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LDR 6: Watch yo back! PBP Commentary |
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 Santonio Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Cotto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Santonio Holmes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Santonio Holmes!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Holmes's guard.
Cotto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cotto stops Holmes from standing up.
Cotto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holmes is keeping the position for now.
Cotto looking to sit in guard and control but Holmes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cotto holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto looking for a sweep. Not yet Cotto, not yet.
Holmes prevents Cotto from getting back to his feet.
Cotto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
That's two 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.
Holmes catches Cotto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Holmes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes takes a swing at Cotto's ribcage but misses.
Cotto takes one to the side of the head.
Holmes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
Holmes throws an overhand right that lands on Cotto's shoulder, as Cotto tries to avoid the shot.
Santonio Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Holmes.
Cotto misses with a head kick.
Cotto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cotto is breathing heavily.
Cotto takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes a swing at Cotto's ribcage but misses.
Cotto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Cotto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Holmes as he avoids it easily.
Cotto gets a clinch.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holmes wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holmes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Holmes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Holmes does it's job there.
Holmes lands a glancing blow to the side of Cotto's head.
Holmes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cotto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cotto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Cotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Holmes lands with a straight right. Cotto didn't see that one coming.
Holmes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Holmes lands with a shot to the body.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.
Holmes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Holmes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Cotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes tests Cotto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holmes scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santonio Holmes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holmes connects with a crisp jab.
Cotto doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Cotto misses.
Horrible takedown by Cotto or perhaps it was just good defense by Holmes which made him look bad.
Holmes stuns Cotto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holmes swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Holmes connects with a single shot there.
Holmes leaves Cotto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
Holmes lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Holmes finds it's target.
Santonio Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cotto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holmes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holmes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cotto momentarily.
Holmes throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Holmes slaps away a takedown attempt from Cotto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes throws a good cross that connects.
Cotto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
Cotto throws a low kick, looking for Holmes's leg but Holmes calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto takes one to the side of the head.
Holmes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cotto momentarily.
Holmes lands an overhand right.
Holmes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cotto rather than just go for the knockout.
Cotto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holmes.
Cotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Holmes.
Holmes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Holmes lands a lovely overhand right.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes cracks a nice hook into Cotto's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes cracks Cotto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cotto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Holmes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holmes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice cross by Holmes.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cotto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holmes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cotto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Holmes scores with a body shot.
Holmes scores with a jab. Cotto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Holmes connects with a nice looking jab.
Holmes misses with an uppercut. Cotto saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holmes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holmes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Holmes scores with a hook to the body. Cotto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cotto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cotto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Holmes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes throws a shot from downtown. Cotto moves away and avoids it.
Cotto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santonio Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Holmes scores with a hook.
Holmes misses with a hook.
Cotto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holmes avoids it really well and circles away.
Cotto swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Cotto.
Cotto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes looks to land a right hand but Cotto moved out of range.
Holmes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holmes takes a swing at Cotto's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miguel Cotto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmes lands a jab.
Holmes throws a shot to the body.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cotto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Holmes cracks Cotto with an open hand slap.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
Cotto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Holmes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A cross from Holmes lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes connects with the punch.
Holmes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cotto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Holmes with a nice cross.
Holmes misses with a shot to the body
and Cotto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cotto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holmes wants to stand and escape but Cotto is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Holmes has momentary wrist control but Cotto slips an elbow through the middle.
Cotto looking to sit in guard and control but Holmes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cotto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Cotto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Holmes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miguel Cotto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santonio Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holmes 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santonio Holmes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lampard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Lampard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Mangold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Lampard!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangold clinches up with Lampard and pushes him back against the cage.
Lampard misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mangold fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Lampard.
Lampard lands with a left to the head.
Lampard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mangold backwards.
Lampard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mangold has had enough of the clinch but Lampard keeps him there for the moment.
Mangold fails to pull guard.
Lampard wants to get back to striking at distance but Mangold won't allow it.
A short right from Lampard on the inside.
Lampard tries to break the clinch but Mangold is controlling the position.
