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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Teddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Teddington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Henry!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teddington.
A big left from Teddington misses.
Henry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.
Teddington throwing a counter right hand but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Teddington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teddington shoots in for a takedown but Henry shows good takedown defense.
Teddington missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teddington throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Henry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Teddington is in Henry's guard.
Teddington lands a couple of elbows.
Teddington scoring with punches to the head and body.
Teddington is pushing down on Henry's leg trying to pass to half guard. Henry is fighting to maintain full guard but Teddington has managed to sneak the leg through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teddington is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Henry is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teddington has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Teddington wants to finish this one by submission but Henry is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Teddington.
Teddington has control of Henry's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Henry regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Henry is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Henry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Teddington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teddington jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Henry manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Teddington is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Henry looks calm but he's in trouble here. Teddington gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Henry is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Teddington lets go of the hold and Henry can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob Teddington!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Howarth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nautica Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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220 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Howarth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nautica Thorn!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Howarth as he jumps to the side.
Howarth throwing a counter right hand but Thorn manages to avoid it.
Thorn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Howarth scores with a nice right hand.
Howarth takes a swing at Thorn's ribcage but misses.
Thorn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Howarth defends well and Thorn ends up having to push Howarth into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Howarth swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
James Howarth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nautica Thorn.
Howarth gets tackled into the cage by Thorn. Thorn maintains the clinch.
Thorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howarth throws a right and a left that Thorn avoids nicely.
Howarth misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howarth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thorn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Howarth's guard.
Thorn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howarth wants to stand but Thorn is controlling the position.
Howarth being controlled here, momentarily.
Howarth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thorn wants to control from the top but Howarth keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thorn advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thorn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thorn not doing much here.
Thorn is trying for a kimura here. Howarth looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Thorn wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nautica Thorn!
A relieved looking Nautica Thorn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Semone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason London Slap Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Semone comes into the arena with The Snake blaring out of the sound system. Jason London Slap Killer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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166 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Semone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason London Slap Killer!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slap Killer misses with a combination
letting Semone counter with a right hand.
Semone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Semone has an Americana. Slap Killer didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Semone is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Semone hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kenny Semone!
Kenny Semone decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaff Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terra has chosen Imagine Dragons - Radioactive as his entrance music. Gaff Terra will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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200 lbs
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201 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gaff Terra!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terra gets caught flat footed, as Trejo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Trejo stops Terra from standing up.
Trejo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trejo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Terra is keeping the position for now.
Trejo throwing strikes from guard but Terra blocks nicely.
Trejo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Trejo drops back looking for a leg! Terra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Terra manages to kick Trejo off! Trejo jumps back into Terra's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trejo advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo throwing shots but Terra is blocking nicely.
Trejo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Terra doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Trejo.
Trejo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Terra defend it? Trejo steps over the head and cranks it - Terra is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Trejo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Danny Trejo!
An out of breath Danny Trejo 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Cue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Mela!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mela slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cue misses with a straight right.
Mela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cue clinches.
Cue stalling.
Cue stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cue is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mela is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cue to the mat. Cue regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mela trying to control the position from guard on top but Cue 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mela accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cue is trying to keep Mela in close.
Cue knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mela on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cue pulls Mela in close to his closed guard and prevents Mela from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mela trying to control the position from guard on top but Cue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cue avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mela lands a couple of digs.
Mela stopping the sweep attempt from Cue.
Mela postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mela throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cue works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cue is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mela preventing the sweep.
Mela wants to control from the top but Cue keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cue. That's going to slow Mela down.
Cue wants to land a leg kick but Mela is out of range.
Cue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cue takes a swing at Mela's ribcage but misses.
Mela looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cue works the jab nicely.
Mela takes one on the button.
Cue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mela.
Mela misses with a hook.
Mela tests Cue's chin there with a solid looking shot.
John Cue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cue throws a poor cross that misses
and Mela counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cue. Mela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mela walks into a jab.
Cue thows a leg kick but Mela checks it
and Mela counters with a shoot takedown. Cue fights it but they end up in guard.
