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TROID - 6 - What You Made Of PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irwin McMulligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Putt Birdie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Irwin McMulligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Putt Birdie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMulligan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Birdie looks to score with a jab to the body but McMulligan is just out of range.
Birdie connects with a right hand. McMulligan shakes it off.
McMulligan tries to clinch up but Birdie circles away and keeps his distance.
McMulligan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Birdie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McMulligan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Birdie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McMulligan misses with the combination.
McMulligan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McMulligan throws a hook but Birdie avoids it easily.
McMulligan wants to clinch up but Birdie keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMulligan misses with a double jab.
Birdie misses with a hook.
McMulligan shoots in and drives through. Birdie sprawls well.
McMulligan fails to land with a series of punches.
McMulligan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Birdie defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMulligan moves in looking to clinch but Birdie pushes him off.
Birdie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Birdie stuffs the takedown attempt from McMulligan. McMulligan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irwin McMulligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McMulligan is breathing heavily.
McMulligan loads up on a big right hand but Birdie slips the punch.
Birdie scores with a hook to the body. McMulligan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left lands for Birdie.
Birdie scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice straight punches there by Birdie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Birdie.
Putt Birdie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Birdie cracks a nice hook into McMulligan's ribs.
Birdie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McMulligan's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Birdie digs a good hook to McMulligan's body.
McMulligan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMulligan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Birdie works McMulligan's body with a nice hook.
Birdie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Birdie lands a nice looking body shot.
Birdie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Birdie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Irwin McMulligan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Birdie with a nice cross.
Nice cross by Birdie.
McMulligan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Birdie punishes McMulligan's body with a nice straight punch.
Birdie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Birdie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McMulligan rather than just go for the knockout.
Birdie with a hook.
Birdie scores with a hook to the body. McMulligan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Birdie lands a glancing blow to the side of McMulligan's head.
Birdie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McMulligan on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birdie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Birdie lands a slapping body shot.
McMulligan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Birdie to score with a decent uppercut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for McMulligan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Birdie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Birdie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McMulligan at a distance.
Birdie 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Birdie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McMulligan tries to clinch but Birdie is having none of it.
Birdie jabs at McMulligan's body.
Birdie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McMulligan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Birdie thuds his right hand into McMulligan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Birdie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McMulligan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Birdie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Birdie connects with a jab.
McMulligan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMulligan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice straight punches there by Birdie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Birdie.
McMulligan is rocked!
McMulligan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh McMulligan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Birdie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McMulligan backs up against the cage.
Birdie lands a nice looking body shot.
McMulligan seems to have got his legs back now.
Birdie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McMulligan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Birdie jabs McMulligan right on the nose. McMulligan blinks but takes it well.
McMulligan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Birdie lands with an uppercut that bounces McMulligan off the cage and back into rage.
Birdie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Birdie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Birdie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Birdie lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Putt Birdie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Birdie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Birdie.
McMulligan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Birdie counters with a nice uppercut.
Irwin McMulligan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McMulligan swinging wildly here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Birdie 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.
Good shot there by Birdie.
Birdie blocks a low kick nicely.
McMulligan misses with a wild body shot.
Birdie misses with a two punch combination.
McMulligan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot lands for Birdie.
Birdie lands a left and a right that send McMulligan crashing to the mat, dazed. Birdie thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Birdie thuds a left hand into McMulligan's body.
Birdie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McMulligan at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Birdie.
Birdie connects with a body shot.
McMulligan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Birdie lands a slapping body shot.
Birdie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McMulligan looks for a takedown but Birdie sprawls well.
Good shot there by Birdie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMulligan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Birdie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Birdie digs a good hook to McMulligan's body.
McMulligan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Birdie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McMulligan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheers as Birdie lands an impressive looking overhand right. McMulligan doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birdie lands with a hook. McMulligan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McMulligan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McMulligan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McMulligan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Birdie 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.
Birdie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of McMulligan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McMulligan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Birdie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McMulligan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Birdie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Birdie.
Birdie drops McMulligan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but McMulligan looks back up at him and smiles so Birdie waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Birdie.
McMulligan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Birdie cracks McMulligan with a hook to the temple - McMulligan is on wobbly legs here! Birdie swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! McMulligan falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Birdie wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Putt Birdie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keith Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmed Khawaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ahmed Khawaja enters the cage!