Mangold is working for takedown but Lampard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lampard creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mangold's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mangold drops to his knees and Lampard pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Lampard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Carlos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Carlos ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlos also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Carlos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carlos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos lands with an overhand left.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Carlos with a series of wild strikes but Carlos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlos circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Carlos does no damage.
Carlos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pacquiao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos looks to land a right hand but Pacquiao moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao misses with a combination
and Carlos counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
Carlos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Carlos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlos.
Carlos dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a combination
and Carlos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlos thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlos looks to land a right hand but Pacquiao moved out of range.
Carlos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Carlos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlos circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlos swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlos misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Carlos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pacquiao rather than just go for the knockout.
Carlos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacquiao circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab
and Carlos counters with a left and a right that stings Pacquiao.
Carlos misses with a straight right.
Carlos thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlos misses with a body shot.
Carlos throws a shot from downtown. Pacquiao moves away and avoids it.
Pacquiao misses with a combination
and Carlos counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Carlos.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carlos thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab
and Carlos counters with a series of strikes. Pacquiao will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch combination from Carlos misses.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlos looks to land a combination but Pacquiao avoids it well.
Carlos misses with a wild combination.
Carlos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carlos misses with a double jab.
Carlos throws the left hand but Pacquiao avoids the punch easily.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao dodges the punch combination from Carlos.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Carlos avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlos. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao slips a jab and a cross from Carlos.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlos.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Carlos misses with a two punch combination.
Carlos takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Carlos misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carlos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Carlos misses.
Pacquiao dodges the punch combination from Carlos.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Carlos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacquiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pacquiao.
Carlos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao.
Carlos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao.
Carlos throws a hook to the side of Pacquiao's head but Pacquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao counters with a series of strikes. Carlos will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carlos fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacquiao misses with a combination
and Carlos counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacquiao.
Carlos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacquiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Carlos looks to land a combination but Pacquiao avoids it well.
Carlos misses with a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a left and a right that stings Carlos.
Pacquiao dodges the punch combination from Carlos.
Carlos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carlos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao dodges the punch combination from Carlos.
Carlos slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carlos throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
No joy there for Carlos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Carlos in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Carlos ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlos also avoids with ease.
Carlos misses with a body shot.
Carlos dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao moves away from the strike by Carlos.
Carlos digs a good body shot into Pacquiao's ribs.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Carlos.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlos circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Carlos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos looks to land a combination but Pacquiao avoids it well.
Carlos misses with a double jab.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Pacquiao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carlos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlos misses with a wild combination.
Carlos swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab
and Carlos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacquiao slips under a jab from Carlos.
Carlos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Carlos dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
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.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlos.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Carlos.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlos dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
A telegraphed right hand from Carlos misses the target.
Carlos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carlos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A shot to the body from Carlos misses
and Pacquiao counters with a left and a right that stings Carlos.
Pacquiao defending well as Carlos loads up on a big left hand.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Carlos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Carlos misses the jab.
Pacquiao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carlos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pacquiao thinking.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlos circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao slips a straight right by Carlos.
Pacquiao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carlos counters with a series of strikes. Pacquiao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Carlos.
Pacquiao slips a jab and a cross from Carlos.
Pacquiao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Carlos throws an overhand right that lands on Pacquiao's shoulder, as Pacquiao tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carlos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Carlos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Carlos avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Carlos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carlos throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Carlos throws a series of punches but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Carlos misses with a straight left.
Carlos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carlos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carlos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carlos duly obliges.
Pacquiao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carlos counters with a stiff right hand.
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pacquiao.
Carlos swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberto Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Carlos misses.
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.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Carlos avoids them all with ease.
Carlos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carlos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlos misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Carlos.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlos.
Carlos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlos connects with a body shot.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab
and Carlos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Carlos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Carlos.
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination.
Pacquiao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pacquiao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carlos counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Carlos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacquiao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Carlos avoids nicely.
Carlos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Carlos digs a good body shot into Pacquiao's ribs.
Carlos misses with a two punch combination.
Pacquiao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four 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.
Carlos slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
A telegraphed right hand from Carlos misses the target.
