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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego James Ndui Gambitinoa Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gambitinoa Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Gorillaz - Feel Good Incorporated . Diego James Ndui Gambitinoa Jr has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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255 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego James Ndui Gambitinoa Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Bear!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambitinoa Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gambitinoa Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bear has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gambitinoa Jr is working away from the top position though.
Bear is looking to improve his position.
Gambitinoa Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gambitinoa Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Bear is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gambitinoa Jr stalling away here and it's allowed Bear to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gambitinoa Jr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bear is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gambitinoa Jr, into his guard.
Bear passes into half guard.
Bear throws a strike but Gambitinoa Jr avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear stands up over Gambitinoa Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bear drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Bear seems to have locked his on tight now - Gambitinoa Jr screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Bear, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Max Bear!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Tyler will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Tyler!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
ortiz tries to improve position but can't.
Tyler lands a few punches from side control.
ortiz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tyler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
ortiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyler's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ortiz throws a strike but Tyler avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
ortiz throwing strikes but missing.
ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyler has wrist control.
Tyler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tyler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyler closes the distance and clinches up with ortiz, looking for a takedown. Tyler pushes ortiz against the cage but ortiz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ortiz throws a hook to the side of Tyler's head but Tyler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
ortiz taking punishment in the form of punches.
ortiz is looking to regain half guard here but Tyler keeps moving and retains side control.
ortiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyler on the ground.
ortiz is working hard here to advance position.
Tyler in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tyler looks gassed!
Tyler landing strikes.
ortiz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
ortiz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
ortiz is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ortiz looks to move to half guard but instead Tyler has passed into mount! Damn!
ortiz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tyler cracks ortiz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ortiz is trying desperately to improve position.
Tyler breaks from ortiz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tyler scores with a couple of good head shots there.
ortiz is looking to improve his position but Tyler isn't that keen on the idea.
Tyler landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
ortiz is desperately trying to improve his position but Tyler has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Tyler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tyler landing strikes from the mount and ortiz is in trouble!
BOOM! Tyler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
ortiz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tyler dominating with strikes here.
ortiz gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ortiz gets full guard.
Tyler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tyler throws a big right hand that misses.
Tyler preventing the sweep.
ortiz lands with a heel strike from the guard.
ortiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
ortiz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
ortiz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if ortiz tries to get out of the position.
Tyler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyler.
Tyler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
ortiz is looking to regain half guard here but Tyler keeps moving and retains side control.
Tyler scoring with punches and elbows.
ortiz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tyler's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tyler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ortiz is trying to get back to full guard.
ortiz missing with punches from the bottom.
ortiz is looking to improve his position.
Tyler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says ortiz as he avoids it easily.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts ortiz as he jumps to the side.
Tito ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Tyler.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Tyler avoids a punch combination nicely.
ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Tyler moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Tyler dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
ortiz slaps away a takedown attempt from Tyler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
ortiz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tyler on the side of the head.
ortiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyler. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet.
ortiz misses with a hook. Tyler ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from ortiz misses.
Tyler tries for a takedown but ortiz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tito ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Tyler.
ortiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyler.
A big left from ortiz misses.
Tyler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from ortiz.
ortiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyler.
ortiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyler shoots in and bounces ortiz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
ortiz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler postures up and lands a big shot to ortiz's brow.
Tyler preventing the sweep.
Tyler connects with a couple of short punches.
ortiz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tyler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
ortiz throws a strike but Tyler avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
ortiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyler is retaining full guard.
ortiz throws a strike but Tyler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tyler postures up in ortiz's guard and throws a big left but ortiz blocks it.
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.
ortiz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyler manages to get himself to full guard.
John Tyler has got the better of the ground game so far.
ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tyler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from ortiz.
Tyler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from ortiz.
ortiz passes into half guard.
Tyler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from ortiz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tyler has one foot on ortiz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tyler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ortiz throws out the jab.
Tyler shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tyler showed some decent athleticism there.
ortiz wants to sweep but Tyler has passed to side control!
ortiz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
ortiz missing with punches from the bottom.
