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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yang Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Materson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Japanese National Anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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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
14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Yang Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Materson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Materson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Materson's guard.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lee wants to get up but he can't break Materson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Materson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee stands and steps away. Materson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Materson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Materson unleashes a big counter combination but Lee bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lee tries to clinch there but Materson circles away.
And Materson tries to counter it with a takedown but Lee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Materson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lee did well to prevent Materson getting side control.
Materson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Materson.
Lee has one foot on Materson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Materson slips under a jab from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Materson throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Materson lands a two punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Materson as Lee shoots in.
Lee sets himself, and Materson steps forward looking for the clinch! Lee avoids it this time.
Materson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Materson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Materson lands in his opponent's guard.
Materson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Materson wants to stand but Lee is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to stand up but Materson isn't so interested in that idea.
Materson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Materson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Materson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lee defends well and Materson ends up having to push Lee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Materson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Materson ducks down to avoid it.
Materson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick but Materson moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Materson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Yang Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Materson.
Materson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Materson's waist but Materson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
That kick from Lee tenderised Materson's leg. Materson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee clinches up against the cage.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Materson has double underhooks.
Materson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee darts in and clinches Materson up against the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Materson prevents a body shot from Lee.
Materson can't get the takedown.
Lee trying to stall but Materson improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Materson slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Materson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lee on his heels. He'll look to pass Lee's guard now, I'm sure.
Materson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Materson with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Materson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Materson throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Materson controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Materson is working an open guard so Lee takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Materson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Materson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yang Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Materson tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Materson shoots in.
It appears Lee was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Materson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Materson.
Yang Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Materson.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but Materson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lee here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Materson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lee's guard.
Materson passes Lee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Materson trying to pass the guard but Lee defending well.
Materson with the ground and pound but Lee uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lee manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Materson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Materson manages to circle out of the way.
Lee darts in and clinches Materson up against the cage.
Lee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Materson uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Materson can do to turn this around?
Materson postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Materson trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Materson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Materson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Materson throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lee wants to control from the top but Materson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand but Materson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee postures up and lands a big shot to Materson's brow.
Lee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Materson's head.
Lee throws a strike but Materson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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 Yang Lee will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Materson shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Lee tries to clinch but Materson is having none of it.
Lee tries to clinch there but Materson circles away.
Yang Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Materson shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Materson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Materson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Materson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yang Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Materson.
Materson blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Materson shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Materson circles away.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Materson with the counter takedown but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materson scores with a takedown into Lee's guard.
Materson throws an elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Materson's guard. Nice move by Lee!
Materson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yang Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee with a nice head shot there.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Materson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee trying to control but Materson is working from the bottom.
Lee is looking to stand up but Materson won't let him.
Lee 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.
Materson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Materson has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee landing some decent shots from guard.
Materson keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Materson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mike Materson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Materson goes for a double leg but Lee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lee continues to drive forward.
Lee is looking for a counter combo.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Materson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Materson moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee wants to clinch up but Materson keeps it at a distance.
Lee throws a series of punches but Materson moves out of range.
Materson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Materson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Materson manages to get himself to full guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Materson keeps moving.
Yang Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yang Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Lee!
Yang Lee made sure to mention his sponsor, Formula 51 and 10% laundary in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dzoko Dzoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Pondingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas Pondingham is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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7 - 9 - 0 |
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278 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Dzoko Dzoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Pondingham!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzoker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Dzoko Dzoker has been cut.
Pondingham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dzoker checks it well.
A little feinted left hand from Dzoker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dzoker dives in for a single leg takedown but Pondingham sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dzoker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pondingham sprawls well. Pondingham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dzoker gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dzoker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pondingham can pounce on him.
Douglas Pondingham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pondingham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pondingham takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Douglas Pondingham has been cut.
Dzoker has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dzoko Dzoker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Pondingham.
Dzoker dives in and grabs Pondingham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pondingham pushes down on Dzoker's head and hops out.
Dzoker shoots in and drives through. Pondingham sprawls well.
Dzoker darts in looking for a takedown but Pondingham gets double underhooks and turns Dzoker into the cage.
Dzoker is breathing heavily.
