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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James The Executioner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Mozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James The Executioner has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, James The Executioner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Mozzi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mozzi misses with a hook.
The Executioner dives in and grabs Mozzi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mozzi pushes down on The Executioner's head and hops out.
Mozzi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like James The Executioner has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Executioner.
Mozzi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mozzi stuffs the takedown attempt from The Executioner. The Executioner gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James The Executioner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mozzi connects with a body shot.
The Executioner slips a jab and a cross from Mozzi.
Mozzi lands with a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Mozzi. No joy for The Executioner on that attempt.
Mozzi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Executioner's hands.
James The Executioner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Executioner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mozzi sprawls well. Mozzi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Executioner gets slowly back to his feet.
The Executioner is breathing heavily.
The Executioner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mozzi throws out the jab.
Mozzi darts in and clinches The Executioner up against the cage.
Mozzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Executioner shoots in for a takedown but Mozzi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mozzi stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Executioner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mozzi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Executioner somewhat.
Mozzi lands a hook that stumbles The Executioner back into the cage. Mozzi follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping The Executioner to the canvas! Mozzi pounces and lands several unanswered shots - The Executioner has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ricardo Mozzi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Franchesco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Jones acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paolo Franchesco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Franchesco is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jones off and has taken his back!
Jones is trapped and Franchesco is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Franchesco not allowing Jones to control his hands.
Franchesco landing with strikes.
Jones holding both Franchesco 's hands and preventing any damage.
Jones tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Franchesco working for a guillotine from mount but Jones is in no mood to give up.
Franchesco looking for a guillotine from mount but Jones is having none of it.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Franchesco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Franchesco lands with some strikes.
Franchesco controlling his opponent.
Franchesco has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Franchesco lands a heavy elbow.
Jones holds on for dear life, controlling Franchesco's posture momentarily.
Franchesco controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franchesco working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jones tries to hold on but Franchesco pushes him away.
Franchesco controlling the pace for now.
Franchesco scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Franchesco throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Franchesco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Franchesco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Franchesco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones tries to control Franchesco's body but Franchesco pushes him off. Jones squirms to his side and now Franchesco has his back!
Jones looks gassed!
Franchesco just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Franchesco is persistently looking for the submission but Jones is defending it well.
Good control from Franchesco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position but Franchesco manages to sink in the hooks.
Franchesco wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Franchesco landing with strikes.
I really don't envy Jones right now.
Franchesco has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jones's body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Franchesco is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jones is defending well though. Franchesco let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Franchesco dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Franchesco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Franchesco wants it to stay on the feet.
Franchesco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Franchesco with a hook.
Paolo Franchesco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Franchesco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paolo Franchesco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Jones.
Franchesco lands a left and a right that sends Jones crashing to the canvas! Franchesco dives into mount looking to finish!
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Steve Jones has been cut.
Franchesco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franchesco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Franchesco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franchesco controlling from the full mount.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Franchesco controlling from the full mount.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Franchesco smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Franchesco lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Franchesco lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Franchesco wants to take Jones's back here but Jones is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Franchesco controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franchesco seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Jones is holding on tight.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Franchesco isn't that keen on the idea.
Paolo Franchesco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franchesco controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones wants to hold on but Franchesco pushes him away.
Franchesco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Franchesco's attempts to control the action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Paolo Franchesco just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Franchesco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Franchesco.
Franchesco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Franchesco slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Franchesco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franchesco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franchesco misses with the combination.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones looks for a takedown but Franchesco sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franchesco. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paolo Franchesco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones moves out of range as Franchesco strikes.
Franchesco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Franchesco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Franchesco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Franchesco throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Franchesco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Franchesco.
A telegraphed right hand from Franchesco misses the target.
Franchesco throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Franchesco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franchesco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Franchesco both land. Nice combination.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Franchesco finish him?
Paolo Franchesco is winning the standup battle so far.
Franchesco swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Franchesco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Franchesco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Franchesco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Paolo Franchesco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Jones.
A right-left combo lands from Franchesco.
Franchesco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franchesco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franchesco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Franchesco.
A swing and a miss from Franchesco.
Franchesco lands with a nice body punch.
Franchesco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Franchesco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franchesco misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to de liver by Franchesco. Beautiful body shot.