Tyler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
ortiz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ortiz tries to roll over but Tyler keeps him under control.
ortiz punching from the bottom.
ortiz wants to improve his position but Tyler is controlling well.
Tyler wants to pass to mount but ortiz is defending the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from ortiz. No joy for Tyler on that attempt.
ortiz misses with a hook. Tyler ducked under it nicely.
ortiz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tyler's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Tyler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyler moves away from the strike by ortiz.
Tito ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for ortiz!
BOOM! Tyler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
ortiz taking shots to the head.
ortiz gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Tyler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
ortiz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyler.
ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Tyler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyler.
Tyler fails with an attempt to clinch.
ortiz misses with an uppercut.
Tyler shoots in but ortiz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
ortiz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
ortiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from ortiz misses its intended target.
Tyler misses with a takedown attempt - ortiz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tito ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Tyler.
ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
ortiz misses with a hook. Tyler ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ortiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. ortiz was covering up waiting for the punch and Tyler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tyler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
ortiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyler.
Tyler postures up in ortiz's guard and throws a big left but ortiz blocks it.
ortiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyler.
ortiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
ortiz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
ortiz 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tyler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
ortiz wants to improve his position but Tyler is controlling well.
Tyler working ortiz over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ortiz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for ortiz.
ortiz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
ortiz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tyler!
ortiz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tyler?
A nice elbow there by ortiz.
Tyler manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Tyler wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ortiz throwing shots but Tyler is blocking nicely.
ortiz thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tyler to regain full guard.
ortiz throws and elbow that misses. Tyler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in ortiz's guard. Nice move by Tyler!
Tyler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyler won't allow ortiz to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tyler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ortiz.
ortiz looks to land a combination but Tyler avoids it well.
Tyler gets a clinch.
ortiz has Tyler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tyler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tyler gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tyler winds up and cracks ortiz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
John Tyler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler trying to control from half guard but ortiz is working away.
Tyler trying to pass the guard but ortiz defending well.
Still in half guard, Tyler seems content to control.
ortiz regains full guard. Nicely done.
ortiz 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.
ortiz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
ortiz looks to land a strike but Tyler avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tyler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tito ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler wants to stand but ortiz is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Tyler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyler 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 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Tyler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Crazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale is looking to clinch but Horse is avoiding it.
Bale drives through with a takedown into guard.
Horse had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bale defends it easily.
Bale wants to get up but he can't break Horse's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Horse seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Horse looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Horse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bale might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bale wanted to stand there but Horse had control of the position.
Horse working for a triangle but Bale defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bale slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Horse had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bale defends it easily.
Horse is trying to control the position but Bale postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bale gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bale clinches up against the cage.
Bale gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Horse.
Horse looks gassed!
Bale stops a takedown attempt from Horse.
Bale pushes Horse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bale pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bale has his feet on Horse's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bale misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Bale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bale lands an uppercut.
Bale lands a good knee to the midsection. Horse won't want to take too many of those.
Horse tries to pull guard but Bale holds him up against the cage and eventually Horse drops back down to his feet.
Joe Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crazy Horse.
Bale lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bale.
Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bale tries to bum rush Horse with a series of wild strikes but Horse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bale.
Bale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bale misses with a few strikes there.
Bale fails to land with a series of punches.
Bale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horse gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bale seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Horse, up you get!
Bale with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bale lands a jab-cross combination.
Horse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale lands a jab-cross combination.
Bale connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Horse's hands.
Horse is rocked!
Bale has Horse up against the cage in a clinch.
Bale lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bale dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bale looks to land a combination but Horse avoids it well.
A nice combination there by Bale.
Bale misses with a few strikes there.
Bale drives through and clinches with Horse against the cage.
Horse tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bale smiles and moves away.
Horse tries to clinch up.
Bale cracks a nice hook into Horse's ribs.
Horse shoots and misses
and Bale counters with an outside leg kick.
Bale misses with a series of wild punches.
Bale drops Horse with a beautiful combination! Horse stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bale is looking for the KO!
Horse is still on wobbly legs! Can Bale finish him?
Bale clinches up against the cage.