Pacquiao slips a jab from Carlos.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carlos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carlos misses with a hook. Pacquiao ducked under it nicely.
Pacquiao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carlos throws a jab when Pacquiao was well out of range.
Carlos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carlos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carlos misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carlos 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Carlos!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Warren Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yokozuma The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Yokozuma The Giant enters the cage!
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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, Warren Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Yokozuma The Giant!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Giant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sapp is controlling him.
Sapp wants to pass the guard but The Giant is keeping the position.
The Giant looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sapp has picked The Giant up and slammed him! The Giant can't keep hold of the triangle and Sapp manages to pass to side control!
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.
The Giant is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The Giant is trying to control Sapp's posture but Sapp avoids it.
The Giant looks gassed!
The Giant is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The Giant is letting Sapp control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp working the body and head with strikes.
Sapp controls the position from side control.
Sapp grinds an elbow into The Giant's temple.
Sapp stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sapp darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Giant is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Sapp has latched onto it... Big trouble! Sapp pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it The Giant is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Sapp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Warren Sapp!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Sinatra will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
4 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinatra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Austin swivels and escapes.
Austin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sinatra managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Austin.
Austin is looking to take a break and control but Sinatra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sinatra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Austin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Austin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sinatra is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Austin 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.
Austin scoring with punches and elbows.
Austin decides to stand back up.
Sinatra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sinatra with a poor takedown
so Austin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Austin is breathing heavily.
Sinatra has his foot on Austin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Austin works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin tries to free his leg and advance position but Sinatra is retaining full guard.
Sinatra is trying to keep Austin in close.
Austin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sinatra looking to control.
Austin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sinatra throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Austin misses with a low kick.
Austin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sinatra counters with a series of strikes. Austin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sinatra with a poor takedown
and Austin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
Sinatra wants to control but Austin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sinatra is trying to stand back up but Austin is controlling him
Austin is keen to just control but Sinatra is a slippery customer.
Austin prevents Sinatra from improving his position.
Austin stops Sinatra from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Austin trying to control the action but Sinatra is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Sinatra with that takedown attempt.
Sinatra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sinatra with a poor takedown
and Austin moves into the clinch.
Austin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Austin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sinatra's brow.
Sinatra goes for a takedown attempt but Austin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra shoots in looking for a takedown. Austin tries to sprawl out of it but Sinatra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Austin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Austin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinatra was well out of range. Poor timing from Austin.
Sinatra tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Austin is predictable there
and Sinatra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Austin misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinatra tries to clinch but Austin moves out of range.
Austin misses with a takedown attempt - Sinatra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sinatra shoots in for a double leg but Austin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sinatra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Austin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sinatra's waist but Sinatra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Austin off to one side.
Sinatra throws a right and a left that Austin avoids nicely.
Sinatra misses with a takedown
and Austin counters by clinching up.
Sinatra jumps guard but Austin stands there with Sinatra around his waist. Sinatra gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
Austin managing to block the knees to the body from Sinatra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinatra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sinatra trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Austin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Austin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Austin is controlling Sinatra's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is trying to control the position but Sinatra postures up.
Sinatra wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
Sinatra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sinatra tries to stand but Austin is controlling from the bottom.
Austin has Sinatra pulled in close to control his posture.
Sinatra wanted to stand there but Austin had control of the position.
Austin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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.
Sinatra tries to lock up and control but Austin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Austin thowing shots but they're missing.
Sinatra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sinatra wants to control but Austin is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sinatra?
Austin looking to finish with strikes here!
Sinatra wants to hold on but Austin pushes him away.
Austin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BOOM! Austin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Austin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sinatra really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Austin controlling from the full mount.
Sinatra tries to hold on but Austin postures up.
Austin trying to control but Sinatra is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sinatra wants to hold on but Austin pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sinatra has a takedown stuffed.
Austin stuffs the takedown attempt from Sinatra. Sinatra gets slowly back to his feet.
Steve Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sinatra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
Sinatra shoots and misses
and Austin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Austin.
Austin stopping the sweep attempt from Sinatra.
Austin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Austin.
