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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between tito cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutherford Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cruz's entrance music is yes. A fine choice. Rutherford Haze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, tito cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rutherford Haze!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
cruz throws a shot from downtown. Haze moves away and avoids it.
cruz misses with a looping right.
cruz scores with a jab to the head.
Haze throws a right hand that cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that cruz also avoids with ease.
cruz scores with a body shot.
cruz slips a jab and a cross from Haze.
cruz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
cruz is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Haze reverses the position - he's now on top in cruz's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cruz 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.
cruz is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cruz trying to strike off his back.
cruz working for a triangle but Haze defends it easily.
Haze wants to control from the top but cruz keeps moving.
cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
cruz trying to control the position.
cruz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Haze passes into side control.
cruz is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
cruz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Haze's best efforts.
cruz is trying to control but Haze passes into side control!
cruz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Haze has hold of cruz's hands but cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haze is refusing to be controlled, as cruz sits in half guard.
cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haze works his way to full guard. Good work.
Haze keeping full guard, as cruz tries to pass.
cruz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cruz postures up in Haze's guard and throws a big left but Haze blocks it.
cruz controlling from the top position.
cruz trying to control but Haze is working from the bottom.
cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
cruz trying to control but Haze is working from the bottom.
Haze is looking to stand up but cruz isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Haze keeping moving, preventing cruz from controlling successfully.
cruz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
cruz connects with a looping right hand.
Nice jab there from cruz.
Haze avoids the body shot from cruz.
Haze lands with a nice body punch.
Haze misses with a hook to the body
and cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Haze misses with a jab to the body
letting cruz counter with a right hand.
A big right from cruz misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tito cruz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
cruz throws a hook but Haze blocks it.
Haze avoids the body shot from cruz.
cruz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A punch lands to the side of cruz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from cruz misses.
Haze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but cruz moves away.
cruz cracks Haze with a right hand to the side of the head.
cruz misses the shot to the body.
cruz catches Haze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
cruz misses with a wild combination.
cruz misses with a wild combination.
Haze throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haze throws a jab but it's blocked by cruz.
A punch lands to the side of Haze 's head but he takes it in his stride.
cruz throws a nice looking combination but Haze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to de liver by cruz. Beautiful body shot.
Rutherford Haze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from cruz.
cruz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
cruz scores with a hook to the body. Haze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze misses the body punch
and cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Haze tries to avoid it but cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Haze to the ground. Haze escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from cruz.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by cruz!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
cruz slips a jab from Haze.
cruz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like tito cruz has been cut.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from cruz.
tito cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Haze ducks right into an uppercut from cruz.
cruz misses the body punch
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down cruz rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze swings away with a body shot that misses
and cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
cruz throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Haze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping cruz at a distance.
cruz looks to land a combination but Haze avoids it well.
Haze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haze is breathing heavily.
Haze misses with a body shot.
Haze punishes cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
cruz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
cruz shoots in for a takedown but Haze shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
cruz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze loads up on a big right hand but cruz slips the punch.
Haze takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from cruz.
cruz lands with a good body shot.
cruz misses with a body shot.
cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
cruz looks to land a combination but Haze avoids it well.
cruz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
cruz 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.
cruz throws an elbow but Haze slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tito cruz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on tito cruz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
cruz misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
cruz misses with a wild combination.
cruz throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from cruz does no damage.
tito cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
cruz throws out a loose jab but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haze misses with a few strikes there.
cruz throws a big shot that misses.
cruz misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze falls off balance throwing a combination
and cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
cruz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Haze tries to move into range but cruz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
cruz throws a big shot that misses.
cruz connects with the punch.
cruz thuds a left hand into Haze's body.
Haze falls off balance throwing a combination
and cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
cruz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haze there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haze throws a series of punches but cruz avoids them all with ease.
Haze displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from cruz.
cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haze has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by cruz.
Haze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haze shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
cruz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Haze!
cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cruz thowing shots but they're missing.
cruz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Haze takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
cruz raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! cruz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
cruz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by cruz.
