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LFNC Presents - Fight Night 33 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Ulriksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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196 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Ulriksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ulriksen looking for submissions off his back.
Ulriksen keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ulriksen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ulriksen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
Ulriksen is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Smith is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Smith flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Ulriksen anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Smith and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Ulriksen slips an arm under Smith chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Ulriksen has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Ulriksen is squeezing on Smith like an anaconda would it's prey. Smith fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Victor Ulriksen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JG Wentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Starikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wentworth comes to the cage accompanied by CALL J.G. WENTWORTH. Anton Starikov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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162 lbs
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158 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, JG Wentworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Starikov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Starikov.
Starikov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Starikov throws a head kick that misses.
Wentworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Wentworth.
Wentworth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wentworth changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Starikov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Starikov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Starikov wants to get back to his feet.
Wentworth working the head with strikes.
Starikov is trying to get back to half guard.
Wentworth in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starikov manages to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Wentworth seems content to control.
Wentworth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Starikov tries to get to full guard but Wentworth has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Wentworth there.
Starikov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wentworth drops an elbow to the side of Starikov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wentworth drops an elbow to the side of Starikov's head.
Starikov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Wentworth there.
Wentworth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wentworth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Starikov is rocked!
Wentworth 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.
Starikov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Starikov is still in real trouble! Can Wentworth finish him?
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. Wentworth connects with a nice short shot to Starikov's temple.
Wentworth lands strikes from half guard.
Wentworth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Starikov tries to roll over but Wentworth keeps him under control.
Wentworth is nestled in close to Starikov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wentworth trying to control from half guard but Starikov is working away.
Wentworth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Starikov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wentworth lands a big elbow - Starikov is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Wentworth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JG Wentworth!
In his post fight interview, JG Wentworth started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ty Jedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Nibey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ty Jedi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Magnus Nibey!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nibey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nibey clinches up against the cage.
Jedi blocks an elbow strike from Nibey.
Nibey prevents Jedi from breaking the clinch.
Nibey throws an elbow but it misses.
Jedi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nibey lands a nice knee to the body.
Jedi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nibey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jedi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nibey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jedi's efforts to push away.
Jedi tries to break the clinch but Nibey is controlling the position.
Jedi avoiding damage as Nibey throws knees to the body.
Nibey tries to land knees in the clinch but Jedi avoids the damage to the body.
Nibey lands a nice knee to the body.
Jedi is trying to break the clinch but Nibey is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nibey lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ty Jedi has been cut.
Jedi tries to work over Nibey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nibey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jedi avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nibey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Jedi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nibey crunches a lovely knee into Jedi's ribcage.
Nibey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nibey managing to block the knees to the body from Jedi.
Nibey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jedi is defending well for now.
Nibey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jedi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nibey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nibey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nibey lands a good knee to the midsection. Jedi won't want to take too many of those.
Nibey misses with a knee strike.
Jedi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nibey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jedi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nibey is defending well for now.
Jedi is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nibey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jedi's efforts to push away.
Jedi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nibey tries to clinch but Jedi is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nibey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nibey tries to clinch up but Jedi circles away and keeps his distance.
Nibey wants to clinch up but Jedi keeps it at a distance.
Nibey tries to close the distance and clinch but Jedi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nibey is looking to clinch but Jedi is avoiding it.
Magnus Nibey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nibey wants to clinch.
Jedi swings for the body but Nibey moves out of range.
Nibey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jedi.
Jedi keeps the fight on the outside.
Nibey doesn't manage to clinch there - Jedi circles away.
Nibey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nibey wants to clinch up but Jedi keeps it at a distance.
Nibey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jedi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jedi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nibey wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jedi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jedi throws a series of punches but Nibey avoids them all with ease.
Good work by Nibey as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Jedi finds it's way through Nibey's defenses.
Nibey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nibey blocks a head kick by Jedi.
Nibey tries to clinch up but Jedi circles away and keeps his distance.
Jedi misses with a looping left.
Nibey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jedi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Jedi.
Nibey tries to clinch up.