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ahmed Khawaja!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Khawaja fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khawaja is defended easily by Davis.
Khawaja is looking to slow Davis down with leg kicks.
Davis throws a right hand that Khawaja ducks under and follows up with a left that Khawaja also avoids with ease.
Khawaja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khawaja bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Khawaja sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Davis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Khawaja in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Davis is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ahmed Khawaja!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chuck Bravo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bravo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bravo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Bravo looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Bravo misses with a two punch combination.
Chuck Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Smith prevents Bravo from escaping the position.
Bravo defending against the ground and pound.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smith has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bravo is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Smith wants to control the pace but Bravo is squirming around nicely.
Smith looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Smith working for a submission but Bravo is keeping him at bay.
Smith moves to take his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo showing good submission defense here.
Bravo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bravo has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Smith.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith controlling well, preventing Bravo from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith working for a choke but Bravo is defending well.
Bravo turns into Smith and is now in his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smith holds on and takes a little breather.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bravo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bravo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith controlling Bravo's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Smith has control of Bravo's left arm, preventing Bravo from doing any damage.
Bravo tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
Bravo wants to stand and escape but instead Smith has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Bravo is working away.
Bravo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Smith manages to mount him!
Bravo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Smith tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Smith tries to control but Bravo wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Smith looking to isolate an arm here. Bravo doesn't see it coming and as Smith extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Take Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down comes to the cage accompanied by Air on a G String. Paul Poulter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Take Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulter fails with a takedown attempt.
Poulter looks for a takedown but Down sprawls well.
Poulter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Down is trying to defend but Poulter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Poulter trying to control the action but Down is working from the bottom.
Poulter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Down controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Poulter in particular looking to stall.
Down makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Down.
Down looking for a guillotine here but Poulter defends easily.
Poulter is sitting in close to Down's body. Down has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Poulter is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Poulter is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Down.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Take Down!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between fred bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Byford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bob comes to the cage accompanied by Sublime - Santeria. 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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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, fred bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Byford!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Byford shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from bob is defended easily by Byford.
bob with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Byford to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Byford.
Byford throws a leg kick that misses.
bob fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for fred bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bob shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. bob showed some decent athleticism there.
Byford is not content to let bob control the position.
Byford wants to get back to full guard.
bob seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
bob trying to control from half guard but Byford is working away.
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.
bob is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Byford is just riding it out for now. bob eventually gives up the hold.
Byford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
bob lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Byford wants to control but bob is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice cross by Byford.
Byford has his takedown stuffed
and bob counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by bob.
bob preventing the sweep.
Byford looks gassed!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Byford is on top in guard.
Byford lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bob 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.
Byford pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. bob is keeping the position for now.
bob lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Byford!
Byford working to try and regain half guard.
bob looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
bob has hold of Byford's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Byford manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Byford wants to control but bob is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bob trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Byford tries to hold on but bob pushes him away.
Byford is trying to escape the mount.
bob controlling from the full mount.
bob wants to control the pace but Byford is squirming around nicely.
bob jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Byford manages to avoid the submission attempt.
bob is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Byford has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
bob misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Byford tries to improve position but can't.
bob looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Byford manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
bob seems to be working for a kimura but Byford defends the submission attempt.
bob is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
fred bob dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Byford misses with a few strikes there.
Byford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
bob could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Byford doesn't succeed with the takedown
and bob counters with a nice double leg into guard.
bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Byford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
bob postures up and lands a big shot to Byford's brow.
bob decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Byford, up you get!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Byford shoots and misses
and bob counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bob is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
bob throwing strikes from guard but Byford blocks nicely.
bob chips away with some ground and pound.
bob might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Byford is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
bob trying to control but Byford is working from the bottom.
fred bob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Byford trying to control the position.
bob working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Byford wants to sweep here but bob controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from bob is defended easily by Byford.
bob fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Byford avoids it really well and circles away.
bob takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
bob shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Byford napping and manages to drive through into side control!
bob wants to lay and pray for a moment but Byford keeps working.
Byford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with bob. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
bob decides to stand up, so the ref orders Byford to his feet.
bob blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bob scores with a takedown into Byford's guard.
bob throws and elbow that misses. Byford uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in bob's guard. Nice move by Byford!
bob working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Byford doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Byford manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Byford throwing strikes from guard but bob blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bob lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Byford!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bob prevents Byford from getting the reversal.