Bale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joe Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horse blocks a head kick by Bale.
Horse seems to have recovered his senses.
Horse is breathing heavily.
Bale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bale lands with a cross.
Bale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horse on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bale. Bale obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse tries to keep at a distance but Bale has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Bale.
Bale pulls Horse into guard.
Bale is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Horse defends well.
Horse wants to stand but Bale has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bale looking for a sweep. Not yet Bale, not yet.
Bale has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bale on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bale tries to get out of 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.
Bale 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.
Horse missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bale scoring well with a low kick there.
Bale keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bale scores with a sloppy right hand. Horse should have avoided that one.
Bale has closed the distance and engaged Horse in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bale fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Joe Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crazy Horse.
Bale connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bale moves into the clinch.
Bale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horse can do to turn this around?
Bale stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horse.
Bale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bale cracks the inside of Horse's front leg.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bale throws a nice head kick!
Bale connects with a solid leg kick.
Bale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bale turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Bale misses.
Joe Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale swinging wildly here.
Joe Bale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bale throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bale rushes Horse and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bale connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Horse momentarily.
Horse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bale throws a combination. Horse tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Horse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bale misses with the combination.
Bale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bale cracks the inside of Horse's front leg.
Joe Bale is winning the standup battle so far.
Bale works over Horse's head and body with a nice combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bale lands a good knee to the midsection. Horse won't want to take too many of those.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bale dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bale lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Horse takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bale throws a one two combo.
Bale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Bale! Horse is backing up but he can't get away as Bale lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Horse and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Bale!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rashad Evans is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bronson tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Bronson tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Bronson.
Bronson tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Bronson tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Bronson moves into the clinch.
Bronson misses with an elbow over the top.
Evans changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bronson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bronson wants to clinch.
Charles Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Evans lands in his opponent's guard.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans cracks Bronson with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Bronson.
Bronson wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bronson's head.
Evans postures up in Bronson's guard and throws a big left but Bronson blocks it.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Evans connects with a couple of short punches.
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bronson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Evans is controlling him.
Evans thows a big elbow that misses.
Bronson has momentary wrist control but Evans slips an elbow through the middle.
Evans trying to control but Bronson is working from the bottom.
Evans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans stops Bronson from standing up.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans scoring with punches to the head and body.
Evans throws a strike but Bronson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck 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.
Evans has a closed guard, preventing Bronson from standing up.
Evans lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bronson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bronson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Evans does no damage.
Bronson wants to clinch.
Evans missing with a left hand there. Bronson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bronson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bronson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Evans to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Evans prevents Bronson from getting back to his feet.
Evans thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wants to control from the top but Bronson keeps moving.
Evans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bronson's head.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Bronson has wrist control.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bronson keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is working Bronson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Bronson is keeping the position.
Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bronson keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
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.
Bronson wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance.
Bronson stuffs the takedown.
Evans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Bronson.
Bronson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bronson wants it to stay on the feet.
Charles Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Evans.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
Bronson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bronson leaves Evans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bronson tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans misses with a looping right.
Bronson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
Charles Bronson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bronson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bronson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bronson tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Bronson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bronson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bronson tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Bronson wants to clinch.
Evans shoots in for a takedown but Bronson shows good takedown defense.
Bronson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bronson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bronson is looking to clinch.
Bronson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bronson wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bronson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bronson gets a clinch.
Bronson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Evans has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bronson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bronson misses with an elbow strike.
Bronson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Evans is defending well for now.
Evans avoids the elbow strike from Bronson, against the cage.
Evans drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bronson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bronson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson slips a straight right by Evans.
Bronson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Evans dives in and grabs Bronson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bronson pushes down on Evans's head and hops out.
Charles Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Evans.
Evans scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Evans scoring with punches and elbows.
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.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bronson keeps working.
Bronson wants to control but Evans postures up.
Evans working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Evans postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Evans in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bronson is trying to get back to his feet.
Evans lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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.
An elbow from Evans crashes against the mat.
Bronson struggling a bit here.
