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Dissolution Fight Night 23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Diddles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vernell Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacques Diddles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vernell Williams!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diddles pinned against the cage. Diddles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diddles clinches with his opponent.
Williams just leaning against Diddles, taking a breather.
Williams decides to pull guard.
Diddles sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diddles won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diddles seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddles has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Williams is proving hard to escape from.
Diddles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diddles scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diddles throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Williams controlling Diddles's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Williams shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diddles is trying to defend but Williams finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Williams wants to take a breather but Diddles is having none of it.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams is trying to control. Diddles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diddles is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diddles keeping control of the position.
Williams is looking for a kimura but Diddles is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to work for a kimura but Diddles is defending well.
Williams seems to be working for a kimura but Diddles defends the submission attempt.
Diddles is looking to improve his position.
Williams seems to be working for a kimura but Diddles defends the submission attempt.
Williams is trying to control. Diddles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diddles defends it well.
Williams passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Diddles!
Diddles wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
Williams prevents Diddles from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diddles tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernell Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Diddles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diddles tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diddles's face.
Diddles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diddles tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Diddles working hard to break the clinch.
Diddles fails to pull guard.
Diddles is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diddles's face.
Diddles is rocked!
Diddles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Diddles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddles has a takedown stuffed.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams gets a clinch.
Williams prevents Diddles from breaking the clinch.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diddles is trying to maintain a safe position but Williams gets an underhook and turns Diddles into the cage.
Diddles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Williams misses with some punches.
Diddles wants to break free but Williams has control.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Diddles throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williams was covering up waiting for the punch and Diddles finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diddles is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddles wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Diddles looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diddles trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Diddles 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.
Diddles is working hard here to advance position.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Diddles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams prevents Diddles from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams looking to score a takedown here. Diddles is defending well but Williams drives through and ends up in Diddles's guard.
Diddles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Diddles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Williams in side control, throwing shots but Diddles defends.
Williams wants to control but Diddles is keeping him busy.
Williams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Williams trying to control the action but Diddles is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Williams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Diddles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernell Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diddles drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Williams pushes Diddles off and scrambles back to his feet.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diddles avoids it really well and circles away.
Williams wants to clinch up but Diddles keeps it at a distance.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Diddles circles away.
Diddles is looking for a counter combo.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams has Diddles up against the cage in a clinch.
Diddles looking for a takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Williams.
Williams pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diddles makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Diddles is proving a slippery customer.
Williams working a defensive guard but Diddles manages to pass into side control anyway.
Diddles wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
Diddles cracks Williams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Williams has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diddles has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jacques Diddles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams tries to clinch there but Diddles circles away.
Diddles fails to land the takedown.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Diddles tries for a takedown but Williams manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Diddles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diddles drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams wants the takedown. Diddles is fighting it off but Williams persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Diddles's guard against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddles wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diddles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diddles is keeping the position for now.
Williams wants to control from the top but Diddles keeps moving.
Williams is looking to pass into half guard but Diddles pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Diddles is in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diddles works over Williams with some ground and pound from guard.
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.
Diddles is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt
and Diddles counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diddles looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams won't allow Diddles to sweep him here.
Diddles is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diddles trying to strike off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Diddles dives on top into guard.
Diddles wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vernell Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vernell Williams!
Vernell Williams was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Franchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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186 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vincent Franchel!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franchel rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Franchel has his feet on Jones's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Franchel to the ground. Jones is now in Franchel's guard.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franchel is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Jones frees his head nicely. Oh but Franchel has switched to an armbar! Jones is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Vincent Franchel!
Vincent Franchel decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Wates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Wates has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Wates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregory Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wates misses with a double jab.
Mitchell thuds a left hand into Wates's body.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mitchell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wates is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mitchell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wates lands with a nice combination. Mitchell backs away looking to recover.
Wates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Wates.
Mitchell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wates looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mitchell cracks Wates with a good jab.
Wates throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wates.
Mitchell lands a jab.
Wates tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mitchell! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a big head kick that sends Wates tumbling to the mat! Mitchell takes a step backwards and waves Wates back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wates is rocked!
Mitchell thuds a left hand into Wates's body.
Oh Wates is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Mitchell! Wates is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Mitchell!
After the fight, Gregory Mitchell was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocha Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freire's entrance music is Fuel - Won't Back Down. A fine choice. Mick Bronson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rocha Freire's chin.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocha Freire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Freire.
