ronaldo 's eye.
Oliveira throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Ronaldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Oliveira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cristiano Ronaldo'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.
Oliveira tries to clinch
and Ronaldo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ronaldo looking to stall.
Ronaldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ronaldo avoids it.
Oliveira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Oliveira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ronaldo.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ronaldo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oliveira lands a nice knee to the body.
Ronaldo is trying to maintain a safe position but Oliveira gets an underhook and turns Ronaldo into the cage.
Oliveira scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oliveira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ronaldo's brow.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Ronaldo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A knee to the head by Oliveira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a nice knee to the body.
Ronaldo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ronaldo wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Oliveira wants to clinch
and Ronaldo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oliveira landing knees to the body.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oliveira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ronaldo looking to stall.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ronaldo's defenses.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped Ronaldo in his tracks for a moment.
Oliveira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oliveira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira lands a good knee to the midsection. Ronaldo won't want to take too many of those.
Ronaldo managing to block the knees to the body from Oliveira.
Ronaldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oliveira as Ronaldo tries to tie him up.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ronaldo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ronaldo is struggling to control the position.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Ronaldo wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ronaldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliveira wants to clinch.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but Ronaldo pushes him off.
Oliveira clinches but Ronaldo breaks the clinch
and Ronaldo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Ronaldo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oliveira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Oliveira working Ronaldo over with knees to the body.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ronaldo avoids it.
Ronaldo effectively controlling the action here.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Ronaldo shrugs off.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Oliveira.
Ronaldo controlling the action here for a moment.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ronaldo stalling in the clinch but Oliveira improves position.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira missing with knees to the body.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ronaldo looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oliveira obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Oliveira clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Cristiano Ronaldo'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.
Oliveira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ronaldo counters by clinching up.
Ronaldo looking to stall.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ronaldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Ronaldo 's eye.
Oliveira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oliveira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Ronaldo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oliveira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ronaldo is defending well for now.
Oliveira scores a nice knee to the body.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oliveira connects with a knee to the head.
Oliveira lands a nice knee to the body.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ronaldo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ronaldo stalling against the cage.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oliveira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oliveira landing knees to the head.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Ronaldo tries to stall but Oliveira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oliveira tries to land knees in the clinch but Ronaldo avoids the damage to the body.
Ronaldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ronaldo slows down the pace here.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
Oliveira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped Ronaldo in his tracks for a moment.
Oliveira tries to land knees in the clinch but Ronaldo avoids the damage to the body.
Ronaldo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Oliveira missing with knees to the body.
Ronaldo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oliveira up against the cage.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ronaldo avoids it.
Stalling in the clinch from Ronaldo.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira crunches a lovely knee into Ronaldo's ribcage.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
Ronaldo looking to slow down the pace here.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Ronaldo 's eye.
Oliveira working Ronaldo over with knees to the body.
Oliveira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ronaldo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ronaldo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oliveira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oliveira.
Oliveira working Ronaldo over with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oliveira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ronaldo's brow.
Ronaldo trying to control the position but instead, Oliveira has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ronaldo into the cage.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ronaldo is struggling to control the position.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ronaldo is looking to control Oliveira's arms but Oliveira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ronaldo has his back to the cage.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped Ronaldo in his tracks for a moment.
Oliveira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ronaldo is trying to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oliveira obliges.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped Ronaldo in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oliveira.
Ronaldo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Oliveira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Oliveira working Ronaldo over with knees to the body.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Ronaldo'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.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Oliveira had his way with Cristiano Ronaldo in that round.
The cut man is working on Cristiano Ronaldo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ronaldo wants to clinch.
Ronaldo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ronaldo counters by moving into the clinch.
Ronaldo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ronaldo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ronaldo avoids it.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head.
Oliveira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Ronaldo shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head.
Oliveira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oliveira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ronaldo avoids it.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ronaldo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ronaldo avoids it.
Ronaldo just leaning against Oliveira, taking a breather.
Oliveira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ronaldo is looking to control Oliveira's arms but Oliveira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ronaldo has his back to the cage.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oliveira scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ronaldo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ronaldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ronaldo tries to stall but Oliveira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cristiano Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Oliveira tries to clinch up
and Ronaldo moves into the clinch.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Ronaldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oliveira tries to land knees in the clinch but Ronaldo avoids the damage to the body.
