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Highland Games 103 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Strazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerrald James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcelo Strazas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcelo Strazas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerrald James!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strazas is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and James moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerrald James!
Gerrald James made sure to mention his sponsor, MayheM sportswear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Fosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Singer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronny Fosse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Singer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singer throws out a loose jab but Fosse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fosse appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Singer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fosse.
Singer throws a body punch but Fosse moves out of range.
Singer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fosse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singer. Fosse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singer connects with a body shot.
Singer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fosse counters with a takedown into side control.
Singer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fosse connects with a decent elbow.
Singer is looking for a sweep.
We've been hearing that Fosse has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Singer keeps trying to improve his position.
Fosse creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Singer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Singer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fosse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Singer taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singer tries to escape but Fosse is in control.
Fosse trying to control the action but Singer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fosse working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fosse working the ground and pound.
Singer is looking to reverse the position.
Singer holds on to Fosse's head and controls the position momentarily.
Fosse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Singer keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Singer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Singer is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fosse has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Singer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fosse misses with the ground and pound.
Singer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fosse wants to control but Singer is keeping him busy.
Singer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fosse connects with a decent elbow.
Fosse lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fosse is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Singer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fosse trying to control the position but Singer is working away.
Fosse is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Singer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Singer parries the strikes from Fosse easily there. Fosse is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Singer to escape.
Fosse postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fosse wants to control but Singer is keeping him busy.
Fosse landing a few strikes.
Fosse throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Singer is not content to let Fosse control the position.
Fosse tries to score with some ground and pound. Singer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fosse wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Singer, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fosse working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fosse landing strikes.
Fosse throws a strike aimed at the side of Singer's head but Singer avoids it well.
Singer is trying to get back to half guard.
Singer is not content to let Fosse control the position.
Singer is looking to regain half guard here but Fosse keeps moving and retains side control.
Fosse scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Singer to see if he's OK.
Fosse scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fosse wants to control but Singer is keeping him busy.
Fosse scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Singer to see if he's OK.
Fosse wants to control but Singer is keeping him busy.
Fosse cracks Singer with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Singer is looking for a sweep.
Fosse tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fosse has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fosse trying to control the action but Singer is working from the bottom.
Fosse creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Singer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Singer is not content to let Fosse control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singer is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fosse is controlling him well.
Fosse working the ground and pound from side control.
Fosse lands a few punches from side control.
Singer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fosse cracks Singer with a big right hand but Singer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Singer takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fosse asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fosse misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fosse lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Singer down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Fosse dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Singer looks to throw the jab but Fosse is out of range.
Singer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fosse.
Singer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fosse manages to avoid it.
Saul Singer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singer throws a hook to the side of Fosse's head but Fosse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fosse changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fosse avoids the body shot from Singer.
Fosse tries to counter with a takedown but Singer is quick to defend against it.
Singer throws a hook but Fosse blocks it.
Fosse changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Singer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fosse rather than just go for the knockout.
Fosse shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Singer sprawls well. Singer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fosse gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fosse manages to avoid it.
Fosse appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big left from Singer misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fosse attempts a counter takedown but Singer avoids it well and moves away.
Singer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fosse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Singer.
Fosse tries to counter with a takedown but Singer is quick to defend against it.
Fosse ducks under a wild hook from Singer.
Fosse tries to counter with a takedown but Singer is quick to defend against it.
Singer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fosse moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singer. Fosse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saul Singer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Singer takes a swing at Fosse's ribcage but misses.
Fosse changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Singer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fosse counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fosse lands with a punch from half guard.
Singer tries to roll over but Fosse keeps him under control.
Singer is defending against the submission attempts here by Fosse.
Singer taking some punishment here, with Fosse in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fosse scores with a couple of nice shots.
Singer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fosse.
Fosse missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fosse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singer can do to turn this around?
Fosse is looking to take a break and control but Singer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fosse sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Singer defending well though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fosse thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Singer's head.
Nice strikes from Fosse there.
Fosse is trying to control. Singer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fosse connects with a nice short shot to Singer's temple.
