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BKC 30 : Crippler Vs Alexander PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Vasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasco comes to the cage accompanied by Pendulum - Watercolour. 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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151 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Vasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Tessin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessin throws a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vasco.
Tessin throws a body punch but Vasco moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Tessin there.
Randy Tessin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tessin's waist but Tessin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vasco off to one side.
Vasco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Vasco misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Tessin as he connects with a hook.
Vasco needs to keep his hands up - Tessin had a free shot at his head there.
Vasco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tessin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tessin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasco.
Vasco fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Vasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasco fails with a takedown attempt.
Tessin lands a nice looking body shot.
Tessin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasco moves away.
Tessin stuffs the takedown.
Vasco is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vasco.
Tessin throws an overhand right that drops Vasco like a sack of potatoes! Tessin dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Tessin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilder's choice of entrance music: One Minute Silence - Brainspiller. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wilder.
Powers manages to get back to half guard.
Powers tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Powers wants to get back to full guard.
Wilder is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Powers reverses the position - he's now on top in Wilder's guard.
Powers trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wilder has momentary wrist control but Powers slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Powers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Powers is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilder has wrist control.
Wilder looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilder, not yet.
Wilder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Powers.
Powers is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wilder is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wilder has escaped and now he's on top!
Powers wants to sweep here but Wilder controlling him for the moment.
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.
Wilder looking to pass the guard.
Powers is looking to stand up but Wilder isn't so interested in that idea.
Wilder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Powers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wilder doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wilder manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilder is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Powers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilder is aware though and is defending well.
Powers is breathing heavily.
Wilder chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wilder doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wilder manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wilder thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wilder wants to pass the guard but Powers is keeping the position.
Wilder stands and throws Powers's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wilder postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Powers takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wilder thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Wilder seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wilder's best efforts.
Wilder thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wilder thows a huge punch but Powers dodges it nicely.
Wilder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Powers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilder.
Wilder throwing shots but Powers is blocking nicely.
Powers wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Powers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wilder counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wilder.
Wilder scores with a hook to the body.
Powers looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Wilder dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilder closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Powers misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Powers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wilder landing some decent shots from guard.
Powers looking for a guillotine here but Wilder defends easily.
Wilder drops back looking for a leg! Powers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Powers manages to kick Wilder off! Wilder jumps back into Powers's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powers tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Powers is looking for a triangle but Wilder pushes his legs off easily.
Wilder passes Powers's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wilder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Powers tries to get to full guard but Wilder has control of the leg.
Wilder moves into full mount! Powers won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wilder working for a submission but Powers is keeping him at bay.
Wilder with shots to the head and body - Powers looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wilder blocks Powers's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Powers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Powers tries to improve his position but instead Wilder has taken his back!
Powers is really stuck here.
Wilder working for a choke but Powers is defending well.
Wilder punishes Powers with strikes from the back mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers tries to escape but Wilder has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Powers trying to get back to his feet but Wilder is in full control for now.
Wilder controlling well, preventing Powers from escaping the position.
Powers is working hard here to advance position.
Wilder is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wilder scores with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers fending off the submission attempt from Wilder.
Wilder misses with an elbow to the head.
Powers is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Powers wants to get back to his feet.
Powers defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Wilder's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Wilder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Powers misses with a takedown
and Wilder counters with a nice double leg into side control. Powers won't be happy with that.
Wilder working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Powers manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wilder's best efforts.
Powers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Powers is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Powers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wilder is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Powers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Powers wants to get back to his feet.
Wilder seems to be looking for submissions.
Wilder is looking to advance position but Powers won't allow it.
Powers looking for submissions off his back.
Max Wilder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Wilder missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Powers punching from the bottom.
Wilder works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Wilder.
Wilder looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder working Powers over with strikes here.
Wilder controlling the pace for now.
Powers is trying desperately to improve position.
Wilder lands a nice shot to the head.
Powers is squirming around, avoiding Wilder's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Wilder connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Powers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wilder controlling from the full mount.
Powers tries to improve his position but instead Wilder has taken his back!