Bronson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Evans on the ground.
Evans grinds an elbow into Bronson's temple.
Evans throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bronson is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bronson is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans scores with a couple of short elbows.
Charles Bronson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bronson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Evans.
Check out the look on Evans's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Bronson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Evans are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Evans working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Evans's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Bronson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Evans is looking to advance position but Bronson won't allow it.
Evans stops Bronson from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Evans 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Evans!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kolo Bolca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert McCay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCay comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Burning Heart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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271 lbs
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288 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kolo Bolca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert McCay!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCay instigates a clinch.
Bolca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bolca is looking to break free of the clinch but McCay has double underhooks.
Bolca manages to break the clinch.
Bolca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCay clinches with his opponent.
Bolca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bolca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bolca throws a series of punches but McCay avoids them all with ease.
Bolca swinging wildly here.
Bolca swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McCay lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Kolo Bolca has been cut.
A head kick lands from McCay that sends Bolca to the canvas. Bolca tries to scramble back to his feet but McCay brings him back down into side control.
Bolca is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCay staying calm.
Oh Bolca is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolca seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCay throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bolca is pushing McCay's head away, looking to escape. McCay manages to hold on to the position though.
Check out the look on McCay's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
McCay tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McCay tries to move to mount but Bolca blocks the move with his legs.
McCay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McCay 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.
McCay stands up and beckons Bolca to his feet.
Bolca is breathing heavily.
Bolca throws a solid leg kick but McCay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bolca.
Bolca swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCay counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bolca's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bolca is keeping the position for now.
McCay looking to sit in guard and control but Bolca gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bolca won't allow McCay to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCay is adopting a defensive guard.
McCay pushes Bolca off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four 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.
McCay throws a right and a left that Bolca avoids nicely.
Kolo Bolca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolca takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCay checks a leg kick.
Bolca wants to land a leg kick but McCay is out of range.
McCay fails to land with a series of punches.
McCay avoids the head kick by Bolca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert McCay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kolo Bolca's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McCay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McCay rushes Bolca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolca.
Bolca is trying to force a seperation but McCay has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Bolca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from McCay.
Bolca tries to circle away but McCay has him pinned against the cage.
Bolca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCay feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bolca keeping full guard, as McCay tries to pass.
McCay is pushing down on Bolca's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bolca is fighting to maintain full guard but McCay has managed to sneak the leg through.
McCay sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCay trying to advance position but Bolca counters by regaining guard.
McCay wants to control from the top but Bolca keeps moving.
McCay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bolca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCay content to stall in guard here.
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.
McCay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCay passes into half guard.
Bolca could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McCay thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bolca to regain full guard.
McCay looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCay trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McCay wants to control from the top but Bolca keeps moving.
McCay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bolca is keeping the position for now.
Bolca keeping moving, preventing McCay from controlling successfully.
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.
McCay not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McCay scores with a sloppy right hand. Bolca should have avoided that one.
Bolca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCay counters by clinching up.
McCay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolca misses with a combination
and McCay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bolca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bolca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert McCay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kolo Bolca's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bolca throws a series of punches but McCay avoids them all with ease.
McCay throws a combination. Bolca tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McCay throws a nice looking combination but Bolca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCay throws a series of strikes that have Bolca backpedaling.
Bolca misses with a hook.
McCay clinches up against the cage.
McCay just leaning against Bolca, taking a breather.
Bolca wants to break free but McCay has control.
Bolca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCay has him pressed against the cage.
Bolca tries to break the clinch but McCay is controlling the position.
Bolca tries to break free but McCay pushes him back against the cage.
Bolca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bolca is trying to break the clinch but McCay has him pressed against the cage.
Bolca tries to break free but McCay pushes him back against the cage.
McCay breaks the clinch.
McCay clinches up with Bolca and pushes him back against the cage.
McCay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCay misses with a head kick.
Bolca misses with a double jab
and McCay counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McCay prevents Bolca from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McCay's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McCay advances to half guard.
