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DEF XXII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert McGergor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGergor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scotland The Brave. Robert McGergor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Bonham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert McGergor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for McGergor.
McGergor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bonham throws a right hand that McGergor ducks under and follows up with a left that McGergor also avoids with ease.
Bonham throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McGergor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bonham!
McGergor wants to take Bonham's back here but Bonham is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Bonham is looking to improve his position but McGergor isn't that keen on the idea.
McGergor working for a submission but Bonham is keeping him at bay.
Bonham is trying desperately to improve position.
Bonham tries to control the position but McGergor now has his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonham tries to escape but McGergor has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGergor looking to break Bonham's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bonham remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise McGergor will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
McGergor has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Bonham has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
McGergor looks gassed!
McGergor is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bonham is defending well though. McGergor let's go of the attempt for now.
McGergor has the hooks in. Bonham is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bonham trying to control the hands but McGergor won't let him.
McGergor working for the choke.
Bonham tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGergor stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Bonham motions for McGergor to come forward. Bonham throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGergor misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGergor connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Bonham to the floor! McGergor dives in looking for the finish!
Bonham is rocked!
It looks like John Bonham has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGergor is looking for a kimura but Bonham is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McGergor to get the leverage.
Oh Bonham is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McGergor passes the guard and advances to mount!
McGergor jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bonham manages to avoid the submission attempt.
McGergor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bonham is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bonham seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bonham is defending against the submission attempts here by McGergor.
McGergor seems to be working for a kimura but Bonham defends the submission attempt.
Bonham gets back to full guard.
McGergor 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.
McGergor wants to pass the guard but Bonham is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McGergor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bonham's guard.
McGergor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McGergor is working for a submission of some sort.
Bonham actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGergor wants to work for an arm triangle but Bonham is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert McGergor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Bonham's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGergor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bonham tries to clinch up.
McGergor misses with a wild combination.
Bonham checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bonham shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bonham takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bonham wants to pass the guard but McGergor is defending well.
Bonham is working hard here to advance position.
McGergor is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bonham pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonham trying to advance position but McGergor counters by regaining guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGergor had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bonham is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. McGergor Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bonham's back instead.
McGergor working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
McGergor doesn't have the hooks in and Bonham manages to turn into his guard.
Bonham throws a big right hand that misses.
Bonham stands up from McGergor's guard - Bonham perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bonham tries to clinch but McGergor moves out of range.
McGergor throws a series of punches but Bonham avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Bonham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham feints and as McGergor raises his hands in defense, Bonham changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McGergor keeping moving, preventing Bonham from controlling successfully.
McGergor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bonham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bonham manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McGergor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bonham's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonham trying to control the position.
Bonham looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McGergor passes into side control.
McGergor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McGergor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McGergor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGergor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bonham manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Robert McGergor has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGergor moves into full guard.
McGergor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bonham passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonham is keen to just control but McGergor is a slippery customer.
Bonham wants to pass to mount but McGergor is defending the position.
Bonham thows a huge punch but McGergor dodges it nicely.
Bonham is pressing down on McGergor's thigh, looking to free his foot. McGergor is holding on for now.
McGergor is defending against the submission attempts here by Bonham.
McGergor is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bonham pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonham lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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 John Bonham will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Bonham's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bonham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGergor.
A head kick by Bonham misses
and McGergor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGergor throws a combination that misses
and Bonham counters with a two punch combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonham, right into the meat.
McGergor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McGergor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bonham knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bonham gets back to full guard.
McGergor drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bonham dives on top into guard.
McGergor has a closed guard, preventing Bonham from standing up.
Bonham content to stall in guard here.
Bonham trying to control the position from guard on top but McGergor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonham postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McGergor is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bonham, into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGergor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bonham's guard.
Bonham manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bonham looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bonham prevents McGergor from getting the reversal.
McGergor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGergor is working to get back to half guard.
Bonham scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bonham scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McGergor?
McGergor is squirming around, avoiding Bonham's attempts to control the action.
Bonham postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McGergor looks a forlorn figure.
Bonham tries to control but McGergor wriggling away.
McGergor regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. McGergor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bonham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bonham trying to control the position from guard on top but McGergor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGergor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bonham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bonham looking to pass the guard.
Bonham sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McGergor's guard.
Bonham takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bonham wants to advance to full mount but McGergor doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bonham looking to pass the guard.
Bonham won't allow McGergor to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGergor's head.
McGergor looking for a guillotine here but Bonham defends easily.
