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HFC 36 - Man vs Hopkins PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Dator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Dator!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small drives through with a takedown into guard.
Small tries to free his leg and advance position but Dator is retaining full guard.
Dator working a defensive guard here.
Dator is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Small is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Small is looking to stand up but Dator won't let him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dator can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dator is looking for a triangle but Small pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Small controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small tries to free his leg and advance position but Dator is retaining full guard.
Small trying to control but Dator is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Richard Small just wasn't active enough.
Dator closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Small is looking to regain half guard here but Dator keeps moving and retains side control.
Small is trying to control Dator's posture but Dator avoids it.
Small stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Small manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Richard Small wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dator throws a wild body kick that Small sees coming a mile off.
Small has Dator up against the cage in a clinch.
Dator jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Small walks away with a smile on his face. Dator gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dator!
The referee asks Small politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Small prefers to stall for the moment though.
Small's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Small is trying to get an arm triangle but Dator is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dator gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dator keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Small looking to control but Dator is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Small looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dator holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Small tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Small dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Small tries to bum rush Dator with a series of wild strikes but Dator uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dator goes for a double leg but Small avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Small continues to drive forward.
Dator is trying to break the clinch but Small is controlling him.
Dator is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Small is defending well.
Dator has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Small after a bit of a struggle.
Richard Small has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Dator.
Small has Dator pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Small pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dator tumbling to the mat - Small dives into Dator's guard.
Small slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dator trying to hold on to Small's head to control him but Small postures up.
Small wants to work for an arm triangle but Dator is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Richard Small overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dator keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dator tries to kick Small off but Small keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dator is breathing heavily.
Small is trying to work for a kimura but Dator is defending well.
Small passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Small prevents Dator from getting the reversal.
Small sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Small controlling from mount.
Small lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Small avoids the attempt from Dator to control.
Small content just to control the position here.
Small trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Small working for a guillotine from mount but Dator is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dator avoids a series of strikes thrown by Small.
Small controlling his opponent.
Small wants to control the pace but Dator is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dator holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Small tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Small dominated that second 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!
Small fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dator, pushing him back against the cage.
Dator tries to pull guard but Small won't allow it.
Dator tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Small smiles and moves away.
Small closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dator to the mat! Dator manages to get full guard.
Small stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dator swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Small wanted to stand there but Dator had control of the position.
Dator is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dator takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Small wants to control from the top but Dator keeps moving.
Small missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Small postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dator working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Small has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small passes to side control.
Small tries to stand but Dator is controlling his head.
Dator takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dator is trying to escape the position but Small is controlling the position.
Small tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Small tries to stand but Dator is controlling his head.
Small is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dator can do to turn this around?
Small working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Small wants to stand but Dator is controlling his arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Small advances to full mount.
Dator holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Small tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Small throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bryan Dator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard Small is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Small wants to stand but Dator is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Small showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Small has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Small!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Kill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Kill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegane has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kill bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clegane's head.
Clegane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kill avoids the head kick by Clegane.
Clegane takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clegane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clegane throws a head kick that misses.
Clegane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clegane throws a head kick that misses.
Kill scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Clegane.
Clegane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clegane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clegane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Clegane.
Clegane looks winded!
Kill lands with a shot to the body.
Kill throws a head kick that Clegane semi-blocks.
Clegane is rocked!
Kill fakes the body blow, causing Clegane to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Clegane goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Kill!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taj Yaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Gun (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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Solid 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Taj Yaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Young Gun!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaya leaves Gun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yaya throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gun.
Yaya tries to clinch up but Gun circles away and keeps his distance.
Gun shoots for a takedown but Yaya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gun closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gun not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gun stops Yaya from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaya tries to get to full guard but Gun has control of the leg.
Gun with the ground and pound but Yaya uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Yaya wants to stand up but Gun is controlling him.
Gun throws an elbow that misses. Yaya uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gun's guard. Nice move by Yaya!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaya trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gun's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gun shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yaya defends it nicely.
Taj Yaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Gun.
Gun shoots in for a takedown but Yaya shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gun fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gun working away.
The ground and pound from Gun seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gun throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Yaya works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yaya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gun.
Gun prevents Yaya from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Young Gun will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gun shoots in for a takedown but Yaya shows good takedown defense.
Gun shoots in and drives through. Yaya sprawls well.