Oliveira crunches a lovely knee into Ronaldo's ribcage.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo is trying to stall.
Ronaldo avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Oliveira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oliveira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ronaldo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oliveira lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo wants to stall.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Ronaldo blocks an elbow strike from Oliveira.
Ronaldo dodges an elbow strike from Oliveira.
Oliveira scores a nice knee to the body.
Oliveira throws an elbow that misses.
Ronaldo'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.
Oliveira landing knees to the head.
Ronaldo is struggling to control the position.
Oliveira working Ronaldo over with knees to the body.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ronaldo looking to stall.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Ronaldo 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oliveira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ronaldo's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Oliveira gets a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oliveira obliges.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ronaldo avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Oliveira lands a nice knee to the body.
Ronaldo stalling in the clinch but Oliveira improves position.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Ronaldo shrugs off.
Ronaldo avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Come on Ronaldo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ronaldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ronaldo managing to block the knees to the body from Oliveira.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oliveira as Ronaldo tries to tie him up.
Anderson Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Ronaldo 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oliveira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Oliveira!
Anderson Oliveira retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siphiwe Tshabalala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lionel Messi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Siphiwe Tshabalala!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi throws a head kick that misses.
Messi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tshabalala tries to avoid it but Messi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tshabalala to the ground. Tshabalala escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Messi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tshabalala sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tshabalala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Messi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck for Messi with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lionel Messi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Messi slaps away a takedown attempt from Tshabalala, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Messi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tshabalala.
Messi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tshabalala counters with a two punch combo.
Messi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tshabalala counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi tries to get to full guard but Tshabalala has control of the leg.
Tshabalala prevents Messi from standing back up.
Tshabalala is looking for a kimura here.
Tshabalala looks gassed!
Tshabalala is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tshabalala not doing much here.
Messi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tshabalala on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Messi is trying to stand back up but Tshabalala is controlling him
Messi trying to control here.
Messi tries to roll over but Tshabalala keeps him under control.
Tshabalala not doing much here.
Messi wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Messi sees it coming and defends easily.
Messi is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Messi tries a head kick but it misses.
Messi misses with a takedown
and Tshabalala counters with a single leg into guard. Messi didn't expect that.
Tshabalala preventing the sweep.
Tshabalala sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala postures up.
Tshabalala wants to control from the top but Messi keeps moving.
Messi is looking to sweep but instead, Tshabalala has passed into half guard.
Tshabalala seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Messi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siphiwe Tshabalala 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.
Messi dives in and grabs Tshabalala's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tshabalala pushes down on Messi's head and hops out.
Lionel Messi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tshabalala gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Messi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Messi wants to stand but Tshabalala has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tshabalala manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Messi tries to reverse the position but Tshabalala maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tshabalala controlling from the full mount.
Tshabalala is breathing heavily.
Tshabalala avoids the attempt from Messi to control.
Messi working to try and regain half guard.
Tshabalala looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tshabalala looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Messi is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tshabalala scoring with strikes but Messi is staying in there.
Messi is trying desperately to improve position.
Tshabalala takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tshabalala with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Messi trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala avoids the attempt from Messi to control.
Tshabalala looking to control but Messi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Messi tries to lock up and control but Tshabalala gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tshabalala breaks from Messi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tshabalala fails to move to back control.
Messi is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Messi tries to hold on but Tshabalala postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tshabalala tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siphiwe Tshabalala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tshabalala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tshabalala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Messi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tshabalala counters by moving into the clinch.
The referee calls for Messi to work.
Messi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tshabalala pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Messi tries to pull guard but Tshabalala won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lionel Messi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Messi pulls Tshabalala into guard.
Messi wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Messi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Messi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Messi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tshabalala tries to free his leg and advance position but Messi is retaining full guard.
Messi wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tshabalala ducks under a wild hook from Messi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tshabalala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Messi wants to clinch
and Tshabalala counters with a takedown into side control.
Tshabalala trying to control the position but Messi is working away.
Siphiwe Tshabalala has got the better of the ground game so far.
Messi can't do much from the bottom here.
