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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between christian thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Nitro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). christian thompson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Max Nitro's chin.
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, christian thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Nitro!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Nitro as thompson shoots in.
Nitro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nitro lunges at thompson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by thompson's hand.
thompson tries to clinch but Nitro moves out of range.
Nitro throws a right and a left that thompson avoids nicely.
Nitro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nitro.
thompson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
thompson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nitro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
thompson 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.
Nitro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with thompson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nitro is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nitro struggling a bit here.
thompson tries for a kimura but Nitro is defending well.
Nitro keeping his opponent close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nitro wants to get back to his feet but thompson drags him back down.
thompson misses with the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
thompson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nitro pushes thompson off and gets back to his feet.
thompson throws a series of punches but Nitro moves out of range.
thompson is looking to clinch but Nitro is avoiding it.
thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nitro works thompson's body with a nice hook.
thompson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitro circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nitro jabs thompson right on the nose. thompson blinks but takes it well.
Nitro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nitro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nitro darts in and clinches thompson up against the cage.
Nitro has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but thompson regains guard immediately.
Nitro passes into half guard.
Nitro trying to pass the guard but thompson defending well.
thompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
thompson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nitro closes the distance and pushes thompson back into the cage.
Nitro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nitro breaks from the clinch.
christian thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nitro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nitro cracks the inside of thompson's front leg.
Nitro clinches up with thompson and pushes him back against the cage.
Nitro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nitro decides to pull guard.
thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nitro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nitro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Nitro is retaining full guard.
Nitro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
thompson trying to control but Nitro is working from the bottom.
Nitro kicks thompson off and gets to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nitro moves into the clinch.
Nitro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nitro scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Nitro dominated that round.
That's time! thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nitro pushes thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nitro's defenses.
Nitro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nitro misses with a few strikes there.
thompson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Nitro has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, thompson throws an elbow but misses.
Nitro just leaning against thompson, taking a breather.
thompson is trying to break free.
thompson has had enough of the clinch but Nitro keeps him there for the moment.
thompson keeps control of Nitro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nitro breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nitro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nitro catches thompson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nitro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nitro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
thompson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nitro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nitro.
Nitro breaks from the clinch.
Nitro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nitro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nitro breaks from the clinch.
Nitro scores with a punch to the head.
Nitro takes the fight into the clinch.
Nitro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nitro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nitro looks to land a combination. thompson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
thompson wants to clinch.
Nitro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A left and a right from Nitro both land. Nice combination.
Nitro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nitro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nitro.
thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Nitro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
thompson shoots in looking for a takedown. Nitro tries to sprawl out of it but thompson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nitro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nitro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nitro showed some decent athleticism there.
Nitro is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitro passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nitro landing punches.
Nitro landing punches.
thompson wants to hold on but Nitro pushes him away.
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.
Nitro controlling the pace for now.
Nitro connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Nitro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nitro thuds his right hand into thompson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nitro tries for a takedown but thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nitro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
thompson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nitro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. thompson is trying to defend but Nitro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Still in half guard, Nitro seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
thompson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nitro stays in close to thompson's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Max Nitro.
Nitro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between thompson's hands.
Nitro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
thompson misses with a double jab.
Max Nitro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
thompson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nitro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nitro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nitro avoiding damage as thompson throws knees to the body.
Nitro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
thompson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nitro lands a head shot.
Nitro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nitro lands in his opponent's guard.
Nitro controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max Nitro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nitro trying to control the position from guard on top but thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nitro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control thompson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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.
Nitro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Max Nitro.
thompson tries to clinch up
and Nitro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in thompson's guard.
thompson keeping full guard, as Nitro tries to pass.
Nitro controls from within his opponent's guard.
christian thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Let's hope that Nitro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Nitro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nitro 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Nitro!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sgt Parrotface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr maroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maroon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. yes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! mr maroon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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191 lbs
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210 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sgt Parrotface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, mr maroon!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by maroon.
Parrotface can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
maroon wants to control but Parrotface is keeping him busy.
Parrotface tries to improve position but can't.
Parrotface parries the strikes from maroon easily there. maroon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Parrotface to escape.
