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QFC Tournament 333 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Relo Seufoles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Ronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Relo Seufoles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Ronson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Ronson has knocked Seufoles down with a huge combo! Ronson steps away and waves a wobbly Seufoles back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Seufoles is rocked!
It looks like Relo Seufoles has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seufoles doesn't manage to clinch there - Ronson circles away.
Oh Seufoles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ronson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seufoles seems to have got his legs back now.
Good work by Ronson as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Ronson does it's job there.
Ronson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Seufoles.
Ronson thumps Seufoles with a low kick.
A cross from Ronson lands.
Seufoles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ronson counters with a thumping low kick.
Seufoles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Seufoles shoots and misses
and Ronson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Relo Seufoles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronson in side control, throwing shots but Seufoles defends.
Ronson taking a breather here.
The ground and pound from Ronson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Seufoles is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes there by Ronson.
Ronson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ronson working the strikes but Seufoles uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Seufoles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ronson on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ronson trying to pass the guard but Seufoles defending well.
Seufoles is looking to control Ronson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Seufoles avoid being mounted?
Ronson content to control rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Max Ronson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ronson slaps away a takedown attempt from Seufoles, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seufoles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Seufoles moves forwards but Ronson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Seufoles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ronson moves in looking to clinch but Seufoles pushes him off.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Seufoles. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ronson moves in looking to clinch but Seufoles pushes him off.
Ronson is looking to slow Seufoles down with leg kicks.
Ronson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronson looking to score a takedown here. Seufoles is defending well but Ronson drives through and ends up in Seufoles's guard.
Ronson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Seufoles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Max Ronson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ronson throws a right and a left that Seufoles avoids nicely.
Seufoles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Ronson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Relo Seufoles's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ronson tries to clinch there but Seufoles circles away.
Seufoles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronson drops Seufoles with a beautiful combination! Seufoles stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ronson is looking for the KO!
Ronson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seufoles fails with the takedown.
Ronson jabs Seufoles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ronson wants to clinch.
Seufoles stuffs the takedown attempt from Ronson. Ronson gets slowly back to his feet.
Seufoles scores with a one two! Ronson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seufoles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ronson lands an overhand right.
Seufoles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ronson.
Seufoles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ronson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Seufoles scrambles back to his feet.
Seufoles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Seufoles moves into the clinch.
Ronson is trying to break the clinch but Seufoles has him pressed against the cage.
Seufoles is looking for a takedown.
Seufoles is trying to pull guard but Ronson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Relo Seufoles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronson lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronson drops Seufoles onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Seufoles is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ronson has had enough of the clinch but Seufoles keeps him there for the moment.
Seufoles blocking some punches.
Seufoles misses with an elbow strike.
Seufoles is trying to force a seperation but Ronson has the dominant position.
Ronson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ronson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronson tries a body shot but Seufoles blocks it.
Ronson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronson misses with the head strike.
Ronson scores with a shoulder strike.
Seufoles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ronson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ronson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seufoles is working for takedown but Ronson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronson is looking to break free of the clinch but Seufoles has double underhooks.
Ronson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ronson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ronson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ronson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ronson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ronson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ronson has Seufoles up against the cage in a clinch.
Seufoles looking for a takedown.
Seufoles managing to block the knees to the body from Ronson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Relo Seufoles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ronson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seufoles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seufoles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronson.
Seufoles keeps the fight on the outside.
Ronson drives through with a takedown into Seufoles's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronson is pushing down on Seufoles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Seufoles is fighting to maintain full guard but Ronson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ronson controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seufoles is trying to maintain the position but Ronson is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Ronson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Relo Seufoles's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Seufoles needs to keep his hands up - Ronson had a free shot at his head there.
Ronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seufoles moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ronson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ronson, as that shot connected.
Ronson blocks a head kick by Seufoles.
Ronson feints and then cracks Seufoles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seufoles down.
Ronson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Seufoles's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronson tries to clinch but Seufoles is having none of it.
Ronson wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ronson connects with a high kick.
Max Ronson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seufoles is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ronson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ronson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ronson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Seufoles is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ronson yanks on the arm and Seufoles is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ronson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Ronson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vetor Delfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Austin Christopher enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vetor Delfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Austin Christopher!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delfort avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christopher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christopher shoots in and bounces Delfort off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Christopher content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Delfort wants to sweep but no luck.