McGergor keeping moving, preventing Bonham from controlling successfully.
McGergor had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bonham is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. McGergor Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bonham's back instead.
McGergor has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Bonham has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
McGergor is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bonham knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bonham for a finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Bonham.
I think Bonham 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bonham!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colin Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Colin Cooper has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Colin Cooper seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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192 lbs
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Colin Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Green!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green rushes Cooper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green darts in and clinches Cooper up against the cage.
Cooper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Green gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cooper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Green smiles and moves away.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown by Cooper or perhaps it was just good defense by Green which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper shoots for a takedown but Green saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cooper moves forwards but Green connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Colin Cooper has been cut.
Cooper tries to keep at a distance but Green has taken the fight into the clinch.
Green manages to break the clinch.
Cooper scores with a takedown into Green's guard.
Cooper passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cooper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cooper throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cooper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Green is looking to regain half guard here but Cooper keeps moving and retains side control.
Green prevents Cooper from moving into mount.
Green is looking for a sweep.
Cooper works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
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.
Green is trying to buck Cooper off.
Green looks gassed!
Green tries to improve position but can't.
Cooper goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Green has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cooper but great work by Green.
Green stands up.
Green connects with a nice looking jab.
Cooper wants to clinch
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danny Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Cooper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Green.
Green clinches up against the cage.
Cooper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cooper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green moves into the clinch successfully.
Green breaks the clinch.
Green lands with a shot to the body.
Green lands a really nice looking cross but Cooper seems unphased.
Cooper is rocked!
Cooper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Green pinned against the cage. Green gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cooper with a poor takedown
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Cooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Cooper.
Cooper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Green's waist but Green gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cooper off to one side.
Green scores with a nice strike.
Cooper has his takedown stuffed
and Green counters with a hugh head kick that removes Cooper from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Danny Green!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between You Submit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Merde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Merde's choice of entrance music: Mötorhead's Burner. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, You Submit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerard Merde!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merde fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Submit sprawls well initially but Merde persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Merde trying to control the pace.
Submit tries to roll over but Merde keeps him under control.
Submit wants to control but Merde is keeping busy.
Submit wants to get back to full guard.
Submit actively working from the bottom here.
Merde performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Submit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Submit is trying to stand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Submit works over Merde's head and body with a nice combination.
Merde looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Merde preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merde avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Submit controls Merde momentarily but Merde frees himself.
Submit wants to sweep here but Merde controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merde stops Submit from standing up.
Merde is stalling in the full guard.
Merde tries to free his leg and advance position but Submit is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merde wants to control from the top but Submit keeps moving.
Submit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Merde doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Merde manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Merde controls from within his opponent's guard.
Merde tries to stand but Submit is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Submit looking for a guillotine here but Merde defends easily.
Submit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Merde preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Merde's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Submit is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that You Submit 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.
Submit misses with a takedown attempt
and Merde counters with a takedown into side control.
Merde 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 Submit's shoulder. That is not cool.
Submit can't do much from the bottom here.
Merde trying to control the action but Submit is working from the bottom.
Submit seems a little lost for a moment, as Merde dominates the positioning.
Submit gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Submit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Submit is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Merde jumps into side control!
Submit manages to work his way to half guard, despite Merde's best efforts.
Merde slows the pace down in half guard.
Merde lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Merde wants to take a breather but Submit is having none of it.
Merde is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Merde really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Submit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Merde prevents Submit from improving his position.
Submit actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Submit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Merde is working away from the top position though.
Merde scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Submit looks like he's trying to stand up.
Merde is controlling the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Merde looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Merde must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Submit keeping moving, preventing Merde from controlling successfully.
Merde gets to his feet - Submit follows without any prompting.
Merde loads up on a big right hand but Submit slips the punch.
Submit shoots and misses
and Merde counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Merde.
Merde is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Submit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Merde is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Merde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Submit is keeping the position for now.
Merde preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Submit striking off his back but it's not causing Merde any problems.
Merde passes Submit's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Submit is trying to stand up here but Merde is controlling him well.
Submit trying to control here.
Submit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Submit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Merde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Submit fails with the takedown
and Merde counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Submit!
A nice elbow there by Merde.
Submit wants to hold on but Merde pushes him away.
Submit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gerard Merde has got the better of the ground game so far.
Merde takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Submit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Submit really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Submit is working hard here to advance position.
Merde takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Submit is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Merde.
Submit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Merde content just to control the position here.
Submit is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Submit tries to lock up and control but Merde gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Submit manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Merde wants to take a breather but Submit is having none of it.