Sinatra wants to clinch
and Austin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is keen to just control but Sinatra is a slippery customer.
Sinatra is trying to stand.
Sinatra is looking to improve his position.
Austin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Austin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sinatra knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Steve Austin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Austin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sinatra's head.
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.
Still in half guard, Austin seems content to control.
Austin is looking to advance position but Sinatra won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sinatra fails with a takedown attempt.
Sinatra tries to clinch up.
Sinatra shoots in but Austin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sinatra moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Austin tries to clinch but Sinatra moves out of range.
Austin shoots in and bounces Sinatra off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sinatra looking for a guillotine here but Austin defends easily.
Austin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Austin looking to pass the guard.
Austin is working hard here to advance position.
Austin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sinatra is proving hard to escape from.
Austin trying to control but Sinatra is working from the bottom.
Sinatra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin clearly takes that round.
That's time! Austin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Austin tries to clinch up but Sinatra circles away and keeps his distance.
Austin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sinatra is refusing to be controlled, as Austin sits in half guard.
Austin trying to mount his opponent but Sinatra defends it.
Sinatra is trying to control but can't.
Austin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sinatra does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sinatra is trying to maintain the position but Austin is very close to passing his half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sinatra tries to get to full guard but Austin has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is looking to advance position but Sinatra won't allow it.
Sinatra keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sinatra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Austin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sinatra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Austin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sinatra's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinatra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Austin thows a big elbow that misses.
Austin trying to control but Sinatra is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra is trying to keep Austin in close.
Sinatra has a closed guard, preventing Austin from standing up.
Sinatra looking for a sweep. Not yet Sinatra, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sinatra lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sinatra tries to clinch there but Austin circles away.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown but Austin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sinatra tries to clinch but Austin is having none of it.
Austin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sinatra.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
Austin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sinatra!
Austin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Austin unloads with some shots from mount but Sinatra bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sinatra really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sinatra looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Good control from Austin.
Sinatra wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin had his way with Frank Sinatra in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Austin tries to clinch but Sinatra is having none of it.
Sinatra displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sinatra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Austin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Austin.
Austin controlling from the top position.
Sinatra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Austin is one step ahead there.
Austin content to stall in guard here.
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.
Sinatra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Austin is one step ahead there.
Austin gets to his feet. Sinatra looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sinatra scores with a three punch combo!
Austin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sinatra.
Austin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Austin cracks Sinatra with a big right hand but Sinatra just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin controlling the position from side mount.
Sinatra prevents Austin from moving into mount.
Sinatra is looking to reverse the position.
Austin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Austin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sinatra to his feet.
Sinatra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Austin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sinatra won't be happy with that.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra is looking to regain half guard here but Austin keeps moving and retains side control.
Austin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sinatra can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Sinatra's face as Austin controls the position.
Sinatra defending against the ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Austin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sinatra is trying to control Austin's posture but Austin avoids it.
Sinatra is not content to let Austin control the position.
Austin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sinatra has his takedown stuffed
and Austin counters with a single leg into guard. Sinatra didn't expect that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Austin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Austin, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Austin!
Steve Austin retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vern Troyer (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 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Speedy Gonzalez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vern Troyer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troyer leaves Gonzalez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Troyer moves out of range.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Troyer stuffs the takedown.
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Troyer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Troyer 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.
Gonzalez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Troyer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Troyer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gonzalez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Troyer in side control, throwing shots but Gonzalez defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez sneaks back into half guard.
Troyer is trying to control. Gonzalez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Troyer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Troyer trying to control the pace.
Gonzalez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
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.
Gonzalez trying to control but Troyer postures up.
Gonzalez won't allow Troyer to pass to mount.
Gonzalez tries to roll over but Troyer keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Troyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Troyer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Troyer.
Troyer trying to control the position but Gonzalez is working away.
Gonzalez seems a little lost for a moment, as Troyer dominates the positioning.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gonzalez is trying to control Troyer's posture but Troyer avoids it.
Troyer tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troyer is looking to take a break and control but Gonzalez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Troyer looks gassed!
