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RFC 3: Cats & Dogs PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Garland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Garland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Walker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker looks to land a combination but Garland avoids it well.
Walker shoots in and bounces Garland off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Garland has his foot on Walker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Walker works his way back into a safe position though.
Garland is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Walker has his hands clasped together but Garland extends and breaks Walker's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Garland.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrei Garland!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Hitchcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The catalyst- linkin park. Hitchcock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye of the Tiger. Nathan Brown has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stevie Hitchcock!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitchcock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hitchcock can pounce on him.
Hitchcock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hitchcock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hitchcock tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice body punch from Hitchcock.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Hitchcock is controlling the position.
Hitchcock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hitchcock jumps guard but Brown stands there with Hitchcock around his waist. Hitchcock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hitchcock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hitchcock moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitchcock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitchcock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at Quick Fingers BEST BANG FOR BUCK Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitchcock scores with a head kick.
Hitchcock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown has closed the distance and engaged Hitchcock in a clinch.
Hitchcock works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Brown has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hitchcock has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hitchcock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hitchcock moves into the clinch.
Hitchcock told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown wants to break free but Hitchcock has control.
Hitchcock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hitchcock.
Hitchcock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hitchcock just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Hitchcock on the inside.
Hitchcock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown leaves Hitchcock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Hitchcock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brown's head.
Hitchcock drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Hitchcock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown tries to circle away but Hitchcock has him pinned against the cage.
Hitchcock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nathan Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevie Hitchcock.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Hitchcock.
Hitchcock can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Hitchcock lands a knee to the body.
Hitchcock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hitchcock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown wants to break free but Hitchcock has control.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Hitchcock has double underhooks.
Hitchcock is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hitchcock breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a three punch combo!
Brown takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hitchcock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hitchcock is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown throws a series of punches but Hitchcock moves out of range.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Hitchcock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hitchcock plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hitchcock throws a head kick that half lands.
Brown is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hitchcock moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Hitchcock throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
As Hitchcock looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Hitchcock just gets out of the way.
Hitchcock looks winded!
Brown lands with a nice combination. Hitchcock backs away looking to recover.
Hitchcock tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Hitchcock.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Hitchcock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitchcock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hitchcock tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Brown tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hitchcock is trying to pull guard but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown tries to break free but Hitchcock pushes him back against the cage.
Brown tries to break free but Hitchcock pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hitchcock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hitchcock digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hitchcock.
Hitchcock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hitchcock pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Hitchcock dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hitchcock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Hitchcock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stevie Hitchcock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Hitchcock sprawls well.
Nathan Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hitchcock tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hitchcock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Hitchcock.
Brown has managed to clinch.
Hitchcock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Hitchcock has him pressed against the cage.
Hitchcock manages to break the clinch.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hitchcock shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hitchcock was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brown throws Hitchcock to one side and escapes!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown cracks Hitchcock with a good jab.
Hitchcock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hitchcock instigates a clinch.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Hitchcock is controlling him.
Hitchcock jumps into guard, dragging Brown to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitchcock wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown won't allow Hitchcock to sweep him here.
Brown stands up and waves to Hitchcock to follow him.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hitchcock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitchcock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitchcock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hitchcock closes the distance and clinches.
Hitchcock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hitchcock throws a head kick that misses.
Hitchcock throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hitchcock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
Hitchcock misses with a double jab.
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hitchcock backs up against the cage.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Hitchcock keeps Brown at a distance using the push kick.
Brown works over Hitchcock's head and body with a nice combination.
Hitchcock tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Hitchcock.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Hitchcock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Hitchcock, which made it look bad.
Hitchcock tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Hitchcock moves into the clinch.
Hitchcock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hitchcock has Brown pressed against the cage.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hitchcock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hitchcock tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown leaves Hitchcock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hitchcock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hitchcock lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A combination from Hitchcock does no damage.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hitchcock is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Hitchcock circles away and we're back to standing.
Hitchcock throws a head kick that Brown semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown blocks a head kick by Hitchcock.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Hitchcock.
Hitchcock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brown.