Pondingham cracks Dzoker with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pondingham cracks Dzoker on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Dzoker falls backwards against the cage. Pondingham follows up with more strikes that drop Dzoker to his knees. Pondingham keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Dzoker! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douglas Pondingham!
An out of breath Douglas Pondingham thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Dzoko Dzoker was interviewed post fight and said 'thanks my sponsors and fans'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hustlin. Shawn Jackson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Matthews's chin.
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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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Shawn Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries for a takedown but Matthews sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matthews throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Matthews looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matthews throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Matthews saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It looked like Matthews was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Matthews in a clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson feints the counter takedown.
Matthews shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Matthews thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Matthews is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Matthews tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Matthews has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pushes Matthews off looking to stand but Matthews dives back in and keeps control.
Matthews wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Matthews throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Matthews trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matthews is just content to waste time from the top position. Jackson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Matthews trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Matthews chips away with some ground and pound.
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.
Matthews works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Matthews is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Matthews throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Matthews might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Max Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Jackson.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matthews sprawls well. Matthews wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Matthews throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matthews off to one side.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Matthews sprawls well.
Jackson tries to bum rush Matthews with a series of wild strikes but Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matthews tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Matthews is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jackson's half guard.
Matthews is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Matthews trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Matthews misses with a head shot. Jackson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Matthews is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matthews throws a big elbow that misses.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Matthews dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matthews is trying to drag Jackson to the mat but Jackson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Matthews ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Matthews no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Matthews is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson throws a strike but Matthews rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Matthews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Matthews looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matthews is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matthews is keeping the position for now.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Matthews wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Matthews keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson throws a strike but Matthews rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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.
Matthews stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Matthews tries to pass.
Max Matthews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matthews working some strikes from top position.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Matthews advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Matthews trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matthews blocks a low kick nicely.
Matthews defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Matthews lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Matthews shoots in and gets a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Matthews looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson throws a strike but Matthews rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Matthews is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
Matthews looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jackson throws a strike but Matthews rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Matthews 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!
Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Matthews pushes Jackson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jackson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jackson taking a breather here.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Matthews some visible discomfort.
Jackson scoring with punches from side control.
Jackson in side control, throwing shots but Matthews defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews can't do much from the bottom here.
Matthews is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson wants to stand but Matthews is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson cracks Matthews with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jackson wants to control but Matthews is keeping him busy.
Jackson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Matthews's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Jackson crashes against the mat.
Jackson prevents Matthews from escaping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matthews darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Matthews wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
Matthews works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Matthews cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shawn Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Shawn Jackson has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Matthews.
Matthews putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Matthews misses with a head shot.
Matthews throwing strikes here but Jackson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Matthews looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Max Matthews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control but Matthews is having none of it.
Matthews controlling from the full mount.
Jackson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Jackson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Matthews. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Matthews gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Matthews tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Matthews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matthews, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Matthews!
During a confident post fight interview, Max Matthews thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mike Matthews has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Matthews seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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22
200 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
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26
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews cracks Almeida with an open hand slap.
Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
Matthews keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almeida.
Mike Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Matthews finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Almeida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Matthews avoids it really well and circles away.
Matthews is looking to clinch but Almeida is avoiding it.
Almeida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Almeida has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Matthews.
Matthews lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Marcus Almeida has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Almeida.
Mike Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Almeida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews tries to clinch there but Almeida circles away.
Matthews cracks the inside of Almeida's front leg.
Matthews lands with a nice body punch.
Almeida shoots in looking for a takedown. Matthews tries to sprawl out of it but Almeida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matthews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Matthews fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Almeida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matthews shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Almeida is trying to defend but Matthews finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Almeida moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida keeping full guard, as Matthews tries to pass.
Almeida has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Matthews has passed into side control.
Matthews working the ground and pound.
Matthews works to advance to full mount. Almeida defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida is in all sorts of trouble here.
Matthews will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Matthews definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Matthews lands a couple of good shots and Almeida has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Matthews landing with strikes.
Almeida wants to control his opponent's hands but Matthews gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews controlling well, preventing Almeida from escaping the position.
Almeida manages to reverse the position and now he's in Matthews's guard. Nice work there by Almeida.