Parrotface really is a fat lump.
maroon scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ground and pound from maroon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
maroon looks up at the clock and then as Parrotface takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, maroon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
maroon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Parrotface takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
maroon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Parrotface's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
maroon lands a decent elbow from side control.
maroon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
maroon working away.
maroon has knee on belly and moves into mount.
maroon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parrotface is desperately trying to improve his position but maroon has a good base and remains in mount.
maroon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Parrotface can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
maroon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Parrotface looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
maroon cracks Parrotface with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Parrotface is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
maroon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
maroon postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Parrotface in real trouble here! The ref calls for Parrotface to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). mr maroon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raul Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dai Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Pendragon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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185 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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dai Hard!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hard wants to sweep here but Pendragon controlling him for the moment.
Pendragon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hard can't do much from the bottom here.
Hard is looking for a sweep.
Hard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hard is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pendragon off and has taken his back!
Hard missing with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon tries to roll but Hard sticks to his back.
Pendragon has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Hard.
Hard throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Hard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hard wants to control but Pendragon is keeping busy.
Pendragon trying to control the hands but Hard won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hard tries to keep control of the position but Pendragon is staying busy.
Hard controlling well, preventing Pendragon from escaping the position.
Hard throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Can Pendragon hold on?! Hard is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Hard has good solid back control here.
Hard looking to hold on to the position here but Pendragon rolls and ends up regaining guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pendragon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hard pushing down on Pendragon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pendragon is breathing heavily.
Hard is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pendragon!
Hard wants to control the pace but Pendragon is squirming around nicely.
Pendragon wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hard.
Hard controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
A nice elbow there by Hard.
Pendragon working to try and regain half guard.
Hard is landing with some decent strikes but Pendragon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pendragon is looking to escape.
Hard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Hard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hard tries to clinch but Pendragon is having none of it.
Hard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pendragon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pendragon is trying to defend but Hard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pendragon is refusing to be controlled, as Hard sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dai Hard.
Pendragon tries to close the distance and clinch but Hard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pendragon looks to land a left hand but Hard moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pendragon counters by clinching up.
Pendragon is trying to stall.
Hard trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pendragon as Hard tries to tie him up.
Hard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Raul Pendragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dai Hard.
Hard leaning against his opponent.
Hard is trying to stall.
Hard drags the fight down to the ground.
Hard wants to stand but Pendragon is controlling the position.
Hard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pendragon's guard.
Pendragon keeping moving, preventing Hard from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hard is looking to work some ground and pound but Pendragon has wrist control.
Pendragon can't keep his opponent in guard - Hard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pendragon is in trouble now - Hard has advanced to mount!
Pendragon is working to get back to half guard.
Hard has control of Pendragon's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pendragon regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard controlling from mount.
Hard punching from mount but Pendragon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hard has control of Pendragon's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pendragon regains control of the situation pretty easily.
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.
Hard wants to control the pace but Pendragon is squirming around nicely.
Hard is working for a guillotine from mount but Pendragon frees his head quite easily.
Hard avoids the attempt from Pendragon to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Hard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pendragon, pushing him back against the cage.
Hard manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Pendragon. No joy for Hard on that attempt.
Pendragon moves into the clinch successfully.
Hard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pendragon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Raul Pendragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dai Hard.
Pendragon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pendragon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pendragon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hard has had enough of the clinch but Pendragon keeps him there for the moment.
Pendragon lands a damaging elbow.
Pendragon tries a knee to the head but Hard blocks it.
Pendragon is trying to stall.
Hard jumps guard and drags Pendragon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pendragon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pendragon has managed to get both his arms back between Hard's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hard looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hard is keeping the position for now.
Hard has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pendragon off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hard successfully pulls guard.
Hard wants to sweep here but Pendragon controlling him for the moment.
Hard working for a triangle but Pendragon defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pendragon postures up.
Hard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pendragon manages to get himself to full guard.
Pendragon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pendragon tries to get out of the position.
Pendragon has momentary wrist control but Hard slips an elbow through the middle.
Pendragon looking to control but Hard passes into half guard.
Raul Pendragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pendragon keeps working.
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.
Hard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pendragon kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dai Hard.
Hard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pendragon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hard is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dai Hard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dai Hard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Momcilo Milenkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Gibbons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Momcilo Milenkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ash Gibbons!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milenkovic tries to clinch there but Gibbons circles away.
No joy there for Milenkovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Milenkovic wants to clinch.
Milenkovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gibbons drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gibbons lands a few punches from side control.