Haze is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
cruz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rutherford Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cruz lands with some strikes.
cruz breaks from Haze's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice elbow there by cruz.
cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
tito cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haze is in all sorts of trouble here.
cruz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haze is in a horrible position here. cruz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Haze in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
tito cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well cruz 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tito cruz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bert Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Half (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Half has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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156 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bert Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Half!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton tries to clinch there but Half circles away.
Compton looks to land a left hand but Half moved out of range nicely.
Compton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Compton jabs Half right on the nose. Half blinks but takes it well.
Compton throws a looping overhand right but Half ducks down to avoid it.
Half scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Half trying to control from half guard but Compton is working away.
Half perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Compton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Half is working away from the top position though.
Half tries to pass the half guard into mount. Compton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Half is trying to control the action in half guard but Compton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Compton is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Compton sees it coming and defends easily.
Half passes the guard and advances to mount!
Half looking for a guillotine from mount but Compton is having none of it.
Half wants to finish this one by submission but Compton is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Half.
Half wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Half looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton has left one of his arms exposed and Half doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Compton screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Half!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Vaulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katana comes to the cage accompanied by Baby got back. Vaulen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Love Norwegian Country kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Katana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James Katana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Johannes Vaulen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaulen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vaulen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katana blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Katana.
Vaulen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Vaulen does no damage.
Vaulen misses with an uppercut.
Vaulen lands with an overhand left.
Vaulen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vaulen blocks a jab.
Vaulen throws a series of strikes that have Katana backpedaling.
Vaulen throws a hook but Katana blocks it.
Vaulen throws a jab but it's blocked by Katana.
Vaulen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Katana ducks under a wild hook from Vaulen.
A big right from Vaulen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaulen lands with a nice body punch.
Vaulen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like James Katana has been cut.
Vaulen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vaulen throws a looping overhand right but Katana ducks down to avoid it.
Katana defending well as Vaulen loads up on a big left hand.
Vaulen moves out of range as Katana strikes.
Katana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vaulen.
Vaulen misses the jab.
Vaulen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vaulen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vaulen works over Katana's head and body with a nice combination.
Katana moves out of range as Vaulen throws a body kick.
Katana slips under a jab.
Vaulen misses the jab.
Vaulen cracks Katana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Vaulen as Katana shoots in.
Vaulen misses with a wild body shot.
Katana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vaulen.
Katana slips a jab and a cross from Vaulen.
Vaulen lands with a nice body punch.
Vaulen throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Vaulen finds it's way through Katana's defenses.
Vaulen digs a good hook to Katana's body.
Vaulen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vaulen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vaulen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Katana.
Vaulen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Katana momentarily.
Vaulen tries to bum rush Katana with a series of wild strikes but Katana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Katana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen throws a right and a left that Katana avoids nicely.
Katana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vaulen.
Vaulen lands the left hand.
Johannes Vaulen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vaulen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vaulen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vaulen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vaulen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vaulen.
Vaulen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Katana ducks under a wild hook from Vaulen.
Katana lands a really nice looking cross but Vaulen seems unphased.
Vaulen throws a series of punches but Katana moves out of range.
A big left from Katana misses.
Vaulen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Katana.
Vaulen misses with an uppercut.
Katana is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vaulen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Katana crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vaulen - the referee stops the clock and Katana gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vaulen. Katana manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Katana steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vaulen. That one must have hurt.
Vaulen throws a body punch but Katana moves out of range.
Katana lands a jab to the head.
Vaulen throws a jab but it's blocked by Katana.
Vaulen lands a lovely overhand right.
Katana takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaulen connects with a body shot.
Vaulen misses with a straight left.
Katana misses with a hook to the body
and Vaulen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vaulen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vaulen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katana.
Vaulen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vaulen misses with a double jab
and Katana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Vaulen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Katana's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vaulen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vaulen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vaulen loads up on a big right hand but Katana slips the punch.
Katana moves out of range of the body kick from Vaulen.