Wilder struggling to keep hold of the position.
Well, with Wilder on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Powers is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
A bit of a pause in the action here. Wilder controlling the positon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Wilder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilder 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Wilder!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cane Gairzinio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter has chosen The Used - The Taste Of Ink as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cane Gairzinio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gairzinio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gairzinio.
Hunter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gairzinio!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter looking to secure an arm triangle but Gairzinio defends it well.
Gairzinio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hunter on the ground.
Hunter looking for a guillotine from mount but Gairzinio is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gairzinio tries to lock up and control but Hunter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Gairzinio trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hunter is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gairzinio to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gairzinio shrugs it off.
Gairzinio wants to control but Hunter is having none of it.
Hunter thowing shots but they're missing.
Gairzinio trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hunter moves to take his opponent's back.
Gairzinio defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hunter's arms.
Gairzinio holding both Hunter 's hands and preventing any damage.
Gairzinio manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hunter's guard. Nice work there by Gairzinio.
Gairzinio stopping the sweep attempt from Hunter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gairzinio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hunter is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gairzinio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gairzinio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hunter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gairzinio manages to get himself to full guard.
Hunter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Hunter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gairzinio throws a head kick that half lands.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Gairzinio.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt - Gairzinio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gairzinio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gairzinio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunter.
Gairzinio tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
Roy Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gairzinio backs up against the cage.
Hunter shoots for a double leg takedown but Gairzinio sprawls well. He's pushed Hunter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hunter looks for a takedown but Gairzinio sprawls well.
Cane Gairzinio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Hunter.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gairzinio is looking to clinch.
Gairzinio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gairzinio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunter shoots in and drives through. Gairzinio sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gairzinio is looking to clinch.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gairzinio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunter.
Gairzinio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gairzinio ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Hunter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A low kick from Hunter misses
and Gairzinio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hunter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gairzinio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hunter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hunter has his feet on Gairzinio's thighs here. He's pushed Gairzinio off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gairzinio screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Hunter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Add Sweep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Ebert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ebert is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Let the Bodies Hit the Floor - Drowning Pool. Russel Ebert has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Add Sweep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Russel Ebert!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ebert closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sweep to the mat! Sweep manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ebert won't allow Sweep to get back to his feet.
Ebert won't allow Sweep to sweep him here.
Ebert is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ebert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sweep preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ebert works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sweep is looking for a sweep. Ebert is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ebert is looking for a kimura but Sweep is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ebert to get the leverage.
Ebert is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sweep tries to get to full guard but Ebert has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweep is working hard here to advance position.
Ebert throwing shots but Sweep is blocking nicely.
Ebert takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sweep blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ebert.
Ebert 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.
Sweep keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ebert connects with a nice short shot to Sweep's temple.
Sweep wants to get back to full guard.
Sweep wants to get back to his feet.
Ebert thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sweep's head.
Sweep blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ebert.
Ebert thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sweep's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebert throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sweep showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ebert.
A punch combination from Sweep misses.
Ebert lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ebert scores with a takedown into Sweep's guard.
Ebert slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ebert scores with punches from side control.
Ebert misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sweep is looking for a sweep.
Sweep is not content to let Ebert control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweep tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Ebert lands a heavy elbow.
Ebert lands with some strikes.
Ebert lands a big elbow.
Ebert punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ebert with a couple of short strikes.
Sweep is rocked!
Ebert postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Sweep bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ebert and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russel Ebert!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary The Hitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hitman has chosen Jay Z - Run This Town as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gary The Hitman was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary The Hitman!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones misses with an uppercut. The Hitman saw that one coming.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones lands a jab to The Hitman's midsection.
The Hitman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but The Hitman has mounted him!
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Hitman throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
Jones tries to lock up and control but The Hitman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones prevents The Hitman from taking his back.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Jones pushes The Hitman off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones throws a push kick but The Hitman slaps the foot to one side.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones blocks a head kick by The Hitman.
The Hitman takes one on the button.
The Hitman closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. The Hitman pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Hitman gets the takedown into side control.