Gun fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Taj Yaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Gun.
Gun shoots in and drives through. Yaya sprawls well.
Yaya stuffs the takedown.
Gun shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yaya as he avoids it easily.
Yaya has closed the distance and engaged Gun in a clinch.
Gun is trying to drag Yaya to the mat but Yaya just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yaya is pressed up against the cage. Gun has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yaya down to the mat. Yaya avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gun is breathing heavily.
Yaya stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yaya wants it to stay on the feet.
Yaya keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Young Gun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yaya - that will leave a mark!
A solid leg kick lands there for Yaya.
Yaya lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gun has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yaya.
Yaya connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Gun to the floor! Yaya dives in looking for the finish!
Yaya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gun is looking to control Yaya's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gun avoid being mounted?
Yaya performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Taj Yaya.
Yaya has Gun up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Yaya.
Yaya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yaya working Gun over with knees to the body.
Yaya lands an elbow just above Gun 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yaya.
It looks like Young Gun has been cut.
Yaya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gun is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Yaya lands a big elbow that drops Gun! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Gun is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taj Yaya!
After the big win, Taj Yaya made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Zipp Zapp and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tagushi Yotsuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Davies has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tagushi Yotsuba!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yotsuba's waist but Yotsuba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davies off to one side.
Davies 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yotsuba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yotsuba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yotsuba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Davies avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davies lands a couple of digs.
Yotsuba throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Davies escapes and throws Yotsuba's legs to the side, diving into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yotsuba tries to bench press Davies off him but Davies keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yotsuba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davies trying to control the position but Yotsuba is working away.
Yotsuba wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Davies has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Yotsuba's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Yotsuba is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Davies!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Harry Davies!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslak Joikhaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Berzins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslak Joikhaaja!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joikhaaja shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Joikhaaja showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Berzins tries to get to full guard but Joikhaaja has control of the leg.
Joikhaaja thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Berzins trying to control here.
Joikhaaja throwing shots but Berzins is blocking nicely.
Joikhaaja working the head and body with strikes.
Berzins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Joikhaaja not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Berzins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joikhaaja.
Joikhaaja seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Berzins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Berzins is positioning himself well to prevent Joikhaaja advancing to mount.
Joikhaaja is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Berzins is just riding it out for now. Joikhaaja eventually gives up the hold.
Joikhaaja thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joikhaaja thows a huge punch but Berzins dodges it nicely.
Joikhaaja thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Berzins has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joikhaaja takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Joikhaaja is trying to work for a kimura but Berzins is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja wants to lay and pray for a moment but Berzins keeps working.
Joikhaaja lands strikes from half guard.
Berzins is trying to get back to full guard.
Berzins is looking to control Joikhaaja's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Berzins avoid being mounted?
Berzins taking some punishment here, with Joikhaaja in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berzins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Joikhaaja preventing the sweep.
Joikhaaja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berzins has his foot on Joikhaaja's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Joikhaaja works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joikhaaja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joikhaaja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joikhaaja looking to pass the guard.
Berzins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joikhaaja with a nice head shot there.
Berzins keeping moving, preventing Joikhaaja from controlling successfully.
Joikhaaja with a flurry of punches that miss.
Berzins managing to control the position.
Joikhaaja trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja advances to half guard.
Berzins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joikhaaja scores with a couple of nice shots.
Berzins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joikhaaja lands a nice short elbow.
Berzins desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joikhaaja sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Berzins defending well though.
Joikhaaja slips a nice elbow through Berzins's hands, connecting with Berzins's forehead.
Joikhaaja is keen to just control but Berzins is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joikhaaja not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Berzins regains full guard. Nicely done.
Joikhaaja throws a strike but Berzins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Joikhaaja is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Joikhaaja 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.
Berzins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Joikhaaja manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Berzins preventing the sweep.
Berzins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Joikhaaja tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Joikhaaja is not content to let Berzins control the position.
You can see the frustration on Joikhaaja's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aslak Joikhaaja has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joikhaaja tries to bench press Berzins off him but Berzins keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja is still trying to improve position.
Berzins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Berzins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Joikhaaja is looking for a sweep.
Joikhaaja manages to work his way to half guard, despite Berzins's best efforts.
Joikhaaja is pressing down on Berzins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Berzins looking to pass the guard.
Berzins wants to control from the top but Joikhaaja keeps moving.