Franchesco throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franchesco throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
A combination from Franchesco does no damage.
Franchesco lands a nice looking body shot.
Franchesco throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Franchesco misses its intended target.
Franchesco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Steve Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franchesco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Paolo Franchesco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Franchesco.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franchesco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paolo Franchesco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franchesco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Franchesco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Franchesco scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Franchesco misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Franchesco.
Franchesco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paolo Franchesco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Franchesco 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paolo Franchesco!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between fred griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Makhdoom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makhdoom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Rocky Theme. Omar Makhdoom will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, fred griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Makhdoom!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
griffin connects with a body shot.
Makhdoom keeps the fight on the outside.
Makhdoom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by griffin.
griffin misses with a combination
and Makhdoom counters with a shoot takedown. griffin fights it but they end up in guard.
Makhdoom prevents griffin from getting back to his feet.
Makhdoom content to stall in guard here.
Makhdoom's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Makhdoom wants to pass the guard but griffin is keeping the position.
Makhdoom throwing strikes from guard but griffin blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Makhdoom wants to control from the top but griffin keeps moving.
griffin wants to get back to his feet but Makhdoom is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
griffin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
griffin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Makhdoom ducks under a wild hook from griffin.
A big left from griffin misses.
Makhdoom throws a nice outside leg kick.
griffin is breathing heavily.
griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makhdoom manages to avoid it.
Makhdoom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like fred griffin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makhdoom misses with a double jab.
Makhdoom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhdoom tests griffin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makhdoom's corner calls for a 1-2. Makhdoom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Makhdoom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makhdoom lands a hook that stumbles griffin back into the cage. Makhdoom follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping griffin to the canvas! Makhdoom pounces and lands several unanswered shots - griffin has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Omar Makhdoom!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daz Rawlinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daz Rawlinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Woods!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawlinson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rawlinson gets caught flat footed, as Woods shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rawlinson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Woods lands a couple of digs.
Woods with a flurry of punches that miss.
Woods loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Woods throws a sloppy strike and Rawlinson has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Woods is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Rawlinson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daz Rawlinson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobbie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Roberts (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 fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobbie Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts misses with the combination.
Roberts throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Roberts does no damage.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Roberts has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Roberts tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones pulls guard.
Jones is looking to stand up but Roberts isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones pushes Roberts off and scrambles back to his feet.
Roberts looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones throws a head kick that Roberts semi-blocks.
Roberts lands a big right hand that sends Jones crashing to the mat! Roberts stays standing though and waves Jones back to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Roberts looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jones no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Roberts throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Roberts lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Roberts throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Roberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roberts working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Roberts.
Jones is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Roberts with a couple of short strikes.
Roberts with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Roberts tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
You get the feeling that Jones really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Roberts tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Roberts fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Roberts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roberts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Roberts thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Roberts drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Jones's head, knocking him out cold! Roberts is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Roberts!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chingis Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Connelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You Can't Bring Me Down by Suicidal Tendencies. Connelly has chosen Deep down n dirty - Stereo mc's as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chingis Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Art Connelly!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connelly closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Connelly is looking to advance position but Chan won't allow it.
Chan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Connelly perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Connelly trying to mount his opponent but Chan defends it.
Chan trying to control from the bottom.
Chan keeping hold of Connelly's head, controlling as best he can.
Connelly controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connelly wants to take a breather but Chan is having none of it.
Connelly works his way into full mount!
Chan is bucking up trying to escape but Connelly cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Connelly landing strikes from the mount.
Chan is in a horrible position here. Connelly smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Connelly throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Connelly punching from mount but Chan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Connelly trying to control but Chan is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connelly throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chan because Connelly loaded up on that one.
Connelly controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Connelly.
Connelly looking to ground and pound but Chan is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connelly avoids the attempt from Chan to control.
Connelly trying to control but Chan is having none of it.
Chan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connelly throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Connelly working the ground and pound effectively.
Chan wants to control but Connelly is having none of it.
Chan is squirming around, avoiding Connelly's attempts to control the action.
Connelly swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Chan is now in Connelly's guard. A big mistake from Connelly there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connelly manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chan tries to reverse the position but Connelly maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Art Connelly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Connelly lands a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Connelly misses with a straight left.