Tshabalala decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi tries to clinch there but Tshabalala circles away.
Messi fails to land with a series of punches.
Messi blocks a jab.
Messi closes the distance but Tshabalala moves to the side
and Tshabalala counters with a single leg into guard. Messi didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tshabalala wants to control from the top but Messi keeps moving.
Messi is trying to control the position but Tshabalala postures up.
Tshabalala is pushing down on Messi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Messi is fighting to maintain full guard but Tshabalala has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala is just content to waste time from the top position. Messi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Messi is trying to control the position but Tshabalala postures up.
Tshabalala trying to control the position from guard on top but Messi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Messi keeping full guard, as Tshabalala tries to pass.
Messi trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Messi keeping full guard, as Tshabalala tries to pass.
Messi controls Tshabalala momentarily but Tshabalala frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Messi fails to land the takedown.
Messi is looking to clinch but Tshabalala is avoiding it.
Tshabalala shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Messi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siphiwe Tshabalala 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.
Messi rushes Tshabalala and presses him up against the cage.
Tshabalala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tshabalala breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Messi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Messi forces Tshabalala back against the cage and clinches.
Tshabalala dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Messi is trying to drag Tshabalala to the mat but Tshabalala just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tshabalala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Messi's efforts to push away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tshabalala tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Messi lands a damaging elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tshabalala has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Messi is trying to keep an underhook but Tshabalala manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tshabalala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Messi defending well though.
Tshabalala prevents Messi from improving his position.
Messi is looking to control Tshabalala's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Messi avoid being mounted?
Messi is trying to get back to full guard.
Messi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tshabalala is working away from the top position though.
Tshabalala escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Messi shoots and misses
and Tshabalala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Messi controlling the action here for a moment.
Tshabalala misses with an elbow strike.
Come on Messi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Messi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tshabalala just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lionel Messi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tshabalala jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Messi walks away with a smile on his face. Tshabalala gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tshabalala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Messi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tshabalala counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Messi!
Messi tries to lock up and control but Tshabalala gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Messi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tshabalala landing strikes from the mount.
Tshabalala can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Messi is looking to escape.
Tshabalala throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Messi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Messi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Messi is looking to get to half guard.
Tshabalala takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Messi throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Messi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tshabalala sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siphiwe Tshabalala dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Messi lands a high kick!
Messi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Messi.
Messi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tshabalala blocks a head kick by Messi.
Tshabalala shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Messi as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messi tries to close the distance and clinch but Tshabalala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Messi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tshabalala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Messi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tshabalala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Messi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tshabalala tries to clinch up but Messi circles away and keeps his distance.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Messi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Messi is looking to clinch but Tshabalala is avoiding it.
Messi fails with the takedown
and Tshabalala counters by clinching up.
Tshabalala has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Messi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lionel Messi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Siphiwe Tshabalala.
Messi wants to get back to striking at distance but Tshabalala won't allow it.
Messi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tshabalala is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Messi breaks the clinch.
Tshabalala gets a takedown into half guard.
Messi is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala decides to return to a standing position.
Messi moves out of range of the body kick.
Tshabalala keeps the fight on the outside.
Messi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tshabalala counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Messi!
Messi is in a horrible position here. Tshabalala smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tshabalala prevents Messi from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala content just to control the position here.
Messi wants to control but Tshabalala is having none of it.
Tshabalala has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Messi's face.
Messi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tshabalala controlling from mount.
Messi wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tshabalala breaks from Messi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tshabalala avoids the attempt from Messi to control.
Tshabalala stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Tshabalala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Messi dives in and grabs Tshabalala's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tshabalala pushes down on Messi's head and hops out.
Tshabalala shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Messi's guard.
Lionel Messi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siphiwe Tshabalala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Messi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siphiwe Tshabalala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tshabalala 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siphiwe Tshabalala! Siphiwe Tshabalala retains his lightweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Revis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Darrell Revis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Revis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cotto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Revis as he jumps to the side.
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Revis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Revis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A leg kick checked by Revis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Cotto tries to clinch up but Revis circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revis slaps away a takedown attempt from Cotto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Darrell Revis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cotto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch but Revis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cotto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Revis circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cotto loads up on a big right hand but Revis slips the punch.
