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AnC 3: Rue, Britannia! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Sazelona (ranked 6770 p4p, 635 weight class) and John Starman (ranked 5482 p4p, 569 weight class). John Starman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Sazelona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Starman!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sazelona's half guard.
Starman 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.
Sazelona tries to roll over but Starman keeps him under control.
Starman lands strikes from half guard.
Sazelona trying to control from the bottom.
Sazelona works his way to full guard. Good work.
Starman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sazelona has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Starman has managed to get both his arms back between Sazelona's legs - danger averted.
Sazelona has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Starman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Starman might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Sazelona has control of Starman's left arm, preventing Starman from doing any damage.
Starman landing with the ground and pound.
Starman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sazelona is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sazelona looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Starman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sazelona is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Starman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sazelona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starman lands a couple of digs.
Starman is working Sazelona over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sazelona looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Starman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sazelona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sazelona looking for a guillotine here but Starman defends easily.
Starman lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starman lands a couple of elbows.
Sazelona working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starman scoring with some ground and pound.
Starman is pushing down on Sazelona's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sazelona is fighting to maintain full guard but Starman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sazelona is looking for a sweep. Starman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Starman lands with a punch from half guard.
Starman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Starman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Starman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Starman.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Starman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Starman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Starman tries to clinch up.
Starman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No luck for Sazelona with that takedown attempt.
Starman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sazelona will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sazelona.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Sazelona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sazelona tries to score a power double leg takedown but Starman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sazelona somewhat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Starman! But no joy.
Sazelona shoots in for a double leg but Starman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazelona gets caught napping as Starman dives in and scores a takedown. Sazelona manages to retain guard.
Starman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Starman stands up over Sazelona, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Starman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Starman cracks Sazelona with a solid left hand.
Starman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sazelona's head.
Starman trying to control but Sazelona is working from the bottom.
Sazelona is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Starman stands up over Sazelona, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Starman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Starman is working Sazelona over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sazelona keeping moving, preventing Starman from controlling successfully.
Starman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sazelona's head.
Starman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Starman stopping the sweep attempt from Sazelona.
Starman is working Sazelona over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sazelona had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Starman defends it easily.
Starman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sazelona. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Starman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Starman is sitting in close to Sazelona's body. Sazelona has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Starman is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Starman is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sazelona.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alex Sazelona!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Rowlands (ranked 3742 p4p, 392 weight class) and Fuckya Mother (ranked 8826 p4p, 654 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Rowlands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fuckya Mother!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowlands shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mother defends it nicely.
Rowlands closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rowlands jumps guard but Mother turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rowlands slows down the pace here.
Mother takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mother leaning against his opponent.
Rowlands escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rowlands doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mother gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rowlands.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Rowlands. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rowlands's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mother throws a head kick that misses.
Fuckya Mother seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rowlands fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mother tries to clinch up but Rowlands circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Rowlands. No joy for Mother on that attempt.
Rowlands shoots for a takedown but Mother saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mother swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rowlands shoots in and drives through. Mother sprawls well.
Mother fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rowlands to the ground. Mother is now in Rowlands's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mother postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rowlands has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mother can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mother trying to control but Rowlands is working from the bottom.
Mother is looking to work some ground and pound but Rowlands has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rowlands holds on and takes a little breather.
Mother wants to control from the top but Rowlands keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mother tries to stand but Rowlands is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowlands sizes up Mother with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mother gets tackled into the cage by Rowlands. Rowlands maintains the clinch.
Mother can't break the clinch.
Rowlands breaks the clinch.
Rowlands shoots in looking for a takedown. Mother tries to sprawl out of it but Rowlands keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mother manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mother is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mother closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rowlands taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mother drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rowlands gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hook to the body lands for Rowlands.
Rowlands lands a good knee to the midsection. Mother won't want to take too many of those.
Mother misses with an elbow over the top.
Rowlands slows down the pace here.
Rowlands decides to pull guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rowlands trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mother is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Rowlands dominated that round.
That's time! Rowlands's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rowlands closes the distance and clinches.
Mother has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rowlands is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mother can do to turn this around?
Mother has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Rowlands.
Rowlands pulls guard.
Rowlands pulls Mother in to control the position.