Almeida throws an elbow that misses. Matthews uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Almeida's guard. Nice move by Matthews!
Almeida looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Matthews passes into side control.
Matthews wants to stand but Almeida is controlling his arm.
Almeida is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida regains half guard.
Matthews wants to stand up but Almeida is controlling the position.
Almeida is trying to get back to full guard.
Almeida is refusing to be controlled, as Matthews sits in half guard.
Almeida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Matthews trying to control from half guard but Almeida is working away.
Almeida is holding on to half guard well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Matthews dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Almeida's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Almeida has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Almeida there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matthews slaps away a takedown attempt from Almeida, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Almeida shoots in looking for a takedown. Matthews tries to sprawl out of it but Almeida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matthews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Matthews drops down looking for a counter takedown but Almeida sprawls and moves away.
Matthews throws a right hand that Almeida ducks under and follows up with a left that Almeida also avoids with ease.
Matthews fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida throws a jab when Matthews was well out of range.
Matthews scores with a nice strike.
Matthews wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews shoots in and gets a takedown into Almeida's guard.
Matthews tries to free his leg and advance position but Almeida is retaining full guard.
Matthews really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Almeida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Matthews content to stall in guard here.
Matthews trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Almeida keeps moving.
Almeida keeping full guard, as Matthews tries to pass.
Matthews postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Matthews working some strikes from top position.
Matthews postures up.
Matthews trying to control but Almeida is working from the bottom.
Matthews won't allow Almeida to sweep him here.
Matthews slips nicely into half guard.
Almeida gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Almeida looking for subs off his back but Matthews has passed one foot through into half guard.
Matthews prevents Almeida from improving his position.
Almeida desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Matthews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almeida can do to turn this around?
Matthews thows a huge punch but Almeida dodges it nicely.
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.
Matthews wants to take a breather but Almeida is having none of it.
Mike Matthews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almeida has hold of Matthews's hands but Matthews slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Almeida won't allow Matthews to pass to mount.
Matthews landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Almeida is trying to get back to full guard.
Matthews is taking a breather. Almeida says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Almeida trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Almeida moves into full guard.
Matthews got a little sloppy there for a moment and Almeida has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Matthews has managed to get both his arms back between Almeida's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Matthews dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Almeida's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Matthews throws a nice outside leg kick.
Almeida dives in and scores a takedown into Matthews's guard.
Almeida throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matthews works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matthews keeping full guard, as Almeida tries to pass.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Almeida from controlling successfully.
Almeida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matthews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Almeida landing some decent shots from guard.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida looking to sit in guard and control but Matthews gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Almeida throws his legs up looking for a submission but Matthews uses it to pass to side control.
Matthews wants to stand but Almeida is controlling his arm.
Matthews wants to lay and pray for a moment but Almeida keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida has one of Matthews's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Almeida is trying to improve his position.
Almeida manages to get back to half guard.
Matthews works his foot free and advances to mount.
Almeida bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Almeida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almeida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Almeida wants to pass the guard but Matthews is keeping the position.
Almeida throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Almeida stands and throws Matthews's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Almeida is trying to get an arm triangle but Matthews is defending well.
Almeida tries for a kimura but Matthews is defending well.
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.
Almeida tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Almeida has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews parries the strikes from Almeida easily there. Almeida is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Matthews to escape.
Mike Matthews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Almeida is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Matthews has escaped the position, nice work there.
Almeida postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Almeida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matthews 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 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Matthews!
A victorious Mike Matthews thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tiyapairat might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ram Muay. Lashley has chosen Hustlin as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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38
166 lbs
27 - 18 - 0 |
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38
153 lbs
28 - 28 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Experienced |
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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
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Samak Tiyapairat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Lashley!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lashley fails with a takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat closes the distance and pushes Lashley back into the cage.
Tiyapairat lands a good knee to the midsection. Lashley won't want to take too many of those.
Lashley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lashley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tiyapairat is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat stops a takedown attempt from Lashley.
Samak Tiyapairat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Lashley.
Lashley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat stuffs the takedown attempt from Lashley. Lashley gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lashley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lashley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lashley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lashley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat is pressed up against the cage. Lashley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tiyapairat down to the mat. Tiyapairat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Tiyapairat. No joy for Lashley on that attempt.