Vaulen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katana moves away.
Vaulen moves away from the strike by Katana.
Vaulen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Vaulen misses.
Vaulen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Katana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vaulen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Katana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vaulen.
Vaulen throws a hook but Katana avoids it easily.
Vaulen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana looks to land a left hand but Vaulen moved out of range nicely.
Johannes Vaulen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vaulen throws a head kick but Katana moves out of range.
Vaulen throws a good cross that connects.
Vaulen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katana.
Vaulen misses with an uppercut. Katana saw that one coming.
Katana blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Katana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vaulen misses with an uppercut.
Vaulen scoring well with a low kick there.
Vaulen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good exchange - Vaulen coming out on top.
Vaulen throws a jab when Katana was well out of range.
Vaulen misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vaulen misses.
Vaulen misses the jab.
Vaulen swinging wildly here.
Vaulen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vaulen.
James Katana's cut is getting worse.
Vaulen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vaulen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johannes Vaulen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaulen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Vaulen.
Vaulen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circling - Vaulen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vaulen lands a body shot.
Vaulen works over Katana's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Katana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen throws out a leg kick but Katana moves out of range and Vaulen only half commits.
Vaulen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vaulen misses with a takedown
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vaulen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vaulen loads up on a big right hand but Katana slips the punch.
Katana looks to land a left hand but Vaulen moved out of range nicely.
Vaulen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vaulen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Katana looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vaulen scores with a one two! Katana had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vaulen misses with a few strikes there.
Vaulen connects with a nice looking jab.
Vaulen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vaulen throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Katana.
Vaulen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Katana bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vaulen is trying to control Katana's posture but Katana avoids it.
Katana wants to control for a moment but Vaulen uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Vaulen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Katana's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vaulen throws a jab but it's blocked by Katana.
Vaulen misses with a double jab.
Vaulen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vaulen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Katana counters with a stiff right hand.
Vaulen looks to score with a jab to the body but Katana is just out of range.
Katana is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vaulen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Katana in his tracks.
Vaulen slips under a jab.
Vaulen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Katana throws a hook but Vaulen avoids it easily.
Katana throws a lazy right hand but Vaulen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Katana slips a straight right by Vaulen.
A jab from Katana misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaulen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vaulen throws a hook but Katana avoids it easily.
Vaulen misses with an uppercut. Katana saw that one coming.
Vaulen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vaulen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vaulen.
Vaulen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vaulen tests Katana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Katana slips under a jab from Vaulen.
Nice cross by Vaulen.
Vaulen looks to throw the jab but Katana is out of range.
Vaulen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Katana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Katana there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen misses with a hook. Katana ducked under it nicely.
Vaulen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vaulen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katana counters with a stiff right hand.
Katana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaulen throws out the jab.
Vaulen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vaulen misses with a straight right.
Katana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vaulen defends it nicely.
Vaulen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katana was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaulen.
Vaulen connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Vaulen misses.
Katana ducks under a wild hook from Vaulen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Katana avoids the body shot from Vaulen.
Katana takes one to the side of the head.
Katana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vaulen scores with a body shot.
Vaulen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Katana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Katana throws a jab but it's blocked by Vaulen.
Katana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vaulen misses with a double jab.
Vaulen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vaulen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vaulen looks to land a left hand but Katana moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Katana feints and as Vaulen raises his hands in defense, Katana changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vaulen has a closed guard, preventing Katana from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vaulen is on top in guard.
Vaulen trying to control the position from guard on top but Katana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vaulen stops Katana from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Vaulen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Katana's cut.
That's time! Katana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Katana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vaulen.
Katana moves out of range of the strikes.
Vaulen punishes Katana's body with a nice straight punch.
Katana throws a jab when Vaulen was well out of range.
Katana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaulen throws out the jab.
Katana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vaulen.
Vaulen moves out of range of the strikes.
Vaulen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katana.