The Hitman is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Hitman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones is looking to work his way out of this bad position but The Hitman is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman tries to score with some ground and pound. Jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones tries to buck The Hitman off but The Hitman is having none of it.
The Hitman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Hitman tries to advance position but instead Jones slips a leg back in to half guard.
Jones is looking for a sweep. The Hitman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones jabs at The Hitman's body.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
The Hitman looks gassed!
The Hitman avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones cracks The Hitman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones slips a jab from The Hitman.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but The Hitman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
The Hitman slips a jab from Jones.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Hitman backs up against the cage.
The Hitman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Hitman.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones throws a body punch but The Hitman moves out of range.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Hitman wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Hitman.
The Hitman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
A head kick from The Hitman lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Hitman moves away.
The Hitman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricardo Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
The Hitman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws out a loose jab but The Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Hitman moves away.
The Hitman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and The Hitman counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Hitman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Hitman misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
The Hitman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Ricardo Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
The Hitman throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
The Hitman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
The Hitman throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
The Hitman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ricardo Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by The Hitman.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on The Hitman's shoulder, as The Hitman tries to avoid the shot.
The Hitman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Hitman tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
The Hitman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Hitman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
The Hitman thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones throws out a loose jab but The Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Hitman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones looks to land a left hand but The Hitman moved out of range nicely.
The Hitman tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Hitman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Hitman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones staying out of range there.
The Hitman throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones looks to land a combination but The Hitman avoids it well.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
The Hitman tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has The Hitman backing up. The Hitman nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
The Hitman fails with the takedown
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ricardo Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary The Hitman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from The Hitman misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones looks to land a combination but The Hitman avoids it well.
The Hitman ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
The Hitman wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Jones 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. This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
The Hitman wants to clinch.
The Hitman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Hitman misses with a head kick.
The Hitman throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Hitman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
The Hitman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot by Jones.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
The Hitman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
The Hitman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones thuds his right hand into The Hitman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Hitman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones punishes The Hitman's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Donk. Jones catches The Hitman right on the button with a cross.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped The Hitman's head back.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have The Hitman backpedaling.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones tests The Hitman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Hitman in his tracks.
The Hitman dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones digs a good hook to The Hitman's body.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones tries to work over The Hitman's front leg with a kick but The Hitman checks it.
The Hitman connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. The Hitman should have avoided that one.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones blocks a jab.
The Hitman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
The Hitman throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Hitman.
The Hitman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Hitman can do to turn this around?
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Hitman's calf.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Hitman backs up against the cage.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
The Hitman tries to clinch
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps The Hitman's head back.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Hitman at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Hitman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Hitman.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Gary The Hitman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Hitman's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Mehoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mehoff comes to the cage accompanied by Choke Sermon by Lamb of God. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Powerful |
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Mehoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ty Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mehoff throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Mehoff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Anderson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Anderson wants to take a breather but Mehoff is having none of it.
Mehoff trying to control here.
Mehoff is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mehoff moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mehoff seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mehoff has control of Anderson's left arm, preventing Anderson from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mehoff keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Mehoff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mehoff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Mehoff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is fighting to break Mehoff's control of his arms but Mehoff is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mehoff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jack Mehoff just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Mehoff.
Mehoff keeps the fight on the outside.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mehoff.
Mehoff looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Anderson is avoiding damage well.
Mehoff taking a break here but Anderson is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mehoff wants to free his trapped foot but Anderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson gets full guard.
Mehoff is working Anderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Mehoff tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Mehoff dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mehoff catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ty Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mehoff sizes up Anderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mehoff works over Anderson's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick misses from Mehoff.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mehoff is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Mehoff circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mehoff counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mehoff.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mehoff drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Anderson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mehoff has Anderson in his guard.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Mehoff keeps moving.
Anderson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jack Mehoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Mehoff circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson closes the distance but Mehoff moves to the side
and Mehoff counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mehoff scores with a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Mehoff postures up.
Mehoff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mehoff stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling Mehoff's posture.