Rowlands trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mother decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rowlands, up you get!
No luck for Mother with that takedown attempt.
And Rowlands counters with a quick kick to the body but Mother blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mother leaves Rowlands with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rowlands on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mother. Mother obviously looking to wear him down.
Rowlands shoots in for a takedown but Mother shows good takedown defense.
Rowlands shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Rowlands. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mother scores with a takedown into Rowlands's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mother tries to free his leg and advance position but Rowlands is retaining full guard.
Mother trying to control the position from guard on top but Rowlands is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rowlands looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rowlands will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mother won't allow Rowlands to sweep him here.
Mother content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rowlands wants to get back to his feet but Mother is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rowlands seems keen to control Mother's posture.
Mother wants to control from the top but Rowlands keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mother is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rowlands changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mother tries to avoid it but Rowlands manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mother to the ground. Mother escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mother crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rowlands - the referee stops the clock and Mother gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rowlands. Mother manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rowlands looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mother is fending him off so far but Rowlands persists. Nope, Mother circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Rowlands. No joy for Mother on that attempt.
Mother tries for a takedown but Rowlands sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rowlands keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rowlands throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mother's waist but Mother gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rowlands off to one side.
Rowlands slaps away a takedown attempt from Mother, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mother defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rowlands.
Mother gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rowlands counters with an inside leg kick.
Rowlands closes the distance and clinches up with Mother, looking for a takedown. Rowlands pushes Mother against the cage but Mother circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mother tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rowlands goes for a double leg but Mother avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mother continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mother wants to clinch.
Mother looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rowlands is fending him off so far but Mother persists. Nope, Rowlands circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Mother as Rowlands shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rowlands looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mother has his takedown stuffed
and Rowlands counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rowlands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mother is trying to force a seperation but Rowlands has the dominant position.
Rowlands creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mother's defenses.
Rowlands pulls guard effortlessly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lee Rowlands will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rowlands's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rowlands takes the fight into the clinch.
Rowlands manages to pull guard.
Mother trying to control but Rowlands is working from the bottom.
Mother looking to pass the guard.
Rowlands seems keen to control Mother's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mother throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rowlands works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mother stopping the sweep attempt from Rowlands.
Rowlands is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mother is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowlands manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rowlands fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rowlands pushes Mother up against the cage in a clinch.
Rowlands drags the fight down to the ground.
Mother drops back looking for a leg! Rowlands is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rowlands manages to kick Mother off! Mother jumps back into Rowlands's guard.
Rowlands is trying to control the position but Mother postures up.
Mother with a nice head shot there.
Rowlands looking for a sweep. Not yet Rowlands, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowlands is looking to stand up but Mother isn't so interested in that idea.
Rowlands looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mother working some strikes from top position.
Mother postures up in Rowlands's guard and throws a big left but Rowlands blocks it.
Lee Rowlands overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mother drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mother jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mother working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rowlands looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mother working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rowlands's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mother trying to control the position from guard on top but Rowlands is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mother wants to stand but Rowlands has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mother working some strikes from top position.
Mother stands up from Rowlands's guard - Mother perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rowlands circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rowlands counters with a solid body kick.
Mother shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rowlands's guard.
Mother not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mother tries to stand but Rowlands is controlling from the bottom.
Rowlands looking for a guillotine here but Mother defends easily.
Rowlands has control of Mother's left arm, preventing Mother from doing any damage.
Fuckya Mother has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mother thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lee Rowlands is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rowlands keeping full guard, as Mother tries to pass.
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 Lee Rowlands.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rowlands, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Rowlands!
After the fight, Lee Rowlands 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Derian Prout (ranked 9230 p4p, 739 weight class) and Sagat Shanti (ranked 5080 p4p, 543 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derian Prout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagat Shanti!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shanti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Prout backs up against the cage.
Shanti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shanti scores with a jab to the head.
Shanti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Prout at a distance.
Prout takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shanti stuns Prout with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Prout is breathing heavily.
Prout shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shanti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shanti sizes up Prout with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shanti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Prout under the eye.
Prout walks into a straight right hand from Shanti.
Prout is rocked!