Merde has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Submit tries to hold on but Merde postures up.
Merde sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four 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.
Merde landing punches.
Submit sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Submit is looking to get back to full guard here but Merde has managed to pass to side control instead.
Merde controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Submit is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Merde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Merde 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Merde!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aljo Stajerski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stajerski comes to the cage accompanied by ACAB. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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275 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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, Aljo Stajerski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stajerski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stajerski has managed to clinch.
Gunn wants a takedown but no success here.
Stajerski pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunn is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Stajerski has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gunn is looking to defend but Stajerski has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gunn! Stajerski pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gunn taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aljo Stajerski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geisha Garden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes to the cage accompanied by Phrase-Here Now. Garden has chosen Night train as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Geisha Garden!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price throws a head kick that misses.
Garden tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Garden throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Andre Price has been cut.
Geisha Garden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price doesn't manage to clinch there - Garden circles away.
Garden tries a head kick but it misses.
Garden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Price throws a head kick but Garden moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garden connects with a crisp jab.
Price throws a sloppy head kick
and Garden counters with a left and a right that stings Price.
Price tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garden counters with a left and a right that hurts Price! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Garden jumps into full mount!
Price is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price is desperately trying to improve his position but Garden has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price gets back to half guard.
Price looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garden wants to stand but Price has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Price is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Garden pulls his head out easily.
It looks like Garden is going to stand back up.
Price looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Price is breathing heavily.
Garden decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Garden throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Price misses with a double jab
and Garden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garden manages to break the clinch.
Garden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Price throws a lazy head kick
and Garden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Price misses with a double jab
and Garden counters with a series of strikes. Price will be more careful next time no doubt.
Price throws a head kick that misses
and Garden counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Price.
Garden tries to clinch there but Price circles away.
Garden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Price throws a sloppy head kick
and Garden counters with a nice kick to the body.
Garden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price misses with a head kick.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geisha Garden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Price's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Price tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garden.
Price tries a knee to the head but Garden blocks it.
Price tries to land a knee to the head but Garden blocks with his arms.
Price tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garden takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Price with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garden is trying to break free.
Price tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Price with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Garden pulls guard successfully.
Garden keeping full guard, as Price tries to pass.
Price drops back looking for a leg! Garden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garden manages to kick Price off! Price jumps back into Garden's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garden is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Price is controlling him.
Price advances to half guard.
Price wants to work for an arm triangle but Garden is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Price wants to free his trapped foot but Garden is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Price. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Price is looking for a kimura but Garden is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Price to get the leverage.
Price is trying to work for a kimura but Garden is defending well.
Price has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Garden defend it? Price steps over the head and cranks it - Garden is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Price!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Price!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lasse Kongo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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164 lbs
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157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lasse Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez tries to clinch but Kongo moves out of range.
Gomez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kongo actively working from the bottom here.
Kongo is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Gomez there.
Gomez trying to control the action but Kongo is working from the bottom.
Kongo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gomez lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez is keen to just control but Kongo is a slippery customer.
Kongo taking some punishment here, with Gomez in his half guard.
Kongo wants to improve his position but Gomez is controlling well.
Gomez is nestled in close to Kongo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kongo wants to get back to full guard.
Gomez is looking to advance position but Kongo won't allow it.
Gomez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kongo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Kongo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kongo tries for a takedown but Gomez manages to get underhooks.
Kongo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gomez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
Gomez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez working Kongo over with strikes.
Gomez is thwarting Kongo's attempts to control the position.
Gomez wants to control but Kongo is keeping him busy.
Gomez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo taking some punishment here, with Gomez in his half guard.
Gomez is looking for a kimura here.
Gomez prevents Kongo from standing back up.
Kongo looks gassed!
Gomez is nestled in close to Kongo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kongo is refusing to be controlled, as Gomez sits in half guard.
Gomez is nestled in close to Kongo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gomez drops an elbow to the side of Kongo's head.
Gomez trying to control from half guard but Kongo is working away.
Nice strikes from Gomez there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gomez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kongo is trying to get back to half guard.
Gomez tries for a kimura but Kongo is defending well.
Kongo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo is looking to improve his position.
Gomez trying to control the pace.
Gomez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kongo tries to kick Gomez off but Gomez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gomez wants to free his trapped foot but Kongo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kongo manages to get to full guard.
Kongo looking for a sweep. Not yet Kongo, not yet.
Kongo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kongo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kongo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gomez is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kongo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gomez's back instead.
Kongo working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo looking for the choke but no joy.
Kongo doesn't have the hooks in and Gomez manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kongo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gomez lands a couple of digs.