Berzins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Berzins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Berzins's guard.
Joikhaaja lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Berzins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joikhaaja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berzins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joikhaaja postures up and lands a big shot to Berzins's brow.
Joikhaaja wants to control from the top but Berzins keeps moving.
My spies in Qube Striking inform me that Joikhaaja has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Berzins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joikhaaja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berzins is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja throwing strikes but missing.
Berzins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joikhaaja chips away with some ground and pound.
Joikhaaja won't allow Berzins to sweep him here.
Berzins has momentary wrist control but Joikhaaja slips an elbow through the middle.
Berzins wants to sweep but no luck.
Berzins is trying to keep Joikhaaja in close.
Berzins working for a triangle but Joikhaaja defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja tries to free his leg and advance position but Berzins is retaining full guard.
Berzins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Berzins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Berzins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berzins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joikhaaja is squirming around, avoiding Berzins's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Joikhaaja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Joikhaaja shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Joikhaaja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Joikhaaja perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Berzins is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joikhaaja thows a huge punch but Berzins dodges it nicely.
Joikhaaja thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Berzins's head.
Berzins is trying is best to control the position here.
Berzins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joikhaaja.
Joikhaaja sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Berzins defending well though.
Berzins trying to control from the bottom.
Joikhaaja wants to pass the guard but Berzins is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja stops Berzins from getting back to his feet.
Joikhaaja is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Joikhaaja not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Joikhaaja is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Joikhaaja not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Joikhaaja lands with a punch from half guard.
Joikhaaja lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Berzins taking some punishment here, with Joikhaaja in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins manages to get to full guard.
Joikhaaja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joikhaaja trying to control but Berzins is working from the bottom.
Joikhaaja lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Joikhaaja has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joikhaaja trying to control but Berzins is working from the bottom.
Joikhaaja looking to sit in guard and control but Berzins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Berzins pushes down on Joikhaaja's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins is trying to work for a kimura but Joikhaaja is defending well.
Berzins seems to be looking for submissions.
Joikhaaja is looking to improve his position.
Joikhaaja regains full guard. Nicely done.
Berzins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Berzins won't allow Joikhaaja to sweep him here.
Joikhaaja bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Berzins's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja postures up and lands a big shot to Berzins's brow.
Joikhaaja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berzins is keeping the position for now.
Berzins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joikhaaja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berzins is keeping the position for now.
Joikhaaja looking to sit in guard and control but Berzins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aslak Joikhaaja is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Joikhaaja keeping moving, preventing Berzins from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joikhaaja 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.
Josh Berzins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslak Joikhaaja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joikhaaja 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslak Joikhaaja!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Baskerville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Vines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baskerville's entrance music is God Save the Queen. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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27
192 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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26
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Baskerville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Vines!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baskerville gets caught napping as Vines dives in and scores a takedown. Baskerville manages to retain guard.
Vines loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baskerville has control of Vines's left arm, preventing Vines from doing any damage.
Baskerville looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baskerville working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vines.
Baskerville has Vines pulled in close to control his posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Henry Baskerville wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Baskerville lands with a hook. Vines tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baskerville looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baskerville lands a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Baskerville. No joy for Vines on that attempt.
Baskerville jabs Vines to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baskerville stuns Vines with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baskerville connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vines. Vines circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baskerville tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vines swivels and escapes.
Vines with a lazy takedown attempt
and Baskerville counters with a takedown into side control.
Baskerville wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vines, who protects the arm well.
Baskerville is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vines is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Baskerville wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vines, who protects the arm well.
Baskerville thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vines gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baskerville jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Vines manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Baskerville tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vines tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vines gets back to half guard.
Baskerville is looking for a kimura but Vines is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baskerville to get the leverage.
Vines gets back to full guard.
Vines looking for a guillotine here but Baskerville defends easily.
Vines bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baskerville's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baskerville wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Baskerville working for a triangle but Vines defends it easily.
Vines throws a big elbow that misses.
Vines must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baskerville trying to keep a closed guard but Vines is proving a slippery customer.
Vines throws a big right hand that misses.
Vines cracks Baskerville with a solid left hand.
Vines throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vines postures up in Baskerville's guard and throws a big left but Baskerville blocks it.
Vines landing some decent shots from guard.
Baskerville is pulling down on Vines's head. It's preventing any offense from Vines, at least for the moment.