Freire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bronson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Freire scores with a spinning back kick!
Bronson tries to land a front kick but Freire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Freire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bronson circles away quickly and effectively.
Freire misses with a wild combination.
Freire throws a head kick that half lands.
Freire throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bronson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronson walks into a stiff left hand from Freire.
Freire misses with a series of wild punches.
Bronson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mick Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire misses with a wild combination.
Bronson throws the kick towards the body but Freire avoids it.
Bronson throws the kick towards the body but Freire avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Freire.
A right-left combo lands from Freire.
Bronson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freire.
Freire throws a one two combo.
Bronson slips a jab from Freire.
Bronson slips a straight right by Freire.
No joy there for Freire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bronson lands a nice hook to Freire's body. Freire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Freire moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bronson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Freire.
A head kick by Bronson misses
and Freire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bronson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Freire is breathing heavily.
Bronson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bronson throws a right and a left that Freire avoids nicely.
Freire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bronson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bronson throws a right and a left that Freire avoids nicely.
Freire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Freire throws a body kick that misses.
Bronson looks to throw the jab but Freire is out of range.
Bronson avoids the body shot from Freire.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a big shot that misses.
Bronson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Freire counters with a stiff right hand.
Freire throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Freire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Freire scores with a body shot.
Bronson misses with a wild combination.
Bronson misses with a hook. Freire ducked under it nicely.
Freire fails to land with a series of punches.
Bronson slips a jab and a cross from Freire.
Some wild striking there from Bronson.
Bronson slips a jab and a cross from Freire.
Bronson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've been informed that Bronson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freire misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Bronson. That snapped Freire's head back.
Freire misses with a head kick.
Freire lands a high kick!
Bronson has managed to clinch.
Freire breaks from the clinch.
Freire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bronson has time to react.
Freire looks to land a combination but Bronson avoids it well.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronson throws a head kick but Freire moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Freire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bronson misses with an uppercut. Freire saw that one coming.
Bronson misses with a head kick.
Bronson throws a right hand that misses
and Freire counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocha Freire dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Freire scores with a head kick. Bronson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Freire misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Bronson does no damage.
Freire is looking to counter punch.
Bronson tries to land a front kick but Freire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bronson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bronson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Freire lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
Freire throws a quick counter head kick but Bronson was just out of range.
Bronson misses with a hook. Freire ducked under it nicely.
Bronson throws a head kick but Freire moves out of range.
Bronson takes a swing at Freire's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Freire finds it's way through Bronson's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Freire throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bronson.
Rocha Freire is winning the standup battle so far.
Freire lands a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Freire.
Bronson wants to slow Freire down by chopping away at his legs.
Freire lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bronson throws a hook to the side of Freire's head but Freire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Bronson looks to move away, Freire throws a big counter combo bu Bronson just gets out of the way.
Danga de danga de dang - Freire scores with a four punch combination!
A slow jab from Bronson misses its intended target.
Bronson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Freire counters with a nice uppercut.
Freire has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronson drops Freire with a beautiful combination! Freire stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bronson is looking for the KO!
Freire is rocked!
It looks like Rocha Freire has been cut.
Bronson cracks Freire with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mick Bronson!
Mick Bronson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Rocha Freire stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll train harder to do better next time.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Smesman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Smesman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Smesman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Drake!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake moves into range and clinches up with Smesman.
Smesman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smesman blocks an uppercut.
Smesman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smesman working aggressively here.
Smesman leaning against his opponent.
Smesman lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Vladimir Drake has been cut.
Smesman managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
Drake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drake blocks an elbow strike.
Smesman lands an elbow just above Drake 's eye.
Drake stalling against the cage.
Smesman is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Smesman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Smesman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Smesman tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Smesman back against the cage.
Smesman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drake tries to work over Smesman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smesman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Smesman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Drake can turn it around.
Drake misses with an elbow strike.
Drake dodges an elbow strike from Smesman.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smesman has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Smesman is working Drake over against the cage.
Drake dodges an elbow strike from Smesman.
Come on Drake - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Drake avoids the elbow strike from Smesman, against the cage.
Drake blocks a body shot from Smesman.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smesman effectively controlling the action here.
Smesman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smesman throws an elbow but misses.
Drake slowing the pace effectively.
Drake lands an uppercut.