Lashley darts in and clinches Tiyapairat up against the cage.
Lashley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lashley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tiyapairat - the referee stops the clock and Lashley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tiyapairat. Lashley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tiyapairat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lashley can't get the takedown.
Lashley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tiyapairat smiles and moves away.
Tiyapairat tries to keep at a distance but Lashley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lashley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lashley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tiyapairat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lashley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tiyapairat looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tiyapairat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lashley dives in for a single leg takedown but Tiyapairat sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tiyapairat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiyapairat moves into range and clinches up with Lashley.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley can't get the takedown.
Lashley managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat is pushing Lashley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lashley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tiyapairat pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lashley wants to break free but Tiyapairat has control.
Lashley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tiyapairat to keep the fight standing.
Tiyapairat is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Lashley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tiyapairat lands a nice knee to the body.
Lashley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat is defending well.
Lashley looks winded!
Lashley is trying to break the clinch but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage.
Lashley blocks the elbow strike.
Tiyapairat is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tiyapairat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiyapairat prevents Lashley from breaking the clinch.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiyapairat leaves Lashley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lashley keeps the fight on the outside.
Lashley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lashley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiyapairat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lashley.
Lashley drops his hands momentarily and Tiyapairat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Luke Lashley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lashley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tiyapairat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiyapairat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lashley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lashley clinches up with Tiyapairat and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lashley drives through and clinches with Tiyapairat against the cage.
Tiyapairat gets underhooks to prevent Lashley's takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat stops a takedown attempt from Lashley.
Tiyapairat taking a breather.
Lashley can't break the clinch.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Lashley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Lashley moves out of range.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Lashley is having none of it.
Tiyapairat cracks Lashley with an open hand slap.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch but Lashley is avoiding it.
Lashley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tiyapairat did well to prevent Lashley getting side control.
Lashley with the ground and pound but Tiyapairat uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tiyapairat is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tiyapairat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lashley or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tiyapairat has closed the distance and engaged Lashley in a clinch.
Lashley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tiyapairat walks away with a smile on his face. Lashley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tiyapairat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Luke Lashley has been cut.
Lashley instigates a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lashley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Lashley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lashley managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Lashley is looking for a takedown.
Lashley manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Lashley with that takedown attempt.
Samak Tiyapairat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Lashley.
Lashley is breathing heavily.
Tiyapairat cracks the inside of Lashley's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lashley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lashley fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lashley shoots in but no luck this time.
Lashley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tiyapairat moves into the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands an uppercut.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lashley avoids it.
Lashley can't break the clinch.
Lashley jumps guard but Tiyapairat turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lashley.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lashley.
Lashley is working for takedown but Tiyapairat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lashley is trying to break the clinch but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lashley is defending well for now.
Lashley tries to score a body lock takedown but Tiyapairat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tiyapairat lands with a light punch inside.
Tiyapairat taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lashley can do to turn this around?
Tiyapairat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tiyapairat lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Tiyapairat prevents the takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat gets underhooks to prevent Lashley's takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow just above Lashley 's eye.
Samak Tiyapairat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lashley is defending well for now.
Lashley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiyapairat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up but Lashley circles away and keeps his distance.
Lashley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tiyapairat slaps away a takedown attempt from Lashley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiyapairat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tiyapairat lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley closes the distance and clinches.
Lashley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiyapairat connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lashley momentarily.
Lashley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tiyapairat connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lashley scrambles back to his feet.
Lashley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tiyapairat defends it nicely.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tiyapairat but Tiyapairat pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Samak Tiyapairat is winning the standup battle so far.
Lashley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lashley avoids the head kick by Tiyapairat.
No luck for Lashley with that takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch but Lashley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat throws a sloppy head kick and Lashley moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lashley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiyapairat.
Lashley shoots in but no luck this time.
Tiyapairat has closed the distance and engaged Lashley in a clinch.
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lashley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiyapairat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lashley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiyapairat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lashley has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tiyapairat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lashley shoots in but Tiyapairat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tiyapairat misses with a head kick.
Tiyapairat lands a really nice looking cross but Lashley seems unphased.