Cotto fails with the takedown.
Cotto fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cotto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Revis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cotto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Revis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cotto is breathing heavily.
Cotto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Revis swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Revis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
Cotto with a poor takedown
and Revis counters with a right hand to the body.
Revis throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Revis throws a shot to the body.
Revis lands a body shot.
Miguel Cotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Revis scores with a jab to the body.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Cotto closes the distance but Revis moves to the side
and Revis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Revis looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Cotto misses with a takedown
and Revis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
Cotto misses with a takedown attempt
and Revis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Revis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Revis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cotto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cotto misses with a combination
and Revis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Revis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Revis dominated that round.
That's time! Cotto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cotto misses with a body shot
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Revis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cotto rather than just go for the knockout.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Revis misses the shot to the body.
Revis throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto clinches but Revis breaks the clinch
and Revis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cotto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Revis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cotto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Cotto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Revis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cotto is controlling him well.
Revis sneaks out the side door and pushes Cotto away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Miguel Cotto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto fails with the takedown
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Revis swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Revis scores with a hook to the body. Cotto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cotto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto tries to clinch
and Revis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
Revis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Revis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Cotto misses
and Revis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Revis misses the shot to the body.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Cotto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Revis counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cotto clinches but Revis breaks the clinch
and Revis counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revis looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.
Revis just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto fails with the takedown
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Revis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Cotto closes the distance but Revis moves to the side
and Revis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Revis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cotto misses with a takedown attempt
and Revis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cotto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Revis counters with a left to the body.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Revis throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Darrell Revis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Revis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Revis punishes Cotto's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Revis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Revis.
Revis throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Revis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Revis. Cotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cotto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Revis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revis lands a with a good body shot.
Revis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cotto counters with a shoot takedown. Revis fights it but they end up in guard.
Revis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Revis lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Revis lands a with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cotto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Revis counters with a left to the body.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Revis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Revis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Revis digs a good body shot into Cotto's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Revis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cotto with a poor takedown
and Revis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Revis.
Revis lands a nice shot to the body.
Revis takes a swing at Cotto's ribcage but misses.
Revis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Revis really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cotto shoots and misses
and Revis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cotto tries to clinch
and Revis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
Cotto with a poor takedown
and Revis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Revis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Revis. Cotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Revis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Cotto looks to clinch
and Revis counters with a left to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Revis misses the shot to the body.
Cotto avoids the body shot from Revis.
Cotto misses with a takedown attempt
and Revis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cotto fails with the takedown
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Revis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Revis misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cotto throws a sloppy head kick
and Revis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cotto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Revis takes a swing at Cotto's ribcage but misses.
Cotto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Revis counters with a right hand to the body.
Revis misses with a body shot.
Cotto looks to clinch
and Revis counters with a left to the body.
Cotto darts in trying to clinch
and Revis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Cotto shoots and misses
and Revis counters with a left to the body.
Revis scores with a hook to the body. Cotto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Revis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Revis scores with a shot to the body.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto has his takedown stuffed
and Revis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Revis scores with a jab to the body.
Cotto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Revis lands a jab to Cotto's midsection.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Revis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Revis dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Revis just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto fails with the takedown
and Revis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cotto tries to clinch up
and Revis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Revis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto avoids the body shot from Revis.
Revis lands a right hook to the body.
Revis swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto with a poor takedown
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Cotto misses with a takedown
and Revis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Revis digs a good hook to Cotto's body.
Cotto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revis throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Revis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cotto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Revis throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto with a poor takedown
and Revis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Cotto avoids the body shot from Revis.
Cotto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Revis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revis swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Revis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Revis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cotto at a distance.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Revis lands a right hook to the body.
Revis looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Revis swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto throws a sloppy head kick
and Revis counters with a left to the body.
Cotto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Revis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Revis punishes Cotto's body with a nice straight punch.
Revis swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Revis thuds a left hand into Cotto's body.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darrell Revis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Revis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 44:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 42:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrell Revis!
Darrell Revis is the new welterweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nemanja Vidic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhsin Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhsin Muhammed looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nemanja Vidic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhsin Muhammed!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Vidic does no damage.