Mehoff working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mehoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Anderson is looking to stand up but Mehoff isn't so interested in that idea.
Anderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mehoff defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mehoff displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Mehoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mehoff misses with a wild combination.
Mehoff misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jack Mehoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Anderson.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Mehoff shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Mehoff misses.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Mehoff counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Mehoff.
Mehoff keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mehoff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mehoff.
Mehoff throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mehoff counters with a big head kick but Anderson shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mehoff gets a clinch.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Mehoff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Mehoff dominated that second round.
That's time! Mehoff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mehoff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Mehoff counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Mehoff finds it's target.
Mehoff slips a jab from Anderson.
Mehoff tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Mehoff to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Mehoff counters by moving into the clinch.
Jack Mehoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Anderson.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mehoff manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Mehoff finds it's way through Anderson's defenses.
Mehoff closes the distance and clinches.
Mehoff is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mehoff down to the mat. Mehoff avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mehoff scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mehoff.
Anderson is rocked!
Mehoff tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mehoff finish him?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mehoff connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Anderson tumbling to the canvas! Mehoff pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Anderson was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Mehoff!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ive Nackershort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nackershort comes into the arena with The Rocky Theme blaring out of the sound system. 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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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Ive Nackershort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Daley!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nackershort dodges the punch combination from Daley.
Daley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nackershort clinches.
Nackershort misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daley.
Daley tries to circle away but Nackershort has him pinned against the cage.
Nackershort drops down looking for an ankle pick but Daley pulls his leg out and moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Daley.
Nackershort fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daley, pushing him back against the cage.
Daley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daley takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Paul Daley has been cut.
Daley wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nackershort content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nackershort obliges.
Nackershort scores a nice knee to the body.
Daley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daley being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daley tries to break the clinch but Nackershort is controlling the position.
Daley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nackershort has him pressed against the cage.
Nackershort gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Daley regains guard.
Daley wants to get back to his feet but Nackershort is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nackershort is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nackershort stands and throws Daley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nackershort trying to control the position but Daley is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nackershort is trying to get an arm triangle but Daley is defending well.
Nackershort trying to control the position but Daley is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Daley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nackershort is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Daley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nackershort is looking to take a break and control but Daley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nackershort misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ive Nackershort dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Daley's cut.
That's time! Nackershort's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Daley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nackershort moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nackershort gets the takedown into side control.
Nackershort controlling from side mount.
Nackershort tries for a kimura but Daley is defending well.
A lull in the action here.
Nackershort fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nackershort wants to control but Daley is keeping him busy.
Nackershort is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nackershort working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nackershort trying to control the position but Daley is working away.
Nackershort misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nackershort closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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.
Nackershort tries to land knees in the clinch but Daley avoids the damage to the body.
Daley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daley misses with a punch on the inside.
Nackershort prevents Daley from breaking the clinch.
Daley is trying to break free.
Nackershort has Daley pressed against the cage, preventing Daley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Daley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nackershort using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nackershort has picked Daley up - he's going for a ride! Nackershort dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Daley is staying active underneath Nackershort, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Daley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nackershort.
Nackershort is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Daley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Daley wants to get back to his feet.
Nackershort wants to take a breather but Daley is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley pushes Nackershort off looking to stand but Nackershort dives back in and keeps control.
Nackershort is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Daley is just riding it out for now. Nackershort eventually gives up the hold.
Nackershort wants to free his trapped foot but Daley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daley scores with a one two! Nackershort had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Daley throws a hook to the side of Nackershort's head but Nackershort sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paul Daley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daley misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ive Nackershort dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Daley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Daley takes a swing at Nackershort's ribcage but misses.
Nackershort keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nackershort displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daley throws out the jab.
Paul Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daley looks to land a right hand but Nackershort moved out of range.
Daley misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Daley.
The fighters circling - Daley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nackershort keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daley.
Nackershort instigates a clinch.
Nackershort is pushing Daley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nackershort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nackershort tries to land a knee to the head but Daley blocks with his arms.
Nackershort has hold of one of Daley's legs. Daley is fighting the takedown attempt but Nackershort gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nackershort trying to control but Daley is working from the bottom.