Gonzalez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gonzalez looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez kicks Troyer off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Troyer 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.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzalez.
Troyer is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Troyer ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Troyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Troyer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Troyer showed some decent athleticism there.
Gonzalez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gonzalez kicks Troyer off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez cracks the inside of Troyer's front leg.
Troyer fails with a takedown attempt.
Troyer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Troyer is breathing heavily.
Troyer scores with a takedown into Gonzalez's guard.
Troyer tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
Gonzalez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Troyer is one step ahead there.
Gonzalez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Troyer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzalez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez kicks Troyer off and gets to his feet.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Troyer as he jumps to the side.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt
and Troyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez clinches but Troyer breaks the clinch
and Troyer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Troyer wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Troyer preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Troyer from controlling successfully.
Troyer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Troyer tries to stand but Gonzalez is controlling from the bottom.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Troyer tries to pass.
Gonzalez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
Gonzalez kicks Troyer off and gets to his feet.
Gonzalez moves in looking to clinch but Troyer pushes him off.
Troyer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Troyer is defended easily by Gonzalez.
Speedy Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vern Troyer.
Gonzalez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Troyer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vern Troyer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Troyer is keen to just control but Gonzalez is a slippery customer.
Gonzalez landing a few short strikes.
Troyer is trying to control. Gonzalez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gonzalez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Troyer 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.
Troyer looks for a takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Troyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez has managed to clinch.
Troyer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Troyer prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Troyer fails to land.
Gonzalez tries to circle away but Troyer has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Troyer prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Speedy Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troyer gets control of Gonzalez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Troyer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonzalez manages to get himself to full guard.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Troyer tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzalez is on top in guard.
Troyer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gonzalez won't allow Troyer to sweep him here.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Troyer is keeping the position.
Gonzalez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Troyer is trying to stand back up but Gonzalez is controlling him
Gonzalez tries to stand and escape but Troyer is controlling the position.
Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez gets caught flat footed, as Troyer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gonzalez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Troyer is looking to stand up but Gonzalez won't let him.
Gonzalez tries to strike from the bottom.
Troyer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gonzalez, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but Troyer circles away easily
and Troyer counters by clinching up.
Gonzalez has Troyer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Troyer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Troyer tries to pull guard but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Troyer misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Troyer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but Troyer manages to get underhooks.
Troyer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gonzalez walks away with a smile on his face. Troyer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Troyer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Troyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
Gonzalez controlling Troyer's posture.
Troyer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gonzalez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gonzalez has escaped and now he's on top!
Troyer is controlling Gonzalez's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Troyer really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Troyer misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzalez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Troyer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gonzalez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Troyer's head.
Gonzalez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gonzalez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Troyer defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is thwarting Troyer's attempts to control the position.
Troyer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gonzalez pulls his head out easily.
Gonzalez decides to stand and escape the position.
Troyer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gonzalez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troyer misses with the ground and pound.
Gonzalez is trying to control Troyer's posture but Troyer avoids it.
Gonzalez tries to bench press Troyer off him but Troyer keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gonzalez is trying to control Troyer's posture but Troyer avoids it.
Troyer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gonzalez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Troyer is looking to take a break and control but Gonzalez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to bench press Troyer off him but Troyer keeps the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Troyer tries to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gonzalez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but Troyer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Troyer wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gonzalez prevents Troyer from improving his position.
Gonzalez not doing much here.
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. Gonzalez connects with a nice short shot to Troyer's temple.
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but Troyer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Troyer is trying to maintain the position but Gonzalez is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gonzalez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Troyer wants to stand but Gonzalez is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speedy Gonzalez had his way with Vern Troyer in that 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!
Troyer misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzalez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but Troyer shows good takedown defense.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Troyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Troyer tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troyer misses with a takedown
and Gonzalez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzalez manages to pull 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.
Gonzalez working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez controlling Troyer's posture.
Gonzalez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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.
Gonzalez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Troyer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gonzalez stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Troyer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gonzalez counters by clinching up.
Speedy Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vern Troyer.
Gonzalez is trying to trip Troyer. He has hold of a leg but Troyer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gonzalez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gonzalez wanted to stand there but Troyer had control of the position.