Smesman throws an elbow but it misses.
Smesman taking a breather.
Drake just leaning against Smesman, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smesman throws an elbow but it misses.
Drake blocks an elbow strike from Smesman.
Smesman effectively controlling the action here.
Drake tries a knee to the head but Smesman blocks it.
Smesman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drake's defenses.
Drake blocks the elbow strike.
Smesman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Smesman.
Smesman swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smesman lands an elbow that stopped Drake in his tracks for a moment.
Smesman misses with a body punch.
Smesman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Smesman tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Smesman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smesman has closed the distance and engaged Drake in a clinch.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smesman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smesman struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Drake is struggling to control the position.
Smesman throws an elbow that misses.
Smesman working aggressively here.
Smesman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drake.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smesman dodges an elbow strike from Drake.
Smesman lands an elbow that stopped Drake in his tracks for a moment.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Drake controlling the action here for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drake blocks an elbow strike.
Drake prevents a body shot from Smesman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smesman pushes off an throws an elbow but Drake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smesman throws an elbow that misses.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Drake tries to stall but Smesman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smesman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake dodges an elbow strike from Smesman.
Smesman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smesman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drake's brow.
Drake avoids the elbow strike from Smesman, against the cage.
Drake is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smesman letting Drake take a breather here.
Smesman struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smesman taking a breather.
Smesman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smesman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smesman is defending well for now.
Drake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Smesman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Drake's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smesman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Drake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smesman throws a lazy head kick
and Smesman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smesman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake flicks out a counter leg kick but Smesman steps away.
A big right from Smesman misses.
Drake clinches with his opponent.
Smesman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Drake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smesman backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smesman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Smesman is looking to control Drake's arms but Drake gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smesman has his back to the cage.
The referee calls for Smesman to work.
Drake avoids the elbow strike from Smesman, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smesman struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Smesman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Drake trying to control the position but instead, Smesman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drake into the cage.
Smesman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smesman throws a poor cross that misses
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake lunges at Smesman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smesman's hand.
Drake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smesman throws an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smesman.
Stalling in the clinch from Smesman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smesman.
Smesman misses with an elbow over the top.
Smesman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws an elbow but it misses.
Smesman lands an elbow inside.
Smesman tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smesman scores with a hook to the body.
Smesman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smesman being controlled against the cage.
Drake continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smesman throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smesman lands an elbow that stopped Drake in his tracks for a moment.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smesman avoids it.
Drake is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smesman digs a right hand into Drake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drake's gas tank.
Smesman taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Smesman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smesman can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Drake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smesman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smesman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice side step and Drake releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Smesman.
Drake tries to keep at a distance but Smesman has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Smesman.
Drake avoiding damage as Smesman throws knees to the body.
Smesman trying to land knees to the body.
Smesman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drake up against the cage.
Drake blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Smesman.
Jimmy Smesman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smesman avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smesman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drake's brow.
Still in the clinch, Drake scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drake avoids a wild elbow strike from Smesman.
Drake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smesman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drake scores with a shoulder strike.
Smesman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
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 Jimmy Smesman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Drake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Drake has managed to clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smesman's brow.
Drake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smesman.
Smesman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drake pushes Smesman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smesman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drake slows down the pace here.
Smesman throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake avoids the elbow strike from Smesman, against the cage.
Smesman tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Smesman back against the cage.
Smesman pushes off an throws an elbow but Drake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smesman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smesman looking to stall.
Smesman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smesman misses with an elbow over the top.
Drake lands with a left to the head.
Smesman throws an elbow but it misses.
Smesman misses with some punches.
Smesman can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Drake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smesman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smesman can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Smesman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drake prevents a body shot from Smesman.
Smesman misses with a body punch.
Smesman blocking some punches.
Drake is trying to stall.
Drake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Drake.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Smesman as the two fighters clinch.
Smesman swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smesman lands an elbow inside.
Drake blocks an elbow strike.
Smesman blocks an uppercut.
Smesman is trying to break the clinch but Drake is controlling him.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smesman pushes off an throws an elbow but Drake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smesman throws an elbow but it misses.
Smesman lands a damaging elbow.
Drake blocks a body shot from Smesman.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smesman.
Drake avoids a wild elbow strike from Smesman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smesman misses with an elbow strike.
Drake tries a body shot but Smesman blocks it.
Drake blocks an elbow strike from Smesman.