Fosse seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Singer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fosse prevents Singer from improving his position.
Fosse is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fosse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fosse wants to take a breather but Singer is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fosse.
Fosse sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Singer defending well though.
Fosse controlling the action here.
Fosse prevents Singer from improving his position.
Fosse working over Singer with some ground and pound. Singer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fosse scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fosse missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fosse 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.
Fosse working the head and body with strikes.
Singer pushes Fosse off looking to stand but Fosse dives back in and keeps control.
Singer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fosse scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fosse wants to control but Singer is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singer is trying to stand.
Fosse drops an elbow to the side of Singer's head.
Singer wants to get back to his feet.
Singer is staying active underneath Fosse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fosse landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fosse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Singer is rocked!
Fosse lands a big elbow - Singer is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Fosse!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronny Fosse!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Domino Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monster Old (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monster Old has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Domino Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Monster Old!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Old takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kennedy throws a right and a left that Old avoids nicely.
Old is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Old shoots in and gets a takedown into Kennedy's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Old pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kennedy is keeping the position for now.
Old trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kennedy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Old content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Old working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Old postures up in Kennedy's guard and throws a big left but Kennedy blocks it.
Old stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kennedy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kennedy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Old being controlled here momentarily.
Old scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Old loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Old pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kennedy is keeping the position for now.
Kennedy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Old wants to pass the guard but Kennedy is keeping the position.
Kennedy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kennedy keeping full guard, as Old tries to pass.
Kennedy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Old manages to get himself to full guard.
Kennedy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Old controls Kennedy momentarily but Kennedy frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a big elbow that misses.
Old is looking for a triangle but Kennedy pushes his legs off easily.
Kennedy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kennedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Old is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Old throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Old looking for a guillotine here but Kennedy defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Old is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kennedy throws an elbow that misses. Old uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kennedy's guard. Nice move by Old!
Old trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kennedy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Old escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kennedy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Old working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kennedy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throwing strikes from guard but Old blocks nicely.
Kennedy postures up and lands a big shot to Old's brow.
Kennedy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kennedy chips away with some ground and pound.
Old is trying to control the position but Kennedy postures up.
Kennedy throws an elbow that misses. Old uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kennedy's guard. Nice move by Old!
Old working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kennedy's head.
Old postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kennedy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Old is one step ahead there.
Old stands and throws Kennedy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Old tries to advance to mount but Kennedy denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Monster Old 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.
Old fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kennedy to the ground. Old is now in Kennedy's guard.
Kennedy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Old manages to get himself to full guard.
Old looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Old is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kennedy is aware though and is defending well.
Kennedy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kennedy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Old has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kennedy has managed to get both his arms back between Old's legs - danger averted.
Kennedy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kennedy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Old working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kennedy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kennedy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kennedy cracks Old with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy stopping the sweep attempt from Old.
Kennedy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kennedy stands up and waves to Old to follow him.
Monster Old is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Old looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Domino Kennedy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kennedy lands a two punch combo.
Kennedy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kennedy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice jab there from Kennedy.
Old is rocked!
Kennedy feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Old crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Domino Kennedy!
An out of breath Domino Kennedy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Heinz Bauser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alejandro Vasquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Karl Heinz Bauser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alejandro Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauser is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vasquez.
Vasquez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A cross from Vasquez lands.
Bauser throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bauser connects with an inside leg kick.
Vasquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bauser throws a quick counter head kick but Vasquez was just out of range.
Vasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bauser tries to land a leg kick but Vasquez saw it coming and moves away.
Bauser throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez with a jab.
Bauser looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vasquez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bauser on the side of the head.
Bauser circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauser throws a leg kick but Vasquez checks it.
Bauser tried to score with a low kick but Vasquez checks it.
Bauser avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vasquez 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.
Bauser throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Vasquez.
Vasquez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vasquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Bauser finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bauser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Vasquez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vasquez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bauser's head backwards.
Bauser throws a leg kick
and Vasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Vasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Bauser fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vasquez just manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bauser.