Troyer looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Troyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Troyer has his hands on Gonzalez's head, controlling the position.
Gonzalez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Troyer working a defensive guard but Gonzalez manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gonzalez tries to advance to mount but Troyer denies him.
That's four 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.
Gonzalez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Troyer to his feet.
Gonzalez has his takedown stuffed
and Troyer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Troyer.
Gonzalez working a defensive guard here.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Speedy Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Troyer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vern Troyer!
Vern Troyer is the new bantamweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrice Evra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lassana Diarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Patrice Evra has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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, Patrice Evra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lassana Diarra!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evra is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diarra's half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diarra can do anything to dispel that myth.
Evra takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Evra trying to pass the guard but Diarra defending well.
Diarra is trying to control but Evra manages to pass to mount!
Evra landing shots from mount.
Diarra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Evra trying to control but Diarra is having none of it.
Evra prevents Diarra from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diarra sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Evra trying to control the action but Diarra is working from the bottom.
Diarra wants to control but Evra is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diarra manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Evra checks a leg kick nicely.
Diarra has Evra up against the cage in a clinch.
Evra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diarra has him pressed against the cage.
Evra tries to break the clinch but Diarra is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evra jumps guard and drags Diarra to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Evra keeping moving, preventing Diarra from controlling successfully.
Diarra decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Evra, up you get!
Evra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diarra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Evra wants to clinch.
Diarra shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Evra is trying to defend but Diarra finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Evra tries to get to full guard but Diarra has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diarra is keen to just control but Evra is a slippery customer.
Evra is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diarra's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diarra's back!
Evra not allowing Diarra to control his hands.
Can Diarra hold on?! Evra is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Diarra needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diarra is keeping busy.
Diarra looking to control the position.
Diarra trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diarra might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Evra kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diarra tries to escape but Evra has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Evra 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.
Diarra trying to control the position but Evra manages to sink in the hooks.
Evra gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Evra struggling to keep hold of the position.
Evra not allowing Diarra to control his hands.
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 Patrice Evra 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.
Evra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diarra has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Evra is trying to keep an underhook but Diarra manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Evra is trying to control but can't.
Evra is looking for a sweep. Diarra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diarra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evra keeps working.
Evra trying to control but Diarra postures up.
Diarra seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Evra does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Despite being in the dominant position, Lassana Diarra just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Evra has his takedown stuffed
and Diarra counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evra can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diarra controls the pace.
Diarra won't allow Evra to sweep him here.
Diarra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Evra trying to keep a closed guard but Diarra is proving a slippery customer.
Diarra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Evra controls Diarra momentarily but Diarra frees himself.
Diarra gets to his feet. Evra looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diarra feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Evra is trying to hold Diarra in close to prevent damage but Diarra has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diarra slips a nice elbow through Evra's hands, connecting with Evra's forehead.
Diarra escapes and gets back to his feet.
Evra shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diarra wants to stand back up but Evra manages to pass into side control.
Diarra manages to get back to half guard.
Diarra has a hand on Evra's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Evra takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diarra wants to get back to his feet.
Evra is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Diarra to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Diarra shrugs it off.
Diarra is trying to escape the mount.
Diarra has given up his back here.
That's four 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.
Evra doesn't have the hooks in and Diarra manages to turn into his guard.
Diarrais looking to pass into half guard but Evra pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Evra is in guard.
Diarra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Evra is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diarra is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Evra is controlling him.
Diarra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diarra working a defensive guard but Evra passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lassana Diarra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Evra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Evra misses with a takedown attempt
and Diarra counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Evra!
Diarra lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Evra hang on?
Evra is working to get back to half guard.
Diarra controlling his opponent.
Evra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Diarra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Evra is looking to escape.
Diarra is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diarra breaks from Evra's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Evra manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Evra is staying active underneath Diarra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Evra is looking to control Diarra's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Evra avoid being mounted?
Diarra is pressing down on Evra's thigh, looking to free his foot. Evra is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Evra tries to get to full guard but Diarra has control of the leg.
