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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Couture has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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168 lbs
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160 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Couture looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Couture closes the distance and clinches.
Couture pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Couture.
Couture missing with knees to the body.
Couture has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Couture throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Couture has him pressed against the cage.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Couture has him pressed against the cage.
Couture pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Couture holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Couture has double underhooks.
Couture breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Couture feints and as Smith raises his hands in defense, Couture changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Couture will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Couture stops Smith from standing up.
Couture has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Couture is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith working for a triangle but Couture defends it easily.
Couture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Couture landing with the ground and pound.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Couture gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Couture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Smith has his feet on Couture's thighs here. He's pushed Couture off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Couture screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Smith!
After the fight, Sam Smith was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DepaC Pakamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Diagana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diagana has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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156 lbs
18 - 22 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, DepaC Pakamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Alberto Diagana!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diagana tries to close the distance and clinch but Pakamara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diagana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pakamara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diagana tries a low kick but Pakamara avoids it.
Pakamara decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diagana is trying to control but can't.
Diagana is in trouble now - Pakamara has advanced to mount!
Pakamara scoring with strikes but Diagana is staying in there.
Pakamara lands with some strikes.
Pakamara is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Diagana can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diagana sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pakamara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diagana defending well though.
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. Pakamara connects with a nice short shot to Diagana's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakamara tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diagana knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pakamara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pakamara is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diagana defends it well.
Diagana wants to control but Pakamara is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pakamara 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.
Pakamara passes to side control.
Diagana is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Diagana's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pakamara scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakamara working the head and body with strikes.
Diagana taking punishment in the form of punches.
Diagana struggling a bit here.
Pakamara lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pakamara scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pakamara tries to advance to mount but Diagana denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diagana is looking to reverse the position.
Diagana is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pakamara lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Diagana down.
Pakamara tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pakamara misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diagana tries to improve position but can't.
Pakamara tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Pakamara tries to advance to mount but Diagana instead regains half guard.
Diagana trying to control here.
Pakamara throwing shots but Diagana is blocking nicely.
Pakamara moves nicely into side control.
Pakamara works to advance to full mount. Diagana defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Pakamara lands a big shot there that rocks Diagana but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diagana is trying to escape the mount.
Pakamara in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Diagana tries to reverse the position but Pakamara maintains control.
Diagana is bucking up trying to escape but Pakamara cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pakamara cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Diagana is rocked!
It looks like Alberto Diagana has been cut.
Pakamara loads up with a big shot that hurts Diagana! He's pulled Pakamara in close but Pakamara has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Diagana survive? More strikes from Pakamara and Diagana is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). DepaC Pakamara!
DepaC Pakamara gave a mention to Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davison is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cinderella Man - Eminem. Brij Khali could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joshua Davison's chin.
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Powerful |
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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
26 - 32 - 1, fighting out of London, Brij Khali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Davison!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khali misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Khali misses its intended target.
Khali scores with a jab to the head.
Davison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davison throws a lazy right hand but Khali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khali uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Khali tries to clinch but Davison is having none of it.
Khali throws a jab when Davison was well out of range.
Davison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davison changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khali misses with a hook.
Khali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khali scores with a jab to the body.
Khali throws a series of punches but Davison moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Davison - just one landing.
Davison looks to throw the jab but Khali is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khali moves into range and clinches up with Davison.
Davison is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khali to keep the fight standing.
Davison is trying to pull guard but Khali has him pressed against the cage.
Davison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brij Khali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Davison.
Khali breaks from the clinch.
Davison lands with an uppercut that bounces Khali off the cage and back into range.
Khali shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Khali showed some decent athleticism there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Davison makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khali takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khali misses with a straight right.
Davison throws a head kick that Khali semi-blocks.
Khali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khali decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Khali is breathing heavily.
Khali thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Khali seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davison does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Khali seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison kicks off Khali and gets to his feet.
Davison thuds his right hand into Khali's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Khali closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Davison tests Khali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Davison. That snapped Khali's head back.
Khali throws a right hand that Davison ducks under and follows up with a left that Davison also avoids with ease.
Davison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice shot by Davison.
Davison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davison connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Khali tumbling to the canvas! Davison pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Khali was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joshua Davison!
During a confident post fight interview, Joshua Davison thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Havas Mitautas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Moroba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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25
145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Havas Mitautas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jun Moroba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moroba tries a head kick but it misses.
Moroba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitautas was well out of range. Poor timing from Moroba.
Mitautas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moroba lands with a shot to the body.
Mitautas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mitautas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mitautas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moroba is out of range and Mitautas settles back down.
Moroba closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moroba is trying for a kimura here. Mitautas looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Moroba wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jun Moroba!
Jun Moroba was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel McGowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Sobchak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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440 lbs
27 - 18 - 1 |
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300 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Jeff Sobchak !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel McGowen!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGowen drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sobchak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGowen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobchak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McGowen throws a big elbow that misses.
McGowen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobchak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGowen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGowen with a flurry of punches that miss.
McGowen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGowen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGowen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGowen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sobchak might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGowen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McGowen tries to score with some ground and pound. Sobchak controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McGowen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McGowen working the ground and pound.
McGowen working the ground and pound but Sobchak is defending the strikes.
Sobchak is breathing heavily.
Sobchak is trying to improve his position.
McGowen lands a decent elbow from side control.
It looks like Jeff Sobchak has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobchak takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McGowen tries for a kimura but Sobchak is defending well.
McGowen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sobchak 's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGowen wants to control but Sobchak is keeping him busy.
McGowen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McGowen throws a strike aimed at the side of Sobchak 's head but Sobchak avoids it well.