Vasquez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bauser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bauser is looking to counter with a body kick.
Vasquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Bauser counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vasquez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut.
Vasquez tries to clinch but Bauser moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bauser pushes Vasquez away with a front kick.
Bauser connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vasquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bauser moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bauser does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bauser has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vasquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Bauser's head.
Bauser misses with a head kick.
Bauser pushes Vasquez away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez tries to clinch up.
Bauser throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vasquez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bauser moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Vasquez blocks the leg kick.
Bauser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquez.
And Bauser counters with a quick kick to the body but Vasquez blocks it.
Vasquez checks a leg kick nicely.
Vasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bauser fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vasquez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alejandro Vasquez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bauser's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Vasquez misses.
Alejandro Vasquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vasquez sizes up Bauser with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vasquez tries to clinch there but Bauser circles away.
Crunch! Bauser slams his shin into Vasquez's torso.
Bauser takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vasquez with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauser swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasquez.
Bauser throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vasquez counters by clinching up.
Bauser tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vasquez just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauser working hard to break the clinch.
Bauser is trying to break the clinch but Vasquez is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Bauser.
Bauser has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vasquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vasquez lands with a right to the head.
Bauser breaks from the clinch.
Bauser finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vasquez throws a good cross that connects.
Bauser lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauser does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bauser chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bauser fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vasquez is out of range.
Bauser attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bauser takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bauser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vasquez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Vasquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vasquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasquez connects with a right hand. Bauser shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vasquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bauser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vasquez scores with a sloppy right hand. Bauser should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick from Bauser misses.
Vasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bauser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bauser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vasquez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bauser does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vasquez misses with a body punch
and Bauser counters with a body kick that stops Vasquez in his tracks momentarily.
Bauser thows a leg kick but Vasquez checks it
and Vasquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vasquez.
Bauser moves forwards but Vasquez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vasquez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vasquez tries to clinch up.
Vasquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bauser staying out of range there.
Bauser jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bauser scores with a leg kick.
Bauser takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bauser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bauser tried to score with a low kick but Vasquez checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Vasquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bauser swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasquez.
Vasquez rushes Bauser and presses him up against the cage.
Vasquez scores with a hook to the body.
Vasquez lands a shot to the body.
Vasquez slows down the pace here.
Vasquez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bauser up against the cage.
Vasquez continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauser tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vasquez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bauser has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vasquez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bauser seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vasquez can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bausers head.
Vasquez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bauser blocks an uppercut.
Vasquez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vasquez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vasquez stalling against the cage.
Bauser tries to pull guard but Vasquez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bauser has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vasquez uses from the top position.
Bauser has a closed guard, preventing Vasquez from standing up.
Bauser is looking for a triangle but Vasquez pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauser working a defensive guard here.
Bauser looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vasquez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vasquez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bauser working a defensive guard here.
Bauser is looking to cinch up a triangle. Vasquez throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bauser's body to avoid the submission. Bauser has instead reached around Vasquez's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bauser arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Karl Heinz Bauser!
Karl Heinz Bauser took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
Alejandro Vasquez spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll come back to punch your face, bitch'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Lyles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Owens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Buddy Lyles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Owens!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyles jabs at Owens's body.
Lyles throws a series of punches but Owens moves out of range.
Lyles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lyles. Owens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Owens wants to counter with a clinch but Lyles pushes him away.
Lyles scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The strikes coming from Lyles are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lyles trying to control the position but Owens is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Owens can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lyles in side control, throwing shots but Owens defends.
Lyles throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Owens works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Lyles lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lyles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyles is nestled in close to Owens, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lyles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Owens's head.
Lyles content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lyles thows a huge punch but Owens dodges it nicely.
Lyles content to control rather than advance.
Lyles is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lyles throwing shots but Owens is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyles is thwarting Owens's attempts to control the position.
Owens keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lyles missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lyles throws a strike but Owens avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lyles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Owens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Owens keeping moving, preventing Lyles from controlling successfully.
Lyles throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyles lands a couple of elbows.