Nackershort wants to pass the guard but Daley is keeping the position.
Daley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nackershort controls the pace.
Nackershort trying to control the position from guard on top but Daley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nackershort stops Daley from standing up.
Nackershort wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
Nackershort is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nackershort trying to control but Daley is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daley misses with a body shot.
Nackershort darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nackershort wants to control but Daley is keeping him busy.
Daley wants to control but Nackershort is keeping busy.
Nackershort is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Daley wants to control but Nackershort is keeping busy.
Nackershort throwing shots but Daley is blocking nicely.
Paul Daley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Daley wants to get back to his feet.
Nackershort is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Daley is just riding it out for now. Nackershort eventually gives up the hold.
Nackershort not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nackershort shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nackershort showed some decent athleticism there.
Nackershort seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ive Nackershort showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nackershort, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ive Nackershort!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Job (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Strikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Job comes to the cage accompanied by I'm On a Mac. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
184 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Job!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Strikes!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strikes slips a jab from Job.
A combination from Job does no damage.
Strikes tries a head kick but it misses.
Job misses with a hook.
Job fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Job takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Whack! Strikes lands a heavy head kick that drops Job. The ref tackles Strikes to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Job was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Carlos Strikes!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ethan hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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24
300 lbs
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315 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, ethan hawke!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from hawke.
A lazy left from hawke finds it's target.
hawke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but hawke moved out of range nicely.
hawke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but hawke moved out of range.
Henderson throws a jab when hawke was well out of range.
hawke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice defenses there by hawke.
Harry Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
hawke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henderson on the side of the head.
Henderson leaves hawke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harry Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ethan hawke.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
hawke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
hawke throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Henderson was covering up waiting for the punch and hawke finishes the takedown easily into guard.
hawke trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
hawke preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson keeping full guard, as hawke tries to pass.
hawke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
hawke being controlled here momentarily.
hawke stops Henderson from standing up.
hawke postures up.
hawke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and hawke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Henderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Henderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
hawke wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hawke trying to hold on to Henderson's head to control him but Henderson postures up.
Henderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but hawke keeps working.
hawke is trying to control but can't.
Henderson decides to stand up.
hawke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
hawke dives in and grabs Henderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes down on hawke's head and hops out.
hawke has a takedown stuffed.
hawke looks gassed!
hawke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from hawke misses the target.
hawke avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Harry Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
hawke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on hawke's shoulder, as hawke tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
hawke staying out of range there.
hawke shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Henderson is trying to defend but hawke finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
hawke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Henderson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time hawke.
Henderson wants to control but hawke is keeping busy.
Henderson keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hawke is thwarting Henderson's attempts to control the position.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for hawke on the ground.
hawke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from hawke.
Henderson is trying to control but can't.
hawke thows a huge punch but Henderson dodges it nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. hawke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson throws a big shot that misses.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Henderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
hawke ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
hawke avoids the body shot from Henderson.
hawke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henderson scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Henderson 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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
hawke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henderson connects with a body shot.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but hawke uses good head movement to avoid it.
hawke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
hawke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
hawke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
hawke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
hawke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
hawke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by hawke.
Henderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henderson jabs at hawke's body.
hawke is breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henderson.
Henderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of hawke's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Henderson as he connects with a hook.
hawke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harry Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. hawke should have avoided that one.
Henderson scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
hawke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
hawke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henderson jabs at hawke's body.
Jab by Henderson.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Henderson cracks hawke with a good jab.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson.
ethan hawke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson drops hawke with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but hawke looks back up at him and smiles so Henderson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
hawke is rocked!
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by hawke.
hawke is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but hawke is out of range.
hawke seems to have recovered his senses.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but hawke is out of range.
Henderson lands a nice shot that snaps hawke's head back.
Henderson lands a jab to the head.
hawke moves away from the strike by Henderson.
Nice defenses there by hawke.
Henderson connects with a body shot.
Henderson cracks hawke with an open hand slap.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
hawke moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson drops hawke with a beautiful combination! hawke stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Henderson is looking for the KO!