Hitchcock tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hitchcock wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
As Hitchcock looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Hitchcock just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Hitchcock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hitchcock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hitchcock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Hitchcock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hitchcock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hitchcock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hitchcock scrambles back to his feet.
Hitchcock throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Hitchcock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitchcock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hitchcock doesn't seem phased though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
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!
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown avoiding damage as Hitchcock throws knees to the body.
Hitchcock has clasped his hands together around Brown's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Brown sneaks out the side door and pushes Hitchcock away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitchcock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hitchcock misses with a punch to the body.
Hitchcock stalling in the clinch but Brown improves position.
Hitchcock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Hitchcock is controlling him.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Hitchcock tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Hitchcock misses with a head kick.
Brown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hitchcock tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hitchcock quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitchcock wants to get back to his feet.
Brown decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitchcock throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Hitchcock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown is trying to break free.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hitchcock tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown wants to break free but Hitchcock has control.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hitchcock walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hitchcock rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hitchcock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown is working for takedown but Hitchcock is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Hitchcock.
Hitchcock pulls guard.
Hitchcock trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown stands up from Hitchcock's guard - Brown perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hitchcock wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Hitchcock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hitchcock's waist but Hitchcock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hitchcock tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hitchcock pinned against the cage. Hitchcock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hitchcock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hitchcock.
Stevie Hitchcock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitchcock misses with a head kick.
Hitchcock misses with a double jab.
Brown blocks a head kick by Hitchcock.
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Hitchcock has double underhooks.
Hitchcock has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nathan Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nathan Brown.
I think Hitchcock 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Hitchcock!
After the fight, Stevie Hitchcock was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brodie Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason McGore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason McGore will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brodie Darrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason McGore!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGore manages to avoid it.
Darrow moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMcGore.
Darrow looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Darrow not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darrow is looking for a kimura but McGore is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Darrow to get the leverage.
Darrow passes the guard and advances to mount!
Darrow lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow controlling his opponent.
Darrow seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McGore for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darrow's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Darrow looking for a guillotine from mount but McGore is having none of it.
We've been informed that McGore has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Darrow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. McGore can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Darrow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie Darrow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow takes a kick to the side of the head.
Darrow changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McGore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McGore bucks up and tries to throw Darrow off but instead Darrow has got his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Darrow continues to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Darrow has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of McGore's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
More hug and hope from Darrow.
Further stalling from Darrow.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Darrow is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Darrow is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but McGore won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Darrow off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brodie Darrow!
Brodie Darrow is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suyoung Suh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Olson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Suyoung Suh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Olson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suh lands a really nice looking cross but Olson seems unphased.
Suh just misses with a punch to the body.
Olson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Olson tries to close the distance and clinch but Suh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olson throws a series of punches but Suh moves out of range.
Suh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olson manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Olson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Olson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Olson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Olson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Olson tries to clinch up.
Olson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Olson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olson wants to counter with a clinch but Suh pushes him away.
Suh misses with an uppercut.
Olson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suh throws a body punch but Olson moves out of range.
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!
Olson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suh misses the jab.
Suh takes a swing at Olson's ribcage but misses.
Olson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Olson tries to work over Suh's front leg with a kick but Suh checks it.
Olson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suh circles away quickly and effectively.
Suh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Suh scores with a jab to the body.
Olson looks to land a body kick but Suh moved away.
Olson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Suh. Those never looked like landing.
Olson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Suh throws out a loose jab but Olson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Suh.
A bone on bone clash there as Olson blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suh throws a jab when Olson was well out of range.
Suh lands with a hook. Olson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Suh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Olson misses the jab.
Olson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olson throws a head kick that misses.
Olson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Suh misses with a hook. Olson ducked under it nicely.
Olson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Suh misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Suh misses.
Suh is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Suh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suh scores with a nice head shot.
Olson looks to land a right hand but Suh moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olson ducks under a wild hook from Suh.
Olson throws a counter combo.
Suyoung Suh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olson takes one on the button.
Olson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Olson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suh.
Olson slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Olson. Those never looked like landing.
Suh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Olson misses the shot to the body.
Suh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Olson misses with a two punch combination.
Olson looks winded!
Suh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olson throws a series of punches but Suh moves out of range.
Olson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Suh misses its intended target.