Kongo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kongo is looking for a triangle but Gomez pushes his legs off easily.
Kongo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kongo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kongo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Gomez should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kongo has tightened it up now! Gomez should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lasse Kongo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazual Havic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Havic's entrance music is psycho. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tom Malone enters the cage!
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21
177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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22
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazual Havic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Malone!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone misses with a series of wild punches.
Malone misses with a body shot.
Malone slips a jab and a cross from Havic.
Havic blocks a head kick by Malone.
A head kick from Malone lands but Havic takes it in his stride.
Havic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Malone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Malone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Havic.
Havic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malone.
Havic looks to land a combination but Malone avoids it well.
Havic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Malone's head.
Malone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Havic.
Malone lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Havic misses.
Havic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Havic rushes Malone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Havic wants to break free but Malone has control.
Havic can't break the clinch.
Malone is working for takedown but Havic is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Havic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Malone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Havic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kazual Havic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Malone.
Malone looks gassed!
Havic is trying to break the clinch but Malone has him pressed against the cage.
Havic breaks from the clinch.
Havic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Malone can't do much from the bottom here.
Havic tries for a kimura but Malone is defending well.
Havic decides to stand back up. Havic steps back and let's Malone get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Malone.
Malone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Havic.
Havic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Havic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone looks to score with a jab to the body but Havic is just out of range.
A head kick from Malone lands but Havic takes it in his stride.
Havic is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Malone! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tom Malone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobski Oslo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aon Fillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aon Fillman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bobski Oslo's chin.
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215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobski Oslo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aon Fillman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oslo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fillman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fillman cracks Oslo with a good jab.
It looks like Bobski Oslo has been cut.
Oslo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oslo misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Fillman as Oslo shoots in.
Oslo misses with a few strikes there.
Fillman throws a big shot that misses.
Fillman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oslo stalks Fillman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fillman's face. Fillman staggers backwards, shaken.
Oslo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oslo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fillman misses with a double jab
enabling Oslo to counter with a crisp jab.
Fillman throws a right hand that misses
and Oslo counters with a three punch combo that has Fillman backing up. Fillman nods at Oslo to acknowledge the strikes.
Fillman walks into a stiff left hand from Oslo.
Fillman has managed to clinch.
Fillman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oslo shoots for a double leg takedown but Fillman sprawls well. He's pushed Oslo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fillman throws a right hand that misses
and Oslo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fillman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fillman drives through and clinches with Oslo against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Fillman successfully pulls guard.
Fillman seems keen to control Oslo's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oslo wants to control from the top but Fillman keeps moving.
Fillman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fillman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fillman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fillman kicks Oslo off and gets to his feet.
Oslo misses with a double jab.
Fillman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fillman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oslo blocks a jab.
Fillman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oslo counters with a series of strikes. Fillman will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Oslo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oslo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fillman swings for the body but Oslo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oslo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fillman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oslo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oslo is breathing heavily.
Fillman takes the fight into the clinch.
Fillman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fillman throws a hook but Oslo avoids it easily.
Fillman throws a hook to the side of Oslo's head but Oslo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice combination there by Fillman.
Fillman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oslo counters with a stiff right hand.
Fillman connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oslo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fillman.
Fillman avoids the body shot from Oslo.
Fillman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fillman wants to finish this one by submission but Oslo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fillman.
Oslo is trying desperately to improve position.
Fillman stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Fillman wants to clinch up but Oslo keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oslo tries to bum rush Fillman with a series of wild strikes but Fillman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Fillman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fillman throws a combination that misses
and Oslo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oslo with a hook.
Fillman misses with an uppercut
enabling Oslo to counter with a crisp jab.
Fillman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oslo works Fillman's body with a nice hook.
Oslo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fillman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fillman throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Oslo to counter with a crisp jab.
Oslo misses with a few strikes there.
Oslo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good exchange - Oslo coming out on top.
Oslo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oslo throws a good cross that connects.
Fillman works over Oslo's head and body with a nice combination.
Aon Fillman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fillman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oslo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oslo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fillman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fillman drives through and clinches with Oslo against the cage.
Fillman breaks from the clinch.
Oslo throws a shot to the body.
Fillman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oslo.
Fillman lands a right hook to the body.
Fillman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fillman throws an overhand right that lands on Oslo's shoulder, as Oslo tries to avoid the shot.
Oslo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oslo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fillman instigates a clinch.
Oslo tries to break the clinch but Fillman is controlling the position.
Fillman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fillman pushes Oslo up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fillman breaks from the clinch.