Baskerville can't keep his opponent in guard - Vines advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vines is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vines prevents Baskerville from improving his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baskerville blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vines.
Baskerville has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vines is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Baskerville 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.
Vines looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Baskerville thuds a left hand into Vines's body.
Vines takes one to the chin there.
Vines closes the distance and clinches up with Baskerville, looking for a takedown. Vines pushes Baskerville against the cage but Baskerville circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Vines. No joy for Baskerville on that attempt.
Baskerville is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henry Baskerville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baskerville swings for the body but Vines moves out of range.
Vines walks into a straight right hand from Baskerville.
Baskerville connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baskerville is defended easily by Vines.
Baskerville is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Baskerville slaps away a takedown attempt from Vines, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henry Baskerville has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Vines.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vines takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baskerville jabs at Vines's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vines is defended easily by Baskerville.
Nice sprawl there from Baskerville as Vines shoots in.
Baskerville just misses with a punch to the body.
Baskerville jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baskerville is looking to wear down Vines with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Baskerville.
Vines is looking for a sweep.
Vines looks to move to half guard but instead Baskerville has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vines working to try and regain half guard.
Baskerville looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Baskerville prevents Vines from getting the reversal.
Vines is still trying to improve position.
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!
Vines is squirming around, avoiding Baskerville's attempts to control the action.
Vines tries to reverse the position but Baskerville maintains control.
Baskerville looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Vines is squirming around, avoiding Baskerville's attempts to control the action.
Vines defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Baskerville.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vines tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Baskerville working for a guillotine from mount but Vines is in no mood to give up.
Baskerville is working for a guillotine from mount but Vines frees his head quite easily.
Baskerville sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vines sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vines looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baskerville is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Baskerville is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vines has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vines is looking to improve his position.
Vines regains full guard. Nicely done.
Baskerville trying to control but Vines is working from the bottom.
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!
Vines has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Baskerville can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baskerville trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vines has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy - UK. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Baskerville preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Baskerville dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Baskerville displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vines.
Vines misses with a takedown
and Baskerville counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Baskerville avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Baskerville won't allow Vines to sweep him here.
Vines keeps trying to improve his position.
Baskerville slips nicely into half guard.
Baskerville prevents Vines from improving his position.
Vines takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baskerville wants to work for an arm triangle but Vines is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vines is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baskerville pulls his head out easily.
Baskerville is working for a submission of some sort.
Henry Baskerville overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vines is looking to improve his position.
Baskerville is working for a kimura but Vines is defending it quite comfortably.
Baskerville is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Baskerville is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vines doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Baskerville.
Vines is pressing down on Baskerville's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Henry Baskerville is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baskerville slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vines looking for a sweep. Not yet Vines, not yet.
Vines is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Baskerville looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Baskerville has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Henry Baskerville has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Baskerville fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baskerville just misses with a punch to the body.
Baskerville digs a good body shot into Vines's ribs.
Vines on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vines takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vines shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baskerville but Baskerville pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henry Baskerville has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Vines.
Baskerville dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vines is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baskerville sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gary Vines is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vines walks into a jab.
No luck for Vines with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vines shoots for a takedown but Baskerville saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baskerville stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baskerville wants it to stay on the feet.
Baskerville cracks a nice hook into Vines's ribs.
Baskerville digs a good hook to Vines's body.
Baskerville smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab from Baskerville.
Baskerville fails with a takedown attempt.
Baskerville stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gary Vines has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vines looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baskerville is fending him off so far but Vines persists. Nope, Baskerville circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Baskerville showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baskerville has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Baskerville!
Henry Baskerville seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durham has chosen F**kin Problems as his entrance music. 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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197 lbs
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32
160 lbs
22 - 10 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Durham!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durham throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Durham takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durham.
Durham scores with a jab to the head.
Durham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Durham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Durham digs a good hook to Smith's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Durham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Durham to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body punch from Durham.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durham connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Durham throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Durham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith slips a jab from Durham.
Durham looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Durham avoids the body shot from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Durham.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Durham throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Durham's belly button to the back.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durham lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Durham is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durham, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durham misses with a straight left.
Durham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Durham throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Durham saw that one coming.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Durham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Durham misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smith avoids the body shot from Durham.
Durham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Durham scores with a hook.
Durham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Durham misses with a hook.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durham.