Katana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaulen misses with a double jab
and Katana counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vaulen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Katana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vaulen managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaulen has his feet on Katana's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A jab from Katana misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vaulen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Katana counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vaulen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Katana got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vaulen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Katana has managed to get both his arms back between Vaulen's legs - danger averted.
Vaulen has a closed guard, preventing Katana from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen looking for a sweep. Not yet Vaulen, not yet.
Vaulen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Katana wants to control from the top but Vaulen keeps moving.
Katana tries to stand but Vaulen is controlling from the bottom.
Vaulen striking off his back but it's not causing Katana any problems.
Vaulen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Katana had his way with Johannes Vaulen in that round.
The cut man is working on James Katana's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Katana slips a straight right by Vaulen.
No joy there for Vaulen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vaulen throws a jab when Katana was well out of range.
Vaulen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vaulen throws a looping overhand right but Katana ducks down to avoid it.
Katana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vaulen.
Vaulen misses with a straight right.
Vaulen misses with a looping right.
Vaulen looks to throw the jab but Katana is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Katana slips under a jab.
Katana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vaulen.
Vaulen throws a series of punches but Katana avoids them all with ease.
Katana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaulen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaulen moves out of range of the strikes.
Vaulen misses with a hook.
Vaulen throws an overhand right that lands on Katana's shoulder, as Katana tries to avoid the shot.
Katana avoids the body shot from Vaulen.
Vaulen slips under a jab from Katana.
Vaulen looks to throw the jab but Katana is out of range.
Vaulen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Katana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vaulen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vaulen scores with a three punch combo!
Katana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaulen.
Danga de danga de dang - Vaulen scores with a four punch combination!
Vaulen clobbers Katana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katana throws out the jab.
Vaulen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Katana ducks under a wild hook from Vaulen.
Vaulen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vaulen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katana.
Katana blocks a jab.
Katana staying out of range there.
Vaulen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katana was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaulen.
Katana looks to land a right hand but Vaulen moved out of range.
Vaulen misses with a looping left.
Katana looks to land a right hand but Vaulen moved out of range.
Vaulen lands a jab to Katana's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katana.
A cross from Vaulen lands.
Vaulen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vaulen throws a head kick but Katana moves out of range.
Katana loads up on a big right hand but Vaulen slips the punch.
Vaulen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katana.
Katana slips a jab from Vaulen.
Vaulen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katana was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaulen.
Vaulen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Katana throws a right hand that Vaulen ducks under and follows up with a left that Vaulen also avoids with ease.
Vaulen misses with a wild combination.
Vaulen looks to score with a jab to the body but Katana is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Katana defending well as Vaulen loads up on a big left hand.
Katana blocks a jab.
Vaulen looks to land a right hand but Katana moved out of range.
Katana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vaulen throws a body punch but Katana moves out of range.
Katana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vaulen.
Vaulen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katana manages to avoid it.
Katana ducks under a wild hook from Vaulen.
Katana throws a lazy right hand but Vaulen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vaulen lands a slapping body shot.
James Katana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johannes Vaulen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Katana slips under a jab.
Katana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Vaulen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vaulen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Vaulen!
Johannes Vaulen is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bohlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Bohlin has chosen Kanashimi wo Yasashisa Ni by Little by Little as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, lager Assassin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bohlin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohlin is looking to clinch.
Bohlin slips a jab from Assassin.
Tony Bohlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assassin lands a jab to Bohlin's midsection.
Bohlin misses with a shot to the body
and Assassin counters with a series of strikes. Bohlin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bohlin has closed the distance and engaged Assassin in a clinch.
Assassin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bohlin prevents it.
Bohlin tries to land a knee to the head but Assassin blocks with his arms.
Bohlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bohlin is pressed up against the cage. Assassin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bohlin down to the mat. Bohlin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Assassin scores with a hook.
Assassin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assassin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Assassin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bohlin ducks under a wild hook from Assassin.
Assassin throws a shot to the body.
Bohlin misses with a takedown attempt
and Assassin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bohlin looks gassed!
Assassin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Assassin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Assassin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohlin can't keep his opponent in guard - Assassin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assassin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Assassin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bohlin trying to control from the bottom.