Oslo throws a leg kick
and Fillman counters by moving into the clinch.
Fillman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Oslo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oslo keeping busy on the bottom but Fillman has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oslo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aon Fillman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobski Oslo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fillman cracks the inside of Oslo's front leg.
Oslo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fillman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oslo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fillman counters with a stiff right hand.
Oslo is rocked!
Fillman seems to be stalking Oslo here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Oslo drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aon Fillman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Suon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Ludo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suon's entrance music is Seether. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Suon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Ludo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ludo is looking to clinch but Suon is avoiding it.
Suon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suon fails with a takedown attempt.
Suon swats away the attempt to clinch by Ludo.
Suon circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Suon misses.
Ludo tries to close the distance and clinch but Suon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Suon trying to control but Ludo is working from the bottom.
Ludo has his foot on Suon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Suon works his way back into a safe position though.
Ludo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ludo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Suon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ludo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Suon is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ludo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Suon's back instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludo is persistently looking for the submission but Suon is defending it well.
Ludo looks gassed!
Ludo is trying to stick to Suon's back but Suon is turning into Ludo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ludo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Suon.
Suon 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.
Suon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Suon passes into half guard.
Suon wants to free his trapped foot but Ludo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Suon is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Ludo has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ludo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Suon prevents Ludo from standing back up.
Ludo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ludo is looking for a triangle but Suon pushes his legs off easily.
Suon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Suon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ludo keeping moving, preventing Suon from controlling successfully.
Suon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ludo is looking for a triangle but Suon pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suon stands and throws Ludo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ludo is looking to regain half guard here but Suon keeps moving and retains side control.
Suon working the body and head with strikes.
Suon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ludo is looking to reverse the position.
Ludo is trying to buck Suon off.
Suon is putting a hurting on Ludo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ludo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Suon connects with a nice short shot to Ludo's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suon works his way into full mount!
Ludo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Suon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Suon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ludo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ludo tries to hold on but Suon pushes him away.
Suon wants to finish this one by submission but Ludo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Suon.
Suon is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suon misses with a wild body shot.
Ludo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suon swats away the attempt to clinch by Ludo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Suon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ludo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suon fails with the takedown.
Ludo moves into the clinch.
Ludo lands an elbow inside that Suon shrugs off.
It looks like Jack Suon has been cut.
Ludo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ludo stops a takedown attempt from Suon.
Suon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Suon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ludo lands an elbow just above Suon 's eye.
Nice elbow from Ludo.
Ludo lands an elbow that stopped Suon in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Ludo.
Ludo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Suon looking for a takedown.
Ludo tries to land knees in the clinch but Suon avoids the damage to the body.
Ludo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ludo landing knees to the head.
Ludo is breathing heavily.
Suon wants a takedown.
Suon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ludo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ludo prevents the takedown attempt.
Ludo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Suon manages to break the clinch.
Suon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ludo as he jumps to the side.
Ludo tries to clinch but Suon is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ludo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suon shoots in and bounces Ludo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Suon working some strikes from top position.
Suon won't allow Ludo to get back to his feet.
Ludo wants to sweep here but Suon controlling him for the moment.
Ludo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Suon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Suon stands and steps away. Ludo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Derek Ludo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ludo tries to clinch but Suon is having none of it.
Ludo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ludo is looking to clinch but Suon is avoiding it.
Suon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ludo is fending him off so far but Suon persists. Nope, Ludo circles away and we're back to standing.
Ludo tries to clinch there but Suon circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ludo clinches up with Suon and pushes him back against the cage.
Ludo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ludo.
Suon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ludo throws an elbow but misses.
Ludo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ludo tries to land a knee to the head but Suon blocks with his arms.
Ludo is trying to maintain a safe position but Suon gets an underhook and turns Ludo into the cage.
Suon lands an uppercut.
Ludo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ludo looking to stall.
Suon gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suon trying to control the action but Ludo is working from the bottom.
Ludo is in trouble now - Suon has advanced to mount!
The referee warns Ludo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Suon working for a submission but Ludo is keeping him at bay.
Ludo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ludo is surviving well by controlling Suon's body position as best he can.
Suon prevents Ludo from getting the reversal.
Ludo looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Suon is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ludo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ludo wants to get back to his feet.
Ludo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Suon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suon has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ludo is trying to get back to his feet but Suon has full control of the position and if anything, Ludo has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Suon looking for the RNC.
Suon doesn't have the hooks in and Ludo manages to turn into his guard.
Suon keeping full guard, as Ludo tries to pass.
Suon has Ludo pulled in close to control his posture.