Smesman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smesman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smesman lands an elbow that stopped Drake in his tracks for a moment.
Drake lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smesman misses with an elbow strike.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drake lands a nice shot to the body.
Jimmy Smesman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smesman blocking some punches.
Drake is pushing Smesman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Smesman blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Drake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Smesman avoids the damage to the body.
Drake dodges an elbow strike from Smesman.
Drake effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Drake on the inside.
Vladimir Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake tries to work over Smesman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smesman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jimmy Smesman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamil Zavurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Nickoson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shamil Zavurov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zavurov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zavurov lands an elbow inside that Nickoson shrugs off.
It looks like Bryan Nickoson has been cut.
Zavurov taking a breather.
Nickoson avoids the elbow strike from Zavurov, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zavurov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nickoson's brow.
Zavurov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zavurov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nickoson is trying to force a seperation but Zavurov has the dominant position.
Nickoson misses with the head strike.
Zavurov lands a right hand.
Nickoson wants to break free but Zavurov has control.
Zavurov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zavurov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickoson dodges an elbow strike from Zavurov.
We've been hearing reports that Nickoson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
Zavurov tries a body shot but Nickoson blocks it.
Nickoson breaks from the clinch.
Zavurov moves away from the strike by Nickoson.
Zavurov closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov has Nickoson pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zavurov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zavurov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zavurov misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zavurov.
Nickoson can't break the clinch.
Nickoson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zavurov takes the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zavurov.
Zavurov lands a hook that snaps the head of Nickoson backwards.
Zavurov lands an elbow just above Nickoson 's eye.
Zavurov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zavurov lands a right hand.
Zavurov tries to throw a body punch but Nickoson avoids it by throwing Zavurov back against the cage.
Zavurov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nickoson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zavurov can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nickoson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nickoson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zavurov can't find room to land a body shot as Nickoson controls the action.
Zavurov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zavurov working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zavurov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nickoson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zavurov smiles and moves away.
Nickoson throws a right hand that Zavurov ducks under and follows up with a left that Zavurov also avoids with ease.
Zavurov moves into range and clinches up with Nickoson.
Zavurov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nickoson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nickoson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zavurov.
Zavurov stalling.
Zavurov is leaning against Nickoson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nickoson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nickoson is looking to control Zavurov's arms but Zavurov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nickoson has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov tries a body shot but Nickoson blocks it.
Zavurov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nickoson up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zavurov stalls.
A frustrated look appears on Nickoson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zavurov tries a body shot but Nickoson blocks it.
Nickoson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zavurov misses with a punch to the body.
Nickoson blocks the elbow strike.
Zavurov tries a body shot but Nickoson blocks it.
Zavurov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nickoson breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson throws a combination. Zavurov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zavurov.
Nickoson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zavurov tries to clinch up but Nickoson circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Nickoson misses.
Zavurov scores with a punch to the head.
Zavurov has closed the distance and engaged Nickoson in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zavurov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nickoson.
A bit of stalling here from Zavurov.
A right hook to the body lands for Zavurov.
Nickoson tries to break the clinch but Zavurov is controlling the position.
Zavurov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zavurov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nickoson backwards.
Zavurov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zavurov lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamil Zavurov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Nickoson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nickoson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zavurov closes the distance and pushes Nickoson back into the cage.
Zavurov misses with a body punch.
Nickoson tries to pull guard but Zavurov holds him up against the cage and eventually Nickoson drops back down to his feet.
Zavurov scores with a shot to the side of Nickoson's head.
Nickoson is trying to push Zavurov away but Zavurov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zavurov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nickoson tries to circle away but Zavurov has him pinned against the cage.
Nickoson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Still in the clinch, Zavurov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nickoson jumps guard but Zavurov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zavurov tries a body shot but Nickoson blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Nickoson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zavurov keeps control of Nickoson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nickoson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zavurov lands a shoulder strike.
Nickoson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov darts in and clinches Nickoson up against the cage.
Nickoson can't break the clinch.
Nickoson avoiding damage as Zavurov throws knees to the body.
Nickoson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zavurov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zavurov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nickoson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zavurov throws a punch but it's blocked by Nickoson.
Nickoson is trying to break the clinch but Zavurov is controlling him.
Zavurov stalling in the clinch.
Nickoson is looking to control Zavurov's arms but Zavurov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nickoson has his back to the cage.