Diarra landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Diarra has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Evra is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evra tries to hold on but Diarra pushes him away.
Diarra tries to control but Evra wriggling away.
Diarra stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Evra gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Evra keeping moving, preventing Diarra from controlling successfully.
Diarra is stalling in the full guard.
Diarra wants to control from the top but Evra keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evra working a defensive guard here.
Diarra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Evra looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Diarra puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Diarra stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lassana Diarra really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Evra feints and as Diarra raises his hands in defense, Evra changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lassana Diarra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diarra looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Evra passes into half guard.
Evra trying to control from half guard but Diarra is working away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Diarra wants to sweep but Evra has passed to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evra tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Evra has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Evra working away.
Diarra is looking for a sweep.
Evra wants to control but Diarra is keeping him busy.
Diarra explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diarra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diarra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Evra closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diarra counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diarra throwing strikes but missing.
Evra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evra is looking to stand up but Diarra isn't so interested in that idea.
Diarra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evra is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evra trying to control the position.
Diarra wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Evra's closed guard. He's half up but Evra has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Evra pivots and extends the arm, Diarra falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Evra! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrice Evra!
Patrice Evra retains his featherweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Siphiwe Tshabalala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Maicon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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152 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Siphiwe Tshabalala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Maicon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tshabalala shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tshabalala was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maicon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maicon tries to improve his position but instead Tshabalala has taken his back!
Tshabalala is trying to stick to Maicon's back but Maicon is turning into Tshabalala. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tshabalala's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Maicon.
Tshabalala throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tshabalala really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tshabalala looking for a sweep. Not yet Tshabalala, not yet.
Tshabalala will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Maicon stands up from Tshabalala's guard - Maicon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Maicon moves out of range of the body kick from Tshabalala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maicon misses with a takedown
and Tshabalala counters with a single leg into guard. Maicon didn't expect that.
Tshabalala is breathing heavily.
Tshabalala tries to free his leg and advance position but Maicon is retaining full guard.
Tshabalala won't allow Maicon to get back to his feet.
Tshabalala controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tshabalala throws a big right hand that misses.
Tshabalala controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tshabalala throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maicon trying to control the position.
Tshabalala drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tshabalala jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tshabalala decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Maicon, up you get!
Maicon throws a lazy head kick
and Tshabalala counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tshabalala.
Maicon trying to control the position.
Tshabalala trying to control but Maicon is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maicon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tshabalala stands and steps away. Maicon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tshabalala stuns Maicon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tshabalala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maicon.
Tshabalala looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maicon!
Tshabalala looking to control but Maicon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siphiwe Tshabalala dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tshabalala clinches up with Maicon and pushes him back against the cage.
Maicon jumps guard but Tshabalala stands there with Maicon around his waist. Maicon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tshabalala prevents the takedown attempt.
Maicon pushes Tshabalala back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tshabalala gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Maicon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tshabalala tries to free his leg and advance position but Maicon is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tshabalala is stalling in the full guard.
Tshabalala trying to control the position from guard on top but Maicon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tshabalala would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Maicon is trying to keep Tshabalala in close.
Maicon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tshabalala would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maicon looks to clinch
and Tshabalala counters with a single leg into guard. Maicon didn't expect that.
Tshabalala stopping the sweep attempt from Maicon.
Maicon looking to control.
Tshabalala stops Maicon from standing up.
Tshabalala is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maicon being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala wants to pass the guard but Maicon is keeping the position.
Maicon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tshabalala takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maicon tries to clinch but Tshabalala moves away
and Tshabalala counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maicon taking some punishment here, with Tshabalala in his half guard.
Tshabalala stops Maicon from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala moves into full mount! Maicon won't be happy about that!
Tshabalala controlling the position easily from mount.
Maicon is working to get back to half guard.
Maicon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tshabalala controlling his opponent.
Maicon tries to improve his position but instead Tshabalala has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siphiwe Tshabalala dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tshabalala darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tshabalala trying to control the pace.
Tshabalala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maicon's head.
Tshabalala decides to stand up.