Suh lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olson was well out of range. Poor timing from Suh.
Suh cracks a nice hook into Olson's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suh throws a hook but Olson avoids it easily.
Olson unleashes a big counter combination but Suh bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Suh connects with a body shot that sends Olson's belly button to the back.
Suh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olson.
Olson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Olson scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Olson misses.
Suh throws a looping overhand right but Olson ducks down to avoid it.
Suh lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suh connects with an inside leg kick.
Suh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Suh misses with a low kick.
Suh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suyoung Suh 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.
Olson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suh lands with a straight right. Olson didn't see that one coming.
Will Olson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suh throws out the jab.
Suh clobbers Olson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Suh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suh throws a body shot but no joy.
Suh throws a hook but Olson avoids it easily.
Suh cracks Olson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Olson looks to land a combination. Suh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Olson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olson moves forwards but Suh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Suh stuns Olson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Olson finds it's way round the side to connect with Suh's head.
Some wild striking there from Olson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suh blocks a head kick by Olson.
Suh misses with a looping right.
Suh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Suh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olson staying out of range there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Suh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olson.
Olson throws a counter combo.
Olson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suh cracks the inside of Olson's front leg.
Olson ducks under a wild hook from Suh.
Suh lands with a hook. Olson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Olson throws a shot from downtown. Suh moves away and avoids it.
Olson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Olson is looking to clinch but Suh is avoiding it.
Suh feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Suh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Olson doesn't seem phased though.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Olson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Suh has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson tries to clinch up.
Olson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Olson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suh throws a body shot but no joy.
Olson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Olson scores with a jab to the body.
Suh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Olson's head.
Olson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olson manages to avoid it.
Olson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suh is looking to counter punch.
Olson throws a hook but Suh avoids it easily.
Olson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Suh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suh misses with a looping left.
Olson takes one to the side of the head.
Suh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Olson doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olson was well out of range. Poor timing from Suh.
Suh avoids the head kick by Olson.
Suh looks to score with a jab to the body but Olson is just out of range.
Olson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab, jab by Suh - just one landing.
Olson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Suh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olson.
Olson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suh.
Olson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Suh.
Danga de danga de dang - Suh scores with a four punch combination!
Olson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Suh misses its target.
Olson fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olson takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Olsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Suyoung Suh is winning the standup battle so far.
Suh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olson.
Suh throws the left hand but Olson avoids the punch easily.
Olson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Suh jabs Olson right on the nose. Olson blinks but takes it well.
Suh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suh lands a jab to the head.
Suh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Olson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Suh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olson can do to turn this around?
Suh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Suh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Olson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suh throws a jab but it's blocked by Olson.
Olson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A decent looking cross lands there for Suh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suyoung Suh dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Olson avoids the body shot from Suh.
A telegraphed right hand from Suh misses the target.
Olson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the body from Olson misses
enabling Suh to counter with a crisp jab.
Suh connects with a leg kick. Olson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Suh misses with a wild body shot.
Suh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Olson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Suh throws out a leg kick but Olson moves out of range and Suh only half commits.
Olson throws a wild body kick that Suh sees coming a mile off.
Suh throws a jab but it's blocked by Olson.
Olson tries to clinch but Suh moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olson misses with a double jab.
Olson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Olson misses with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Suh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Suh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Olson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suh.
A punch lands to the side of Olson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Olson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olson wants to clinch.
Olson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suh.
Suh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suh misses with a wild body shot.
Olson swinging wildly here.
Suh was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Suh takes a jab right on the kisser.
A decent looking cross lands there for Suh.
Suyoung Suh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson misses with a double jab.
Olson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suh throwing a counter right hand but Olson manages to avoid it.
Olson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Olson moves in looking to clinch but Suh pushes him off.
Good shot there by Suh.
Suh staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suh throws a lazy right hand but Olson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suh thuds a left hand into Olson's body.
Olson misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Suh. Those never looked like landing.
Suh lands with a good body shot.
Olson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Suh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Suh.
Suh catches Olson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suh checks the leg kick.
Olson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Suh scores with a jab to the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Olson
and Olson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Suh finds it's target.
Olson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Olson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Suh to score with a decent uppercut.