A lazy left from Henderson finds it's target.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but hawke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson scores with a shot to the body.
Henderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by hawke.
Henderson throws a good cross that connects.
hawke tries to clinch up.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. hawke should have avoided that one.
Henderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
hawke drops his hands momentarily and Henderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Henderson misses with a hook. hawke ducked under it nicely.
hawke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Henderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
hawke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of hawke's head but hawke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson dips to his left and cracks hawke with an uppercut!
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Henderson connects with a right hand. hawke shakes it off.
Henderson lands with a hook. hawke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Henderson.
Henderson scores with a nice right hand.
hawke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henderson sizes up hawke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Henderson dips to his left and cracks hawke with an uppercut!
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
hawke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A cross from Henderson lands.
Henderson lands a nice hook to hawke's body. hawke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
hawke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but hawke ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson lands a really nice looking cross but hawke seems unphased.
Henderson lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Henderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Henderson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on hawke's shoulder, as hawke tries to avoid the shot.
Henderson lands an overhand right.
hawke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Henderson connects with a looping right hand.
Henderson misses with a hook. hawke ducked under it nicely.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Henderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
hawke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from hawke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
hawke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
hawke moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson lands a nice hook to hawke's body. hawke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
hawke needs to keep his hands up - Henderson had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands the left hand.
Henderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
hawke slips a jab from Henderson.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that hawke can do to turn this around?
Henderson dips to his left and cracks hawke with an uppercut!
hawke slips under a jab.
hawke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Henderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson.
Henderson lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson lands a jab to the head.
hawke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. hawke should have avoided that one.
Henderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
hawke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
hawke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henderson tests hawke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Henderson controlling the position from side mount.
Henderson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Henderson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Henderson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Henderson'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.
Henderson wants to control but hawke is keeping him busy.
Henderson taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson advances to full mount.
Henderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
hawke is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Henderson controlling the position easily from mount.
hawke tries to reverse the position but Henderson maintains control.
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.
Henderson controlling from the full mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Harry Henderson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Henderson scores with a nice head shot.
hawke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. hawke gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson cracks hawke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but hawke slips the punch.
hawke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
Henderson lands a jab to hawke's midsection.
ethan hawke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
hawke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henderson jabs at hawke's body.
hawke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from hawke there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henderson 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Henderson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank The Crippler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alexander's choice of entrance music: Eminem-Beautiful. The key to victory for Frank The Crippler has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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221 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank The Crippler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander ducks under a wild hook from The Crippler.
The Crippler lands a slapping body shot.
The Crippler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexander cracks The Crippler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The Crippler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Crippler throws a big shot that misses.
The Crippler lands a nice hook to Alexander's body. Alexander takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Crippler looks to land a left hand but Alexander moved out of range nicely.
Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Crippler.
The Crippler scores with a hook to the body. Alexander takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Crippler throws a hook to the side of Alexander's head but Alexander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexander swats away the attempt to clinch by The Crippler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Frank The Crippler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from The Crippler misses.
The Crippler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexander was well out of range. Poor timing from The Crippler.
Alexander has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Crippler finds it's way round the side to connect with Alexander's head.
The Crippler connects with a body shot.
The Crippler misses with a hook. Alexander ducked under it nicely.
The Crippler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexander.
The Crippler cracks Alexander with a good jab.
The Crippler misses with a looping right.
The Crippler swings for the body but Alexander moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler lands a slapping body shot.
The Crippler tries to clinch there but Alexander circles away.
Alexander slips a straight right by The Crippler.
Alexander moves away from the strike by The Crippler.
Alexander misses with a looping right.
The Crippler lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Crippler missing with a left hand there. Alexander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Crippler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexander moves away.
The Crippler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Crippler loads up on a big right hand but Alexander slips the punch.
Frank The Crippler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Crippler misses with an uppercut. Alexander saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - The Crippler coming out on top.
Alexander staying out of range there.
The Crippler throws a right hand that Alexander ducks under and follows up with a left that Alexander also avoids with ease.
Alexander swings for the body but The Crippler moves out of range.