Shanti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prout backs away from a small jab... but Shanti lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Prout crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Shanti with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Sagat Shanti!
After the big win, Sagat Shanti made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Power Matrix Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lewis (ranked 5152 p4p, 530 weight class) and Liam Daley (ranked 5688 p4p, 572 weight class). Daley has chosen Blur - Song 2 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Lewis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Daley!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis instigates a clinch.
Lewis lands a takedown into guard.
Daley wants to sweep but no luck.
Lewis trying to control but Daley is working from the bottom.
Daley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lewis is fighting to break Daley's control of his arms but Daley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lewis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis tries to free his leg and advance position but Daley is retaining full guard.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Daley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lewis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lewis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daley trying to control the position here.
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
Lewis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Daley looking for a sweep. Not yet Daley, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
Lewis preventing the sweep.
Lewis sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lewis .
Daley cracks Lewis with an open hand slap.
Daley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Daley.
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown but Daley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lewis 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Daley stuffs the takedown.
Daley lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Daley.
Daley cracks Lewis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Daley digs a good body shot into Lewis 's ribs.
Lewis has his takedown stuffed
and Daley counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Lewis . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daley jabs Lewis right on the nose. Lewis blinks but takes it well.
Daley stuns Lewis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch lands to the side of Lewis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Daley as he checks the leg kick.
Jab, jab by Daley - just one landing.
Daley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice jab there from Daley.
Nice sprawl there from Daley as Lewis shoots in.
Johnny Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daley works Lewis 's body with a nice hook.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Daley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lewis .
Daley connects with the punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lewis .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Daley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lewis on the side of the head.
Daley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daley as he avoids it easily.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liam Daley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Daley is avoiding it.
Johnny Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Daley as he connects with a hook.
Daley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lewis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Daley - just one landing.
Daley catches Lewis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lewis tries to move into range but Daley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lewis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lewis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lewis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
Daley pushes a forearm under Lewis 's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Lewis is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Liam Daley!
A very excited looking Liam Daley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willis Knight (ranked 7621 p4p, 659 weight class) and Jettrin Yongjaiyut (ranked 9369 p4p, 725 weight class). Knight's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Migos - Stir Fry. Jettrin Yongjaiyut has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willis Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jettrin Yongjaiyut!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws a combination. Yongjaiyut tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yongjaiyut clinches with his opponent.
Yongjaiyut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yongjaiyut content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knight has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knight tries to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knight tries to break free but Yongjaiyut pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut has him pressed against the cage.
Yongjaiyut is pushing Knight up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight avoiding damage as Yongjaiyut throws knees to the body.
Yongjaiyut is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knight has had enough of the clinch but Yongjaiyut keeps him there for the moment.
Yongjaiyut is pushing Knight up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yongjaiyut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yongjaiyut displaying some good clinch control by pressing Knight up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jettrin Yongjaiyut.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Yongjaiyut moves away and avoids it.
Yongjaiyut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yongjaiyut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yongjaiyut takes the fight into the clinch.
Yongjaiyut crunches a lovely knee into Knight's ribcage.
Yongjaiyut tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Yongjaiyut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut is stalling here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yongjaiyut obliges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knight is looking to break free of the clinch but Yongjaiyut has double underhooks.
Yongjaiyut lands a nice knee to the body.
Knight is breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yongjaiyut takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yongjaiyut tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut is controlling him.
Knight wants to get back to striking at distance but Yongjaiyut won't allow it.
Yongjaiyut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knight's defenses.
It looks like Willis Knight has been cut.
Knight is trying to break free.
Yongjaiyut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yongjaiyut is stalling here.
Yongjaiyut continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yongjaiyut working Knight over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jettrin Yongjaiyut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willis Knight's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yongjaiyut darts in and clinches Knight up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yongjaiyut.
Knight letting Yongjaiyut take a breather here.
Yongjaiyut effectively controlling the action here.
Yongjaiyut throws an elbow that misses.
Yongjaiyut displaying some good clinch control by pressing Knight up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yongjaiyut trying to stall but Knight improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jettrin Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut moves into range and clinches up with Knight.
Yongjaiyut looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yongjaiyut working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yongjaiyut has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yongjaiyut taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yongjaiyut effectively controlling the action here.