Nice shot by Maicon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maicon looks to clinch
and Tshabalala counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maicon is trying to keep Tshabalala in close.
Tshabalala throwing strikes from guard but Maicon blocks nicely.
Tshabalala tries to stand but Maicon is controlling from the bottom.
Maicon trying to control the position.
That's two 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.
Tshabalala decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Maicon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tshabalala parries the strikes from Maicon easily there. Maicon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tshabalala to escape.
Tshabalala avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Maicon.
Tshabalala manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tshabalala is trying to control but can't.
Tshabalala preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maicon passes into side control, despite Tshabalala's attempt to control the position.
Tshabalala tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Maicon presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Tshabalala swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Maicon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tshabalala can't escape the position.
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.
Maicon tries to control but Tshabalala wriggling away.
Maicon content just to control the position here.
Siphiwe Tshabalala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tshabalala slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Maicon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tshabalala knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tshabalala gets full guard.
Tshabalala is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siphiwe Tshabalala clearly takes 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.
Tshabalala misses with a body kick.
Maicon has his takedown stuffed
and Tshabalala counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maicon's guard now.
Tshabalala is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tshabalala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maicon can do to turn this around?
Maicon trying to keep a closed guard but Tshabalala is proving a slippery customer.
Tshabalala is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Tshabalala trying to control but Maicon is working from the bottom.
Tshabalala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maicon is keeping the position for now.
Maicon working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tshabalala misses with a body shot.
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.
Tshabalala throws a lazy head kick
and Maicon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maicon.
Maicon scores with a knee to the head.
Tshabalala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maicon's efforts to push away.
Tshabalala drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maicon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tshabalala tries to pull guard but Maicon holds him up against the cage and eventually Tshabalala drops back down to his feet.
Maicon manages to break the clinch.
Tshabalala fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Siphiwe Tshabalala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maicon misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maicon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tshabalala counters with a shoot takedown. Maicon fights it but they end up in guard.
Maicon trying to control the position.
Maicon wants to stand and escape but Tshabalala is having none of it.
Tshabalala postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maicon looking for a sweep. Not yet Maicon, not yet.
Maicon trying to keep a closed guard but Tshabalala is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala is stalling in the full guard.
Tshabalala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tshabalala shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maicon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Maicon isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tshabalala stacks Maicon 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 Tshabalala!
Maicon is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siphiwe Tshabalala had his way with Douglas Maicon in that round.
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. This is the final round!
Maicon scores with a head kick.
Tshabalala gets the takedown into side control.
Tshabalala working the ground and pound.
Maicon is looking for a sweep.
Tshabalala landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tshabalala tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tshabalala has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maicon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tshabalala asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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.
Maicon being controlled for a moment.
Tshabalala wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maicon, who protects the arm well.
Maicon gets back to half guard.
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.
Tshabalala stalling.
Maicon is trying to stand back up but Tshabalala is controlling him
Tshabalala controlling the action here.
Maicon wants to sweep but Tshabalala has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maicon seems a little lost for a moment, as Tshabalala dominates the positioning.
Maicon struggling a bit here.
Maicon is trying to get back to half guard.
Maicon tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Maicon is working to get back to half guard.
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.
Maicon taking shots to the head.
Maicon is looking to get to half guard.
Maicon taking shots to the head.
Tshabalala postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maicon looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tshabalala controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siphiwe Tshabalala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tshabalala, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siphiwe Tshabalala!
Siphiwe Tshabalala retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nemanja Vidic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Van Der Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nemanja Vidic has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
2 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edwin Van Der Sar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vidic takes a swing at Van Der Sar's ribcage but misses.
Nemanja Vidic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vidic connects with a right hand. Van Der Sar shakes it off.
Vidic throws a right and a left that Van Der Sar avoids nicely.
Van Der Sar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vidic throws out the jab.
Van Der Sar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vidic fails to land with a series of punches.
Vidic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Der Sar.
Vidic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Edwin Van Der Sar has been cut.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Vidic! Van Der Sar is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nemanja Vidic!
Nemanja Vidic retains his middleweight title!
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