Vidic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vidic misses with a wild combination.
Vidic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vidic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Muhammed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vidic moves away.
Vidic avoids the body shot from Muhammed.
Nemanja Vidic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muhammed misses with a wild combination.
Muhammed misses with a two punch combination.
Vidic scores with a three punch combo!
Vidic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muhammed has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vidic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vidic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Muhammed is rocked!
Vidic flashes Muhammed a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Muhammed's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Muhammed crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Vidic punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nemanja Vidic!
Nemanja Vidic is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Austin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Austin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp tries to clinch up but Austin circles away and keeps his distance.
Austin shoots for a double leg takedown but Sapp sprawls well. He's pushed Austin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Austin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sapp did well to prevent Austin getting side control.
Austin is thwarting Sapp's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sapp is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Austin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Austin's back!
Austin trying to control the hands but Sapp won't let him.
Sapp is looking to control Austin but Austin is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sapp slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Austin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Austin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Austin staying busy and making it hard for Sapp to control.
Sapp is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Austin up.
Sapp is hanging on to Austin's back as he tries to escape.
Sapp is controlling the position but Austin somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Austin gets back to full guard.
Sapp wants to stand but Austin is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Sapp from controlling successfully.
Austin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sapp wants to stand but Austin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sapp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Austin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sapp as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Austin. No joy for Sapp on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Sapp.
Sapp wants to clinch.
Austin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sapp misses with a two punch combination.
Sapp takes a swing at Austin's ribcage but misses.
Austin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sapp's half guard.
Sapp gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sapp is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sapp tries to pull guard but Austin won't allow it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Austin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sapp tries to pull guard but Austin holds him up against the cage and eventually Sapp drops back down to his feet.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Warren Sapp.
Sapp tries to break free but Austin pushes him back against the cage.
Sapp wants to break free but Austin has control.
Sapp tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Warren Sapp will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Austin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sapp manages to avoid it.
Austin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sapp manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Austin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Austin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sapp looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Austin is looking to stand up but Sapp isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Sapp from controlling successfully.
Austin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Austin is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Sapp manages to get to full guard.
Austin wants to control from the top but Sapp keeps moving.
Sapp manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp throws a right and a left that Austin avoids nicely.
Sapp shoots for a takedown but Austin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Austin rushes Sapp and presses him up against the cage.
Sapp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Austin has him pressed against the cage.
Sapp working hard to break the clinch.
Austin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sapp is trying to keep an underhook but Austin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sapp is not content to let Austin control the position.
Sapp makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sapp.
Austin is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin looking to pass the guard.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sapp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sapp is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sapp won't allow Austin to get back to his feet.
Sapp postures up and lands a big shot to Austin's brow.
Austin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Austin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sapp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Austin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sapp is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Austin.
Austin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sapp closes the distance but Austin moves to the side
and Austin counters with a shoot takedown. Sapp fights it but they end up in guard.
Sapp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sapp working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sapp unloading with bombs!
Sapp trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sapp dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin tries to lock up and control but Sapp gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Austin is desperately trying to improve his position but Sapp has a good base and remains in mount.
Austin tries to control the position but Sapp now has his back.
Austin staying busy and making it hard for Sapp to control.
Sapp has good solid back control here.
Sapp struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sapp working for a choke but Austin is defending well.
Austin wants to control his opponent's hands but Sapp gets his hands free.
Austin breaks Sapp's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sapp throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sapp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Austin manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin controls Sapp momentarily but Sapp frees himself.
Sapp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sapp is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Austin has his hands on Sapp's head, controlling the position.
Austin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Austin tries to get out of the position.
Sapp advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sapp working away.
Sapp decides to stand up, so the ref orders Austin to his feet.
Sapp gets the takedown into side control.
Warren Sapp has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sapp trying to control the action but Austin is working from the bottom.
Sapp laying and praying for a moment but Austin takes advantage and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Sapp 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.
Sapp scores a takedown into full mount!
Sapp avoids the attempt from Austin to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sapp controlling from the full mount.
Sapp trying to control but Austin is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp lands a nice shot to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sapp dominating with strikes here.
Sapp is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Austin has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Austin!