Assassin throwing shots but Bohlin is blocking nicely.
Assassin slips a nice elbow through Bohlin's hands, connecting with Bohlin's forehead.
Assassin prevents Bohlin from improving his position.
Assassin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bohlin's head.
Assassin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bohlin!
A nice elbow there by Assassin.
Assassin working for a submission but Bohlin is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohlin working to try and regain half guard.
Bohlin taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Assassin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bohlin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Assassin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bohlin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bohlin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Assassin blocks Bohlin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Assassin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Bohlin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Assassin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Assassin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Assassin with the ground and pound from mount.
Assassin with good strikes from the mount here!
Assassin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Assassin landing shots from mount.
Bohlin is rocked!
Assassin lands a heavy elbow.
Bohlin is still in real trouble! Can Assassin finish him?
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!
Assassin with the ground and pound from mount.
Assassin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bohlin looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin lands a big shot there that rocks Bohlin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Assassin! Bohlin is hurt baaadly! Assassin is firing away with more strikes - Bohlin is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). lager Assassin!
lager Assassin is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jones Whitelaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Guy Cascarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones Whitelaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jones Whitelaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Anthony Guy Cascarino!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cascarino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Whitelaw will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Whitelaw wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cascarino, right into the meat.
Cascarino stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jones Whitelaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitelaw shoots for a double leg takedown but Cascarino sprawls well. He's pushed Whitelaw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Whitelaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Whitelaw dives in and grabs Cascarino's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cascarino pushes down on Whitelaw's head and hops out.
Whitelaw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cascarino as he avoids it easily.
Whitelaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cascarino sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Whitelaw is breathing heavily.
Cascarino swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitelaw.
Anthony Guy Cascarino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascarino lands a left and a right that send Whitelaw crashing to the mat, dazed. Cascarino thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jones Whitelaw has been cut.
Whitelaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cascarino sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
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!
Whitelaw takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cascarino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whitelaw at a distance.
Cascarino lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cascarino scores with a kick to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Cascarino.
Cascarino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cascarino thuds his shin into the meat of Whitelaw's side.
Nice body kick from Cascarino.
Cascarino lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cascarino. Cascarino obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cascarino.
Whitelaw dodges the punch combination from Cascarino.
Cascarino tries to bum rush Whitelaw with a series of wild strikes but Whitelaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cascarino scores with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Cascarino.
Cascarino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cascarino fakes the leg kick and cracks Whitelaw in the body.
Cascarino misses with a double jab.
Whitelaw tries to clinch but Cascarino moves out of range.
Whitelaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cascarino is fending him off so far but Whitelaw persists. Nope, Cascarino circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cascarino lands a nice shot to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Whitelaw. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Whitelaw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cascarino's waist but Cascarino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Whitelaw off to one side.
Cascarino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cascarino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whitelaw walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones Whitelaw's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cascarino cracks Whitelaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cascarino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones Whitelaw's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Whitelaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cascarino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cascarino.
Cascarino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cascarino lands with a good body shot.
Cascarino throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Whitelaw colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Cascarino as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Whitelaw is left battered and dazed whilst Cascarino and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Guy Cascarino!
Anthony Guy Cascarino is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Zoolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson has chosen Cutman by Unearth as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mickey Henson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Zoolander!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Henson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson throws a series of punches but Zoolander moves out of range.
Zoolander throws a series of punches but Henson moves out of range.
Zoolander is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zoolander works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zoolander looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zoolander is trying to control the position but Henson postures up.
Henson thows a big elbow that misses.
Henson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Henson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henson postures up in Zoolander's guard and throws a big left but Zoolander blocks it.
Henson wants to control from the top but Zoolander keeps moving.
Zoolander manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henson manages to get himself to full guard.
Henson keeping full guard, as Zoolander tries to pass.
Henson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zoolander gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoolanderis looking to pass into half guard but Henson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Henson is in guard.
Zoolander is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zoolander looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henson is one step ahead there.