McCay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCay wants to pass the guard but Bolca is defending well.
Bolca is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCay is keen to just control but Bolca is a slippery customer.
McCay sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bolca is in trouble now - McCay has advanced to mount!
Robert McCay has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCay fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolca is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolca is in a horrible position here. McCay smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McCay thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bolca is in a horrible position here. McCay smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McCay looking to finish with strikes here!
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.
McCay landing strikes from the mount and Bolca is in trouble!
Bolca blocking the ground and pound.
Bolca is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kolo Bolca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCay looking to ground and pound but Bolca is blocking nicely.
McCay unloads with some shots from mount but Bolca bucks and avoids them well.
McCay tries to control but Bolca wriggling away.
Robert McCay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCay is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bolca can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert McCay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McCay has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert McCay!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Chappers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Chappers has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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159 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Floyd Chappers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hendricks showed some decent athleticism there.
Hendricks is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chappers is just riding it out for now. Hendricks eventually gives up the hold.
Chappers is in trouble now - Hendricks has advanced to mount!
Chappers squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hendricks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hendricks goes for an armbar but Chappers turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Chappers.
Chappers wants to get up but he can't break Hendricks's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks trying to control the position here.
Hendricks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hendricks is pulling down on Chappers's head to control his posture.
Hendricks has a closed guard, preventing Chappers from standing up.
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.
Hendricks 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chappers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hendricks shoots in looking for a takedown. Chappers tries to sprawl out of it but Hendricks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chappers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chappers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Floyd Chappers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chappers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chappers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chappers blocks a jab.
Hendricks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chappers.
Chappers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chappers throws a series of strikes that have Hendricks backpedaling.
It looks like Danny Hendricks has been cut.
A combination from Hendricks does no damage.
Chappers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hendricks throws a sloppy head kick and Chappers moves out of range easily.
Chappers throws a series of punches but Hendricks moves out of range.
Chappers is breathing heavily.
Hendricks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hendricks throws a sloppy head kick and Chappers moves out of range easily.
Hendricks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chappers's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chappers wants to stand but Hendricks is controlling the position.
Hendricks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Chappers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendricks stops Chappers from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hendricks pushing down on Chappers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hendricks is keen to just control but Chappers is a slippery customer.
Hendricks is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chappers is just riding it out for now. Hendricks eventually gives up the hold.
Hendricks seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Hendricks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Hendricks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hendricks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chappers.
Chappers fails to land with a series of punches.
Chappers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendricks rushes Chappers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hendricks breaks the clinch.
Chappers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chappers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Floyd Chappers has been cut.
Hendricks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hendricks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Hendricks misses its intended target.
Chappers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hendricks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chappers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hendricks somewhat.
A big left from Chappers misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks looks to land a combination but Chappers avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hendricks misses with a two punch combination.
Hendricks tries to clinch up but Chappers circles away and keeps his distance.
Hendricks throws a series of strikes that have Chappers backpedaling.
Chappers tries to bum rush Hendricks with a series of wild strikes but Hendricks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chappers throws a lazy right hand but Hendricks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chappers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hendricks is looking to clinch but Chappers is avoiding it.
Hendricks fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Chappers.
Hendricks swinging wildly here.
Chappers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hendricks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chappers tries to break the clinch but Hendricks is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks breaks from the clinch.
Chappers tries to bum rush Hendricks with a series of wild strikes but Hendricks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hendricks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hendricks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hendricks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hendricks moves into the clinch.
Hendricks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chappers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hendricks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chappers.
Chappers looks to throw the jab but Hendricks is out of range.
Hendricks clinches with his opponent.
Hendricks controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hendricks is keen to just control but Chappers is a slippery customer.
Hendricks stops Chappers from getting back to his feet.
Hendricks wants to pass the guard but Chappers is defending well.
Hendricks looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hendricks is looking to advance position but Chappers won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chappers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hendricks trying to pass the guard but Chappers defending well.
Hendricks wants to control but Chappers is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hendricks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chappers looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chappers takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Hendricks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Nice body punch from Chappers.