Yongjaiyut just leaning against Knight, taking a breather.
Yongjaiyut tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Knight has had enough of the clinch but Yongjaiyut keeps him there for the moment.
Yongjaiyut tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yongjaiyut missing with knees to the body.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut is controlling him.
Yongjaiyut throws an elbow but it misses.
Yongjaiyut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knight's face.
Yongjaiyut just leaning against Knight, taking a breather.
Yongjaiyut manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yongjaiyut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut has Knight pressed against the cage, preventing Knight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yongjaiyut goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight wants to break free but Yongjaiyut has control.
Knight wants to get back to striking at distance but Yongjaiyut won't allow it.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Yongjaiyut has him pressed against the cage.
Yongjaiyut lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yongjaiyut is stalling here.
Yongjaiyut content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
Jettrin Yongjaiyut seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knight looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yongjaiyut.
Knight is trying to force a seperation but Yongjaiyut has the dominant position.
Knight wants to get back to striking at distance but Yongjaiyut won't allow it.
Yongjaiyut lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of stalling here from Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut lands an elbow inside.
Yongjaiyut tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jettrin Yongjaiyut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Willis Knight's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yongjaiyut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Knight seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yongjaiyut gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yongjaiyut leaning against his opponent.
Yongjaiyut wants to stall.
Yongjaiyut is looking to control Knight's arms but Knight gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yongjaiyut has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight is trying to force a seperation but Yongjaiyut has the dominant position.
Knight avoiding damage as Yongjaiyut throws knees to the body.
Yongjaiyut is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jettrin Yongjaiyut.
Knight paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yongjaiyut takes the fight into the clinch.
Yongjaiyut tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Yongjaiyut back against the cage.
Yongjaiyut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yongjaiyut stalls.
Yongjaiyut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut controlling the action here for a moment.
Yongjaiyut just leaning against Knight, taking a breather.
Yongjaiyut has Knight pressed against the cage.
Knight is trying to break free.
Yongjaiyut controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jettrin Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Jettrin Yongjaiyut is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut gets a clinch.
Yongjaiyut pushes off an throws an elbow but Knight leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yongjaiyut lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knight can't break the clinch.
Yongjaiyut misses with an elbow over the top.
Yongjaiyut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knight lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yongjaiyut tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Yongjaiyut with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yongjaiyut manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Yongjaiyut.
The crowd are getting on Yongjaiyut's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Willis Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Yongjaiyut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yongjaiyut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yongjaiyut avoiding damage.
Yongjaiyut lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knight is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jettrin Yongjaiyut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yongjaiyut winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jettrin Yongjaiyut!
Jettrin Yongjaiyut decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Herman (ranked 8589 p4p, 716 weight class) and Wesley Snipes (ranked 6036 p4p, 603 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric Herman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wesley Snipes!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snipes blocks a head kick by Herman.
A big left from Herman misses.
Snipes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Snipes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Herman is out of range.
Herman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Herman looks to land a right hand but Snipes moved out of range.
Herman throws a lazy uppercut
and Snipes counters with a series of strikes. Herman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Herman swats away the attempt to clinch by Snipes.
Herman feints and then cracks Snipes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snipes down.
Herman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Snipes. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snipes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Snipes throws a right hand that Herman ducks under and follows up with a left that Herman also avoids with ease.
Snipes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snipes tries to clinch up.
Snipes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Herman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snipes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Snipes thuds a left hand into Herman's body.
Herman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snipes tries to clinch but Herman moves out of range.
Snipes is looking to clinch but Herman is avoiding it.
Snipes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herman.
Snipes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herman.
Herman misses with a looping right.
Snipes tries a low kick but Herman avoids it.
Herman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Herman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Herman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snipes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Herman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snipes.
Herman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Snipes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Herman is looking to counter punch.
Herman misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Snipes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Herman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Snipes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Herman.
Herman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Herman dodges the punch combination from Snipes.
Herman misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herman defending well as Snipes loads up on a big left hand.
Herman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Herman misses with a series of wild punches.
Herman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snipes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snipes tries to clinch but Herman is having none of it.
Snipes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wesley Snipes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Herman takes a swing at Snipes's ribcage but misses.
Herman throws a body shot but no joy.