Henson is working Zoolander over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henson scoring with some ground and pound.
Zoolander keeping full guard, as Henson tries to pass.
Henson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henson lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zoolander has his foot on Henson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henson works his way back into a safe position though.
Henson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zoolander swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henson lands a couple of elbows.
Henson stopping the sweep attempt from Zoolander.
Zoolander keeping moving, preventing Henson from controlling successfully.
Zoolander has an active guard here but Henson has managed to pass into half guard.
Henson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Henson lands strikes from half guard.
Zoolander tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Henson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
A nice elbow there by Henson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Zoolander being controlled here momentarily.
Zoolander stopping the sweep attempt from Henson.
Henson trying to control the position.
Zoolander trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Henson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Henson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zoolander keeping moving, preventing Henson from controlling successfully.
Zoolander manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henson manages to get himself to full guard.
Zoolander throwing strikes from guard but Henson blocks nicely.
Henson trying to keep a closed guard but Zoolander is proving a slippery customer.
Zoolander connects with a couple of short punches.
Zoolander pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henson is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Henson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zoolander misses with a takedown
and Henson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Derek Zoolander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henson avoids the body shot from Zoolander.
Zoolander throws a solid leg kick but Henson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zoolander.
Henson tries to clinch but Zoolander is having none of it.
A combination from Zoolander does no damage.
Henson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zoolander looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zoolander takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Henson trying to control the action but Zoolander is working from the bottom.
Henson is working Zoolander over with some ground and pound from side control.
Zoolander regains half guard.
Henson working the head and body with strikes.
Zoolander is trying to get back to full guard.
Henson thows a huge punch but Zoolander dodges it nicely.
Henson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zoolander is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson lands with a punch from half guard.
Henson seems to be working for a kimura but Zoolander defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Henson.
Zoolander is defending against the submission attempts here by Henson.
Henson is breathing heavily.
Zoolander slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zoolander throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zoolander looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson lands a couple of elbows.
Henson pushes down on Zoolander's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zoolander keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henson throwing shots but Zoolander is blocking nicely.
Zoolander gets back to full guard.
Henson looking to sit in guard and control but Zoolander gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zoolander has gone for a leg lock! Henson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zoolander's guard.
Zoolander working for a triangle but Henson defends it easily.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoolander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henson scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zoolander tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zoolander has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zoolander looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henson is one step ahead there.
Mickey Henson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoolander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Henson works over Zoolander with some ground and pound from guard.
Henson drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Henson as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Zoolander screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Henson! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mickey Henson!
Mickey Henson is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between crazy legs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Xenakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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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, crazy legs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Titus Xenakis!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
legs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
legs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xenakis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by legs or perhaps it was just good defense by Xenakis which made him look bad.
Titus Xenakis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xenakis throws a right and a left that legs avoids nicely.
Xenakis misses with a hook. legs ducked under it nicely.
legs lands a high kick!
It looks like Titus Xenakis has been cut.
Xenakis misses with the combination.
legs goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Xenakis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Xenakis.
Xenakis misses with a few strikes there.
legs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Xenakis sprawls well. Xenakis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. legs gets slowly back to his feet.
Xenakis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Xenakis. Beautiful body shot.
legs moves in looking to clinch but Xenakis pushes him off.
legs dodges the punch combination from Xenakis.
Xenakis misses with a two punch combination.
Xenakis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
legs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xenakis.
Xenakis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xenakis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xenakis misses with a few strikes there.
Xenakis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
legs misses with a body kick.
Xenakis misses with a few strikes there.
legs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Xenakis circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for crazy legs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Xenakis coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Xenakis.
Xenakis misses with a few strikes there.
legs moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Xenakis misses.
Xenakis blocks a head kick by legs.
Xenakis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Xenakis looks to score with a jab to the body but legs is just out of range.
legs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Xenakis misses with a hook to the body
and legs counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Xenakis misses.
Xenakis scores with a hook to the body. legs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Xenakis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xenakis lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xenakis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from legs.