Lashley swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiyapairat.
Lashley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Lashley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tiyapairat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tiyapairat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lashley.
Lashley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tiyapairat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lashley throws out a counter right but Tiyapairat avoids it with no problem.
Tiyapairat tries to bum rush Lashley with a series of wild strikes but Lashley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lashley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lashley has closed the distance and engaged Tiyapairat in a clinch.
Tiyapairat lands a good knee to the midsection. Lashley won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiyapairat scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Lashley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tiyapairat fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Samak Tiyapairat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Lashley.
Lashley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tiyapairat delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley gets tackled into the cage by Tiyapairat. Tiyapairat maintains the clinch.
Lashley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lashley takes an elbow to the temple.
Tiyapairat scores a nice knee to the body.
Lashley is trying to pull guard but Tiyapairat turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tiyapairat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Nice elbow from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lashley's defenses.
Tiyapairat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lashley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tiyapairat walks away with a smile on his face. Lashley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice takedown defense from Tiyapairat. No joy for Lashley on that attempt.
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!
Tiyapairat throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lashley's head.
Lashley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiyapairat moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow.
Tiyapairat scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside.
Lashley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Lashley blocks with his arms.
Lashley tries to circle away but Tiyapairat has him pinned against the cage.
Come on Tiyapairat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lashley tries to break the clinch but Tiyapairat is controlling the position.
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lashley dodges the punch combination from Tiyapairat.
Luke Lashley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick but Lashley moves out of range.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up.
Lashley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tiyapairat manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lashley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lashley throws a big elbow that misses.
Lashley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lashley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lashley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lashley throws a big right hand that misses.
Lashley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley scoring with some ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tiyapairat thumps Lashley with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Lashley. Those never looked like landing.
Lashley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lashley shoots in but no luck this time.
Tiyapairat was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiyapairat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiyapairat is pressed up against the cage. Lashley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tiyapairat down to the mat. Tiyapairat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tiyapairat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lashley rushes Tiyapairat and presses him up against the cage.
Lashley drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lashley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tiyapairat defends it easily.
Tiyapairat decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lashley, up you get!
And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Tiyapairat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tiyapairat, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Tiyapairat!
Samak Tiyapairat decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Power Daz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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280 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Power Daz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Per Saukko!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saukko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Daz closes the distance and clinches.
Saukko is pressed up against the cage. Daz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Saukko down to the mat. Saukko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Daz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saukko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Saukko moves into the clinch.
Daz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Saukko after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Power Daz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daz takes an elbow to the temple.
Daz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Saukko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Saukko stuffs the takedown.
Daz closes the distance and pushes Saukko back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Saukko - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Daz fails to land.
Nice body punch from Saukko.
Daz is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saukko lands an elbow inside that Daz shrugs off.
Saukko stalling against the cage.
Daz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saukko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Saukko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Power Daz has been cut.
Saukko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saukko lands an elbow that stopped Daz in his tracks for a moment.
Daz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Saukko is defending well.
Saukko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko lands an elbow just above Daz 's eye.
Saukko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saukko lands an elbow just above Daz 's eye.
Saukko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saukko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Saukko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Saukko.
Saukko lands a nice elbow.
Saukko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saukko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daz is looking for a takedown.
Saukko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saukko lands a damaging elbow.
Saukko lands a body punch.
Saukko lands an elbow just above Daz 's eye.
Saukko lands a nice elbow.
Saukko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Saukko has Daz pressed against the cage.
Saukko cracks Daz with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saukko.
Daz being controlled against the cage.
Nice elbow from Saukko.
Saukko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daz's defenses.
Saukko lands an elbow inside.
Saukko lands an elbow inside that Daz shrugs off.
Daz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Saukko to keep the fight standing.
Saukko lands a nice elbow.
Saukko lands an elbow just above Daz 's eye.
Daz is rocked!
Daz has Saukko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Saukko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Daz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saukko lands an elbow just above Daz 's eye.
Saukko pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Daz! Saukko unloads with more strikes and Daz sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Per Saukko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Victorious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henderson Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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215 lbs
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223 lbs
14 - 16 - 0 |
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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
12 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Victorious !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Henderson Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier tries to score a power double leg takedown but Victorious sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cormier somewhat.