Chan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chan blocks a jab.
Chan checks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Connelly.
Chan has Connelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Connelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Connelly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Connelly leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Connelly.
Chan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Connelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chan scores with a shot to the side of Connelly's head.
Connelly has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Chan regains guard immediately.
Chan is trying to keep Connelly in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan managing to control the position.
Connelly connects with a couple of short punches.
Connelly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Connelly trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Connelly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Connelly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Connelly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connelly thows a big elbow that misses.
Chan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Connelly looking to sit in guard and control but Chan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chan forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connelly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Connelly is pressing down on Chan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Connelly wants to sweep here but Chan controlling him for the moment.
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.
Connelly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Art Connelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Connelly throws a hook but Chan blocks it.
Connelly misses the jab.
Chan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Connelly.
Connelly closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chan to the mat! Chan manages to get full guard.
Chan looking to control.
Connelly looking to pass the guard.
Chan wants to sweep but no luck.
Chan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Chan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chan wants to sweep but no luck.
Connelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chan is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan postures up in Connelly's guard and throws a big left but Connelly blocks it.
Chan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Connelly is controlling Chan's posture.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Chan wants to stand but Connelly has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chan stops Connelly from standing up.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Connelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connelly trying to control the position here.
Art Connelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still 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.
Chan wants to control from the top but Connelly keeps moving.
Chingis Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chan throws a strike but Connelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Connelly throwing strikes from guard but Chan blocks nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Connelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Art Connelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Connelly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Art Connelly!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mrs ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ko has chosen get back as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Helio Gracie Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, mrs ko!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ko throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie Jnr.
ko throws a right and a left that Gracie Jnr avoids nicely.
Gracie Jnr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from ko.
ko looks to land a combination but Gracie Jnr avoids it well.
ko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie Jnr manages to avoid it.
ko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie Jnr was well out of range. Poor timing from ko.
mrs ko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie Jnr is defended easily by ko.
ko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie Jnr in his tracks.
Gracie Jnr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. ko defends it nicely.
Gracie Jnr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie Jnr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie Jnr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from ko.
ko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie Jnr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ko.
Donk. Gracie Jnr catches ko right on the button with a cross.
Gracie Jnr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ko.
A jab from ko misses.
ko throws a hook but Gracie Jnr avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as ko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie Jnr doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circle momentarily. ko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
ko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie Jnr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ko misses with a double jab.
ko misses with a body shot.
ko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie Jnr tries to move into range but ko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
ko looks to land a combination but Gracie Jnr avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from ko misses the target.
Gracie Jnr dodges the punch combination from ko.
A lazy left from ko finds it's target.
Gracie Jnr misses with a body kick.
Gracie Jnr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - ko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie Jnr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie Jnr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie Jnr ducks under a wild hook from ko.
Gracie Jnr tries to land a leg kick but ko saw it coming and moves away.
ko throws a lazy right hand but Gracie Jnr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie Jnr is trying hard to land a takedown here. ko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Gracie Jnr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Gracie Jnr with that takedown attempt.
Gracie Jnr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in ko's guard.
Gracie Jnr looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie Jnr drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and ko dives on top into guard.
ko wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie Jnr has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gracie Jnr looking to pass the guard.
Gracie Jnr trying to control but ko is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mrs ko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
ko misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie Jnr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
ko connects with a crisp jab.
ko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
ko tries to bum rush Gracie Jnr with a series of wild strikes but Gracie Jnr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by ko.
A big right from Gracie Jnr misses.
Gracie Jnr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie Jnr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie Jnr showed some decent athleticism there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if ko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie Jnr controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie Jnr wants to take a breather but ko is having none of it.
Gracie Jnr content to control rather than advance.
Gracie Jnr is just content to waste time from the top position. ko takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
ko keeping moving, preventing Gracie Jnr from controlling successfully.
ko wants to stand and escape but Gracie Jnr is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie Jnr passes ko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie Jnr stops ko from getting back to his feet.
Gracie Jnr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. ko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie Jnr.
That's four 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.
Gracie Jnr prevents ko from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Helio Gracie Jnr will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
ko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
ko misses the shot to the body.
ko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie Jnr.
ko walks into a jab.
Gracie Jnr slips under a jab.