An elbow from McGowen crashes against the mat.
McGowen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sobchak 's legs.
McGowen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak parries the strikes from McGowen easily there. McGowen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sobchak to escape.
McGowen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McGowen is working Sobchak over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jeff Sobchak 's cut is getting worse.
McGowen in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Sobchak looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! McGowen turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel McGowen!
After the fight, Gabriel McGowen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge's entrance music is Back in black. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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34
163 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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165 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Jorge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Young!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young tries to clinch but Jorge moves out of range.
Jorge feints and as Young raises his hands in defense, Jorge changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jorge content to stall in guard here.
Jorge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jorge wants to stand but Young is controlling his posture from full guard.
Young lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jorge!
Jorge is trying desperately to improve position.
Young sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge is looking to get to half guard.
Jorge wants to hold on but Young pushes him away.
Young raining down shots from the mount!
Young has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jorge tries to reverse the position but Young maintains control.
Young tries to control but Jorge wriggling away.
Young sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jorge is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to control but Jorge is having none of it.
Jorge manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jorge looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jorge keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jorge is squirming around, avoiding Young's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge regains half guard.
Jorge gets full guard.
Young trying to control but Jorge is working from the bottom.
Young forces his way into half guard.
Young is looking to take a break and control but Jorge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jorge gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge trying to control the position.
Jorge wants to improve his position but instead Young has moved into half guard.
Jorge wants to control but Young is keeping busy.
Young trying to control from half guard but Jorge is working away.
Jorge wants to get back to full guard.
Jorge slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorge has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jorge wants to sweep here but Young controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Jorge will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Young misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crunch! Young slams his shin into Jorge's torso.
Young throws a series of punches but Jorge moves out of range.
Young shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jorge pinned against the cage. Jorge gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jason Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jorge looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Young misses with a low kick.
Young closes the distance but Jorge moves to the side
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jorge's guard.
Jorge tries to strike from the bottom.
Young tries to free his leg and advance position but Jorge is retaining full guard.
Young stands up out of Jorge's guard for a moment - Jorge manages to land a nice upkick.
Jason Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jorge is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young looking to pass the guard.
Jorge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jorge lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Young!
Jorge trying to control but Young is having none of it.
Jorge looking to ground and pound but Young is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jorge thowing shots but they're missing.
Jorge trying to control but Young is having none of it.
Jorge lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jorge cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jorge can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Young is looking to escape.
Jorge with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jorge is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Young can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jorge connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jorge controlling from the full mount.
Young has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Jorge's lack of action.
Young is not content to let Jorge control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge misses with a head shot. Young uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jorge is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Jorge trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Jorge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorge wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jorge dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Jorge does no damage.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jorge. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young swings for the body but Jorge moves out of range.
Young throws a right hand that Jorge ducks under and follows up with a left that Jorge also avoids with ease.
Jorge fails to land the takedown.
Young throws a right and a left that Jorge avoids nicely.
Jorge tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Jorge misses with a wild combination.
Jorge takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Young closes the distance and pushes Jorge back into the cage.
Young drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Young taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge is trying to push Young away but Young has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Young is trying to push Jorge away but Jorge has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jorge sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Young somewhat.
James Jorge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jorge shoots in and gets a takedown into Young's guard.
Jorge controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jorge.
Young trying to control the position.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jorge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jorge wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Jorge wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Jorge landing some decent shots from guard.
Jorge won't allow Young to sweep him here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorge trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorge is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Young is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge landing with the ground and pound.
James Jorge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jorge controls from within his opponent's guard.
Young trying to control the position.
Jorge controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jason Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because James Jorge wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Young gets tackled into the cage by Jorge. Jorge maintains the clinch.
Young breaks from the clinch.
Young tries to score with a low kick but Jorge moves his leg out of the way.
Jorge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Young shoots in but no luck this time.
James Jorge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Young.
Young throws a right and a left that Jorge avoids nicely.
Jorge lands a right hook to the body.
Jab by Jorge.
Jorge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorge takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like James Jorge has been cut.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorge looks for a takedown but Young sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Jorge.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jorge, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Jorge!
James Jorge is the new welterweight champion!
James Jorge seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Deckard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deckard has chosen In Lust as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Dexter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Deckard!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dexter.
Dexter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deckard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Rick Deckard has been cut.
Deckard throws a right hand that Dexter ducks under and follows up with a left that Dexter also avoids with ease.
Dexter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Deckard avoids it really well and circles away.
Dexter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dexter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deckard.
Dexter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dexter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Deckard, who protects the arm well.
Dexter is looking to take a break and control but Deckard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Deckard throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Deckard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deckard is trying to buck Dexter off.
Deckard is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dexter's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Deckard actively working from the bottom here.
Dexter working Deckard over with strikes.
Deckard wants to get back to his feet.
Dexter is looking to advance position but Deckard won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexter is working for a submission of some sort.
Dexter is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Deckard still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Deckard has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deckard in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deckard landing a few strikes.
Deckard landing a few strikes.
Deckard working away.
Deckard lands some shots froms side control.
Deckard lands a decent elbow from side control.
It looks like Mark Dexter has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deckard creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Deckard tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Deckard cracks Dexter with a big elbow.
Deckard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Deckard scoring with punches from side control.
Mark Dexter's cut is getting worse.
Deckard is trying to get an arm triangle but Dexter is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dexter prevents Deckard from improving position.
Deckard has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dexter!
Deckard with the ground and pound from mount.
Mark Dexter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Dexter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rick Deckard! Rick Deckard retains his super heavyweight title!
Rick Deckard decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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