Cormier misses with a series of wild punches.
Cormier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Victorious 's waist but Victorious gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cormier off to one side.
Cormier shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cormier showed some decent athleticism there.
Victorious is refusing to be controlled, as Cormier sits in half guard.
Cormier throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cormier thows a huge punch but Victorious dodges it nicely.
Victorious is looking to escape.
Victorious trying to control but Cormier postures up.
Victorious is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Victorious wants to get back to his feet.
Cormier is thwarting Victorious 's attempts to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Victorious looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Victorious has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Victorious .
Cormier manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cormier wants to get back to his feet but Victorious is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cormier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Victorious .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Victorious wants to control but Cormier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cormier is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cormier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Victorious is looking to improve his position.
Cormier seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cormier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Victorious keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorious avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cormier.
Victorious is trying to stand.
Victorious is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cormier pulls his head out easily.
Cormier throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cormier is looking for a kimura here.
Victorious is staying active underneath Cormier, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Victorious wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cormier tries for a takedown but Victorious sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Victor Victorious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henderson Cormier.
Cormier fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Victorious avoids it really well and circles away.
Victorious feinted with a counter takedown.
Cormier fails with the takedown
and Victorious counters with a stiff right hand.
Victorious is looking to land body kicks.
Cormier shoots in for a takedown but Victorious shows good takedown defense.
Cormier fails with the takedown
and Victorious counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Victorious .
Cormier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cormier is trying to pull guard but Victorious has him pressed against the cage.
Victorious tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Victorious tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cormier tightens his grip and picks Victorious up, before dumping him to the ground. Victorious manages to land in guard.
Victorious wants to sweep here but Cormier controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henderson Cormier dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Victorious is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cormier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Victorious !
Victorious throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Victorious stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Victorious wants it to stay on the feet.
Cormier has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Victorious tries to sprawl but Cormier drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cormier tries to pass to full mount but Victorious defends it.
Victorious has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cormier is working away from the top position though.
Cormier not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cormier is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Victorious is just riding it out for now. Cormier eventually gives up the hold.
Victorious is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorious is trying to control but can't.
Victorious looks like he's trying to stand up.
Victorious blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cormier.
Victorious has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cormier is working away from the top position though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Victorious looks to land a combination. Cormier sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Victorious closes the distance and pushes Cormier back into the cage.
Cormier is trying to drag Victorious to the mat but Victorious just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Victorious breaks the clinch.
Victorious looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier shoots in and bounces Victorious off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Victorious utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cormier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Victorious avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cormier looking to pass the guard.
Victorious will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cormier controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cormier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cormier trying to control the position from guard on top but Victorious is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henderson Cormier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cormier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Victor Victorious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henderson Cormier.
Cormier tries to keep at a distance but Victorious has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cormier has Victorious pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Victorious manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cormier has Victorious pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Victorious manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Victorious drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cormier gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Victorious breaks the clinch.
Cormier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Victorious with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorious darts in and clinches Cormier up against the cage.
Victorious tries to break free but Cormier pushes him back against the cage.
Victorious throws an elbow that misses.
Victorious tries a knee to the head but Cormier blocks it.
Cormier tries for a takedown but Victorious manages to get underhooks.
Victorious drags the fight down to the ground.
Cormier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cormier stays in close to Victorious 's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victorious wants to get back to his feet but Cormier is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cormier's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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 Victor Victorious will probably get the nod.
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!
Cormier closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Victorious to the mat! Victorious manages to get full guard.
Victorious manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cormier manages to get himself to full guard.
Victorious wants to control from the top but Cormier keeps moving.
Victorious stopping the sweep attempt from Cormier.
Victorious is in close to Cormier's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victorious wants to control from the top but Cormier keeps moving.
Victorious has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cormier is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Victorious accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier keeping moving, preventing Victorious from controlling successfully.
Cormier is working an open guard so Victorious takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Victorious is looking to land body kicks.
Cormier leaves Victorious with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cormier shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cormier is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Victorious defends it well.
Cormier is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Victorious to regain full guard.
Cormier stops Victorious from standing up.
Cormier trying to control but Victorious is working from the bottom.