Jedi circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jedi misses with a head kick.
Jedi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nibey doesn't manage to clinch there - Jedi circles away.
Jedi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nibey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jedi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jedi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jedi throws a body punch but Nibey moves out of range.
Nibey pushes Jedi up against the cage in a clinch.
Jedi tries to circle away but Nibey has him pinned against the cage.
Jedi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jedi trying to land knees to the body.
Nibey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jedi avoids it.
Nibey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jedi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jedi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jedi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nibey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nibey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Magnus Nibey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ty Jedi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nibey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jedi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jedi swats away the attempt to clinch by Nibey.
Jedi throws a lazy right hand but Nibey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jedi keeps the fight on the outside.
Nibey blocks a head kick by Jedi.
Jedi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nibey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jedi is controlling him.
Jedi drops back looking for a leg! Nibey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nibey manages to kick Jedi off! Jedi jumps back into Nibey's guard.
Nibey wants to stand but Jedi is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jedi is looking to stand up but Nibey won't let him.
Nibey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jedi passes into half guard.
Jedi passes to full mount!
Jedi goes for an armbar but Nibey turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Nibey.
Jedi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nibey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nibey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nibey's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nibey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jedi is controlling him.
Jedi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nibey dives on top into guard.
Nibey wants to stand but Jedi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jedi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nibey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nibey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jedi's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedi has his feet on Nibey's thighs here. He's pushed Nibey off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Nibey screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ty Jedi!
Our winner, Ty Jedi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Eliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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188 lbs
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Eliott!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eliott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Winchester as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Winchester.
Eliott takes one to the side of the head.
Eliott with a lazy takedown attempt
and Winchester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winchester stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Winchester wants it to stay on the feet.
Sam Winchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Eliott.
Eliott shoots in and drives through. Winchester sprawls well.
Winchester defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Eliott.
Eliott shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Winchester as he avoids it easily.
Eliott fails with a takedown attempt.
Eliott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Jon Eliott has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winchester scores with a body shot.
Winchester swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliott tries for a takedown but Winchester circles away easily
letting Winchester counter with a right hand.
Eliott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Winchester as he jumps to the side.
Eliott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winchester connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Eliott doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Winchester counters with a nice uppercut.
Eliott looks winded!
Winchester pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Eliott back to the cage. Winchester follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Winchester is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Eliott tries for a takedown but Winchester circles away easily
and Winchester counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winchester lands a left and a right that send Eliott crashing to the mat, dazed. Winchester thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Winchester lands a jab to the nose.
Eliott is rocked!
Eliott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Winchester as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliott shoots and misses
and Eliott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eliott is still on wobbly legs! Can Winchester finish him?
Winchester feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Eliott sprawling to the canvas! Eliott rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Winchester finish him?!
Eliott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eliott seems to have recovered his senses.
Eliott fails with the takedown
and Winchester counters with a nice right hand that sends Eliott toppling to the canvas! Eliott scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Winchester finish him?!
Winchester connects with a superb combination that knocks Eliott out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Winchester before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Eliott!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sam Winchester!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamad kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Joker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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193 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz shoots in and bounces Tamad off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tamad seems keen to control Diaz's posture.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tamad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tamad keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Diaz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tamad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tamad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz tries a low kick but Tamad avoids it.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Tamad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tamad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tamad misses with a body shot.
Tamad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Tamad.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Tamad keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz won't allow Tamad to sweep him here.
Diaz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tamad is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Tamad is having none of it.
Diaz is pressing down on Tamad's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tamad is holding on for now.
Tamad tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control. Tamad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Matt Diaz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tamad throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz cracks Tamad with a good jab.
Diaz throws a low kick but Tamad moves out of range easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tamad.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Diaz tries to roll over but Tamad keeps him under control.
Diaz gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad is pushing down on Diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Tamad has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tamad is pressing down on Diaz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diaz is holding on for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz wants to free his trapped foot but Tamad is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Diaz is keen to just control but Tamad is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tamad won't allow Diaz to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Diaz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Tamad backs away looking to recover.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tamad can pounce on him.