Olson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suh can pounce on him.
Suh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab by Suh.
Suh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olson misses with a few strikes there.
Suh dips to his left and cracks Olson with an uppercut!
Suh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Suh both land. Nice combination.
Suh just misses with a punch to the body.
Olson slips under a jab from Suh.
Suh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Olson is able to avoid easily.
Suh misses the jab.
Olson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Olson throws a lazy right hand but Suh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Suh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Olson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olson throws a combination that misses
enabling Suh to counter with a crisp jab.
Suh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Olson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Suh finds it's way round the side to connect with Olson's head.
Will Olson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Suh avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suyoung Suh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suh 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suyoung Suh!
Post fight, Suyoung Suh stared into the camera and said 'Id like to give thanks to Arcticus University for their generous sponsorship, without them I would not be able to train with the fantastic coaches I have or look so good while entering the arena. Thank you Arcticus for all your help and support in getting my career off to a good start. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fingal Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingal Logan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Caleb Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fingal Logan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Logan circles away.
Logan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Logan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
Logan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wright takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Caleb Wright has been cut.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
Logan is looking to slow Wright down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wright. That did some damage!
Logan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Logan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wright is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Logan clinches.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Logan lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Logan.
Wright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wright is rocked!
Logan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Wright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Logan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright blocking some punches.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright blocking some punches.
Logan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Logan avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Logan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright seems to have got his legs back now.
Logan cracks Wright with a nice body shot.
Logan gets through Wright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Logan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands a shoulder strike.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Logan is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Logan.
A short left from Logan.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Logan is controlling him.
Logan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wright.
Logan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Logan.
Logan dips a shoulder and cracks Wright with a mighty uppercut! Wright falls back against the cage and Logan unloads with a barrage of strikes! Wright is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Logan screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fingal Logan!
Fingal Logan is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Miller (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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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Campbell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Miller!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Campbell misses with a series of wild punches.
Campbell throws a combination that misses
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campbell fails with the takedown.
Campbell fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Campbell counters with a series of strikes. Miller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Campbell connects with a looping right hand.
Campbell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Campbell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miller is rocked!
It looks like Steve Miller has been cut.
Campbell dives in for a single leg takedown but Miller sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Campbell finish him?
Campbell connects with a superb combination that knocks Miller out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Campbell before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Miller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Campbell!
Tom Campbell is the new middleweight champion!
Tom Campbell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Finlay Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Luchit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luchit comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Adelitas Way - The Collapse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Finlay Darrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Luchit!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luchit feints the counter takedown.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luchit checks a leg kick.
Luchit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Darrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luchit feints the counter takedown.
Darrow tried to score with a low kick but Luchit checks it.
Darrow scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luchit is out of range.
And Luchit tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darrow throws a sloppy head kick and Luchit moves out of range easily.
Darrow misses with a lunging right hand
and Luchit counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Darrow!
Luchit is trying to get an arm triangle but Darrow is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luchit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Darrow has escaped the position, nice work there.
Luchit swings around for an armbar but Darrow sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Luchit's guard.
Luchit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Luchit 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.
Luchit working a defensive guard here.
Darrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luchit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Darrow stays in close to Luchit's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luchit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darrow is one step ahead there.
Darrow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Luchit seems keen to control Darrow's posture.
Luchit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Luchit is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Luchit throws his legs up looking for a submission but Darrow uses it to pass to side control.
Luchit tries to buck Darrow off but Darrow is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darrow slows the pace down.
Luchit is trying to control Darrow's posture but Darrow avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow happy to just control the position for now.
Darrow is looking to take a break and control but Luchit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Luchit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A control attempt from Luchit but he's now mounted!
Darrow lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luchit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Luchit is trying desperately to improve position.
Darrow controlling his opponent.
Luchit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Darrow looking to control and managing it successfully.
Luchit tries to hold on but Darrow postures up.
Luchit working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darrow looking to control and managing it successfully.
Luchit tries to lock up and control but Darrow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow 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.
Darrow tries to clinch there but Luchit circles away.
Luchit tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Luchit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Luchit feints the counter takedown.
Luchit takes one to the chin there.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luchit can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Darrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luchit avoids a kick to the body.