Austin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Austin passes into half guard.
Sapp is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin wants to control but Sapp is keeping him busy.
Austin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sapp defending well though.
Austin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sapp is positioning himself well to prevent Austin advancing to mount.
Sapp wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is trying to work for a kimura but Sapp is defending well.
Austin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Austin wants to pass the guard but Sapp is defending well.
Sapp moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Austin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp fails to land the takedown.
Austin has Sapp up against the cage in a clinch.
Sapp fails to pull guard.
Austin drags the fight down to the ground.
Austin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sapp postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sapp passes Austin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Austin is trying to stand.
Sapp wants to stand but Austin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Steve Austin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Austin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sapp gets back to half guard.
Sapp trying to control but Austin postures up.
Austin prevents Sapp from improving his position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Austin is trying to control. Sapp wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Austin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sapp is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp moves into full guard.
Sapp is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Austin defends well.
Sapp controls Austin momentarily but Austin frees himself.
Austin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sapp keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sapp is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Austin trying to control but Sapp is working from the bottom.
Austin looking to pass the guard.
Sapp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Austin blocks a low kick nicely.
Sapp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sapp slips a jab from Austin.
Austin motions for Sapp to come forward. Austin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Austin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sapp to the mat! Sapp manages to get full guard.
Sapp is pulling down on Austin's head. It's preventing any offense from Austin, at least for the moment.
Austin wanted to stand there but Sapp had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sapp, up you get!
Austin clinches up against the cage.
Sapp wants to stall.
Austin pulls guard effortlessly.
Sapp wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
Austin controls Sapp momentarily but Sapp frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sapp trying to control the position from guard on top but Austin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Austin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Austin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steve Austin!
Steve Austin retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Beckham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Beckham is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Lewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Beckham!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckham looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beckham shoots in looking for a takedown. Lewis tries to sprawl out of it but Beckham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lewis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beckham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lewis sprawls well. Lewis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beckham gets slowly back to his feet.
Ray Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Beckham.
Beckham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Beckham persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckham closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lewis circles away.
David Beckham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis stands up over Beckham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lewis distracts Beckham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Beckham looks gassed!
Lewis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lewis cracks Beckham with a solid left hand.
Beckham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beckham working a defensive guard here.
Lewis connects with a couple of short punches.
Lewis postures up and lands a big shot to Beckham's brow.
Lewis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lewis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lewis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis connects with a couple of short punches.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beckham's head.
Lewis working some strikes from top position.
Lewis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beckham's head.
Lewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lewis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beckham is trying to control the position but Lewis postures up.
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beckham has momentary wrist control but Lewis slips an elbow through the middle.
Beckham has momentary wrist control but Lewis slips an elbow through the middle.
Beckham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lewis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lewis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lewis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lewis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lewis cracks Beckham with a solid left hand.
Lewis stands up over Beckham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lewis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lewis with a nice head shot there.
Lewis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lewis postures up.
Lewis 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.
Lewis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beckham's guard.
Lewis is nestled in close to Beckham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Beckham is looking to control Lewis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beckham avoid being mounted?
Lewis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Beckham is looking for a sweep. Lewis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Beckham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beckham gets caught flat footed, as Lewis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lewis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beckham trying to keep a closed guard but Lewis is proving a slippery customer.
Lewis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lewis thows a big elbow that misses.
Beckham controls Lewis momentarily but Lewis frees himself.
Lewis preventing the sweep.
Lewis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lewis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lewis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Beckham has wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ray Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lewis with a nice head shot there.
Lewis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beckham looking for a guillotine here but Lewis defends easily.
Lewis distracts Beckham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Beckham has momentary wrist control but Lewis slips an elbow through the middle.
Lewis landing with the ground and pound.
Lewis works over Beckham with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beckham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beckham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beckham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beckham tries for a takedown but Lewis circles away easily
and Lewis counters with a single leg into guard. Beckham didn't expect that.
Lewis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beckham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lewis.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Beckham has wrist control.
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beckham can do to turn this around?
Beckham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beckham with a poor takedown
and Lewis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Beckham!
Lewis scoring with strikes but Beckham is staying in there.
Lewis lands a heavy elbow.