Byford is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
bob working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Byford looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by bob! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). fred bob!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Brinehall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Way Of The Fist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rich Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Brinehall!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brinehall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brinehall keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brinehall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brinehall forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
Brinehall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Brinehall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Anderson being controlled against the cage.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Brinehall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brinehall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Brinehall.
Brinehall connects with a knee to the head.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brinehall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brinehall gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Brinehall lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A knee to the head by Brinehall.
Brinehall crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Brinehall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brinehall is stalling here.
Brinehall lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Brinehall connects with a knee to the head.
Brinehall lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brinehall lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Brinehall is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brinehall lands a nice knee to the body.
Brinehall lands a knee to the head.
Brinehall lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Anderson tries to circle away but Brinehall has him pinned against the cage.
Brinehall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brinehall is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brinehall down to the mat. Brinehall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brinehall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brinehall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brinehall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Brinehall.
Brinehall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Brinehall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brinehall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Brinehall.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Brinehall manages to get underhooks.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brinehall throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brinehall throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Brinehall blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brinehall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Brinehall blocks with his arms.
Brinehall lands a nice elbow.
Anderson decides to pull guard.
Brinehall's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brinehall tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Brinehall content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Anderson has locked up a guillotine! Anderson's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Brinehall is holding on here and Anderson must be using up a lot of energy. Brinehall has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Anderson gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rich Anderson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Roxas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Convex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roxas comes to the cage accompanied by What it takes to win. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Roxas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Convex!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Convex misses.
Roxas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Convex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Convex lands with a nice combination. Roxas backs away looking to recover.
Roxas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roxas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Convex takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roxas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Roxas working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxas tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Roxas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Convex is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Roxas.
Convex is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Roxas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Convex really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roxas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roxas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roxas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two 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.
Roxas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roxas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Convex's head.
Roxas thows a huge punch but Convex dodges it nicely.
Convex looks gassed!
Convex pushes Roxas off looking to stand but Roxas dives back in and keeps control.
Convex trying to control but Roxas postures up.
Roxas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roxas thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Convex to regain full guard.
Roxas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Convex swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roxas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Roxas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Convex defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roxas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roxas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Roxas fails with a takedown attempt.
Convex closes the distance and clinches.
Roxas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Convex stops a takedown attempt from Roxas.
Stalling in the clinch from Convex.
Roxas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Convex is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Convex pulls guard.
Convex keeping full guard, as Roxas tries to pass.
Roxas stops Convex from standing up.
Roxas passes Convex's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Roxas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Roxas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roxas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roxas with the ground and pound but Convex uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Roxas is pushing down on Convex's leg trying to pass to half guard. Convex is fighting to maintain full guard but Roxas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Roxas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roxas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Convex's head.
Convex is trying to stand.
Roxas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Convex pushes Roxas off looking to stand but Roxas dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gabriel Roxas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Roxas shoots in looking for a takedown. Convex tries to sprawl out of it but Roxas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Convex manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Convex misses with a few strikes there.
Roxas fails to land the takedown.
Roxas dives in and grabs Convex's left leg, looking for a takedown. Convex pushes down on Roxas's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Roxas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Convex slaps away a takedown attempt from Roxas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Convex closes the distance and pushes Roxas back into the cage.
Convex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Convex - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Roxas can't get the takedown.
Convex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roxas is defending well for now.
Convex slowing the pace effectively.
Roxas wants a takedown.
Convex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Convex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roxas blocks a head kick by Convex.
Barry Convex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Convex will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Convex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roxas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Convex misses with a head kick.
Roxas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Roxas throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Roxas sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Convex is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Roxas working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Roxas tries to advance to mount but Convex denies him.
Roxas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Convex managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Roxas.
Convex taking a bit of punishment here - Roxas scoring with strikes.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roxas.
Convex gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Convex tries to land a knee to the head but Roxas blocks with his arms.
Convex should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Roxas wants a takedown.
Convex stalling in the clinch but Roxas improves position.
Convex is pressed up against the cage. Roxas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Convex down to the mat. Convex avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Roxas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Convex pinned against the cage. Convex gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roxas closes the distance and clinches up with Convex, looking for a takedown. Roxas pushes Convex against the cage but Convex circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roxas avoids the head kick by Convex.