Luchit feints the counter takedown.
Darrow tries to score with a low kick but Luchit moves his leg out of the way.
Luchit drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darrow defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luchit is out of range.
Luchit tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Luchit is just out of range.
And Luchit tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darrow throws the left hand but Luchit avoids the punch easily.
Darrow throws a low kick but Luchit moves out of range easily.
Luchit is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Luchit tries to keep at a distance but Darrow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Luchit tries to pull guard but Darrow won't allow it.
Luchit fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Luchit tries to pull guard but Darrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Luchit drops back down to his feet.
Finlay Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Luchit.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Luchit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow gets through Luchit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luchit jumps into guard, dragging Darrow to the mat.
Luchit working a defensive guard but Darrow passes into half guard.
Luchit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Darrow is working away from the top position though.
Darrow tries to pass the half guard into mount. Luchit knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Luchit trying to control from the bottom.
Luchit gets back to full guard.
Darrow throwing strikes from guard but Luchit blocks nicely.
Darrow is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Luchit trying to keep a closed guard but Darrow is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow tries to free his leg and advance position but Luchit is retaining full guard.
Luchit wants to sweep here but Darrow controlling him for the moment.
Luchit keeping full guard, as Darrow tries to pass.
Darrow won't allow Luchit to sweep him here.
Luchit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Luchit wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Darrow is now in half guard.
Darrow stalling.
Luchit is trying to get back to full guard.
Luchit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Luchit wants to control but Darrow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if Darrow is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Luchit wants to control but Darrow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Darrow performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Darrow is thwarting Luchit's attempts to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Luchit is just out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
Luchit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Darrow takes a swing at Luchit's ribcage but misses.
Luchit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow dominated that second 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.
Darrow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darrow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luchit.
Darrow moves to clinch but Luchit breaks away
and Luchit counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Luchit won't allow Darrow to sweep him here.
Luchit tries to free his leg and advance position but Darrow is retaining full guard.
Luchit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Luchit pushing down on Darrow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luchit wants to pass the guard but Darrow is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luchit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darrow keeps working.
Luchit stalling away here and it's allowed Darrow to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Luchit is looking to pass into half guard but Darrow pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Darrow is in guard.
Darrow sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Luchit 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.
Luchit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Luchit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Our spies down at at Canadian Top Team inform us that Luchit has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Luchit keeping full guard, as Darrow tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow stays in close to Luchit's body and controls the position.
Darrow postures up.
Finlay Darrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Luchit needs to keep his hands up - Darrow had a free shot at his head there.
Luchit checks the leg kick.
Luchit with the counter takedown but Darrow avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luchit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Darrow is looking to wear down Luchit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Luchit checks a leg kick nicely.
Darrow is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Luchit's half guard.
Darrow stalling.
Darrow is trying to control. Luchit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Luchit wants to improve his position but Darrow is controlling well.
Darrow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Luchit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Darrow in particular looking to stall.
Luchit is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luchit wants to control but Darrow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Darrow sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Luchit is concentrating on defense, preventing Darrow from advancing position.
Luchit tries to roll over but Darrow keeps him under control.
Darrow moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Luchit.
Luchit is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow clearly takes 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.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow closes the distance and pushes Luchit back into the cage.
Luchit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darrow smiles and moves away.
Luchit defending well as Darrow loads up on a big left hand.
And Luchit tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Luchit blocks a leg kick.
Luchit is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Darrow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Darrow throws a head kick but Luchit moves out of range.
Luchit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Darrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And Luchit tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Luchit's calf.
Darrow throws a body punch but Luchit moves out of range.
Luchit feints the counter takedown.
Luchit blocks a head kick by Darrow.
Luchit with the counter takedown but Darrow avoids it easily.
Darrow tests Luchit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darrow darts in and clinches Luchit up against the cage.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darrow throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luchit tries to pull guard but Darrow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Luchit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Luchit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luchit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luchit jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Darrow walks away with a smile on his face. Luchit gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Finlay Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Luchit.
Luchit blocks a leg kick.
And Luchit tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darrow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luchit with the counter takedown but Darrow avoids it easily.