Lyles lands a couple of elbows.
Owens is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lyles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Owens is keeping the position for now.
Lyles stopping the sweep attempt from Owens.
Lyles stands up over Owens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lyles postures up in Owens's guard and throws a big left but Owens blocks it.
Lyles trying to control but Owens is working from the bottom.
Owens looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lyles trying to control the position from guard on top but Owens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jab by Lyles.
Lyles swats away the attempt to clinch by Owens.
Owens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lyles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Owens moves in looking to clinch but Lyles pushes him off.
Lyles seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Owens tries to clinch there but Lyles circles away.
Owens tries to clinch up but Lyles circles away and keeps his distance.
Lyles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Owens is looking to clinch but Lyles is avoiding it.
Owens walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Johnny Owens has been cut.
Lyles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lyles throws a series of punches but Owens moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Lyles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Owens's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Owens wants to clinch.
Owens tries to clinch up.
Lyles misses with an uppercut. Owens saw that one coming.
Owens fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Owens misses.
Lyles tries a head kick but it misses.
Owens darts in and clinches Lyles up against the cage.
Owens has a couple of punches blocked by Lyles.
We've been informed that Owens has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Owens fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lyles backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Owens.
Owens prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lyles blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Owens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lyles's elbow.
Owens misses with a body punch.
Lyles tries to throw a body punch but Owens avoids it by throwing Lyles back against the cage.
Lyles misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyles.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lyles misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Owens fails to land.
Lyles blocks an uppercut.
Owens lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Owens.
A right hook to the body lands for Owens.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Owens taking a breather.
Owens taking a breather.
Owens continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens scores with a shot to the side of Lyles's head.
Owens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lyles's elbow.
Lyles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lyles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lyles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyles.
Lyles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Owens.
Lyles has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Owens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Owens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lyles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Owens's elbow.
Johnny Owens seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Owens lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owens lands with a left to the head.
Owens tries to work over Lyles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyles tries to stall but Owens uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Owens working aggressively here.
Owens throws a punch but it's blocked by Lyles.
Owens can't find room to land a body shot as Lyles controls the action.
Owens misses with a punch to the body.
Lyles goes for a takedown in the clinch but Owens prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Lyles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Owens.
Owens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Owens.
Owens throws a head punch that misses.
Lyles blocks an uppercut.
Owens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyles.
Owens throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Owens tries to work over Lyles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lyles is looking to control Owens's arms but Owens gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lyles has his back to the cage.
Lyles blocks an uppercut.
Lyles blocks a body shot from Owens.
A head punch on the inside from Owens fails to land.
Owens misses with a punch to the body.
Owens digs a right hand underneath Lyles's ribcage. Lyles let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Owens working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Owens.
Owens misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lyles throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Owens.
Lyles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Owens tries a body shot but Lyles blocks it.
Owens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lyless head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Owens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Owens's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Owens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lyles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Owens was well out of range. Poor timing from Lyles.
Lyles throws a body shot but no joy.
Lyles fails with a takedown attempt.
Lyles swats away the attempt to clinch by Owens.
Owens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Lyles - just one landing.
Owens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyles swats away the attempt to clinch by Owens.
A little feinted left hand from Lyles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Owens is looking to clinch but Lyles is avoiding it.
Owens takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Owens has Lyles up against the cage in a clinch.
Owens working aggressively here.
Lyles tries to land knees in the clinch but Owens avoids the damage to the body.
Owens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lyles backwards.
Owens misses with a punch on the inside.
Owens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lyles lands with a light punch inside.
Lyles blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Owens throws a head punch that misses.
Owens pushes Lyles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Owens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyles has Owens pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Owens manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Owens.
Lyles tries to throw a body punch but Owens avoids it by throwing Lyles back against the cage.
Owens misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyles pushes off an throws an elbow but Owens leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lyles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Owens throws a head punch that misses.
Owens has a couple of punches blocked by Lyles.
Owens misses with some punches.
Lyles trying to land knees to the body.
Lyles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Owens wants to stall.
Owens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Owens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Owens misses with a punch on the inside.