Mela distracts Cue with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mela jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mela is pushing down on Cue's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cue is fighting to maintain full guard but Mela has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cue desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cue is trying to control but can't.
Mela takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cue is looking for a sweep. Mela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Mela is looking to advance position but Cue won't allow it.
Mela is looking to take a break and control but Cue is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cue tries to roll over but Mela keeps him under control.
Mela wants to pass to mount but Cue is defending the position.
Mela has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mela scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cue looking for submissions off his back.
Mela sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cue defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Mela dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mela misses with a few strikes there.
Cue closes the distance but Mela moves to the side
and Mela counters with a takedown into side control.
Mela landing a few strikes.
Mela cracks Cue with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Cue's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mela wants to control but Cue is keeping him busy.
Mela is putting a hurting on Cue here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mela tries to move to mount but Cue blocks the move with his legs.
Mela working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela wants to control but Cue is keeping him busy.
Cue is looking for a sweep.
Mela working away.
Mela wants to take a breather but Cue manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mela.
Mela stopping the sweep attempt from Cue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mela drops back looking for a leg! Cue is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cue manages to kick Mela off! Mela jumps back into Cue's guard.
Mela content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mela postures up.
Mela has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mela with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mela slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mela lands a few punches from side control.
Mela creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cue sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cue trying to remain calm as Mela controls from the top position.
The strikes coming from Mela are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mela trying to control the action but Cue is working from the bottom.
Cue sneaks back into half guard.
Mela wants to pass the guard but Cue is defending well.
Cue is trying to get back to full guard.
Mela passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cue!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mela tries to control but Cue wriggling away.
Mela is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cue has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mela landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mela cracks Cue with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mela tries to control but Cue wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Mela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mela slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mela, as that shot connected.
Cue cracks Mela with a good jab.
A shot to the body from Cue misses
and Mela counters with a left to the body.
Mela shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cue eats them both and turns towards Mela to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mela takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cue misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Mela.
Mela unleashes a big counter combination but Cue bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cue throws a shot from downtown. Mela moves away and avoids it.
Cue misses with a hook to the body
and Cue takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mela moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cue with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mela to score with a decent uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cue.
Cue cracks Mela with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela drops Cue with a left right combo! Mela follows him down to the ground into side control.
Cue is rocked!
It looks like John Cue has been cut.
Mela working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oh Cue is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
An elbow from Mela crashes against the mat.
Mela lands a huge shot from side control! Cue is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Antero Mela!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Boulks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bongo Drum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bongo Drum will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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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
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Will Boulks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bongo Drum!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drum lands a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Drum - just one landing.
Drum throws a jab when Boulks was well out of range.
Drum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boulks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drum.
Drum misses with a hook.
Boulks tries to counter with a takedown but Drum is quick to defend against it.
Drum throws a hook but Boulks avoids it easily.
Boulks feinted with a counter takedown.
Drum throws a good cross that connects.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drum.
Drum misses with a looping right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boulks.
A jab lands there for Drum.
Drum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boulks.
Boulks tries to counter with a takedown but Drum is quick to defend against it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drum looks to score with a jab to the body but Boulks is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Drum misses.
Boulks attempts a counter takedown but Drum avoids it well and moves away.
Boulks shoots in for a takedown but Drum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Drum scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boulks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Boulks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boulks slips a straight right by Drum.
Boulks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drum misses with the combination.
Boulks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drum.
Drum might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boulks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boulks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drum.
Boulks feinted with a counter takedown.
Boulks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drum circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulks moves out of range of the strikes.
Drum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boulks.
Drum throws a jab when Boulks was well out of range.
Drum scores with a jab to the head.
Boulks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drum.
Drum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boulks's hands.
Drum is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boulks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Drum. No joy for Boulks on that attempt.
Drum doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boulks fails with a takedown attempt.
Drum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drum takes the fight into the clinch.
Boulks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulks gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Boulks drops an elbow to the side of Drum's head.