A combination from Durham does no damage.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Durham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Durham looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Durham misses the shot to the body.
Durham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Durham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Decent striking displayed by Durham there.
Durham ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Durham throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Durham.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Durham's head back.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Durham is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Durham misses with a body shot
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
Durham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Durham's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Durham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Durham misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durham backwards.
Smith keeps control of Durham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Durham's head.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Durham is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Durham backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Durham looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Durham's head.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Durham's ribcage. Durham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith presses Durham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Durham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Durham misses with some punches.
Smith lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Durham tries to tie him up.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Smith dominated 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.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durham.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith tries a body shot but Durham blocks it.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith tries to work over Durham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durham's elbow.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith pushes Durham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith digs a good body shot into Durham's ribs.
Durham is breathing heavily.
Durham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durham gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Durham wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith presses Durham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Durham's head.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durham can do to turn this around?
Smith breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Durham 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.
Durham defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Durham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Durham.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Durham takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Durham is rocked!
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Durham is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durham.
Durham looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Durham seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Durham slips the punch.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Durham moved out of range nicely.
Durham throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durham.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durham.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durham.
Smith sizes up Durham with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Durham slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith lands with a straight right. Durham didn't see that one coming.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Durham sprawling to the canvas! Durham rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Smith finish him?!
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith lands a jab to Durham's midsection.
Durham is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Durham's shoulder, as Durham tries to avoid the shot.
Durham throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Durham's head but Durham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves forwards but Durham connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith stuns Durham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith is looking to clinch but Durham is avoiding it.
Durham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durham throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durham has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith works Durham's body with a nice hook.
Smith staying out of range there.
Durham avoids the body shot from Smith.
Durham takes one to the chin there.
Mike Durham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Smith clinches.
Durham pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Durham struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Durham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durham tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Durham wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents Durham from breaking the clinch.
Durham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durham fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Durham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durham misses with a body shot.
Durham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durham manages to avoid it.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Durham staying out of range there.
Durham misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Durham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith throws a body punch but Durham moves out of range.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Durham throws a big shot that misses.
Durham thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durham pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Durham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Durham walks into a jab.
Durham digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Durham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Durham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Durham does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith thuds a left hand into Durham's body.
Durham ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith connects with the punch.
Durham misses with a straight right.
Dan Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Durham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Durham.
Durham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Durham misses with some punches.
Durham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith digs a right hand into Durham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durham's gas tank.
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!
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith gets through Durham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Durham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith drops Durham onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Durham is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Smith lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Durham to his knees! Smith keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Smith!
Dan Smith managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ace of Spades Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chester Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chester Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinny Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Man checks a low kick from Hopkins.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hopkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Man slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Hopkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man connects with a leg kick. Hopkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hopkins slips a straight right by Man.
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man slips a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Hopkins lands a really nice looking cross but Man seems unphased.
It looks like Chester Man has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a hook. Hopkins ducked under it nicely.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man misses with a straight right.
Hopkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Hopkins looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Hopkins.
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Vinny Hopkins has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man throws a leg kick which misses Hopkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hopkins tries to avoid it.
Hopkins slips under a jab.
Man throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
A jab from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hopkins throws a shot to the body.
Man is looking to clinch.
Hopkins catches Man with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Hopkins thuds a left hand into Man's body.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Man.
Man looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Hopkins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hopkins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hopkins throws a shot to the body.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hopkins.
Jab by Hopkins.
Man throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Man checks a leg kick.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Hopkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
Man throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
Man throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Hopkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vinny Hopkins will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Man throws a head kick that Hopkins semi-blocks.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Good exchange - Hopkins coming out on top.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Hopkins misses with a kick to the body.
Man defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Man shoots in for a double leg but Hopkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Man.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Hopkins.
Man throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
Man misses with a hook.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins counters with a one-two to the body.
Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Hopkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
Man slips under a jab.
Hopkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hopkins. That snapped Man's head back.
Man throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
Man tries a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hopkins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hopkins regains half guard.
Man moves into full mount! Hopkins won't be happy about that!
Hopkins is desperately trying to improve his position but Man has a good base and remains in mount.
Man trying to control but Hopkins is having none of it.
Man working Hopkins over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hopkins is looking to improve his position but Man isn't that keen on the idea.
Man with a couple of short strikes.
Man controlling from the full mount.