Lyles blocking some punches.
Owens has a couple of punches blocked by Lyles.
Lyles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Owens misses with some punches.
Lyles is trying to maintain a safe position but Owens gets an underhook and turns Lyles into the cage.
Lyles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Owens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lyles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Owens.
Owens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Owens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lyles wants to take the fight to the mat but Owens manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Lyles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Lyles.
Owens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens gets through Lyles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Owens lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Owens as the two fighters clinch.
Lyles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lyles blocks an uppercut.
Owens lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owens prevents Lyles from breaking the clinch.
Owens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Owens.
A right handed body shot lands from Owens.
Owens lands a big right hand that drops Lyles! The killer instinct kicks in and Owens finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Owens!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Owens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Dew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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26
142 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Dew!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dew scores with a takedown into Fury's guard.
Dew stopping the sweep attempt from Fury.
Dew being controlled here momentarily.
Dew looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dew trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fury lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fury has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Fury works over Dew with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dew looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fury passes into half guard.
Dew looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fury scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury trying to control the action but Dew is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Fury.
Fury is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fury looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dew with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fury connects with a nice short shot to Dew's temple.
Fury not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fury lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Fury there.
Dew taking some punishment here, with Fury in his half guard.
Dew blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fury.
Fury wants to pass the guard but Dew is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury trying to control from half guard but Dew is working away.
Dew has hold of Fury's hands but Fury slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fury thows a huge punch but Dew dodges it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dew actively working from the bottom here.
Fury seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fury is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dew's head.
Fury wants to control but Dew is keeping him busy.
Dew taking some punishment here, with Fury in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew is looking to control Fury's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dew avoid being mounted?
Fury working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dew actively working from the bottom here.
Fury seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fury wants to control but Dew is keeping him busy.
Dew on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fury winds up and cracks Dew with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fury is pressing down on Dew's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dew is holding on for now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fury connects with a nice short shot to Dew's temple.
Fury will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ground and pound from Fury.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fury working Dew over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dew keeps working.
Dew is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fury pulls his head out easily.
Dew is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fury scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fury not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fury seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fury is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dew is trying to control but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Fury dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dew closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dew tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fury's legs.
Dew is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fury has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fury regains half guard.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dew can do to turn this around?
Fury holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dew is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fury defends it well.
Dew is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Frank Fury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dew working a defensive guard here.
Fury with a nice head shot there.
Fury working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fury's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fury content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fury has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fury trying to control but Dew is working from the bottom.
Fury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dew works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fury scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury wants to control from the top but Dew keeps moving.
Fury scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fury trying to control but Dew is working from the bottom.
Dew looking for a guillotine here but Fury defends easily.
Dew keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Fury scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dew is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fury chips away with some ground and pound.
Fury is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fury working some strikes from top position.
Fury works over Dew with some ground and pound from guard.
Fury lands a couple of digs.
Dew is rocked!
Fury passes Dew's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dew is still in real trouble! Can Fury finish him?
Dew is breathing heavily.
Dew is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fury scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fury slips a nice elbow through Dew's hands, connecting with Dew's forehead.
Fury is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands a big elbow - Dew is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Fury!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Fury!
Frank Fury seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos De Los Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calixtro Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Marcos De Los Santos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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255 lbs
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270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos De Los Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Calixtro Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Los Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Good shot there by De Los Santos.
Guerrero fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Los Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Guerrero moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Guerrero - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with the head strike.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been informed that Guerrero has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Guerrero lands with a right to the head.
De Los Santos blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guerrero takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerrero swings wildly with an uppercut but De Los Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guerrero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Los Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Guerrero working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Guerrero to work.
Guerrero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guerrero misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that De Los Santos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
De Los Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guerrero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Los Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Guerrero fails to land.
Guerrero misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Los Santos is trying to break the clinch but Guerrero is controlling him.
Guerrero misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Los Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guerrero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guerrero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guerrero scores with a shoulder strike.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by De Los Santos.
Guerrero throws a punch but it's blocked by De Los Santos.