Roxas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Roxas in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Convex taking punishment in the form of punches.
Convex is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Roxas tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Roxas throws a strike aimed at the side of Convex's head but Convex avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roxas has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Convex!
The referee warns Convex that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Roxas thowing shots but they're missing.
Roxas throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Roxas thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Convex can't escape the position.
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 Gabriel Roxas will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Roxas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Convex is fending him off so far but Roxas persists. Nope, Convex circles away and we're back to standing.
Convex scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roxas trying to hold on to Convex's head to control him but Convex postures up.
Roxas gets full guard.
Roxas looking to control.
Roxas wants to sweep here but Convex controlling him for the moment.
Roxas trying to control the position.
Roxas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Convex is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Convex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roxas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Roxas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Convex's face.
Convex is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Roxas avoids the attempt from Convex to control.
Roxas moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Convex has worked his arm free - good work by Convex!
Convex struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Convex is working to avoid the ground and pound but Roxas connects with a decent elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Convex can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roxas lands a decent elbow from side control.
Roxas has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Roxas landing punches.
Roxas looking to finish with strikes here!
Convex is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roxas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Convex's face.
Roxas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gabriel Roxas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roxas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Convex is working to get back to half guard.
Roxas wants to control the pace but Convex is squirming around nicely.
Barry Convex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roxas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roxas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Roxas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roxas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Roxas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grant Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Policarpio Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Policarpio Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mendoza.
Brophy pushes Mendoza up against the cage in a clinch.
Brophy misses with a knee to the head.
Brophy misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Mendoza.
Mendoza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mendoza stalling in the clinch.
Brophy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mendoza's defenses.
It looks like Policarpio Mendoza has been cut.
Brophy trying to land knees to the body.
Brophy missing with knees to the body.
Brophy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mendoza pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brophy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mendoza blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brophy.
Brophy lands a knee to the body.
Mendoza looks gassed!
Brophy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendoza won't want to take too many of those.
Brophy connects with a knee to the head.
Brophy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendoza takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Brophy.
Brophy lands an elbow just above Mendoza 's eye.
Nice elbow from Brophy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brophy lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Brophy.
Brophy lands a damaging elbow.
Brophy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brophy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mendoza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mendoza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendoza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brophy.
Brophy takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy'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.
Mendoza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brophy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Grant Brophy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Policarpio Mendoza.
Brophy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mendoza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brophy tries a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks it.
Brophy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendoza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Mendoza blocks the low kick.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendoza throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brophy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mendoza blocks it with crossed arms.
Brophy tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendoza avoids the damage to the body.
Brophy misses with a knee strike.
Mendoza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brophy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but Brophy is controlling the position.
Brophy lands an elbow that stopped Mendoza in his tracks for a moment.
Brophy lands an elbow inside that Mendoza shrugs off.
Brophy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mendoza stalling in the clinch but Brophy improves position.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but Brophy won't allow it.
Brophy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brophy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks with his arms.
Mendoza has Brophy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brophy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brophy has him pressed against the cage.
Brophy prevents the takedown attempt.
Brophy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brophy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brophy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendoza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brophy wriggles free and stands up.
Brophy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brophy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brophy leaves Mendoza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A combination from Brophy does no damage.
Brophy throws a wild body kick that Mendoza sees coming a mile off.
Mendoza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mendoza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brophy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brophy wants to sweep but no luck.
Brophy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendoza.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brophy pushes Mendoza off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendoza shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Brophy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Policarpio Mendoza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brophy throws a leg kick which misses Mendoza's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendoza tries to avoid it.
Brophy has managed to clinch.
Mendoza looking to slow down the pace here.
Mendoza is trying to break free.
Mendoza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mendoza tries to pull guard but Brophy won't allow it.
Brophy lands an elbow that stopped Mendoza in his tracks for a moment.
Brophy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Brophy.
Brophy lands an elbow just above Mendoza 's eye.
Brophy lands a knee to the body.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Brophy is controlling him.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike.
Brophy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brophy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brophy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brophy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendoza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brophy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brophy lands a nice looking body kick.
Mendoza shoots in but no luck this time.
Grant Brophy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Policarpio Mendoza.
A head kick by Brophy misses
and Mendoza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brophy thinking.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mendoza.
Grant Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendoza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mendoza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brophy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brophy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brophy scores a nice knee to the body.