Hopkins wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Man dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hopkins misses with a right hand
and Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hopkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Man counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man slips a jab and a cross from Hopkins.
Hopkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hopkins duly obliges.
Man clobbers Hopkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hopkins is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Hopkins.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hopkins sprawls well. Hopkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Hopkins slips a straight right by Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Hopkins thuds a left hand into Man's body.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins slips under a jab.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins tries to land a front kick but Man steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Man throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins connects with a single shot there.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hopkins is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hopkins moves out of range as Man strikes.
Man moves away from the strike by Hopkins.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Hopkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Hopkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hopkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man connects with a single shot there.
Hopkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Man connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hopkins scrambles back to his feet.
Hopkins tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man connects with a high kick.
Hopkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Hopkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Man feints and then cracks Hopkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hopkins down.
A jab from Hopkins finds it's way through Man's defenses.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
Man moves away from the strike by Hopkins.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Man does it's job there.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Chester Man did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Man lands with a slapping head kick.
Man throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Man looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hopkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hopkins.
Hopkins tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Man dodges the punch combination from Hopkins.
Hopkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Man is out of range.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Hopkins moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopkins.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
Hopkins connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.
Man clobbers Hopkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Man throws a leg kick but Hopkins checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man misses with the combination.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hopkins swivels and escapes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hopkins lands with a good body shot.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man misses with a head kick.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Hopkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Hopkins lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hopkins, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man lands with a straight right. Hopkins didn't see that one coming.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hopkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins's shoulder, as Hopkins tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Hopkins.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Man throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Hopkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Hopkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hopkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man drops his hands momentarily and Hopkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Man blocks a low kick nicely.
No joy there for Hopkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Vinny Hopkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopkins.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Man throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Man back to the cage. Hopkins follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Man is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Hopkins moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Man! Hopkins continues to tee off on Man, landing with a left and a right! Hopkins connects with a right hand that leaves Man sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Hopkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vinny Hopkins!
Vinny Hopkins is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Vinny Hopkins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Slamen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slamen has chosen Jaws Theme as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Sauna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Slamen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slamen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sauna defends well and Slamen ends up having to push Sauna into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Slamen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sauna controls his hands.
Slamen wants a takedown.
Slamen has Sauna pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sauna manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chael Sauna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Slamen.
Sauna wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Slamen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sauna is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Slamen goes for a takedown attempt but Sauna pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Slamen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sauna defends well and Slamen ends up having to push Sauna into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sauna has hold of one of Slamen's legs. Slamen is fighting the takedown attempt but Sauna gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Slamen looking for a sweep. Not yet Slamen, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slamen seems keen to control Sauna's posture.
Sauna throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauna postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sauna trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slamen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sauna is controlling him.
Sauna wants to control from the top but Slamen keeps moving.
Slamen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sauna wants to control from the top but Slamen keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sauna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slamen.
Sauna scores with a nice strike.
Slamen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sauna counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slamen won't be happy with that.
Sauna looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Slamen is avoiding damage well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slamen is trying to improve his position.
Sauna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slamen keeps working.
Sauna lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauna looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Slamen is avoiding damage well.
Sauna sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Slamen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slamen tries to bench press Sauna off him but Sauna keeps the position.
Sauna working the ground and pound from side control.
Slamen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sauna.
Sauna sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Slamen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sauna working away.
Slamen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sauna is controlling him well.
Slamen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Slamen prevents Sauna from improving position.
Sauna looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sauna misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slamen is looking to reverse the position.
Slamen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sauna asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Slamen is trying to get back to half guard.
Sauna postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sauna is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Slamen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Slamen is trying to get back to his feet.
Slamen is trying to control Sauna's posture but Sauna avoids it.
Slamen has one of Sauna's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Slamen tries to improve position but can't.
Slamen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sauna off and has taken his back!
Slamen tries to get the hooks in deep but Sauna pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slamen is landing with strikes from the back.
Slamen scores with punches to the body.
Sauna is trying to break free.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sauna just trying to survive but Slamen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Slamen controlling well, preventing Sauna from escaping the position.
Slamen tries to keep control of the position but Sauna is staying busy.
Slamen punches Sauna on the ear.
Sauna covering up well and avoiding damage.
Sauna grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slamen is working the ground and pound. Can Sauna escape?
Slamen not allowing Sauna 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 Chael Sauna will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sauna misses with a straight left.