Snipes slips under a jab from Herman.
Herman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Snipes's sensitive parts.
Herman connects with a solid leg kick.
Snipes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Snipes backs away, Herman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Herman.
Snipes tries to clinch but Herman moves out of range.
Herman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herman tries a head kick but it misses.
Snipes throws a counter combo.
Herman misses the shot to the body.
Snipes defending well as Herman loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Herman, right into the meat.
Herman throws a hook to the side of Snipes's head but Snipes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snipes slips a jab from Herman.
Snipes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Herman loads up on a big right hand but Snipes slips the punch.
Snipes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Snipes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snipes moves away.
Snipes moves in looking to clinch but Herman pushes him off.
Snipes misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Herman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Herman misses with a straight right.
Herman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snipes throws a leg kick but Herman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Snipes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Herman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Herman lands with a kick to the temple. Snipes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Wesley Snipes has been cut.
Snipes tries to score with a low kick but Herman moves his leg out of the way.
Snipes wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Herman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Snipes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Herman feints and then cracks Snipes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snipes down.
Snipes tries to clinch up but Herman circles away and keeps his distance.
Herman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Herman misses with a straight right.
Herman throws a leg kick which misses Snipes's front leg but catches the back leg as Snipes tries to avoid it.
Herman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snipes can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Herman misses the target.
Herman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snipes tries a head kick but it misses.
Herman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Herman lands a high kick!
Herman looks to score with a jab to the body but Snipes is just out of range.
Herman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Snipes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Herman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Herman.
Herman misses with a body shot.
Herman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A solid leg kick lands there for Herman.
Herman throws a big shot that misses.
Herman looks to land a combination but Snipes avoids it well.
Snipes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Herman counters with a low kick, right behind Snipes 's knee.
Snipes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Herman.
Snipes tries to bum rush Herman with a series of wild strikes but Herman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Herman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snipes.
Herman slips a jab and a cross from Snipes.
Herman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snipes.
Herman misses the jab.
Snipes wants to clinch up but Herman keeps it at a distance.
Snipes throws out a leg kick but Herman moves out of range and Snipes only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snipes tries to clinch there but Herman circles away.
Herman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Snipes just manages to avoid it.
Snipes scores with a jab to the head.
Herman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Snipes thows a leg kick but Herman checks it
and Herman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Herman misses with an uppercut.
Herman swats away the attempt to clinch by Snipes.
Herman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Herman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snipes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Herman throws a jab when Snipes was well out of range.
Snipes ducks under a wild hook from Herman.
Herman scores with a nice body kick.
Herman misses with an uppercut. Snipes saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snipes throws a right and a left that Herman avoids nicely.
Crunch! Herman slams his shin into Snipes's torso.
Snipes is breathing heavily.
Herman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Snipes wants to land a leg kick but Herman is out of range.
Herman slips under a jab.
Snipes is looking to clinch but Herman is avoiding it.
Herman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Snipes throws a sloppy head kick and Herman moves out of range easily.
Snipes wants to clinch up but Herman keeps it at a distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Herman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Herman throws a looping overhand right but Snipes ducks down to avoid it.
Snipes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Herman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Herman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Snipes tries to clinch up.
Herman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Snipes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cedric Herman is winning the standup battle so far.
Snipes ducks under a wild hook from Herman.
Snipes tries to work over Herman's front leg with a kick but Herman checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snipes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Snipes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Snipes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snipes avoids the body shot from Herman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snipes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Snipes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Herman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Herman lands a nice looking body kick.
Herman misses with a hook. Snipes ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick from Herman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Herman.
A slow jab from Herman misses its intended target.
Snipes throws a series of punches but Herman avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Herman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Herman takes a swing at Snipes's ribcage but misses.
Snipes moves away from the strike by Herman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Herman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Snipes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Herman loads up on a big right hand but Snipes slips the punch.
Herman swats away the attempt to clinch by Snipes.
Nice defenses there by Herman.
Herman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Snipes defending well as Herman loads up on a big left hand.
Herman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snipes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Herman throws a lazy right hand but Snipes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Herman throws a hook to the side of Snipes's head but Snipes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Herman backs off Snipes throws a huge counter combo but Herman manages to avoid it all.
Snipes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Herman.