Zavurov lands a shoulder strike.
Zavurov tries a body shot but Nickoson blocks it.
Zavurov cracks Nickoson with a nice body shot.
Zavurov misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
Good body shot from Zavurov.
Zavurov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov lands a left hand.
Nickoson wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Nickoson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zavurov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nickoson up against the cage.
Nickoson wants to break free but Zavurov has control.
Zavurov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zavurov is pushing Nickoson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nickoson avoids a wild elbow strike from Zavurov.
Zavurov prevents Nickoson from breaking the clinch.
Zavurov lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Zavurov fails to land.
Nickoson is trying to break the clinch but Zavurov is controlling him.
Nickoson tries to break the clinch but Zavurov is controlling the position.
Zavurov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nickoson.
Nickoson can't break the clinch.
Zavurov misses with a body punch.
Nickoson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zavurov has him pressed against the cage.
Zavurov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shamil Zavurov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Zavurov.
Zavurov lands with a light punch inside.
Nickoson tries to pull guard but Zavurov won't allow it.
Zavurov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nickoson is defending well for now.
Zavurov keeps control of Nickoson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nickoson trying to stall but Zavurov improves his position.
Zavurov lands a damaging elbow.
Nickoson tries to circle away but Zavurov has him pinned against the cage.
Zavurov throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Zavurov.
Zavurov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nickosons head.
Zavurov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zavurov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nickoson blocks it with crossed arms.
Nickoson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Zavurov on the inside.
Zavurov stalls.
Zavurov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickoson breaks from the clinch.
Nickoson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zavurov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nickoson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from Nickoson is predictable there
and Zavurov counters with a left right combination that sends Nickoson crashing to the mat - Zavurov wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Nickoson out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shamil Zavurov!
Shamil Zavurov gave a mention to Mohito Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Looseterman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Rodriguez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jimbo Looseterman's chin.
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19
180 lbs
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25
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimbo Looseterman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Looseterman connects with a body shot.
Looseterman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beauty School in the buildup to the fight.
Rodriguez moves away from the strike by Looseterman.
Rodriguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Looseterman closes the distance and clinches.
Looseterman lands a left hand.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Looseterman stalling against the cage.
Looseterman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Looseterman has him pinned against the cage.
Looseterman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Looseterman.
Looseterman misses with a left hand
and Rodriguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Looseterman looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Looseterman.
Looseterman lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Looseterman throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez throws out a counter right but Looseterman avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Looseterman.
Looseterman catches Rodriguez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez lands with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez scores with a hook to the body. Looseterman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Looseterman misses with a body shot
and Rodriguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Looseterman looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
Looseterman jabs at Rodriguez's body.
Looseterman lands a jab to Rodriguez's midsection.
Rodriguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Looseterman.
Rodriguez throws a counter combo.
Jimbo Looseterman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez misses with a combination
and Looseterman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Looseterman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodriguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Looseterman lands a jab to the head.
Looseterman just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Looseterman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Looseterman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Looseterman takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Looseterman looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
Looseterman slips a jab and a cross from Rodriguez.
A little feinted left hand from Looseterman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Looseterman misses with a two punch combination.
Looseterman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Looseterman finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Looseterman misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodriguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Looseterman.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Looseterman moves out of range.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Looseterman slips the punch.
Looseterman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Looseterman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Rodriguez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodriguez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rodriguez! But no joy.
Looseterman misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Looseterman thinking.
Looseterman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Looseterman.
Looseterman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rodriguez. Rodriguez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Looseterman defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Looseterman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws out a counter right but Looseterman avoids it with no problem.
Looseterman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodriguez at a distance.
Looseterman slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Looseterman takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Looseterman misses.
Looseterman throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Rodriguez to counter with a crisp jab.
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Looseterman.
Rodriguez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimbo Looseterman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Looseterman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Looseterman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Looseterman effectively controlling the action here.
A nice left hand lands by Looseterman.
Looseterman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Looseterman works on Rodriguez's body with a couple of short punches.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Looseterman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Looseterman has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Looseterman blocks it.
Looseterman keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Looseterman is leaning against Rodriguez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Looseterman digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Looseterman keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Looseterman is struggling to control the position.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Looseterman pushes him back against the cage.
Looseterman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Looseterman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Looseterman.
Looseterman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rodriguez up against the cage.
Looseterman is struggling to control the position.
Rodriguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Looseterman is stalling here.
Looseterman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Looseterman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been informed that Rodriguez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez works over Looseterman's head and body with a nice combination.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Looseterman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Looseterman clinches up with Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage.
Looseterman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Looseterman.
Looseterman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Looseterman.
Looseterman stalls.
Looseterman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Looseterman controlling the action here for a moment.
Rodriguez is trying to force a seperation but Looseterman has the dominant position.
Looseterman drops Rodriguez onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rodriguez is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A right handed body shot lands from Looseterman.
Rodriguez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Looseterman stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Looseterman lands with a right to the head.
Looseterman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Looseterman throws a looping overhand right but Rodriguez ducks down to avoid it.
Looseterman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Looseterman.
A right hook to the body lands for Looseterman.
A short right from Looseterman on the inside.
Looseterman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Looseterman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Looseterman lands a body shot.
Looseterman taking a breather.
Looseterman drops Rodriguez onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rodriguez is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Looseterman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
Looseterman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Looseterman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Looseterman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Looseterman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Looseterman lands with a short shot to the head.
Looseterman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jimbo Looseterman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Looseterman throws a big uppercut that drops Rodriguez! More strikes from Looseterman and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rodriguez lies dazed against the cage as Looseterman celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimbo Looseterman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Palmz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosby comes into the arena with Hikky Burr blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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192 lbs
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26
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Palmz!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Palmz moves in looking to clinch but Cosby pushes him off.
Palmz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cosby is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cosby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Palmz at a distance.
Palmz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cosby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palmz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cosby pinned against the cage. Cosby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bill Cosby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Palmz.
Palmz gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cosby can't do much from the bottom here.
Palmz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cosby has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Palmz but great work by Cosby.
Palmz is trying to improve his position.
Palmz is trying to work for a sweep but Cosby has mounted him!
Palmz is looking to improve his position but Cosby isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmz is trying to stand up.
Palmz is working to get back to half guard.
Cosby controlling the position easily from mount.
Cosby working the ground and pound effectively.
Palmz is looking to get to half guard.
Cosby tries to control but Palmz wriggling away.
Cosby takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cosby tries to control but Palmz wriggling away.
Palmz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cosby content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Palmz is not content to let Cosby control the position.
Palmz looking for submissions off his back.
Palmz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cosby pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cosby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cosby trying to mount his opponent but Palmz defends it.
Palmz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cosby is trying to control. Palmz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cosby not doing much here.
Palmz actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Palmz is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cosby in particular looking to stall.
Palmz looking for subs from the bottom but Cosby mounts him!
Cosby raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cosby working the ground and pound effectively.
Cosby prevents Palmz from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cosby trying to control but Palmz is having none of it.
Cosby prevents Palmz from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cosby dominated that round.
That's time! Cosby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Palmz fails with a takedown attempt.
Cosby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palmz, pushing him back against the cage.
Cosby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Palmz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A body shot lands from Cosby.
Palmz looking for a takedown.
Bill Cosby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Palmz.
Cosby has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Palmz regains guard immediately.
Palmz keeping moving, preventing Cosby from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Palmz looking for a guillotine here but Cosby defends easily.
Cosby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cosby controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby slips nicely into half guard.
Cosby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Palmz looking for submissions off his back.
Cosby keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Palmz actively working from the bottom here.
Palmz looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Cosby pushes past his half guard into mount!
Palmz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cosby landing strikes, looking to finish!
Palmz tries to reverse the position but Cosby maintains control.
Cosby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmz can do to turn this around?
Cosby controlling his opponent.
Palmz tries to reverse the position but Cosby maintains control.
Palmz is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby content just to control the position here.
Cosby is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Palmz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cosby fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cosby working Palmz over with strikes here.
Palmz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cosby wants to control the pace but Palmz is squirming around nicely.
Palmz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cosby controlling the pace for now.
Palmz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cosby working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosby looking to control but Palmz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bill Cosby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palmz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Palmz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Palmz is looking to improve his position but Cosby isn't that keen on the idea.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosby controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cosby dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cosby's jab looks to have found its range, popping Palmz under the eye.
Palmz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Palmz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cosby connects with a jab.
We've been told by Cosby's head coaches at Koru MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cosby scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cosby stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cosby wants it to stay on the feet.
Cosby lands a nice shot that snaps Palmz's head back.