Lewis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lewis landing strikes from the mount and Beckham is in trouble!
Lewis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Lewis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis cracks Beckham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Lewis.
Beckham in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lewis cracks Beckham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lewis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lewis working Beckham over with strikes here.
Lewis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beckham's face.
Lewis punching from mount but Beckham doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lewis cracks Beckham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lewis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beckham can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Lewis.
Beckham is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lewis with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis dominated that second round.
That's time! Lewis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lewis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lewis showed some decent athleticism there.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
Beckham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lewis drops an elbow to the side of Beckham's head.
Beckham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lewis.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beckham wants to get back to full guard.
Lewis lands with a punch from half guard.
Lewis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beckham trying to hold on to Lewis's head to control him but Lewis postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lewis working over Beckham with some ground and pound. Beckham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beckham has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lewis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Beckham dodges it nicely.
Beckham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lewis.
Lewis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewis lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beckham defending well though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beckham has his takedown stuffed
and Lewis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Beckham!
Lewis with shots to the head and body - Beckham looks very uncomfortable down there.
Beckham tries to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
Lewis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beckham hang on?
Lewis landing shots from mount.
Beckham taking shots to the head.
Lewis lands a big shot there that rocks Beckham but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lewis working the ground and pound effectively.
Lewis with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lewis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beckham's face.
Beckham in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lewis landing strikes from the mount and Beckham is in trouble!
Lewis is landing with some decent strikes but Beckham is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lewis landing punches.
Lewis lands a heavy elbow.
Lewis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Beckham?
Lewis landing shots from mount.
Beckham takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lewis lands a heavy elbow.
Lewis working Beckham over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis raining down shots from the mount!
Beckham is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lewis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lewis landing punches.
BOOM! Lewis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lewis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lewis lands a big elbow.
Lewis with the ground and pound from mount.
Lewis with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Lewis.
Lewis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beckham hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Beckham doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lewis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
Beckham has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lewis working over Beckham with some ground and pound. Beckham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lewis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lewis drops an elbow to the side of Beckham's head.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lewis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Beckham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Beckham wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lewis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
Beckham trying to control here.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewis lands a nice short elbow.
Lewis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Lewis there.
Lewis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lewis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beckham trying to control but Lewis postures up.
Lewis working over Beckham with some ground and pound. Beckham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beckham wants to improve his position but Lewis is controlling well.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Beckham trying to control from the bottom.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis lands strikes from half guard.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beckham has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beckham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lewis working Beckham over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lewis wants to pass to mount but Beckham is defending the position.
Lewis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lewis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewis lands a nice short elbow.
Lewis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beckham's head.
Lewis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beckham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lewis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Beckham trying to hold on to Lewis's head to control him but Lewis postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lewis connects with a nice short shot to Beckham's temple.
Lewis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beckham's head.
Lewis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lewis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lewis is nestled in close to Beckham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lewis lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewis lands a nice short elbow.
Lewis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lewis working Beckham over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis had his way with David Beckham in 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. And we move into the final round!
Beckham shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lewis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lewis chips away with some ground and pound.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beckham's head.
Lewis forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
Beckham taking some punishment here, with Lewis in his half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lewis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lewis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lewis lands strikes from half guard.
Lewis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham taking some punishment here, with Lewis in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
Lewis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lewis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Beckham trying to hold on to Lewis's head to control him but Lewis postures up.
Lewis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lewis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
David Beckham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beckham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lewis.
Lewis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewis lands a nice short elbow.
Lewis slips a nice elbow through Beckham's hands, connecting with Beckham's forehead.
Beckham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beckham has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lewis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beckham is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lewis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Beckham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lewis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lewis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beckham's head.
Lewis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beckham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beckham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lewis is working Beckham over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beckham controls Lewis momentarily but Lewis frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beckham fails with the takedown
and Lewis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lewis slips a nice elbow through Beckham's hands, connecting with Beckham's forehead.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beckham defending well though.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beckham defending well though.
Lewis drops an elbow to the side of Beckham's head.
Lewis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lewis throwing shots but Beckham is blocking nicely.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lewis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:41
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:40
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:41
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Lewis!
Ray Lewis retains his heavyweight title!
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