Finlay Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Darrow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Darrow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luchit controls the position for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luchit tries to buck Darrow off but Darrow is having none of it.
Luchit is trying to control Darrow's posture but Darrow avoids it.
Darrow has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Luchit tries to lock up and control but Darrow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Darrow has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Luchit's face.
Darrow content just to control the position here.
Luchit is desperately trying to improve his position but Darrow has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luchit is squirming around, avoiding Darrow's attempts to control the action.
Darrow is really struggling to control Luchit but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Darrow lands a nice shot to the head.
Darrow looking to control and managing it successfully.
Luchit wants to control but Darrow is having none of it.
Darrow controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luchit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Luchit regains half guard.
Luchit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Darrow had his way with Dan Luchit in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Darrow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darrow throws a low kick but Luchit avoids it.
Luchit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Darrow misses with a leg kick
and Luchit counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Darrow!
Luchit swings around for an armbar but Darrow sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Luchit's guard.
Luchit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Darrow works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Luchit gets full guard.
Darrow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Luchit controls Darrow momentarily but Darrow frees himself.
Darrow passes Luchit's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luchit tries to roll over but Darrow keeps him under control.
Luchit wants to control but Darrow is keeping busy.
Darrow passes into side control, despite Luchit's attempt to control the position.
Luchit is not content to let Darrow control the position.
You can see the frustration on Luchit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Luchit gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Darrow controlling the pace.
Dan Luchit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Luchit is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Darrow jumps into side control!
Luchit is trying to control Darrow's posture but Darrow avoids it.
Darrow content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Luchit is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Luchit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Darrow is working away from the top position though.
Luchit is trying to get back to full guard.
Luchit is looking to control Darrow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Luchit avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Darrow seems content to control.
Luchit is looking for a sweep. Darrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Luchit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Luchit tries to roll over but Darrow keeps him under control.
Luchit is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Luchit is looking to control Darrow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Luchit avoid being mounted?
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Finlay Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luchit is trying to get back to full guard.
Darrow performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Darrow lands with a good body shot.
Darrow looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Darrow prevents Luchit from improving his position.
Luchit is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luchit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Darrow pulls his head out easily.
Luchit with the active half guard here but Darrow passes nicely into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finlay Darrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darrow 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:44
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:44
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Darrow!
Finlay Darrow is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie Ray has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Ray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamish Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been informed that Darrow 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.
Robbie Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ray looks to clinch
and Darrow counters with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darrow checks a leg kick.
Ray wants to clinch.
Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darrow connects with a crisp jab.
Darrow scores with a head kick.
Darrow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow moves into the clinch.
Darrow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darrow tries to land knees in the clinch but Ray avoids the damage to the body.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Darrow.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Ray is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Ray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A frustrated look appears on Ray's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Darrow lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ray to his knees! Darrow keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamish Darrow! Hamish Darrow retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Modus Ponens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Modus Ponens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Taj Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ponens.
Daniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ponens tries to counter by clinching up but Daniels breaks away and moves out of range.
Ponens gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Daniels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daniels misses with a right hand
and Ponens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ponens slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
We've been told by Ponens's head coaches at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ponens fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Daniels.
Ponens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ponens. That one must have hurt.
No luck for Ponens with that takedown attempt.
Daniels unleashes a big counter combination but Ponens bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Taj Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ponens throws out a powerful jab.
Daniels connects with a right hand. Ponens shakes it off.
Daniels throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ponens counters by clinching up.
Daniels stalling against the cage.
Ponens turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ponens manages to end up in side control.
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.
Daniels tries to bench press Ponens off him but Ponens keeps the position.
Ponens scoring with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ponens scoring with punches from side control.
Ponens prevents Daniels from escaping the position.
Ponens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daniels keeps working.
Daniels taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ponens working the body and head with strikes.
Ponens cracks Daniels with a big right hand but Daniels just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ponens in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ponens scoring with punches and elbows.
Daniels is trying to control Ponens's posture but Ponens avoids it.
Ponens lands a nice forearm strike.
Daniels is rocked!
Ponens in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Daniels looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Ponens turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Modus Ponens!
Modus Ponens retains his light heavyweight title!
Modus Ponens tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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