Suon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ludo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Suon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Suon's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Ludo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ludo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ludo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ludo doesn't manage to clinch there - Suon circles away.
Ludo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ludo as he avoids it easily.
Ludo doesn't manage to clinch there - Suon circles away.
Suon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suon keeps the fight on the outside.
Ludo tries to clinch but Suon moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ludo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ludo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Suon passes to full mount!
Suon working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Ludo turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Suon off and cradles Ludo's limp body as Suon celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jack Suon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Morsaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pebble Braithweight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Calvin Morsaro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pebble Braithweight!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morsaro tries to clinch but Braithweight is having none of it.
Braithweight changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Morsaro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Morsaro is trying to buck Braithweight off.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Braithweight wants to control but Morsaro is keeping him busy.
Braithweight is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morsaro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Braithweight working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Calvin Morsaro has been cut.
Morsaro wants to control but Braithweight postures up.
Morsaro avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Braithweight.
Morsaro is looking to reverse the position.
Morsaro is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Braithweight asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Braithweight creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Braithweight tries to move to mount but Morsaro blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morsaro is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Braithweight is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morsaro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Morsaro can't do much from the bottom here.
Braithweight tries to move to mount but Morsaro blocks the move with his legs.
Morsaro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Braithweight's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Morsaro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morsaro gets back to full guard.
Braithweight being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Braithweight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morsaro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Braithweight won't allow Morsaro to sweep him here.
Braithweight has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Braithweight trying to control the position from guard on top but Morsaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braithweight wants to pass the guard but Morsaro is keeping the position.
Morsaro looking to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Braithweight wants to control from the top but Morsaro keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morsaro is looking to stand up but Braithweight isn't so interested in that idea.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morsaro moves in looking to clinch but Braithweight pushes him off.
Braithweight scores with a head kick.
Braithweight looks gassed!
Morsaro tries to clinch up but Braithweight circles away and keeps his distance.
Braithweight closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Braithweight is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morsaro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Morsaro struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morsaro prevents Braithweight from improving position.
Morsaro wants to control but Braithweight postures up.
Morsaro manages to get back to half guard.
Morsaro tries to roll over but Braithweight keeps him under control.
Morsaro is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morsaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morsaro tries to close the distance and clinch but Braithweight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morsaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Braithweight scores with a head kick.
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.
Braithweight shoots in and bounces Morsaro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Braithweight postures up.
Braithweight drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morsaro dives on top into guard.
Braithweight wants to sweep but no luck.
Braithweight is trying to control the position but Morsaro postures up.
Morsaro passes Braithweight's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Braithweight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Braithweight moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pebble Braithweight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Morsaro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Braithweight scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morsaro has closed the distance and engaged Braithweight in a clinch.
Braithweight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morsaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morsaro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Braithweight.
Morsaro lands an elbow inside that Braithweight shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morsaro.
Morsaro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morsaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calvin Morsaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morsaro is looking to clinch but Braithweight is avoiding it.
Morsaro slips a jab and a cross from Braithweight.
Morsaro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Braithweight.
Morsaro is looking to clinch but Braithweight is avoiding it.
Morsaro tries to clinch up.
Morsaro moves in looking to clinch but Braithweight pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morsaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morsaro tries to clinch up.
Morsaro tries to clinch but Braithweight is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morsaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morsaro clinches up against the cage.
Braithweight wants to stall.
Morsaro tries to work over Braithweight's body with a swooping hook but it's wide of the mark. Not good footwork there.
Morsaro tries to close the distance and clinch but Braithweight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morsaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braithweight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morsaro wants to clinch.
Morsaro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braithweight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morsaro wants to clinch.
Morsaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Braithweight circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morsaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morsaro is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Braithweight lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Morsaro tries to clinch but Braithweight moves out of range.
Braithweight looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Braithweight wants to control from the top but Morsaro keeps moving.
Braithweight is breathing heavily.
Morsaro wants to stand but Braithweight is controlling the position.
Morsaro looking for a guillotine here but Braithweight defends easily.
Morsaro controlling Braithweight's posture.
Braithweight thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braithweight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Braithweight seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morsaro is pulling down on Braithweight's head to control his posture.
Morsaro keeping moving, preventing Braithweight from controlling successfully.
Morsaro wants to get back to his feet but Braithweight is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morsaro pulls Braithweight in close to his closed guard and prevents Braithweight from doing any damage or advancing position.
Braithweight lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Braithweight trying to control but Morsaro is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morsaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braithweight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braithweight feints and as Morsaro raises his hands in defense, Braithweight changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Braithweight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morsaro is keeping the position for now.