Guerrero swings wildly with an uppercut but De Los Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Guerrero scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guerrero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guerrero misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Los Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Guerrero swings wildly with an uppercut but De Los Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guerrero lands a nice shot to the body.
Guerrero is struggling to control the position.
Guerrero misses with the head strike.
De Los Santos takes a shot to the head.
Guerrero prevents the takedown attempt.
Guerrero throws a head punch that misses.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerrero working aggressively here.
Guerrero can't find room to land a body shot as De Los Santos controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guerrero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guerrero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Los Santos blocking some punches.
Guerrero tries to throw a body punch but De Los Santos avoids it by throwing Guerrero back against the cage.
Guerrero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guerrero.
De Los Santos tries to circle away but Guerrero has him pinned against the cage.
De Los Santos blocks a body shot from Guerrero.
A frustrated look appears on De Los Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Guerrero gets through De Los Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guerrero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Los Santoss head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero throws a punch but it's blocked by De Los Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calixtro Guerrero dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Los Santos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Los Santos scores with a shot to the body.
De Los Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Los Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guerrero.
De Los Santos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Guerrero tries to clinch but De Los Santos moves out of range.
De Los Santos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Los Santos throws a combination that misses
and Guerrero counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guerrero tries a body shot but De Los Santos blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guerrero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero throws a head punch that misses.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerrero pushes De Los Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guerrero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Los Santos is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guerrero swings wildly with an uppercut but De Los Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Los Santos blocks an uppercut.
De Los Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guerrero presses De Los Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guerrero stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Guerrero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guerrero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guerrero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guerrero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guerrero gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Los Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Los Santos is trying to drag Guerrero to the mat but Guerrero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Guerrero lands a body punch.
De Los Santos blocking some punches.
Guerrero misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Guerrero fails to land.
Guerrero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero misses with some punches.
Guerrero tries to work over De Los Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guerrero tries to throw a body punch but De Los Santos avoids it by throwing Guerrero back against the cage.
Guerrero throws a head punch that misses.
De Los Santos blocks an uppercut.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerrero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Los Santos.
De Los Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guerrero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guerrero throws a punch but it's blocked by De Los Santos.
Guerrero lands with a light punch inside.
Guerrero lands with a right to the head.
Guerrero stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.
Guerrero throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Guerrero.
Calixtro Guerrero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Guerrero is working De Los Santos over against the cage.
Guerrero pushes De Los Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Los Santos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Guerrero regains guard immediately.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerrero wants to stand but De Los Santos is controlling the position.
De Los Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guerrero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Los Santos is controlling him.
De Los Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guerrero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calixtro Guerrero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
De Los Santos throws a head kick but Guerrero moves out of range.
De Los Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guerrero moves away.
De Los Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guerrero counters with a nice uppercut.
Guerrero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Los Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guerrero tries to clinch but De Los Santos is having none of it.
Guerrero moves to clinch but De Los Santos breaks away
and De Los Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Los Santos lands with a cross.
De Los Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guerrero was well out of range. Poor timing from De Los Santos.
De Los Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Los Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Los Santos scoring with some ground and pound.
Guerrero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Los Santos.
De Los Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Guerrero has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Los Santos throwing strikes but missing.
De Los Santos stops Guerrero from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Los Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guerrero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Los Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Los Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Los Santos distracts Guerrero with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Los Santos trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
Guerrero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Los Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
De Los Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Los Santos throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Los Santos landing with the ground and pound.
De Los Santos drops back looking for a leg! Guerrero is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Guerrero manages to kick De Los Santos off! De Los Santos jumps back into Guerrero's guard.
De Los Santos trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
Guerrero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Los Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Los Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Guerrero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Los Santos.
De Los Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Los Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Los Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Calixtro Guerrero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guerrero has momentary wrist control but De Los Santos slips an elbow through the middle.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guerrero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Guerrero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Los Santos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Los Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guerrero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Los Santos is controlling him.
De Los Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Los Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Los Santos drops back looking for a leg! Guerrero is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Guerrero manages to kick De Los Santos off! De Los Santos jumps back into Guerrero's guard.
Marcos De Los Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcos De Los Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Los Santos throws a big elbow that misses.