Delfort utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Delfort knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Christopher on the ground.
Christopher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Delfort working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christopher.
Christopher throws a big right hand that misses.
Christopher postures up in Delfort's guard and throws a big left but Delfort blocks it.
Delfort might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Delfort has his hands on Christopher's head, controlling the position.
Christopher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Christopher chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher throws a big elbow that misses.
Christopher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Christopher stands up and waves to Delfort to follow him.
Christopher blocks a leg kick.
Delfort misses with a wild combination.
Delfort closes this distance looking for a takedown but Christopher circles away.
Christopher rushes Delfort and presses him up against the cage.
Christopher misses with a punch on the inside.
Delfort prevents a takedown attempt there.
Christopher is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher lands an elbow that stopped Delfort in his tracks for a moment.
Christopher stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Christopher jumps guard.
Delfort throws a big right hand that misses.
Christopher managing to control the 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!
Christopher wants to stand and escape but Delfort is having none of it.
Christopher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Christopher looks winded!
Delfort in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher looking for a sweep. Not yet Christopher, not yet.
Delfort has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Delfort tries to free his leg and advance position but Christopher is retaining full guard.
Christopher throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Delfort looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Delfort trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Christopher is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Delfort is controlling him.
Delfort content to stall in guard here.
We're going to have a standup here because Vetor Delfort wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Delfort lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch but Delfort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christopher throws a right and a left that Delfort avoids nicely.
Austin Christopher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christopher is looking to clinch but Delfort is avoiding it.
Christopher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Delfort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christopher tries to clinch there but Delfort circles away.
Delfort throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Christopher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christopher shoots in for a double leg but Delfort sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vetor Delfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Christopher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delfort lands a nice looking body shot.
Delfort stalks Christopher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Christopher's face. Christopher staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Austin Christopher has been cut.
Delfort thuds a left hand into Christopher's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Christopher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Austin Christopher's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Delfort digs a good body shot into Christopher's ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Delfort.
Delfort shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Christopher defends it nicely.
Delfort works over Christopher's head and body with a nice combination.
Christopher is rocked!
Christopher tries to clinch there but Delfort circles away.
Christopher is still on wobbly legs! Can Delfort finish him?
and Delfort counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Christopher! He's just covering up as Delfort starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vetor Delfort!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Blankinship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Blankinship!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blankinship shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blankinship ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tony Blankinship seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christopher shoots for a takedown but Blankinship saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blankinship shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Christopher but Christopher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blankinship shoots in and drives through. Christopher sprawls well.
Anthony Christopher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Blankinship.
Blankinship tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Christopher defends well and Blankinship ends up having to push Christopher into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Christopher tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blankinship just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blankinship leaning his opponent against the cage.
Christopher has Blankinship pressed against the cage, preventing Blankinship from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Christopher can't find room to land a body shot as Blankinship controls the action.
Blankinship wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher manages to break the clinch.
Christopher misses with the combination.
Christopher leaves Blankinship with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Christopher shoots for a takedown but Blankinship saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Christopher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blankinship counters with a two punch combo.
Christopher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blankinship avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blankinship keeps the fight on the outside.
Christopher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blankinship counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankinship shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Christopher defends it nicely.
Blankinship circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blankinship throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christopher avoids the head kick by Blankinship.
Blankinship moves into the clinch.
Christopher manages to break the clinch.
Christopher tries to keep at a distance but Blankinship has taken the fight into the clinch.
Christopher manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch but Blankinship swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Christopher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christopher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blankinship. That did some damage!
Christopher swats away the attempt to clinch by Blankinship.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blankinship is defended easily by Christopher.
Christopher tries to clinch up
and Blankinship counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blankinship.
Blankinship tries to pull guard but Christopher won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Christopher tries to throw a body punch but Blankinship avoids it by throwing Christopher back against the cage.
Blankinship tries to pull guard but Christopher forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Christopher is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Christopher keeps control of Blankinship as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blankinship displaying some good clinch control by pressing Christopher up against the cage.
Blankinship lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Christopher or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Christopher.