Tamad tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tamad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Tamad misses
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tamad clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tamad throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Tamad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Juan Tamad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamad tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Diaz.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Tamad circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamad tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Tamad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tamad.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Tamad.
Crunch! Diaz slams his shin into Tamad's torso.
A jab from Tamad misses.
Tamad thows a leg kick but Diaz checks it
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tamad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Tamad misses with a low kick.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Tamad saw that one coming.
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and Tamad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tamad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tamad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diaz throws out a leg kick but Tamad moves out of range and Diaz only half commits.
Diaz swings for the body but Tamad moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tamad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tamad misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamad misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Tamad jabs at Diaz's body.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamad misses with a wild body shot.
Tamad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz keeps Tamad at a distance using the push kick.
Tamad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Tamad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tamad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamad misses with a double jab
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tamad lands a right hook to the body.
Tamad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tamad misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a single leg into guard. Tamad didn't expect that.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Tamad keeps moving.
Tamad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Tamad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diaz is controlling Tamad's posture.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Tamad from controlling successfully.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tamad works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Tamad sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tamad's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tamad duly obliges.
Tamad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Decent striking displayed by Tamad there.
A left lands for Diaz.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Tamad misses with a double jab.
Tamad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tamad thows a body shot but no joy.
Tamad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tamad throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Tamad misses with a looping left.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tamad to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tamad is out of range.
Tamad thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Tamad.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tamad but Tamad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tamad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tamad throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tamad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tamad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Tamad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Tamad defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tamad throws a leg kick that misses.
Diaz dives in and grabs Tamad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tamad pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Tamad moves out of range of the strikes.
Tamad just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamad. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tamad loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Tamad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tamad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Tamad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tamad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tamad checks a low kick from Diaz.
Tamad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz cracks Tamad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Juan Tamad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tamad thows a leg kick but Diaz checks it
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matt Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tamad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Tamad checks it.
Tamad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diaz scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tamad's waist but Tamad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Juan Tamad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Diaz.
Nice uppercut there from Tamad.
A head kick misses from Tamad.
Tamad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Juan Tamad is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz slips a jab from Tamad.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz slips under a jab from Tamad.
Tamad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tamad connects with a body shot.
Tamad misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Tamad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Diaz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Madison Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant's entrance music is donald wheres your troosers. A fine choice. Weber has chosen Scotland the Brave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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239 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Madison Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Weber!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Weber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Weber is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grant wants to get back to full guard.
Grant has his hands clasped together around Weber's back. He's all about the action.
Grant trying to hold on to Weber's head to control him but Weber postures up.
Weber stalling away here and it's allowed Grant to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Weber trying to control but Grant is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Weber can't escape the position.
Grant jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Weber manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Grant working the head and body with strikes.
Weber tries to bench press Grant off him but Grant keeps the position.
Grant trying to control the position but Weber is working away.
Weber takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weber is looking for a sweep.
Weber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grant has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Weber is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Grant yanks on the arm and Weber is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Grant.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Madison Grant!
During a confident post fight interview, Madison Grant thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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213 lbs
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208 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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nicky Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez lands a slapping body shot.
Fernandez misses with a looping left.
Fernandez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucas.
Lucas misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Lucas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lucas.
It looks like Nicky Fernandez has been cut.
Fernandez swings for the body but Lucas moves out of range.
Lucas connects with a solid leg kick.
Fernandez throws a low kick, looking for Lucas's leg but Lucas calmly moves out of range.
Lucas misses with a straight left.
Fernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucas throws the kick towards the body but Fernandez avoids it.
Fernandez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucas.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Lucas misses.
Lucas thuds his right hand into Fernandez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas ducks under a wild hook from Fernandez.
Travis Lucas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucas manages to avoid it.
Nicky Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucas lands with a cross.
Fernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lucas tries a head kick but it misses.
Fernandez slips a jab and a cross from Lucas.
Fernandez is looking to slow Lucas down with leg kicks.