Chappers scores with a three punch combo!
Hendricks misses with a double jab.
Chappers scores with a three punch combo!
Chappers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hendricks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chappers's guard.
Hendricks pushes down on Chappers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hendricks is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chappers sees it coming and defends easily.
Hendricks trying to control from half guard but Chappers is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hendricks works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappers is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hendricks asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hendricks trying to control the position but Chappers is working away.
Hendricks is trying to get an arm triangle but Chappers is defending well.
Hendricks tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Chappers wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Hendricks advances nicely into full mount.
Hendricks has hold of Chappers's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chappers manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Chappers is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hendricks controlling his opponent.
Hendricks with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendricks controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappers is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hendricks controlling the position easily from mount.
Chappers is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hendricks controlling his opponent.
That's four 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.
Hendricks looking to control but Chappers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hendricks is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chappers is surviving well by controlling Hendricks's body position as best he can.
Hendricks with the ground and pound from mount.
Chappers tries to buck Hendricks off but he can't manage it.
Hendricks controlling the pace for now.
Chappers is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Hendricks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hendricks 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Hendricks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seb Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and carl jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, carl jordan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole scores with a decent looking hook.
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - jordan circles away.
Cole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
jordan checks a low kick from Cole.
jordan throws a head kick that misses.
Cole misses with a low kick.
jordan throws a right hand that Cole ducks under and follows up with a left that Cole also avoids with ease.
Cole tries to land a leg kick but jordan saw it coming and moves away.
jordan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cole falls off balance throwing a combination
and jordan counters with a nice uppercut.
Cole throws a leg kick that misses.
Cole throws a right hand that jordan ducks under and follows up with a left that jordan also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole misses with a leg kick
and jordan counters with a good, hard body kick but Cole shrugs it off.
jordan throws a shot from downtown. Cole moves away and avoids it.
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - jordan circles away.
Cole misses with a hook.
Cole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab from jordan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole misses with a low kick.
Cole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and jordan is able to avoid easily.
Cole misses with a double jab.
jordan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cole throws a series of strikes that have jordan backpedaling.
jordan throws a head kick but Cole moves out of range.
Cole blocks a head kick by jordan.
Cole swinging wildly here.
jordan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
jordan checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Cole misses
and jordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
jordan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cole misses with a double jab
and jordan counters with a three punch combo that has Cole backing up. Cole nods at jordan to acknowledge the strikes.
Cole moves in looking to clinch but jordan pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cole is looking to slow jordan down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick from Cole misses.
jordan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cole counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole drops jordan with a beautiful combination! jordan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cole is looking for the KO!
jordan is rocked!
It looks like carl jordan has been cut.
Cole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on jordan. That did some damage!
jordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
jordan looks gassed!
Cole circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops jordan to the canvas! jordan doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Cole keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seb Cole!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vince Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bo zr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vince Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, bo zr!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
zr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing zr off to one side.
No luck for zr with that takedown attempt.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
zr shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but zr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vince Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bo zr.
Brown moves into range and clinches up with zr.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
zr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten zr somewhat.
zr throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown rushes zr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
zr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
zr tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually zr drops back down to his feet.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but zr circles away quickly and effectively.
zr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
zr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A lull in the action here.
zr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
zr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, zr asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but zr is dominant here and he's now got Brown's back!
Brown is trying to stand back up.
Brown preventing the rear naked choke attempt from zr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
zr tries to keep control of the position but Brown is staying busy.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet but zr has full control of the position and if anything, Brown has just worked his way into a worse spot.
zr looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown is trying to shake zr off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! zr won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
zr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
zr throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown lands a two punch combo.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. zr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. zr does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
zr is looking to clinch.
zr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown defending well as zr loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from zr is defended easily by Brown.
zr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
zr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Vince Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bo zr.
zr stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
zr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
zr misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws out a loose jab but zr uses good head movement to avoid it.
zr fails with a takedown attempt.
zr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Vince Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looks to land a combination. zr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
zr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
zr checks a leg kick.