Cormier postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Victorious is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cormier, into his guard.
Victorious wants to control from the top but Cormier keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorious landing with the ground and pound.
Victorious postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cormier looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cormier wants to stand up but Victorious is controlling him.
Cormier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Victorious .
Cormier is pulling down on Victorious 's head to control his posture.
Victorious sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cormier's guard.
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.
Victorious wants to take a breather but Cormier is having none of it.
Victorious throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cormier to regain full guard.
Cormier working a defensive guard here.
Victorious gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cormier shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Victorious manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cormier slips nicely into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cormier landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cormier missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henderson Cormier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cormier 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henderson Cormier!
Henderson Cormier very nearly forgot to thank xXx Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kojak Komodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Komodo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Running Dragon. 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kojak Komodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Lowe!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe tries to land a leg kick but Komodo saw it coming and moves away.
Komodo fails with a takedown attempt.
Lowe's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lowe's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lowe defending well as Komodo loads up on a big left hand.
Komodo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lowe.
Komodo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Komodo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Komodo misses the target.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses.
Komodo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lowe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been hearing reports that Komodo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lowe scores with a hook.
A big right from Lowe misses.
Lowe misses with an uppercut.
Komodo moves away from the strike by Lowe.
Lowe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Komodo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lowe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowe misses the shot to the body.
Lowe digs a good hook to Komodo's body.
Lowe throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Komodo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nicky Lowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lowe loads up on a big right hand but Komodo slips the punch.
Lowe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Komodo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Komodo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Komodo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Komodo blocks the body kick.
Lowe throws out a loose jab but Komodo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowe lands the left hand.
Nice body kick there by Komodo.
Lowe motions for Komodo to come forward. Lowe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Komodo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Komodo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Komodo lands with a good body shot.
Lowe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy left from Komodo finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe misses with a few strikes there.
Komodo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lowe throws a looping overhand right but Komodo ducks down to avoid it.
Komodo shoots in looking for a takedown but Lowe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Komodo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lowe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lowe throws a solid leg kick but Komodo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lowe.
Komodo attempts a counter takedown but Lowe avoids it well and moves away.
Lowe throws the left hand but Komodo avoids the punch easily.
Lowe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Komodo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lowe sprawls and moves away.
Komodo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lowe is rocked!
Komodo shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Lowe takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Komodo sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Lowe bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kojak Komodo!
Our winner, Kojak Komodo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Savea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samson Savea will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas William!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Samson Savea!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savea has William up against the cage in a clinch.
Savea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Savea.
Savea pulls guard effortlessly.
William throws a big elbow that misses.
Savea looking to hit a scissor sweep but William is one step ahead there.
William tries to free his leg and advance position but Savea is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savea wants to stand and escape but William is having none of it.
William trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Savea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William distracts Savea with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Savea keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
William postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Savea keeping full guard, as William tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
William tries to score a power double leg takedown but Savea sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten William somewhat.
Savea has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
William closes the distance and clinches up with Savea, looking for a takedown. William pushes Savea against the cage but Savea circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
William has his takedown stuffed
and Savea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Savea looking to score a takedown here. William is defending well but Savea drives through and ends up in William's guard.
William is looking to sweep but instead, Savea has passed into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from William's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Savea lands strikes from half guard.
Savea landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
William avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Savea.
William might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
William manages to get to full guard.
Savea trying to control the position from guard on top but William is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savea is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
William is trying to keep Savea in close.
William is looking to cinch up a triangle. Savea throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to William's body to avoid the submission. William has instead reached around Savea's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! William arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thomas William!
Thomas William is the new super heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Thomas William misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin James is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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143 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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169 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Te Rauparaha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin James!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rauparaha backs up against the cage.
James throws a leg kick
and Rauparaha counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Kevin James has been cut.
Kevin James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rauparaha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rauparaha.
Rauparaha throws a counter high kick but James was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rauparaha ducks under a wild hook from James.
James will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rauparaha connects with a high kick.
James is rocked!
James switches off momentarily and Rauparaha cracks him with a monster right hand! James topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Rauparaha dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Rauparaha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Te Rauparaha!
An out of breath Te Rauparaha thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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