Fernandez throws a body punch but Lucas moves out of range.
Fernandez lands a nice hook to Lucas's body. Lucas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fernandez swinging wildly here.
Fernandez misses with a hook
and Lucas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fernandez avoids the head kick by Lucas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lucas sprawls well. Lucas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Fernandez shoots in looking for a takedown but Lucas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fernandez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucas misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Fernandez.
Lucas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fernandez misses with a few strikes there.
Lucas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lucas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fernandez swings for the body but Lucas moves out of range.
Fernandez looks to land a right hand but Lucas moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas tries a head kick but it misses.
Fernandez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lucas defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicky Fernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fernandez.
Lucas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Fernandez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fernandez checks a low kick from Lucas.
Lucas throws a leg kick which misses Fernandez's front leg but catches the back leg as Fernandez tries to avoid it.
Lucas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fernandez.
Lucas throws a hook to the side of Fernandez's head but Fernandez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez throws a leg kick
and Lucas counters with a low kick, right behind Fernandez 's knee.
Fernandez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fernandez throws a leg kick
and Lucas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Lucas tenderised Fernandez's leg. Fernandez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lucas jabs Fernandez right on the nose. Fernandez blinks but takes it well.
Fernandez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fernandez fails to land the takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lucas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nicky Fernandez's cut is getting worse.
Lucas jabs Fernandez right on the nose. Fernandez blinks but takes it well.
Fernandez drops his hands momentarily and Lucas needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Fernandez just on the top of the head. Fernandez drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Fernandez - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Travis Lucas!
Travis Lucas was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kahlua Zordick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Zawistowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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158 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kahlua Zordick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Zawistowski!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zordick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zawistowski.
Zawistowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zordick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zordick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zawistowski.
Kahlua Zordick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zordick.
Zawistowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Zordick is just out of range.
Zordick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zawistowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Zordick. Zordick gets slowly back to his feet.
Zawistowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zordick's head backwards.
Zordick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zordick is looking to score with low kicks.
Zawistowski blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zawistowski misses with a body kick.
Zawistowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zordick.
Zawistowski lands with a nice body kick.
Jan Zawistowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zordick walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zawistowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zordick is looking to slow Zawistowski down with leg kicks.
Zordick shoots in and gets a takedown into Zawistowski's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zawistowski keeping full guard, as Zordick tries to pass.
Zawistowski is looking to stand up but Zordick isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zordick trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Zawistowski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Zordick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zordick is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zawistowski defends well.
Zordick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zawistowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zordick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zawistowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zordick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zordick looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zordick looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zordick wants to control the position but Zawistowski says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Zordick won't allow Zawistowski to pass to mount.
Zordick is refusing to be controlled, as Zawistowski sits in half guard.
Zordick is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zordick is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zawistowski pulls his head out easily.
Zawistowski passes into side control, despite Zordick's attempt to control the position.
Zawistowski trying to control the position but Zordick is working away.
Zawistowski controls the position from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zordick tries to buck Zawistowski off but Zawistowski is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kahlua Zordick dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zordick shoots for a double leg takedown but Zawistowski sprawls well. He's pushed Zordick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zawistowski misses with a leg kick.
Zawistowski lands a body shot.
Zawistowski misses with a low kick.
Zordick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zawistowski is out of range.
Zordick misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zawistowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zordick throws a leg kick but Zawistowski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zawistowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zordick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zawistowski misses with an uppercut. Zordick saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zawistowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Zordick. Zordick gets slowly back to his feet.
Zordick tries to land a leg kick but Zawistowski saw it coming and moves away.
Zawistowski scores with a punch to the head.
Zordick drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zordick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zawistowski is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zordick trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Zawistowski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Zordick looking for a guillotine here but Zawistowski defends easily.
Zordick looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Zawistowski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zordick is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Zawistowski jumps into side control!
Zordick is looking for a sweep.
Zordick struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zawistowski wants to control but Zordick is keeping him busy.
Zawistowski working away.