Cosby lands a nice looking body shot.
Cosby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cosby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palmz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosby connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Palmz covering up! Cosby comes in with a big uppercut and Palmz goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bill Cosby!
Bill Cosby retains his middleweight title!
An intense looking Bill Cosby took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'd like to thank my sponsors, "Jello Pudding Pops" and "Quaalude."'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hakeen Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seventh Sleeper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
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223 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakeen Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seventh Sleeper!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleeper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
Sleeper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sleeper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sleeper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alvarez swings for the body but Sleeper moves out of range.
Sleeper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sleeper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. Sleeper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Sleeper has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alvarez.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
Sleeper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Alvarez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alvarez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sleeper.
Sleeper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alvarez with a body shot.
Sleeper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sleeper slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleeper swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez tries to circle away but Sleeper has him pinned against the cage.
Sleeper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sleeper misses with some punches.
Sleeper gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Sleeper on the inside.
Sleeper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvarez's efforts to push away.
Sleeper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvarez's efforts to push away.
Sleeper tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Sleeper back against the cage.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Sleeper.
Alvarez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Alvarez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sleeper trying to land knees to the body.
Sleeper missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Sleeper.
Sleeper trying to land knees to the body.
Sleeper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sleeper lands with a right to the head.
Sleeper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sleeper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sleeper smiles and moves away.
Sleeper missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Sleeper misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sleeper has Alvarez pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper throws a head punch that misses.
Sleeper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez trying to stall but Sleeper improves his position.
Sleeper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
A shot in the inside from Sleeper.
It looks like Hakeen Alvarez has been cut.
Sleeper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Sleeper.
Alvarez takes a shot to the head.
Sleeper swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sleeper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Sleeper.
Alvarez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sleeper backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sleeper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sleeper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sleeper scores with the left hand. Alvarez knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Alvarez scores with a hook.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Sleeper with a series of wild strikes but Sleeper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice cross by Sleeper.
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sleeper to score with a decent uppercut.
Sleeper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alvarez, pushing him back against the cage.
Sleeper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Sleeper gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sleeper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alvarez up against the cage.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Sleeper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seventh Sleeper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hakeen Alvarez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sleeper misses with a looping left.
Sleeper throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Sleeper throws a body shot but no joy.
Sleeper rushes Alvarez and presses him up against the cage.
Sleeper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez is looking to break free of the clinch but Sleeper has double underhooks.
Sleeper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alvarez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sleeper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alvarez tries to break the clinch but Sleeper is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sleeper.
Sleeper has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Sleeper misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleeper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Sleeper working aggressively here.
Alvarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sleeper smiles and moves away.
Sleeper misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Sleeper moves out of range.
Alvarez slips a jab from Sleeper.
Sleeper might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alvarez scores with a nice right hand.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
Alvarez scores with a shot to the body.
Sleeper misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Sleeper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sleeper throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Sleeper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sleeper in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sleeper has closed the distance and engaged Alvarez in a clinch.
Alvarez dodges an elbow strike from Sleeper.
Sleeper working aggressively here.
Sleeper lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Sleeper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sleeper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sleeper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sleeper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sleeper misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Sleeper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Sleeper.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sleeper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sleeper swinging wildly here.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Sleeper avoids nicely.
Sleeper lands with an overhand left.
Alvarez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sleeper will feel that in the morning.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
Alvarez is looking to wear down Sleeper with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper lands with a nice body punch.
Sleeper avoids a kick to the body.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Sleeper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Sleeper.
Alvarez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sleeper misses the jab.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sleeper cracks Alvarez with a good jab.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sleeper.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Sleeper connects with a body shot that sends Alvarez's belly button to the back.
Sleeper throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Sleeper looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Sleeper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sleeper moves into the clinch.
Sleeper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sleeper struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper misses with some punches.
Alvarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Alvarez.
Sleeper misses with a looping left.
Alvarez throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Sleeper misses its intended target.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
Sleeper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Sleeper moves out of range.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Sleeper.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sleeper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A left lands for Sleeper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seventh Sleeper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hakeen Alvarez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sleeper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Sleeper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Sleeper moves out of range.
Sleeper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sleeper slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a right hand that Sleeper ducks under and follows up with a left that Sleeper also avoids with ease.
Sleeper throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvarez counters with a three punch combo that has Sleeper backing up. Sleeper nods at Alvarez to acknowledge the strikes.