Boulks winds up and cracks Drum with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boulks is looking to take a break and control but Drum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drum wants to get back to full guard.
Drum is trying to control but can't.
Boulks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drum is not content to let Boulks control the position.
Drum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boulks.
Drum is refusing to be controlled, as Boulks sits in half guard.
Drum wants to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drum can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drum gets back to full guard.
Drum throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Boulks won't allow Drum to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bongo Drum dominated that 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.
Boulks slips a jab from Drum.
Boulks ducks under a wild hook from Drum.
Drum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boulks.
Boulks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Drum sprawls and moves away.
Drum lands a nice looking body shot.
Boulks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drum throws a right hand that Boulks ducks under and follows up with a left that Boulks also avoids with ease.
Drum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drum wants it to stay on the feet.
Drum has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Boulks is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A left and a right from Drum both land. Nice combination.
Drum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boulks is fending him off so far but Drum persists. Nope, Boulks circles away and we're back to standing.
Drum moves in looking to clinch but Boulks pushes him off.
Boulks tries to counter with a takedown but Drum is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drum misses with a double jab
and Boulks counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Drum!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulks working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Boulks controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boulks trying to control the position but Drum is working away.
You can see the frustration on Drum's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Will Boulks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boulks wants to control but Drum is keeping him busy.
Boulks connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Drum some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Boulks landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Boulks in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Drum tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boulks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Drum is still trying to improve position.
Boulks lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Drum wants to control but Boulks postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulks in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Boulks is staying tight to Drum's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Drum takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Drum tries to improve position but can't.
Boulks lands an elbow.
Boulks with the ground and pound but Drum regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Drum is staying active underneath Boulks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boulks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Drum is looking for a sweep. Boulks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulks working over Drum with some ground and pound. Drum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Drum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boulks.
Drum trying to control here.
Boulks is trying to control. Drum wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boulks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drum wants to control but Boulks is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drum misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Drum finds it's target.
Boulks ducks under a wild hook from Drum.
Boulks feinted with a counter takedown.
Boulks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drum sprawls well. Drum wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boulks gets slowly back to his feet.
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 Will Boulks will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Boulks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drum.
Boulks changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boulks ducks under a wild hook from Drum.
Boulks feinted with a counter takedown.
Boulks fails with a takedown attempt.
Boulks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drum's waist but Drum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boulks off to one side.
Drum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drum won't be happy with that.
Drum tries to bench press Boulks off him but Boulks keeps the position.
Boulks throws a strike aimed at the side of Drum's head but Drum avoids it well.
Drum tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boulks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulks postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Drum tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Boulks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drum is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boulks scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boulks scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boulks lands a big elbow.
Boulks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Boulks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drum is looking to escape.
Boulks landing punches.
Drum regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulks lands with a punch from half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Drum. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Boulks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boulks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Drum with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Drum is looking to get back to full guard here but Boulks has managed to pass to side control instead.
Drum wants to control but Boulks postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drum is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Boulks off and has taken his back!
Boulks tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Boulks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drum throws a strike there. Boulks manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Boulks moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boulks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drum must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boulks is trying to control the position but Drum postures up.
Boulks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boulks 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.
Drum preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boulks is trying to control the position but Drum postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boulks trying to control the position.
Drum controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Drum got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boulks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drum has managed to get both his arms back between Boulks's legs - danger averted.
Drum trying to control but Boulks is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Boulks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boulks has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Boulks!
A victorious Will Boulks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Can't Hold Us as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jin Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a hook.
Kim is looking to counter punch.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kim counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Kim has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kim swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kim is looking to counter punch.
Johnson cracks Kim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Kim sees coming a mile off.
Bradley Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Johnson lands a head kick. Kim smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crunch! Johnson slams his shin into Kim's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Kim is rocked!
Kim throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Kim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Kim saw that one coming.
Kim throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Kim avoids them all with ease.
Kim seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Kim was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
and Kim rattles Johnson with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Johnson tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Kim dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Johnson stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jin Kim!
Jin Kim was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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