Zordick is looking to regain half guard here but Zawistowski keeps moving and retains side control.
Zordick manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Zordick trying to control but Zawistowski postures up.
Zordick looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zordick wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zawistowski in particular looking to stall.
Zordick tries to get to full guard but Zawistowski has control of the leg.
Zordick is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zawistowski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zordick tries to hold on but Zawistowski postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kahlua Zordick will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zordick has a takedown stuffed.
Zordick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zordick takes one to the side of the head.
Zordick misses with a looping right.
Zawistowski throws a sloppy head kick and Zordick moves out of range easily.
Zawistowski connects with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Zordick is predictable there
and Zawistowski counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zawistowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zordick tries to clinch up but Zawistowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Zordick.
Zordick misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Zordick is predictable there
and Zawistowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zawistowski misses with a head kick.
Jab from Zordick.
Zordick throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zawistowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zawistowski fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zawistowski throws a leg kick but Zordick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zordick checks a low kick from Zawistowski.
Zawistowski scores with a leg kick.
Zawistowski slips a straight right by Zordick.
Zawistowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zordick throws a leg kick but Zawistowski moved away.
Zordick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zawistowski sprawls well. Zawistowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zordick gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kahlua Zordick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zawistowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jan Zawistowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zordick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zordick shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zawistowski manages to get to full guard.
Zordick drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Zawistowski dives on top into guard.
Zordick lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zawistowski!
Zawistowski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zordick tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zordick is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zawistowski has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Zordick wants to control the action but instead Zawistowski gets a body lock and reverses into Zordick's guard! Nice work!
Zordick trying to keep a closed guard but Zawistowski is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zordick manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zawistowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jan Zawistowski.
I think Zordick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kahlua Zordick!
Kahlua Zordick made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Nothing. After I lost from a superior grappler, I go back to the basics. I reviewed my early fights and applied something into this fight. That is all. Thank you everyone!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Banners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banners comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack. Cartman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All Within My Hands kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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283 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Banners!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Cartman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banners lands with a good body shot.
Cartman pushes Banners up against the cage in a clinch.
Cartman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Banners blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartman tries to break the clinch but Banners is controlling the position.
Banners works on Cartman's body with a couple of short punches.
Cartman misses with some punches.
Cartman working aggressively here.
Cartman throws a head punch that misses.
Cartman misses with the head strike.
Banners blocking some punches.
Cartman is trying to break the clinch but Banners has him pressed against the cage.
Cartman can't break the clinch.
Banners is pushing Cartman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cartman throws an elbow but misses.
Cartman misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banners scores with a shot to the side of Cartman's head.
Cartman gets through Banners's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banners controlling the action here for a moment.
Cartman misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cartman fails to land.
Cartman letting Banners take a breather here.
Cartman wants to break free but Banners has control.
Cartman is working Banners over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banners on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cartman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banners circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banners circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Cartman does it's job there.
Banners keeps the fight on the outside.
Cartman lands with a nice body kick.
Banners uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cartman.
Banners motions for Cartman to come forward. Banners throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banners tries to keep at a distance but Cartman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Banners stalling against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cartman lands an elbow inside that Banners shrugs off.
Banners managing to block the knees to the body from Cartman.
Cartman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banners backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman pushes off an throws an elbow but Banners leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cartman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch but Banners swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cartman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch but Banners swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eric Cartman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartman misses with a series of wild punches.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banners swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banners avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cartman clinches up against the cage.
Banners prevents a body shot from Cartman.
Cartman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cartman breaks from the clinch.
Cartman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banners.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banners paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cartman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banners turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banners plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cartman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banners tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banners keeps the fight on the outside.
A leg kick checked by Cartman.
Banners misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Cartman.
Cartman tries to clinch there but Banners circles away.
Cartman clinches.
Cartman working hard to break the clinch.
Banners content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cartman blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cartman throws an elbow but misses.
Banners has Cartman pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cartman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Banners throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cartman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cartman is looking to chop away at Banners's legs.