Gibbons lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Milenkovic down.
Milenkovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Milenkovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gibbons on the ground.
Milenkovic is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gibbons stands up and beckons Milenkovic to his feet.
Milenkovic throws a series of punches but Gibbons avoids them all with ease.
Gibbons shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gibbons was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Gibbons prevents Milenkovic from getting the reversal.
Milenkovic tries to hold on but Gibbons postures up.
Milenkovic tries to reverse the position but Gibbons maintains control.
Gibbons looking to secure an arm triangle but Milenkovic defends it well.
Milenkovic defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gibbons.
Gibbons is working for a guillotine from mount but Milenkovic frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milenkovic is trying to escape the mount.
Milenkovic tries to lock up and control but Gibbons gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gibbons working the ground and pound effectively.
Gibbons looking for a guillotine from mount but Milenkovic is having none of it.
Gibbons looks gassed!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gibbons won't let Milenkovic get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milenkovic defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gibbons.
Gibbons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gibbons thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milenkovic is trying to stand.
Milenkovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Milenkovic is trying to stand.
Milenkovic is looking to improve his position but Gibbons isn't that keen on the idea.
Milenkovic is trying to escape the mount but Gibbons keeps good control and instead manages to take Milenkovic's back.
Gibbons is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Milenkovic knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Milenkovic for a finish.
Gibbons tightening his grip on Milenkovic, looking for the choke.
Gibbons has the hooks in. Milenkovic is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milenkovic holding both Gibbons 's hands and preventing any damage.
Gibbons throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Gibbons working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Milenkovic tries to roll but Gibbons sticks to his back.
Gibbons working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Gibbons dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Milenkovic misses with a two punch combination.
Gibbons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Milenkovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gibbons.
Momcilo Milenkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibbons swats away the attempt to clinch by Milenkovic.
Milenkovic tries to clinch there but Gibbons circles away.
Milenkovic scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Ash Gibbons has been cut.
Milenkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbons shoots in for a takedown but Milenkovic shows good takedown defense.
Gibbons throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Milenkovic was covering up waiting for the punch and Gibbons finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gibbons wants to pass the guard but Milenkovic is keeping the position.
Gibbons is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milenkovic wants to stand up but Gibbons is controlling him.
Gibbons wants to pass the guard but Milenkovic is keeping the position.
Milenkovic is looking to stand up but Gibbons isn't so interested in that idea.
Gibbons trying to control but Milenkovic is working from the bottom.
Milenkovic wants to get back to his feet but Gibbons is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gibbons shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Milenkovic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Milenkovic is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gibbons has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Milenkovic tries to buck Gibbons off but Gibbons is having none of it.
Gibbons has an Americana. Milenkovic didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gibbons is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gibbons hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ash Gibbons!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Evo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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273 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Evo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evo tries for a takedown but Adebisi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Evo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adebisi throws a series of punches but Evo moves out of range.
Adebisi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Evo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Evo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adebisi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Evo slaps away a takedown attempt from Adebisi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adebisi misses with a takedown
and Evo counters with a takedown into side control.
Adebisi is not content to let Evo control the position.
The strikes coming from Evo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adebisi keeps working.
Evo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Adebisi throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Evo has his takedown stuffed
and Adebisi counters with a series of strikes. Evo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Evo shoots and misses
and Adebisi counters with a three punch combo that has Evo backing up. Evo nods at Adebisi to acknowledge the strikes.
Evo is breathing heavily.
Adebisi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adebisi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Adebisi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Evo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Adebisi.
Adebisi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adebisi is nestled in close to Evo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Evo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Adebisi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Adebisi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Evo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Adebisi is looking for a kimura but Evo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Adebisi to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evo is staying active underneath Adebisi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Adebisi there.
Evo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adebisi.
Adebisi working Evo over with strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Adebisi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Evo trying to control but Adebisi postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi is trying for a kimura here. Evo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Adebisi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Simon Adebisi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eoin Andershannon O Darby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Collin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Darby comes into the arena with I'm Shipping up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Eoin Andershannon O Darby has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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154 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eoin Andershannon O Darby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Collin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Darby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Collin.
Collin dodges the punch combination from O Darby.
Collin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Darby throws a right and a left that Collin avoids nicely.
Collin misses with a takedown attempt - O Darby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Darby grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Collin takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! O Darby cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eoin Andershannon O Darby!