Sauna throws a hook but Slamen blocks it.
Sauna stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sauna wants it to stay on the feet.
Sauna's jab looks to have found its range, popping Slamen under the eye.
Sauna misses with a looping right.
Slamen shoots in for a double leg but Sauna sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sauna lands with a cross.
Slamen slips a jab and a cross from Sauna.
Slamen dives in for a single leg takedown but Sauna sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chael Sauna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Slamen.
Sauna is trying to force a seperation but Slamen has the dominant position.
Slamen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sauna lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Troy Slamen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slamen dives in for a single leg takedown but Sauna sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Slamen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sauna is defending well.
Slamen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sauna fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Slamen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sauna's waist but Sauna gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slamen off to one side.
Slamen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sauna counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sauna.
Slamen is breathing heavily.
Sauna trying to control but Slamen is working from the bottom.
Sauna wants to pass the guard but Slamen is keeping the position.
Slamen is controlling Sauna's posture.
Sauna won't allow Slamen to sweep him here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sauna accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauna working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slamen is pulling down on Sauna's head. It's preventing any offense from Sauna, at least for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Slamen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Troy Slamen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Slamen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sauna's waist but Sauna gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slamen off to one side.
Slamen walks into a left hand.
Slamen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sauna throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Slamen on the side of the head.
Slamen connects with a crisp jab.
Sauna lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Slamen can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Sauna and Slamen drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Sauna.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chael Sauna!
Chael Sauna really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GREEN!160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beelzebub Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Tischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tischer has chosen Smells Like A Freakshow as his entrance music. Beelzebub Abaddon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beelzebub Abaddon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Tischer!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tischer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Marcus Tischer has been cut.
Tischer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tischer clinches with his opponent.
Abaddon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tischer tries to work over Abaddon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abaddon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tischer's elbow.
Tischer misses with an elbow over the top.
Abaddon avoids the elbow strike from Tischer, against the cage.
Tischer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abaddon's elbow.
Tischer lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abaddon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tischer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abaddon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abaddon avoids a wild elbow strike from Tischer.
A short right from Tischer.
Abaddon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abaddon scores with a shoulder strike.
Abaddon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abaddon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abaddon misses with a punch to the body.
Abaddon dodges an elbow strike from Tischer.
Abaddon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tischer backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon lands a shoulder strike.
Abaddon misses with a punch on the inside.
Abaddon blocks an elbow strike from Tischer.
Abaddon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tischer throws an elbow but it misses.
Abaddon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tischer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abaddon's brow.
Tischer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abaddon's elbow.
Tischer has a couple of punches blocked by Abaddon.
Abaddon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Abaddon.
Abaddon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abaddon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abaddon pushes Tischer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abaddon prevents a body shot from Tischer.
Tischer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abaddon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abaddon blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Abaddon.
Tischer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tischer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abaddon misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Abaddon.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abaddon.
Tischer swings wildly with an uppercut but Abaddon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abaddon dodges an elbow strike from Tischer.
Tischer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Abaddon.
A short uppercut from Abaddon.
Tischer is rocked!
Tischer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abaddon tries to throw a body punch but Tischer avoids it by throwing Abaddon back against the cage.
Abaddon lands a shoulder strike.
Tischer lands an elbow inside that Abaddon shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Abaddon.
Tischer is still on wobbly legs! Can Abaddon finish him?
Tischer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tischer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abaddon backwards.
Abaddon works on Tischer's body with a couple of short punches.
Tischer seems to have recovered his senses.
Tischer looks winded!
Nice body punch from Abaddon.
Abaddon lands a body punch.
Abaddon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abaddon cracks Tischer with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Abaddon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon lands a body punch.
Abaddon dodges an elbow strike from Tischer.
Abaddon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Abaddon.
Abaddon struggles to land a body shot inside as Tischer controls his hands.
Abaddon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tischer backwards.
A short left from Abaddon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abaddon can't find room to land a body shot as Tischer controls the action.
Nice body punch from Abaddon.
Still in the clinch, Abaddon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Abaddon.
Abaddon can't find room to land a body shot as Tischer controls the action.
Abaddon drops Tischer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Tischer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Abaddon pushes Tischer against the cage. Abaddon is working some dirty boxing. Abaddon pushes off with a quick right hook! Tischer goes down! Tischer tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Abaddon moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beelzebub Abaddon!
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