Xenakis misses with a few strikes there.
Xenakis lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Xenakis does no damage.
Xenakis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by legs.
Xenakis avoids the head kick by legs.
legs is breathing heavily.
Xenakis loads up on a big right hand but legs slips the punch.
Xenakis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and legs moves into the clinch.
Xenakis tries to break the clinch but legs is controlling the position.
legs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
legs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xenakis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
legs is looking to clinch.
Xenakis throws a combination. legs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
legs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xenakis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
legs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Xenakis.
Xenakis swings for the body but legs moves out of range.
Xenakis keeps the fight on the outside.
Xenakis misses with a two punch combination.
Xenakis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xenakis swings for the body but legs moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Xenakis.
A swing and a miss from Xenakis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Xenakis misses.
Xenakis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but legs was well out of range. Poor timing from Xenakis.
Some wild striking there from Xenakis.
Xenakis misses with a hook. legs ducked under it nicely.
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 crazy legs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Titus Xenakis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Xenakis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Xenakis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
legs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than legs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
legs throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Xenakis because legs loaded up on that one.
Xenakis wants to hold on but legs pushes him away.
legs is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Xenakis is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). crazy legs!
crazy legs retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between denis meacham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Donalds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, denis meacham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Mack Donalds!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donalds throws out a loose jab but meacham uses good head movement to avoid it.
meacham on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donalds cracks meacham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donalds digs a good hook to meacham's body.
Donalds throws the left hand but meacham avoids the punch easily.
Donalds misses with an uppercut.
meacham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donalds.
Donalds fails to land with a series of punches.
meacham wants to clinch up but Donalds keeps it at a distance.
Donalds finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donalds cracks meacham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donalds pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Donalds misses.
Donalds lands a head shot.
Donalds finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
meacham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donalds.
Donalds scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donalds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donalds misses the jab.
Donalds lands a nice shot to the body.
meacham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Donalds.
Donalds lands a jab-cross combination.
Donalds moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Donalds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but meacham was well out of range. Poor timing from Donalds.
meacham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donalds.
meacham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot lands for Donalds.
Donalds throws the left hand but meacham avoids the punch easily.
Donalds thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donalds misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donalds throws a body punch but meacham moves out of range.
Donalds paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donalds cracks meacham with a good jab.
meacham blocks a jab.
Donalds scores with a nice right hand.
meacham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Donalds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Donalds misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Donalds misses the target.
Donalds throws a jab when meacham was well out of range.
Donalds scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. meacham doesn't seem bothered though.
Donalds scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
meacham avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
meacham blocks the body kick.
Donalds looks to land a right hand but meacham moved out of range.
meacham scores with a jab.
Donalds missing with a left hand there. meacham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donalds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donalds stuns meacham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
meacham is breathing heavily.
meacham dodges the punch combination from Donalds.
Donalds wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donalds with a nice cross.
Mack Donalds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donalds lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as meacham backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donalds lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
meacham takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donalds lands with an uppercut that bounces meacham off the cage and back into rage.
meacham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donalds is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! meacham had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
meacham has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from meacham there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donalds lands a nice hook to meacham's body. meacham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
meacham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donalds.
Donalds bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps meacham's head backwards.
Mack Donalds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donalds lands a body shot.
Donalds lands with a shot to the body.
Donalds throws a hook but meacham avoids it easily.
Donalds misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donalds drops meacham with a beautiful combination! meacham stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Donalds is looking for the KO!
meacham is rocked!
Donalds throws a pinpoint strike between meacham's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends meacham crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Donalds scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mack Donalds!
Mack Donalds is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between rocky marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Olof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). marciano comes to the cage accompanied by would you still love me even with a spotty arse?. Olof has chosen I am a poor lonesome cowboy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
146 lbs
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26
140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, rocky marciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, John Olof!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olof moves away.
marciano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Olof holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
marciano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
marciano drops an elbow to the side of Olof's head.
marciano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Olof defending well though.
marciano winds up and cracks Olof with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
marciano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Olof wants to get back to full guard.