Mendoza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brophy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mendoza closes the distance and clinches up with Brophy, looking for a takedown. Mendoza pushes Brophy against the cage but Brophy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brophy tries to clinch
and Mendoza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mendoza.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brophy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Brophy.
Mendoza jumps guard but Brophy stands there with Mendoza around his waist. Mendoza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brophy scores with a knee to the head.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks with his arms.
Brophy throws an elbow that misses.
Mendoza avoiding damage as Brophy throws knees to the body.
Grant Brophy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brophy with a knee to the head.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brophy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brophy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brophy scores a nice knee to the body.
Brophy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brophy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but Brophy holds him up against the cage and eventually Mendoza drops back down to his feet.
Mendoza is working for takedown but Brophy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brophy taking a breather.
Brophy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendoza misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brophy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brophy.
Brophy'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.
Brophy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendoza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brophy throws an elbow but misses.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendoza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendoza wants a takedown.
Brophy misses with a knee to the head.
Brophy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but Brophy won't allow it.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch but Brophy keeps him there for the moment.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brophy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mendoza wants a takedown but no success here.
Mendoza is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brophy lands a knee to the head.
Brophy lands a damaging elbow.
Brophy tries a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks it.
Brophy lands an elbow inside.
Mendoza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brophy walks away with a smile on his face. Mendoza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brophy circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendoza avoids the head kick by Brophy.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick and Mendoza moves out of range easily.
Mendoza tries to bum rush Brophy with a series of wild strikes but Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brophy fails to land with a series of punches.
Brophy feints and then cracks Mendoza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendoza down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Brophy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Policarpio Mendoza's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brophy stuffs the takedown.
Brophy throws a lazy head kick
and Mendoza counters with a series of strikes. Brophy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mendoza blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Mendoza looks for a takedown but Brophy sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Mendoza fails with the takedown.
Grant Brophy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Policarpio Mendoza.
Mendoza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brophy moves into range and clinches up with Mendoza.
Brophy lands a nice knee to the body.
Brophy working Mendoza over with knees to the body.
Mendoza looking to slow down the pace here.
Brophy lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brophy gets underhooks to prevent Mendoza's takedown attempt.
Brophy lands with a right to the head.
Brophy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brophy obliges.
Mendoza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mendoza'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.
Mendoza takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mendoza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brophy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mendoza's defenses.
Brophy misses with a knee strike.
Mendoza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brophy tries to stall but Mendoza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mendoza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brophy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mendoza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brophy tries a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Mendoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brophy with a knee to the head.
Brophy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mendoza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Brophy.
That's two 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.
Mendoza fails to pull guard.
A bit of stalling here from Brophy.
Brophy lands an elbow that stopped Mendoza in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brophy.
Mendoza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brophy lands an elbow inside that Mendoza shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Brophy.
Brophy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brophy landing knees to the body.
Brophy scores with a knee to the head.
Mendoza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Mendoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendoza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy looking to throw knees to the head but Mendoza is blocking nicely.
Brophy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mendoza's face.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Brophy has him pressed against the cage.
Brophy misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries a knee to the head but Brophy blocks it.
Knees to the body from Brophy.
Brophy connects with a knee to the head.
Brophy with a knee to the head.
Mendoza is trying to force a seperation but Brophy has the dominant position.
Brophy lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendoza won't want to take too many of those.
Mendoza looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a knee strike.
Mendoza just leaning against Brophy, taking a breather.
Brophy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brophy lands an elbow that stopped Mendoza in his tracks for a moment.
Mendoza breaks the clinch.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendoza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendoza blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Brophy throws a wild body kick that Mendoza sees coming a mile off.
Brophy misses with an attempted mid kick.
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.
Mendoza dodges the punch combination from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a head kick.
Mendoza dives in and grabs Brophy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brophy pushes down on Mendoza's head and hops out.
Brophy clinches.
Brophy landing knees to the head.
Mendoza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brophy connects with a knee to the head.
Mendoza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brophy is keeping busy.
Brophy looking to throw knees to the head but Mendoza is blocking nicely.
Brophy with a knee to the head.
Mendoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brophy breaks the clinch.
Grant Brophy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mendoza.
A head kick misses from Mendoza.
Brophy scoring well with a low kick there.
Policarpio Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brophy clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brophy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Brophy!
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