Gracie Jnr shoots in but ko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
ko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Gracie Jnr.
The fighters circle momentarily. ko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
ko misses with a looping right.
ko swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie Jnr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
ko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
ko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie Jnr staying out of range there.
ko misses with a few strikes there.
ko lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from ko misses.
ko misses with a jab, cross combination.
ko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gracie Jnr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
mrs ko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie Jnr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but ko avoids it really well and circles away.
ko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ko throws a right and a left that both miss.
ko throws a shot from downtown. Gracie Jnr moves away and avoids it.
ko throws a right and a left that Gracie Jnr avoids nicely.
ko throws a good cross that connects.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie Jnr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Gracie Jnr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ko looks to throw the jab but Gracie Jnr is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from ko. Gracie Jnr does a little dance to reset his feet.
ko misses the jab.
ko throws a jab when Gracie Jnr was well out of range.
Gracie Jnr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from ko misses the target.
ko lands a lovely overhand right.
Gracie Jnr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on ko. That did some damage!
ko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie Jnr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
ko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie Jnr has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie Jnr tries for a takedown but ko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts ko, as that shot connected.
mrs ko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ko gets caught flat footed, as Gracie Jnr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
ko keeping full guard, as Gracie Jnr tries to pass.
Gracie Jnr passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie Jnr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. ko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie Jnr.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to mrs ko.
I think ko 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mrs ko!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caidal Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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200 lbs
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215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Caidal Cain!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Cain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cain closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cain wants to free his trapped foot but Rogers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cain stops Rogers from getting back to his feet.
Cain is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Rogers 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.
Cain stops Rogers from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain wants to pass the guard but Rogers is keeping the position.
Cain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cain postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rogers is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cain, into his guard.
Cain has a closed guard, preventing Rogers from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cain wants to sweep but no luck.
Rogers wanted to stand there but Cain had control of the position.
Cain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rogers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rogers has managed to get both his arms back between Cain's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain is working an open guard so Rogers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Rogers misses the target.
Rogers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cain slips under a jab.
Cain shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cain showed some decent athleticism there.
Cain is working for a kimura but Rogers is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain wants to advance to full mount but Rogers doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rogers wants to stand but Cain is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rogers is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caidal Cain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rogers circles away.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cain manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Rogers misses.
Cain darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cain wants to work for an arm triangle but Rogers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cain wants to work for an arm triangle but Rogers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain trying to mount his opponent but Rogers defends it.
Cain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rogers defends it well.
Cain is breathing heavily.
Cain wants to pass to mount but Rogers is defending the position.
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.
Cain is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rogers sees it coming and defends easily.
Cain wants to pass the guard but Rogers is defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Rogers gets caught flat footed, as Cain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Cain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Cain moved away.
Rogers tries to bum rush Cain with a series of wild strikes but Cain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cain drives through and clinches with Rogers against the cage.
Rogers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cain is keeping busy.
Cain tries to pull guard but Rogers holds him up against the cage and eventually Cain drops back down to his feet.
Rogers scores with a shot to the side of Cain's head.
Cain jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rogers walks away with a smile on his face. Cain gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Richard Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caidal Cain.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
Cain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain tries for a takedown but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rogers avoids it really well and circles away.
Cain throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Rogers misses with a low kick.
Rogers throws a low kick but Cain avoids it.
Cain lands an overhand right.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Cain avoids them all with ease.
Rogers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cain circles away quickly and effectively.
Rogers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cain counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cain passes Rogers's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rogers defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caidal Cain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rogers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cain is able to avoid easily.
Rogers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cain counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rogers is trying to stand up here but Cain is controlling him well.
Cain is working for a submission of some sort.
Cain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rogers defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain seems to be looking for submissions.
Cain prevents Rogers from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cain wants to pass the guard but Rogers is defending well.
Cain is trying to work for a kimura but Rogers is defending well.
Cain is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Richard Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cain prevents Rogers from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rogers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cain somewhat.
Rogers throws a looping overhand right but Cain ducks down to avoid it.
Cain fails with the takedown.
Rogers throws a solid leg kick but Cain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rogers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rogers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers gets caught flat footed, as Cain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cain wants to pass the guard but Rogers is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Caidal Cain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caidal Cain!
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