The Crippler moves forwards but Alexander connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Crippler. Alexander does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Crippler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexander ducks under a wild hook from The Crippler.
The Crippler misses the body punch
and Alexander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alexander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler throws an overhand right that lands on Alexander's shoulder, as Alexander tries to avoid the shot.
The Crippler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander thows a body shot but no joy.
The Crippler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Crippler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexander throws a leg kick that misses.
Alexander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Crippler.
Alexander has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Crippler tests Alexander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Crippler misses with a hook. Alexander ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Crippler. Alexander does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank The Crippler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Crippler looks to land a right hand but Alexander moved out of range.
The Crippler lands a nice looking body shot.
The Crippler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexander lands a nice looking body shot.
Alexander looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Crippler misses the jab.
Alexander scores with a nice strike.
Christian Alexander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Crippler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Crippler.
The Crippler throws a hook but Alexander blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crippler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexander.
The Crippler misses with an uppercut.
Donk. The Crippler catches Alexander right on the button with a cross.
The Crippler throws out a loose jab but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Crippler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alexander.
The Crippler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Crippler throws the left hand but Alexander avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from The Crippler misses its intended target.
A big right from The Crippler misses.
Alexander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Crippler.
Nice defenses there by Alexander.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander slips a straight right by The Crippler.
Frank The Crippler is winning the standup battle so far.
The Crippler misses with a body punch
enabling Alexander to counter with a crisp jab.
The Crippler misses with a wild body shot.
Alexander takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alexander defending well as The Crippler loads up on a big left hand.
The Crippler scores with a jab to the head.
The Crippler misses with a shot to the body
and Alexander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Crippler looks to land a left hand but Alexander moved out of range nicely.
The Crippler throws a big shot that misses.
The Crippler misses with a looping left.
A jab from The Crippler misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander walks into a jab.
Alexander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Crippler.
The Crippler misses with a double jab.
Alexander misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Crippler lands a head shot.
The Crippler throws out a loose jab but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Crippler throws a hook but Alexander blocks it.
Alexander drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alexander circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alexander counters with a straight right hand.
The Crippler throws a hook to the side of Alexander's head but Alexander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Crippler misses with a wild body shot.
The Crippler misses with a wild body shot.
The Crippler misses with a few strikes there.
The Crippler darts in trying to clinch
and Alexander moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank The Crippler dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Crippler throws a sloppy body shot
and Alexander counters with a shoot takedown. The Crippler fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexander trying to control but The Crippler is working from the bottom.
Alexander lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The Crippler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alexander keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Crippler's head.
Alexander postures up in The Crippler's guard and throws a big left but The Crippler blocks it.
The Crippler keeping moving, preventing Alexander from controlling successfully.
Alexander wants to get up but he can't break The Crippler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The Crippler managing to control the position.
The Crippler wants to stand up but Alexander is controlling him.
The Crippler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Crippler tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Crippler is keeping the position for now.
Alexander wants to control from the top but The Crippler keeps moving.
Alexander makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alexander is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alexander trying to control but The Crippler is working from the bottom.
The Crippler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Crippler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alexander throwing strikes from guard but The Crippler blocks nicely.
The Crippler has his feet on Alexander's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The Crippler misses the shot to the body.
The Crippler looks to land a right hand but Alexander moved out of range.
The Crippler throws a lazy right hand but Alexander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Crippler lands a nice shot to the body.
Alexander takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alexander defending well as The Crippler loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Crippler misses the jab.
The Crippler lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The Crippler misses with a wild body shot.
Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Crippler.
A big left from The Crippler misses.
Alexander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexander takes one to the chin there.
Alexander slips under a jab from The Crippler.
Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Crippler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Alexander.
The Crippler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to de liver by The Crippler. Beautiful body shot.
The Crippler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Crippler looks to throw the jab but Alexander is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Crippler.
The Crippler throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexander.
The Crippler lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank The Crippler clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Crippler throws a body punch but Alexander moves out of range.
The Crippler throws a body punch but Alexander moves out of range.