Snipes moves away from the strike by Herman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snipes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Herman.
Herman is looking for a counter combo.
Herman throws a lazy right hand but Snipes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Herman misses.
Snipes slips under a jab from Herman.
Snipes misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snipes wants to clinch up but Herman keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Snipes misses.
Herman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snipes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Herman swings for the body but Snipes moves out of range.
Snipes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Snipes wants to clinch up but Herman keeps it at a distance.
Snipes throws a sloppy head kick and Herman moves out of range easily.
Herman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Snipes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some bone on bone action there as Herman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Snipes moves out of range of the strikes.
Herman circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Herman misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snipes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Herman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snipes wants to clinch up but Herman keeps it at a distance.
Snipes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Herman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Herman throws out a loose jab but Snipes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herman misses with a straight right.
Snipes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Snipes throws a jab but it's blocked by Herman.
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!
Herman misses the shot to the body.
Snipes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Herman counters with a good low kick that Snipes was not able to check.
Herman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Snipes's head.
Herman misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herman throws a head kick that half lands.
Herman misses with a straight right.
Snipes unleashes a big counter combination but Herman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Herman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Snipes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Snipes is looking to clinch but Herman is avoiding it.
Snipes is looking to clinch but Herman is avoiding it.
Herman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Herman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cedric Herman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Herman misses with a hook.
Herman throws a hook but Snipes blocks it.
Snipes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snipes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Herman.
Snipes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snipes cracks Herman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Snipes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Herman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Herman throws a big counter combination but Snipes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snipes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Herman.
Herman throws a big counter combination but Snipes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That kick from Herman tenderised Snipes's leg. Snipes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Herman lands a leg kick that knocks Snipes off balance momentarily.
Snipes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herman.
Snipes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Herman throws a leg kick which misses Snipes's front leg but catches the back leg as Snipes tries to avoid it.
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!
Snipes tries to clinch there but Herman circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Herman.
Herman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Herman keeps the fight on the outside.
Snipes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Herman scoring well with a low kick there.
Snipes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Herman.
Wesley Snipes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Herman misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cedric Herman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Herman 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Herman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dandelion Cornier (ranked 4549 p4p, 522 weight class) and Poopy Face (ranked 5457 p4p, 598 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dandelion Cornier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Poopy Face!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornier lands a left and a right that send Face crashing to the mat, dazed. Cornier thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cornier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Face now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Face misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cornier moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Face misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cornier shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Face throws a series of punches but Cornier avoids them all with ease.
Cornier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Face goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cornier keeps Face at a distance using the push kick.
Look low, kick high! Cornier uses the oldest trick in the book to send Face tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Cornier is absolutely delighted - when Face wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dandelion Cornier!
Dandelion Cornier made sure to mention his sponsor, Annihilation Apparel in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Min Halloway (ranked 3956 p4p, 410 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 7034 p4p, 588 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Min Halloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow missing with a left hand there. Halloway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halloway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halloway throws a right hand that misses
and Snow counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Well, if Snow 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.
Snow is trying for a kimura here. Halloway looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Snow wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jon Snow!
After winning the bout, Jon Snow thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Brekker (ranked 3246 p4p, 379 weight class) and John Lemon (ranked 5469 p4p, 568 weight class). Andrew Brekker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Brekker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Lemon!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brekker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brekker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lemon up against the cage.
Brekker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lemon prevents it.
Lemon lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lemon.
Brekker pulls guard.
Brekker 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.
Brekker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lemon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brekker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lemon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lemon clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brekker can't get the takedown.
Brekker is trying to pull guard but Lemon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Brekker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brekker backwards.
Lemon breaks the clinch.
Lemon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lemon's coach down at Forge Characters MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lemon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brekker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brekker blocking some punches.
Lemon landing knees to the body.
Lemon lands a left hand.
Brekker is working for takedown but Lemon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lemon.
Lemon looking to stall.
Lemon tries to land a knee to the head but Brekker blocks with his arms.
Lemon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brekker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lemon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lemon is pressed up against the cage. Brekker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lemon down to the mat. Lemon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brekker, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brekker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brekker jumps into guard, dragging Lemon to the mat.