De Los Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guerrero is trying to keep De Los Santos in close.
De Los Santos throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos De Los Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guerrero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calixtro Guerrero!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noah Sauvageau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Noah Sauvageau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Tim Woods!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauvageau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Woods at a distance.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Sauvageau digs a good body shot into Woods's ribs.
Sauvageau with a hook.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Woods is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Sauvageau misses its target.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sauvageau was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sauvageau was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
Woods scores with a nice right hand.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Sauvageau slips the punch.
Woods keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods throws a right hand that misses
and Sauvageau counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Tim Woods has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Sauvageau has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sauvageau, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
Woods dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sauvageau.
Tim Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sauvageau counters with a left to the body.
Sauvageau thuds a left hand into Woods's body.
Sauvageau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Woods throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sauvageau moves away.
Sauvageau uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Woods has time to react.
Woods tries to move into range but Sauvageau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Sauvageau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woods.
Sauvageau throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range.
Woods stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sauvageau throws a jab when Woods was well out of range.
Woods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sauvageau.
Woods walks into a left hand.
Sauvageau digs a good hook to Woods's body.
Sauvageau swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
Sauvageau takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sauvageau throws a body shot but no joy.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sauvageau moves away.
Sauvageau misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Sauvageau.
Sauvageau lands a body shot.
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
Woods takes a swing at Sauvageau's ribcage but misses.
Sauvageau misses with a body shot.
Woods takes a swing at Sauvageau's ribcage but misses.
Sauvageau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sauvageau.
Woods is rocked!
Sauvageau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Sauvageau.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sauvageau manages to avoid it.
Woods throws a poor cross that misses
and Sauvageau counters with a nice body shot.
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sauvageau.
Sauvageau throws a big shot that misses.
Sauvageau stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sauvageau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Woods misses with a hook
and Sauvageau counters with a nice body shot.
Sauvageau is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Woods misses with a hook. Sauvageau ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauvageau lands a jab to Woods's midsection.
Sauvageau connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Woods tumbling to the canvas! Sauvageau pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Woods was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Noah Sauvageau!
An out of breath Noah Sauvageau thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marx Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marx Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Bronson's guard.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Bronson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bronson manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Bronson's guard.
Bronson working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Bronson 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.
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bronson looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith advances position into side control!
Smith goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bronson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Smith but great work by Bronson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bronson is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Smith tries to roll over but Bronson keeps him under control.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bronson is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith won't allow Bronson to pass to mount.
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Bronson.
Bronson wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Bronson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smith is just riding it out for now. Bronson eventually gives up the hold.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bronson is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bronson to get the leverage.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bronson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bronson's back!
Bronson is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith not allowing Bronson to control his hands.
Smith is persistently looking for the submission but Bronson is defending it well.
Smith working for a choke but Bronson is defending well.
Smith doesn't have the hooks in and Bronson manages to turn into his guard.
Bronson wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Bronson passes Smith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bronson uses his free foot to push down on Smith's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Smith.
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Smith wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Smith is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bronson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Smith defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Smith is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bronson gets his way!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Smith knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Smith for a finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Smith is in trouble now - Bronson has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marx Bronson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith gets a double leg takedown into Bronson's guard.
Bronson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bronson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Smith has Bronson in his guard.
Bronson is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Bronson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bronson is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Bronson has control of the leg.
Bronson seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.
Bronson wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Bronson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smith has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Bronson works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith regains half guard.
Bronson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bronson wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Bronson seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronson seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.
Bronson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bronson pulls his head out easily.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bronson pulls his head out easily.
Bronson uses his free foot to push down on Smith's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Smith.
Bronson trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Bronson prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Bronson has control of Smith's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Smith regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bronson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith is still trying to improve position.
Bronson looking to secure an arm triangle but Smith defends it well.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bronson working for a submission but Smith is keeping him at bay.
Bronson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Marx Bronson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marx Bronson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bronson did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
Bronson looking for submissions off his back.
Bronson looking for submissions off his back.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bronson has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Bronson defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith seems to be looking for submissions.