Christopher struggles to land a body shot inside as Blankinship controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Blankinship will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Christopher misses with the combination.
Christopher tries to bum rush Blankinship with a series of wild strikes but Blankinship uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blankinship slips a jab and a cross from Christopher.
Christopher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blankinship circles away.
Christopher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Christopher throws a combination that misses
and Blankinship counters with a series of strikes. Christopher will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Blankinship does no damage.
Blankinship shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Christopher as he avoids it easily.
Christopher slips a jab and a cross from Blankinship.
Blankinship dives in and grabs Christopher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Christopher pushes down on Blankinship's head and hops out.
Sloppy strikes from Blankinship. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankinship moves into the clinch.
Blankinship tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Christopher just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anthony Christopher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Blankinship.
Blankinship is breathing heavily.
Blankinship successfully pulls guard.
Christopher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Christopher gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Blankinship shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Christopher pinned against the cage. Christopher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blankinship tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christopher throws a body punch but Blankinship moves out of range.
Blankinship shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Christopher sprawls well. Christopher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blankinship gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blankinship's waist but Blankinship gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Christopher off to one side.
Anthony Christopher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blankinship tries for a takedown but Christopher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blankinship tries to clinch up
and Christopher counters with a one-two to the body.
Blankinship has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Christopher.
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!
Christopher fails with the takedown.
Anthony Christopher is winning the standup battle so far.
Blankinship moves into range and clinches up with Christopher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Christopher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Christopher tries to throw a body punch but Blankinship avoids it by throwing Christopher back against the cage.
Blankinship pulls guard successfully.
Christopher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christopher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Christopher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Christopher lands a couple of elbows.
Blankinship wants to sweep here but Christopher controlling him for the moment.
Christopher is working Blankinship over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blankinship working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christopher.
Christopher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blankinship wants to stand and escape but Christopher is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christopher gets to his feet. Blankinship looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Christopher tries to clinch but Blankinship is having none of it.
Christopher tries for a takedown but Blankinship sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blankinship throws a lazy head kick
and Christopher counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christopher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Christopher dominated that second round.
That's time! Christopher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Christopher tries to clinch up but Blankinship circles away and keeps his distance.
Christopher shoots in for a double leg but Blankinship sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blankinship tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christopher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blankinship makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blankinship 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.
Christopher is working an open guard so Blankinship takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Blankinship moves into range and clinches up with Christopher.
Blankinship is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Christopher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher cracks Blankinship with an open hand slap.
Christopher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christopher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blankinship fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christopher moves in looking to clinch but Blankinship pushes him off.
Christopher throws a nice looking combination but Blankinship bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christopher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blankinship on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Christopher misses with a combination
and Blankinship counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankinship pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Christopher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blankinship changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Christopher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blankinship taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blankinship tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankinship works to advance to full mount. Christopher defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Blankinship goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Christopher is on top in guard.
Blankinship working a defensive guard here.
Christopher postures up in Blankinship's guard and throws a big left but Blankinship blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankinship trying to control the position.
Christopher scoring with punches to the head and body.
Christopher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blankinship keeping moving, preventing Christopher from controlling successfully.
Blankinship is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Christopher throwing strikes from guard but Blankinship blocks nicely.
Tony Blankinship has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christopher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blankinship throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Blankinship comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blankinship has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Anthony Christopher!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Anthony Christopher!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Anthony Christopher!
Anthony Christopher wins by unanimous decision!
Anthony Christopher decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Bernard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andy Bernard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathan Wild!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wild enables Bernard to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wild manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bernard stands and throws Wild's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernard in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wild should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bernard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bernard moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bernard trying to control the action but Wild is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard is trying to ground and pound but Wild uses the momentary lack of control by Bernard to regain half guard.
Bernard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bernard stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Wild to get to his feet.
Bernard connects with a right hand. Wild shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wild slaps away a takedown attempt from Bernard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bernard pushes Wild up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A left hand lands to the body for Bernard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bernard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wild misses with a punch to the body.
Bernard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bernard lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Jonathan Wild has been cut.
Wild throws a head kick that misses
and Bernard counters with a flying knee that drops Wild! Bernard dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Bernard!
Andy Bernard tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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