Braithweight 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.
Morsaro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morsaro wants to stand up but Braithweight has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Braithweight is not content to let Morsaro control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morsaro in particular looking to stall.
Braithweight regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morsaro trying to control but Braithweight is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pebble Braithweight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Calvin Morsaro's cut.
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.
Morsaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calvin Morsaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braithweight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morsaro wants to clinch up but Braithweight keeps it at a distance.
Morsaro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morsaro.
Morsaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braithweight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braithweight gets the takedown into side control.
Morsaro tries to improve position but can't.
Morsaro is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Braithweight asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Morsaro is trying to control Braithweight's posture but Braithweight avoids it.
Braithweight tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Braithweight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Braithweight trying to control the position but Morsaro is working away.
Morsaro is trying to control Braithweight's posture but Braithweight avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morsaro pushes Braithweight away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Braithweight gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Braithweight tries to move to mount but Morsaro blocks the move with his legs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morsaro tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morsaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Braithweight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Braithweight shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morsaro as he avoids it easily.
Morsaro tries to clinch there but Braithweight circles away.
Braithweight circles away from the clinch attempt
and Braithweight counters with a nice leg kick.
Morsaro wants to clinch
and Braithweight counters with a stiff right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Braithweight checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Morsaro misses with a hook
and Braithweight counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morsaro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Braithweight thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braithweight stopping the sweep attempt from Morsaro.
Braithweight stands up over Morsaro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morsaro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morsaro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Braithweight's guard.
Morsaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Braithweight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morsaro advances to half guard.
Morsaro decides to stand and escape the position.
Morsaro has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morsaro misses with a knee strike.
Morsaro connects with a knee to the head.
Morsaro throws an elbow but it misses.
Braithweight can't break the clinch.
Braithweight wants to break free but Morsaro has control.
Braithweight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morsaro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morsaro gets underhooks to prevent Braithweight's takedown attempt.
Morsaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braithweight scores with a takedown into Morsaro's guard.
Braithweight 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.
Braithweight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morsaro is keeping the position for now.
Braithweight trying to control but Morsaro is working from the bottom.
Braithweight tries to stand but Morsaro is controlling from the bottom.
Morsaro controlling Braithweight's posture.
Braithweight won't allow Morsaro to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morsaro wants to stand up but Braithweight is controlling him.
Braithweight postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Morsaro tries to clinch
and Braithweight counters with a stiff right hand.
Morsaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Braithweight circles away.
Morsaro moves in looking to clinch but Braithweight pushes him off.
Morsaro tries to clinch but Braithweight is having none of it.
Morsaro moves in looking to clinch but Braithweight pushes him off.
Morsaro pushes Braithweight up against the cage in a clinch.
Morsaro with a knee to the head.
Braithweight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morsaro lands a nice knee to the body.
Braithweight has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morsaro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Calvin Morsaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pebble Braithweight.
Morsaro lands a knee to the body.
Braithweight decides to pull guard.
Braithweight escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morsaro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Braithweight looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morsaro is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pebble Braithweight really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Morsaro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morsaro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morsaro tries to clinch but Braithweight moves out of range.
Morsaro moves in looking to clinch but Braithweight pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Braithweight avoids the elbow strike from Morsaro, against the cage.
Braithweight is looking to break free of the clinch but Morsaro has double underhooks.
Morsaro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braithweight blocks it with crossed arms.
Morsaro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Braithweight is keeping busy.
Morsaro wants to get back to striking at distance but Braithweight won't allow it.
Braithweight goes for a takedown attempt but Morsaro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Braithweight blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morsaro tries to clinch but Braithweight is having none of it.
Morsaro rushes Braithweight and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morsaro scores a nice knee to the body.
Morsaro tries to land knees in the clinch but Braithweight avoids the damage to the body.
Morsaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morsaro fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morsaro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Morsaro wants to clinch.
Morsaro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morsaro crunches a lovely knee into Braithweight's ribcage.
Braithweight wants to stall.
Braithweight drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morsaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braithweight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morsaro tries to clinch but Braithweight moves out of range.
Morsaro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morsaro is looking to clinch.
Morsaro wants to clinch
and Braithweight counters with a good, hard body kick but Morsaro shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morsaro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Braithweight counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Braithweight.
Morsaro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Pebble Braithweight has been cut.
Nice elbow from Morsaro.
Morsaro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Braithweight's face.
Morsaro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Braithweight is rocked!
Morsaro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Braithweight is still on wobbly legs! Can Morsaro finish him?