Cartman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cartman is looking to clinch.
Cartman blocks a leg kick.
Cartman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cartman forces Banners back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cartman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Banners.
Cartman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Banners takes a shot to the head.
Cartman can't break the clinch.
Cartman lands an uppercut.
Cartman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banners has Cartman pressed against the cage, preventing Cartman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cartman pushes Banners back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Banners blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cartman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cartman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banners lands a nice uppercut.
Cartman has Banners pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cartman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Banners's brow.
Cartman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banners misses the shot to the body.
Cartman is looking to clinch but Banners is avoiding it.
Banners misses with a low kick.
Banners stuns Cartman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Banners swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartman.
Cartman fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banners fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cartman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cartman moves in looking to clinch but Banners pushes him off.
Cartman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cartman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banners.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banners swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banners paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Banners, right into the meat.
Banners circles away from the clinch attempt
and Banners finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cartman is looking to clinch.
Cartman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banners.
Banners connects with an inside leg kick.
Cartman darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banners throws a head kick that misses.
Cartman tries to clinch but Banners moves out of range.
Cartman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banners moves away.
Banners fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartman manages to avoid it.
Cartman tries to clinch up.
Cartman scores with a jab to the head.
Cartman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Banners counters with a nice leg kick.
Cartman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Banners counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Banners tries a head kick but it misses.
Cartman tries to clinch
and Banners counters with a thumping low kick.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banners paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cartman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Banners connects with a solid leg kick.
Cartman is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A thudding body kick lands there by Banners!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman tries to clinch up but Banners circles away and keeps his distance.
Banners throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cartman takes the fight into the clinch.
Cartman swings wildly with an uppercut but Banners uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartman working hard to break the clinch.
Cartman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banners.
Cartman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banners is keeping busy.
Cartman swings wildly with an uppercut but Banners uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banners dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Banners blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ken Banners 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. This is the final round!
Banners looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch but Banners swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cartman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A cross from Cartman lands.
Cartman moves out of range of the body kick.
Banners misses with a low kick as Cartman jumps back.
Banners avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cartman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Banners is able to avoid easily.
Banners scores with a leg kick.
Banners keeps Cartman at a distance using the push kick.
Cartman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Banners counters with a thumping low kick.
Cartman darts in trying to clinch
and Banners counters with a left and a right that stings Cartman.
Cartman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banners moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cartman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banners fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartman manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Banners there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Banners throws a series of punches but Cartman moves out of range.
Banners tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cartman was well out of range. Poor timing from Banners.
Banners throws a head kick but Cartman moves out of range.
Banners showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cartman.
Cartman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cartman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banners bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cartman's head.
Banners chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Banners misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banners throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ken Banners is winning the standup battle so far.
Banners takes a swing at Cartman's ribcage but misses.
Banners moves out of range as Cartman strikes.
Cartman tries to clinch up but Banners circles away and keeps his distance.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banners paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartman is looking to clinch but Banners is avoiding it.
Cartman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banners looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Banners avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banners just misses with a punch to the body.
Cartman is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Banners.
Cartman moves in looking to clinch but Banners pushes him off.
Cartman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cartman tries to clinch but Banners moves away
enabling Banners to counter with a crisp jab.
Cartman moves to clinch but Banners breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Banners throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cartman closes the distance but Banners moves to the side
and Banners counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cartman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Banners manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banners takes a swing at Cartman's ribcage but misses.
Cartman catches Banners with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Banners is looking to wear down Cartman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cartman wants to clinch up but Banners keeps it at a distance.
Cartman tries to clinch up but Banners circles away and keeps his distance.
Banners goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Banners scores with a hook to the body. Cartman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cartman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Banners makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Banners thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cartman if he has to take too many more of those.
Banners avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot lands for Banners.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banners throws a leg kick which misses Cartman's front leg but catches the back leg as Cartman tries to avoid it.
Banners lands with a good body shot.
Banners connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Banners throws a leg kick which misses Cartman's front leg but catches the back leg as Cartman tries to avoid it.