Bronson looking for submissions off his back.
Bronson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Smith is working for a kimura but Bronson is defending it quite comfortably.
Bronson trying to control here.
Smith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bronson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith wants to free his trapped foot but Bronson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bronson is trying to control but can't.
Bronson is looking to improve his position.
Bronson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
Smith tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Bronson has a good base and remains in mount.
Bronson looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
Bronson looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson is working for a guillotine from mount but Smith frees his head quite easily.
Bronson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Smith has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Smith can't escape the position.
Jason Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bronson controlling his opponent.
Bronson looking for a guillotine from mount but Smith is having none of it.
Bronson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bronson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Bronson has hold of Smith's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Smith manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Bronson has a good base and remains in mount.
Marx Bronson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Smith postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Smith.
Well Bronson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marx Bronson!
In his post fight interview, Marx Bronson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mairbek Krylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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209 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mairbek Krylov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman shoots in but no luck this time.
Krylov misses the jab.
Krylov scores with a nice head shot.
Coleman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krylov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coleman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Krylov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coleman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coleman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Krylov is looking for a sweep. Coleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coleman trying to control the action but Krylov is working from the bottom.
Coleman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Coleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Coleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krylov's head.
Coleman thows a huge punch but Krylov dodges it nicely.
Coleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Krylov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Coleman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Coleman 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.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coleman lands a nice short elbow.
Krylov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Coleman is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Krylov's hands, connecting with Krylov's forehead.
Coleman working over Krylov with some ground and pound. Krylov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Coleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Krylov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Coleman stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krylov is looking to get back to full guard here but Coleman has managed to pass to side control instead.
Coleman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Krylov!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Krylov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coleman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coleman looking to finish Krylov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Krylov!
Krylov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Krylov is squirming around, avoiding Coleman's attempts to control the action.
Krylov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Coleman.
Coleman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Krylov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Coleman avoids the attempt from Krylov to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a heavy elbow.
Coleman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coleman punching from mount but Krylov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Krylov taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coleman lands a big shot there that rocks Krylov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Coleman working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Coleman 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Krylov misses the target.
Coleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krylov.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Krylov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Krylov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Coleman blocks a jab.
It looked like Coleman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krylov scores with a decent looking hook.
Krylov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krylov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Coleman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Black Coleman has been cut.
Krylov looks to land a right hand but Coleman moved out of range.
Krylov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krylov just misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Krylov to the mat! Krylov manages to get full guard.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman postures up in Krylov's guard and throws a big left but Krylov blocks it.
Coleman controlling from the top position.
Coleman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Krylov is pulling down on Coleman's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krylov keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Krylov has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Coleman trying to control but Krylov is working from the bottom.
Coleman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krylov's head.
Krylov is trying to control the position but Coleman postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Krylov blocks nicely.
Krylov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Black Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coleman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krylov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coleman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krylov to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman darts in looking for a takedown but Krylov gets double underhooks and turns Coleman into the cage.
Krylov stuffs the takedown attempt from Coleman. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krylov as he avoids it easily.
Krylov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Coleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coleman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coleman shoots in and gets a takedown into Krylov's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Krylov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krylov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Coleman sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mairbek Krylov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Black Coleman'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!
Coleman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Krylov quickly recovers to half guard.
Krylov is not content to let Coleman control the position.
Krylov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.
Krylov trying to control from the bottom.
Coleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman wants to take a breather but Krylov is having none of it.
Coleman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Coleman wants to control but Krylov is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Krylov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Coleman wants to take a breather but Krylov is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Coleman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Krylov staying out of range there.
Coleman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Krylov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Krylov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown but Krylov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Krylov as he connects with a hook.
Black Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krylov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A shot to the body from Krylov misses
enabling Coleman to counter with a crisp jab.
Coleman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Krylov 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.
Coleman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krylov lands a body shot.
Krylov lands with an uppercut that bounces Coleman off the cage and back into range.
Oh Coleman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coleman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Krylov lands a brutal uppercut that launches Coleman off his feet! Coleman tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mairbek Krylov!
Mairbek Krylov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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