The Crippler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Crippler tries to clinch up but Alexander circles away and keeps his distance.
The Crippler takes a swing at Alexander's ribcage but misses.
The Crippler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Crippler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Crippler misses with a hook to the body
and Alexander counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alexander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Crippler throws out the jab.
The Crippler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexander.
Alexander staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander moves in looking to clinch but The Crippler pushes him off.
Alexander ducks under a wild hook from The Crippler.
The Crippler throws an overhand right that lands on Alexander's shoulder, as Alexander tries to avoid the shot.
The Crippler throws a series of punches but Alexander avoids them all with ease.
The Crippler misses the shot to the body.
The Crippler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Crippler throws a body punch but Alexander moves out of range.
The Crippler lands a glancing blow to the side of Alexander's head.
Alexander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Crippler.
The Crippler with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexander.
Alexander misses with a hook to the body
and The Crippler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alexander on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Crippler thuds his right hand into Alexander's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alexander avoids the body shot from The Crippler.
The Crippler throws a shot from downtown. Alexander moves away and avoids it.
A big left from The Crippler misses.
The Crippler swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexander.
The Crippler misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler throws a hook to the side of Alexander's head but Alexander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Crippler scores with a decent looking hook.
Alexander shoots in looking for a takedown. The Crippler tries to sprawl out of it but Alexander keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Crippler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Crippler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Crippler thows a body shot but no joy.
Alexander throws a leg kick but The Crippler checks it.
The Crippler works the jab nicely.
The Crippler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexander.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler is looking to clinch but Alexander is avoiding it.
Alexander looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Crippler is fending him off so far but Alexander persists. Nope, The Crippler circles away and we're back to standing.
The Crippler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Crippler.
The Crippler doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexander circles away.
The Crippler throws a looping overhand right but Alexander ducks down to avoid it.
The Crippler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Crippler misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Crippler throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexander.
The Crippler scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank The Crippler had his way with Christian Alexander in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Alexander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Crippler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexander can do to turn this around?
Alexander takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Crippler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alexander.
The Crippler sizes up Alexander with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Crippler misses with a looping left.
Alexander lands a jab.
The Crippler throws a jab when Alexander was well out of range.
The Crippler throws a shot from downtown. Alexander moves away and avoids it.
The Crippler throws an overhand right that lands on Alexander's shoulder, as Alexander tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Crippler.
Alexander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Crippler.
Alexander showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Crippler.
The Crippler tries to close the distance and clinch but Alexander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alexander defending well as The Crippler loads up on a big left hand.
Alexander moves out of range of the strikes.
The Crippler thows a body shot but no joy.
The Crippler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexander.
The Crippler misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Crippler darts in trying to clinch
and Alexander counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Crippler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Crippler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexander misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexander ducks under a wild hook from The Crippler.
Alexander moves out of range of the strikes.
The Crippler throws the left hand but Alexander avoids the punch easily.
Alexander takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Crippler.
The Crippler throws a looping overhand right but Alexander ducks down to avoid it.
Alexander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Crippler throws out the jab.
The Crippler swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexander.
A jab from The Crippler misses.
Alexander slips a jab from The Crippler.
The Crippler thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Crippler misses the body punch
enabling Alexander to counter with a crisp jab.
The Crippler is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Alexander's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The Crippler throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexander.
Christian Alexander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Crippler scores with a body shot.
A jab from The Crippler does it's job there.
The Crippler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alexander moves into the clinch.
Alexander misses with a punch on the inside.
The Crippler lands a body shot.
Alexander is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Alexander is trying to maintain a safe position but The Crippler gets an underhook and turns Alexander into the cage.
Alexander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexander lands a shot to the body.
Alexander lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Crippler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, The Crippler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexander digs a right hand into The Crippler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Crippler's gas tank.
The Crippler scores with a shoulder strike.
The Crippler tries to work over Alexander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Crippler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Crippler can't find room to land a body shot as Alexander controls the action.
Alexander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Cripplers head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank The Crippler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Crippler, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank The Crippler!
Frank The Crippler retains his light heavyweight title!
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