That kick from Banners tenderised Cartman's leg. Cartman is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banners can pounce on him.
Banners scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Banners.
Banners scores with a nice body kick.
Banners throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cartman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banners circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banners.
Banners connects with a solid leg kick.
Cartman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Banners.
Cartman moves out of range as Banners throws a body kick.
Banners swings for the body but Cartman moves out of range.
Banners lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Banners throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banners scores with a decent looking hook.
Banners blocks a jab.
Banners misses with a head kick.
Cartman wants to clinch up but Banners keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Banners showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Banners has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Banners!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Eldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Troyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Eldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ted Troyd!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eldridge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eldridge looks to score with a jab to the body but Troyd is just out of range.
Troyd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Michael Eldridge has been cut.
Eldridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Troyd lands a nice looking body shot.
Eldridge thows a body shot but no joy.
Troyd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Eldridge misses its intended target.
Troyd is looking to land body kicks.
Troyd throws a quick inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Eldridge checks a leg kick.
Troyd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eldridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Troyd connects with a nice looking jab.
Eldridge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troyd.
Troyd misses with a hook to the body
and Eldridge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Troyd.
Troyd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eldridge, pushing him back against the cage.
Eldridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Troyd is defending well for now.
Troyd being controlled against the cage.
Eldridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Troyd is defending well for now.
Troyd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eldridge has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eldridge throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees to the body from Troyd.
Eldridge avoiding damage as Troyd throws knees to the body.
Eldridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Troyd is defending well for now.
Troyd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Troyd misses with a punch to the body.
Eldridge prevents a body shot from Troyd.
A right handed body shot lands from Troyd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troyd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Troyd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Troyd misses with a body punch.
Troyd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eldridge has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eldridge.
Troyd putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eldridge in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Troyd blocks an elbow strike.
Eldridge throws an elbow that misses.
Troyd tries to throw a body punch but Eldridge avoids it by throwing Troyd back against the cage.
Troyd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eldridge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Troyd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Troyd tries to throw a body punch but Eldridge avoids it by throwing Troyd back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyd prevents a body shot from Eldridge.
A short right from Troyd on the inside.
Eldridge lands a hook that snaps the head of Troyd backwards.
Nice body punch from Eldridge.
Troyd lands with a light punch inside.
Eldridge managing to block the knees to the body from Troyd.
Nice body punch from Troyd - that landed with a thud.
Eldridge trying to land knees to the body.
Troyd trying to land knees to the body.
Eldridge lands an elbow that stopped Troyd in his tracks for a moment.
Troyd avoids the elbow strike from Eldridge, against the cage.
Eldridge misses with a punch to the body.
Troyd blocks the elbow strike.
Eldridge blocking some punches.
Eldridge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eldridge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troyd scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Troyd.
A right handed body shot lands from Troyd.
Eldridge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Troyd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eldridge.
A head punch on the inside from Eldridge fails to land.
Troyd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eldridge.
Troyd avoids the elbow strike from Eldridge, against the cage.
Troyd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eldridge stalling in the clinch but Troyd improves position.
Troyd prevents a body shot from Eldridge.
A body shot lands from Eldridge.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troyd scores with a hook to the body.
Eldridge pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Troyd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Eldridge's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eldridge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Troyd manages to avoid it.
Troyd throws a leg kick that misses.
Troyd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Troyd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Eldridge to score with a decent uppercut.
Troyd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eldridge manages to avoid it.
Troyd throws a body punch but Eldridge moves out of range.
Eldridge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Troyd.
Troyd throws an overhand right that lands on Eldridge's shoulder, as Eldridge tries to avoid the shot.
Troyd misses with a low kick.
Troyd misses with a body shot.
Troyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eldridge was well out of range. Poor timing from Troyd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Troyd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eldridge's elbow.
Troyd throws a punch but it's blocked by Eldridge.
Troyd managing to block the knees to the body from Eldridge.
Eldridge throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Eldridge throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Troyd lands with a right to the head.