Morsaro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Braithweight seems to have recovered his senses.
Morsaro stalling in the clinch.
Braithweight is looking to break free of the clinch but Morsaro has double underhooks.
Morsaro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morsaro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Braithweight tries for a takedown but Morsaro manages to get underhooks.
Calvin Morsaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pebble Braithweight.
Braithweight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morsaro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Braithweight counters with a takedown into side control.
Morsaro is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Braithweight off and has taken his back!
Braithweight can't escape the position.
Morsaro is looking to control Braithweight but Braithweight is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Braithweight trying to get back to his feet but Morsaro is in full control for now.
Braithweight tries to escape but Morsaro has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braithweight wants to control his opponent's hands but Morsaro gets his hands free.
Pebble Braithweight has got the better of the ground game so far.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Braithweight looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Morsaro keeps control of the position easily here as Braithweight tries to buck him off.
Braithweight can't escape the position.
Braithweight is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Braithweight manages to reverse the position and now he's in Morsaro's guard. Nice work there by Braithweight.
Braithweight 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.
Morsaro wants to sweep here but Braithweight controlling him for the moment.
Braithweight postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morsaro looks to clinch
and Braithweight counters with a three punch combo that has Morsaro backing up. Morsaro nods at Braithweight to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morsaro tries to clinch
and Braithweight counters with a nice body shot.
Braithweight circles away from the clinch attempt
and Braithweight counters with a good low kick that Morsaro was not able to check.
Morsaro clinches but Braithweight breaks the clinch
and Braithweight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morsaro tries to clinch up
and Braithweight counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Morsaro won't allow Braithweight to pass to mount.
Morsaro keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Braithweight trying to mount his opponent but Morsaro defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morsaro is looking to escape.
Braithweight not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Braithweight tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morsaro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pebble Braithweight dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Morsaro avoids the body shot from Braithweight.
Morsaro clinches up against the cage.
Morsaro lands an elbow that stopped Braithweight in his tracks for a moment.
Morsaro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braithweight blocks it with crossed arms.
Morsaro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morsaro prevents Braithweight from breaking the clinch.
Morsaro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braithweight blocks it with crossed arms.
Braithweight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morsaro has him pressed against the cage.
Morsaro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morsaro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morsaro connects with a knee to the head.
Braithweight can't break the clinch.
Morsaro with a knee to the head.
Braithweight wants to get back to striking at distance but Morsaro won't allow it.
Morsaro lands a knee to the head.
Morsaro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morsaro is trying to maintain a safe position but Braithweight gets an underhook and turns Morsaro into the cage.
Morsaro tries to work over Braithweight's body with a swooping hook but it's wide of the mark. Not good footwork there.
Braithweight lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morsaro looks to clinch
and Braithweight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braithweight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morsaro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Braithweight counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Morsaro trying to control from the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braithweight wants to pass the guard but Morsaro is defending well.
Morsaro wants to get back to his feet.
Braithweight wants to pass the guard but Morsaro is defending well.
Morsaro is trying to get back to full guard.
Braithweight seems to be working for a kimura but Morsaro defends the submission attempt.
Morsaro is trying is best to control the position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Braithweight drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Braithweight wants to control from the top but Morsaro keeps moving.
Braithweight drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Braithweight jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braithweight pushes down on Morsaro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Braithweight controlling the pace.
Morsaro gets back to full guard.
Morsaro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Morsaro working a defensive guard here.
Braithweight stopping the sweep attempt from Morsaro.
Morsaro trying to control the position.
Braithweight is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morsaro pulls Braithweight in close to his closed guard and prevents Braithweight from doing any damage or advancing position.
Braithweight stopping the sweep attempt from Morsaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morsaro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Braithweight looking to pass the guard.
Braithweight trying to control but Morsaro is working from the bottom.
Braithweight scoring with some ground and pound.
Braithweight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morsaro is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morsaro tries to clinch but Braithweight moves away
and Braithweight decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morsaro's guard.
Morsaro is trying to keep Braithweight in close.
Morsaro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Braithweight's guard.
Braithweight keeping busy on the bottom but Morsaro has passed one foot through into half guard.
Braithweight wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braithweight wants to control but Morsaro is keeping busy.
Braithweight is pressing down on Morsaro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Braithweight will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Braithweight working a defensive guard here.
Braithweight looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Braithweight has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morsaro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morsaro pushing down on Braithweight's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braithweight slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Braithweight is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Calvin Morsaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braithweight looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pebble Braithweight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Braithweight winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pebble Braithweight!
Pebble Braithweight is the new welterweight champion!
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