Olof blocking the ground and pound attempt from marciano.
Nice strikes from marciano there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olof is defending against the submission attempts here by marciano.
marciano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olof keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Olof avoiding damage under a succession of punches from marciano.
marciano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
marciano frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Olof tries to hold on but marciano postures up.
marciano throws some wild stikes that Olof manages to avoid easily.
Olof is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Olof wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Olof tries to hold on but marciano postures up.
marciano throws some wild stikes that Olof manages to avoid easily.
Olof avoids a series of strikes thrown by marciano.
marciano landing strikes from the mount.
Olof really wants to buck marciano off and get back to his feet.
marciano sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Olof tries to hold on but marciano postures up.
marciano goes for an armbar but Olof turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Olof.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
marciano seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olof stopping the sweep attempt from marciano.
Olof wants to stand and escape but instead marciano has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
marciano slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Olof tries to improve position but can't.
marciano scores with a couple of short elbows.
Olof parries the strikes from marciano easily there. marciano is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Olof to escape.
Olof defending against the ground and pound.
Olof is not content to let marciano control the position.
You can see the frustration on Olof's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rocky marciano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
marciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
marciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Olof.
Olof throws a right hand that marciano ducks under and follows up with a left that marciano also avoids with ease.
marciano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
marciano leaves Olof with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Olof throws a nice looking combination but marciano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Olof, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
marciano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olof has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Olof there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left lands for marciano.
Olof is rocked!
Good shot there by marciano.
Olof is still on wobbly legs! Can marciano finish him?
John Olof is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Are you kidding me?! marciano ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Olof clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). rocky marciano!
rocky marciano retains his bantamweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niall William Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Bloggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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265 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Niall William Quinn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bloggs!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn misses with a two punch combination.
Bloggs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Quinn both land. Nice combination.
Niall William Quinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bloggs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloggs moves away from the strike by Quinn.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quinn wants it to stay on the feet.
Niall William Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Bloggs.
Bloggs shoots in and drives through. Quinn sprawls well.
Bloggs shoots in looking for a takedown. Quinn tries to sprawl out of it but Bloggs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quinn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Quinn tries to bum rush Bloggs with a series of wild strikes but Bloggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niall William Quinn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bloggs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quinn avoids it really well and circles away.
Quinn stuffs the takedown attempt from Bloggs. Bloggs gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloggs looks for a takedown but Quinn sprawls well.
Niall William Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Bloggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Quinn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloggs shoots in for a double leg but Quinn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quinn tries to bum rush Bloggs with a series of wild strikes but Bloggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Quinn misses with a two punch combination.
Quinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bloggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niall William Quinn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Quinn. No joy for Bloggs on that attempt.
Bloggs fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloggs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Niall William Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Bloggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bloggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bloggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a two punch combination.
Quinn scores with a shot to the body.
Quinn stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a nice looking combination but Bloggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bloggs takes a swing at Quinn's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niall William Quinn clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quinn throws a body punch but Bloggs moves out of range.
Quinn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Quinn duly obliges.
Bloggs shoots in for a double leg but Quinn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bloggs circles away quickly and effectively.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bloggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Quinn misses with a body shot
and Bloggs counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bloggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bloggs is trying desperately to land a takedown but Quinn is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bloggs.
Bloggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bloggs shoots in for a double leg but Quinn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niall William Quinn had his way with Joe Bloggs in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Quinn misses with a double jab
and Bloggs decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Quinn's guard.
Bloggs looking to pass the guard.
Bloggs wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloggs gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloggs is just out of range.
Bloggs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Quinn defends it nicely.
Niall William Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bloggs throws a head kick but Quinn moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a few strikes there.
Quinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Horrible takedown by Bloggs or perhaps it was just good defense by Quinn which made him look bad.
Niall William Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quinn tries to bum rush Bloggs with a series of wild strikes but Bloggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Bloggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Quinn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niall William Quinn!
Niall William Quinn retains his heavyweight title!
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