Troyd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eldridge's elbow.
Troyd working Eldridge over with knees to the body.
Eldridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Troyd is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Eldridge to work.
Troyd avoids a wild elbow strike from Eldridge.
Eldridge takes a shot to the head.
Troyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Troyd tries to throw a body punch but Eldridge avoids it by throwing Troyd back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troyd blocks the elbow strike.
Troyd lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troyd lands a good knee to the midsection. Eldridge won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Troyd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Troyd avoids a wild elbow strike from Eldridge.
Eldridge throws an elbow that misses.
Troyd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ted Troyd seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Troyd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Troyd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Troyd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Troyd is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Eldridge prevents a body shot from Troyd.
Eldridge is trying to maintain a safe position but Troyd gets an underhook and turns Eldridge into the cage.
Troyd tries to land a knee to the head but Eldridge blocks with his arms.
Eldridge trying to land knees to the body.
Troyd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyd throws a punch but it's blocked by Eldridge.
Troyd landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Troyd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Eldridge.
Eldridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Troyd is defending well for now.
Eldridge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Troyd lands a hook that snaps the head of Eldridge backwards.
Troyd tries to work over Eldridge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Troyd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Troyd misses with a punch to the body.
Troyd tries a body shot but Eldridge blocks it.
Eldridge is trying to maintain a safe position but Troyd gets an underhook and turns Eldridge into the cage.
Troyd tries to throw a body punch but Eldridge avoids it by throwing Troyd back against the cage.
Troyd misses with a body punch.
Eldridge prevents a body shot from Troyd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge working aggressively here.
Troyd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eldridge backwards.
Troyd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Troyd blocks an elbow strike.
Eldridge throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Eldridge working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eldridge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Troyd misses with a punch on the inside.
Troyd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eldridge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eldridge takes a shot to the head.
Eldridge blocking some punches.
Troyd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eldridge missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Troyd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Eldridge's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Troyd throws a series of punches but Eldridge avoids them all with ease.
Eldridge walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Troyd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eldridge.
Troyd takes a swing at Eldridge's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Eldridge.
Eldridge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eldridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eldridge moves out of range of the leg kick from Troyd.
Ted Troyd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eldridge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Troyd checks it well.
Troyd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Eldridge checks it well.
Troyd instigates a clinch.
Troyd tries to work over Eldridge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eldridge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troyd avoids a wild elbow strike from Eldridge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldridge blocks a body shot from Troyd.
Eldridge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eldridge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eldridge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Troyd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Troyd misses with a knee to the head.
Troyd has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Troyd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Troyd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eldridge pressing his opponent against the cage.
Troyd is trying to stall.
Troyd landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Troyd tries a knee to the head but Eldridge blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troyd lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Troyd.
Eldridge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Troyd avoids it.
Troyd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Troyd looking to throw knees to the head but Eldridge is blocking nicely.
Eldridge looking to slow down the pace here.
Troyd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Troyd misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Troyd.
Troyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eldridge blocks an uppercut.
Troyd lands a hook that snaps the head of Eldridge backwards.
Eldridge missing with knees to the body.
Troyd scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyd misses with a punch on the inside.
Eldridge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Troyd avoids it.
Troyd prevents a body shot from Eldridge.
Troyd misses with a knee to the head.
Troyd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eldridge tries to land knees in the clinch but Troyd avoids the damage to the body.
Troyd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eldridge is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Troyd.
Troyd misses with some punches.
Troyd tries to work over Eldridge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Troyd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troyd.
Troyd misses with a punch to the body.
Troyd presses Eldridge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Troyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troyd lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Troyd.
Troyd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eldridge avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troyd struggles to land a body shot inside as Eldridge controls his hands.
Troyd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eldridge backwards.
Troyd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eldridge takes a knee to the side of the body.
Eldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troyd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Troyd stalling against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eldridge prevents a body shot from Troyd.
Troyd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Michael Eldridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ted Troyd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Troyd lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Troyd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Troyd 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Troyd!
A very excited looking Ted Troyd made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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