Sleeper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sleeper.
Alvarez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sleeper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alvarez.
Sleeper misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Sleeper throws a big shot that misses.
Hakeen Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Sleeper. That snapped Alvarez's head back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sleeper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sleeper throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alvarez.
Sleeper lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sleeper. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sleeper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sleeper misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez defending well as Sleeper loads up on a big left hand.
Sleeper misses with a body shot.
Sleeper missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alvarez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sleeper wants to counter with a clinch but Alvarez pushes him away.
Sleeper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sleeper.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hakeen Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sleeper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Sleeper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Seventh Sleeper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sleeper drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Alvarez can't break the clinch.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Sleeper.
Alvarez tries to break free but Sleeper pushes him back against the cage.
Sleeper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Sleeper.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sleeper misses with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sleeper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sleeper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sleeper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sleeper scores with the left hand. Alvarez knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Sleeper.
Alvarez takes one to the side of the head.
Sleeper sizes up Alvarez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvarez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sleeper. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seventh Sleeper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sleeper scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sleeper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alvarez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
Sleeper looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Sleeper.
Alvarez is looking for a counter combo.
Sleeper misses with a straight right.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Sleeper avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Sleeper scores with a jab.
Alvarez throws a big shot that misses.
Sleeper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sleeper throws out a powerful jab.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
Alvarez throws a chopping leg kick but Sleeper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sleeper dips to his left and cracks Alvarez with an uppercut!
Sleeper gets a clinch.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch but Sleeper keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Hakeen Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sleeper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seventh Sleeper.
Well Sleeper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seventh Sleeper!
Seventh Sleeper took some time post fight to say the following; 'My retirement fight'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skap Hazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Durant is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skap Hazard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Durant!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hazard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Durant takes one to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Hazard scores with a four punch combination!
Hazard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hazard scores with a nice head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Durant 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Hazard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Hazard.
A cross from Hazard lands.
Durant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hazard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've been told by Hazard's head coaches at Cozad MMA New York that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Durant misses with a left hand
and Hazard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durant misses with a hook.
Hazard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Durant. Durant circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hazard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durant.
Durant with the counter takedown but Hazard avoids it easily.
Hazard throws a series of punches but Durant moves out of range.
Durant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hazard throws a shot to the body.
Skap Hazard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazard stuffs the takedown.
Durant shoots for a double leg takedown but Hazard sprawls well. He's pushed Durant's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice straight punches there by Hazard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hazard.
Nice takedown defense from Hazard. No joy for Durant on that attempt.
Skap Hazard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Durant.
Sloppy strikes from Durant. Those never looked like landing.
Hazard cracks Durant with an open hand slap.
Hazard works over Durant's head and body with a nice combination.
Hazard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hazard misses with a two punch combination.
Durant shoots in but no luck this time.
Durant takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Hazard finds it's target.
Skap Hazard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hazard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Durant closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hazard did well to prevent Durant getting side control.
Durant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Durant throwing shots but Hazard is blocking nicely.
Durant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hazard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hazard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hazard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hazard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hazard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hazard trying to control the position from guard on top but Durant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hazard wants to get up but he can't break Durant's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Durant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hazard is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hazard wanted to stand there but Durant had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant keeping moving, preventing Hazard from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hazard cracks Durant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hazard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Durant shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hazard throws a series of punches but Durant avoids them all with ease.
Durant with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hazard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hazard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Durant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hazard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hazard lands a jab to Durant's midsection.
A jab from Hazard does it's job there.
Durant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hazard circles away quickly and effectively.
Durant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hazard pinned against the cage. Hazard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hazard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Durant's head backwards.
Hazard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hazard throws a good cross that connects.
Durant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hazard works over Durant's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durant tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hazard defends well and Durant ends up having to push Hazard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hazard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Durant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Durant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hazard as he avoids it easily.
Hazard lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skap Hazard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Durant misses with a hook
and Hazard counters with a straight right hand.
Durant is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hazard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hazard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Durant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skap Hazard is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Hazard.
Durant throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hazard counters with a straight right hand.
Hazard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hazard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Durant is rocked!
Jab from Hazard.
Durant is still on wobbly legs! Can Hazard finish him?
BOOM! Hazard lands a beautiful left hook that drops Durant. Durant tries to recover but Hazard is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Durant lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skap Hazard!
Skap Hazard spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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