Brown thows a leg kick but zr checks it
and zr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by zr.
zr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but zr avoids the damage to the body.
zr tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually zr drops back down to his feet.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
zr tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually zr drops back down to his feet.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown tries to clinch up but zr circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by zr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of zr.
zr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brown throws a series of punches but zr avoids them all with ease.
zr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
bo zr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vince Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown clinches up against the cage.
zr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
zr can't get the takedown.
zr is breathing heavily.
Brown lands an elbow just above zr 's eye.
zr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
zr tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually zr drops back down to his feet.
zr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by zr.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown darts in and clinches zr up against the cage.
zr blocks the elbow strike.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown misses with the combination.
zr tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown forces zr back against the cage and clinches.
zr tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually zr drops back down to his feet.
zr jumps guard but Brown stands there with zr around his waist. zr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
zr tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually zr drops back down to his feet.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
zr throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
zr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than zr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
zr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
You get the feeling that Brown really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
zr is looking to stand but zr has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
zr tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
zr is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Brown is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Brown dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown has closed the distance and engaged zr in a clinch.
zr avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
zr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
zr jumps guard but Brown stands there with zr around his waist. zr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
zr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Vince Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bo zr.
Brown gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brown wriggles free and stands up.
zr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
zr fails with a takedown attempt.
zr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown lands a jab-cross combination.
Brown moves into the clinch.
zr avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown instigates a clinch.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
zr lands with a thumping leg kick.
zr thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown throws a right hand that zr ducks under and follows up with a left that zr also avoids with ease.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by zr.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and zr counters with a stiff right hand.
zr tries to clinch up.
zr checks the leg kick nicely there.
zr shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
zr throws a big shot that misses.
zr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
zr wants to clinch.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from zr.
zr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
zr looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
zr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
zr thows a body kick. Brown tries to catch it but that hurt him.
zr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from zr.
zr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a nice low kick that buckles zr's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
zr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but zr persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown swings for the body but zr moves out of range.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by zr. That's going to slow Brown down.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but zr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from zr.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
zr is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
zr moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
zr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
zr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vince Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown cracks the inside of zr's front leg.
zr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
zr misses with a double jab
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from zr.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown is looking to chop away at zr's legs.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
zr checks a low kick from Brown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from zr is defended easily by Brown.
Brown throws a right hand that zr ducks under and follows up with a left that zr also avoids with ease.
zr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
bo zr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice jab there from Brown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vince Brown!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Pursey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Austin Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Pursey!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers clinches.
Powers lands a takedown into guard.
Pursey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pursey keeping moving, preventing Powers from controlling successfully.
Powers wants to pass the guard but Pursey is keeping the position.
Pursey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Powers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Powers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pursey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Powers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pursey is keeping the position for now.
Pursey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pursey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Powers controls the pace.
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.
Powers gets to his feet - Pursey follows without any prompting.
Powers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pursey as he jumps to the side.
Pursey misses with a takedown
and Powers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pursey's guard.
Pursey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Powers defends well.
Pursey keeping full guard, as Powers tries to pass.
Powers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Powers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Powers looking to sit in guard and control but Pursey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pursey postures up.
Pursey drops back, looking for a kneebar! Powers looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Powers looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Powers!
Powers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Powers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pursey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pursey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Powers is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pursey tries to improve position but can't.
Powers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pursey has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pursey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pursey manages to get back to half guard.
Pursey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Powers is looking to take a break and control but Pursey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Powers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pursey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pursey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Powers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pursey defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Powers wants to free his trapped foot but Pursey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pursey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Powers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Powers trying to control but Pursey is working from the bottom.
Pursey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Powers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Powers distracts Pursey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pursey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Powers defends well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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 Austin Powers will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Powers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Powers tries to close the distance and clinch but Pursey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pursey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powers scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Powers is looking to take a break and control but Pursey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Powers is really struggling to control Pursey but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pursey is looking to reverse the position.
Powers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pursey gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pursey regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pursey has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Powers should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Pursey has tightened it up now! Powers should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Darren Pursey!
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