Brekker working for submissions but it's allowed Lemon to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brekker is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Brekker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brekker is working hard here to advance position.
Lemon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lemon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon breaks from Brekker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lemon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lemon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lemon with shots to the head and body - Brekker looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brekker can't escape the position.
Lemon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lemon lands a nice shot to the head.
Lemon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brekker is looking to escape.
Brekker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lemon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brekker is desperately trying to improve his position but Lemon has a good base and remains in mount.
Brekker is in a horrible position here. Lemon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lemon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemon content just to control the position here.
Brekker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lemon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lemon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lemon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lemon obliges.
Brekker has Lemon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lemon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lemon breaks the clinch.
Brekker swings for the body but Lemon moves out of range.
Brekker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lemon as he jumps to the side.
Lemon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lemon shoots in and gets a takedown into Brekker's guard.
John Lemon has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lemon distracts Brekker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brekker is looking for a triangle but Lemon pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brekker has his foot on Lemon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lemon works his way back into a safe position though.
Brekker keeping moving, preventing Lemon from controlling successfully.
Lemon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brekker tries to get to full guard but Lemon has control of the leg.
Brekker looking for submissions off his back.
Brekker is looking for a sweep. Lemon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lemon postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Brekker to stand up.
Andrew Brekker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brekker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lemon gets underhooks to prevent Brekker's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Brekker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lemon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brekker jumps guard but Lemon stands there with Brekker around his waist. Brekker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brekker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lemon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lemon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brekker avoids it.
Lemon tries to land knees in the clinch but Brekker avoids the damage to the body.
Lemon leaning his opponent against the cage.
John Lemon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lemon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brekker blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lemon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lemon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lemon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brekker tries for a takedown but Lemon manages to get underhooks.
Lemon wants to stall.
Brekker is looking for a takedown.
Lemon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brekker misses with a punch to the body.
Brekker manages to pull guard.
Brekker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lemon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brekker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lemon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lemon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brekker momentarily.
Brekker tries for a takedown but Lemon circles away easily
and Lemon counters with an outside leg kick.
Lemon instigates a clinch.
Brekker tries to pull guard but Lemon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lemon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lemon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brekker is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lemon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Brekker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lemon has Brekker up against the cage in a clinch.
Brekker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lemon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brekker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brekker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lemon prevents it.
Brekker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lemon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Brekker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemon jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brekker throws a big elbow that misses.
Lemon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brekker throws a strike but Lemon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lemon stands up and waves to Brekker to follow him.
Brekker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lemon circles away.
Lemon wants to counter with a clinch but Brekker pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon has Brekker up against the cage in a clinch.
Lemon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lemon forces Brekker back against the cage and clinches.
Brekker is looking to control Lemon's arms but Lemon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brekker has his back to the cage.
Lemon tries a body shot but Brekker blocks it.
Lemon stalling in the clinch.
Brekker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lemon walks away with a smile on his face. Brekker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brekker shoots in looking for a takedown but Lemon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brekker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lemon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lemon closes the distance and clinches.
Lemon digs a right hand into Brekker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brekker's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Lemon.
Lemon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brekker managing to block the knees to the body from Lemon.
Lemon tries to land a knee to the head but Brekker blocks with his arms.
Lemon tries to land knees in the clinch but Brekker avoids the damage to the body.
Lemon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brekker tries to pull guard but Lemon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lemon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brekker's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemon is working Brekker over against the cage.
Lemon throws a head punch that misses.
Brekker jumps guard but Lemon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lemon breaks the clinch.
Brekker misses with a takedown attempt - Lemon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brekker tries to keep at a distance but Lemon has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lemon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lemon lands a body punch.
Lemon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brekker is trying to keep an underhook but Lemon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lemon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lemon prevents Brekker from improving his position.
Lemon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brekker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lemon gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lemon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brekker, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brekker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lemon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brekker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lemon is defending well.
Lemon jumps guard and drags Brekker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lemon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
John Lemon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lemon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brekker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brekker postures up in Lemon's guard and throws a big left but Lemon blocks it.
Lemon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brekker wants to pass the guard but Lemon is keeping the position.
Brekker postures up in Lemon's guard and throws a big left but Lemon blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Lemon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lemon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Lemon!
John Lemon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Pit Bull Development logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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