Eoin Andershannon O Darby retains his featherweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce LeeRoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeeRoy has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Bruce LeeRoy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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272 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Palmer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce LeeRoy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeeRoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Palmer doesn't manage to clinch there - LeeRoy circles away.
LeeRoy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Palmer.
Palmer tries to clinch there but LeeRoy circles away.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch but LeeRoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but LeeRoy pushes him off.
Arnold Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LeeRoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Palmer throws a lazy head kick
and LeeRoy counters with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeeRoy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LeeRoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Palmer.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palmer tries to clinch there but LeeRoy circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer tries to clinch up.
LeeRoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Palmer.
Palmer tries to clinch up.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palmer closes the distance but LeeRoy moves to the side
and LeeRoy counters with a head kick.
Palmer tries to clinch up.
LeeRoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer falls off balance throwing a combination
and LeeRoy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Palmer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
LeeRoy wants to clinch up but Palmer keeps it at a distance.
Palmer wants to clinch.
Palmer tries to bum rush LeeRoy with a series of wild strikes but LeeRoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LeeRoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palmer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but LeeRoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
LeeRoy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer tries to clinch
and LeeRoy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Palmer is looking to clinch.
LeeRoy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
LeeRoy circles away from the clinch attempt
and LeeRoy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Palmer really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeeRoy throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - LeeRoy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Palmer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and LeeRoy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Palmer throws a hook but LeeRoy blocks it.
Palmer tries to clinch but LeeRoy moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
LeeRoy scores with a head kick.
Palmer throws a head kick that misses
and LeeRoy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Palmer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Palmer shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four 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.
LeeRoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
LeeRoy lands with a nice combination. Palmer backs away looking to recover.
Palmer tries to clinch up but LeeRoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Palmer doesn't manage to clinch there - LeeRoy circles away.
Palmer wants to clinch
and LeeRoy counters with a big head kick but Palmer shrugs it off.
Palmer tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but LeeRoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palmer tries to clinch up but LeeRoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Palmer looks to clinch
and LeeRoy counters with a head kick. That will keep Palmer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Palmer clinches but LeeRoy breaks the clinch
and LeeRoy counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce LeeRoy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palmer doesn't manage to clinch there - LeeRoy circles away.
LeeRoy circles away from the clinch attempt
and LeeRoy counters with a nice body kick.
Palmer tries to clinch but LeeRoy is having none of it.
Palmer throws a lazy head kick
and LeeRoy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Palmer really felt that one!
Palmer tries to clinch up.
Palmer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
LeeRoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
LeeRoy keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer wants to clinch.
Palmer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and LeeRoy counters with a head kick. That will keep Palmer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Palmer clinches but LeeRoy breaks the clinch
and LeeRoy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer lands a nice shot that snaps LeeRoy's head back.
It looks like Bruce LeeRoy has been cut.
LeeRoy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
LeeRoy throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Palmer is looking to clinch but LeeRoy is avoiding it.
LeeRoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arnold Palmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer darts in trying to clinch
and LeeRoy counters with a left and a right that stings Palmer.
LeeRoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmer misses the jab.
Palmer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
LeeRoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Palmer closes the distance but LeeRoy moves to the side
and LeeRoy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Palmer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is looking to clinch but LeeRoy is avoiding it.
Palmer tries to clinch up
and LeeRoy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Palmer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Palmer darts in trying to clinch
and LeeRoy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
LeeRoy misses with a head kick.
Palmer doesn't manage to clinch there - LeeRoy circles away.
Palmer tries to clinch but LeeRoy moves out of range.
Palmer wants to clinch up but LeeRoy keeps it at a distance.
LeeRoy keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer doesn't manage to clinch there - LeeRoy circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer wants to clinch.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
LeeRoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
LeeRoy throws a head kick that misses.
Palmer wants to clinch but LeeRoy slips to the side
and LeeRoy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Palmer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Palmer lands a really nice looking cross but LeeRoy seems unphased.
LeeRoy is breathing heavily.
LeeRoy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
LeeRoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palmer tries to clinch but LeeRoy moves out of range.
LeeRoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Palmer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeeRoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but LeeRoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palmer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and LeeRoy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LeeRoy wants to break free but Palmer has control.
LeeRoy managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer tries to break the clinch but LeeRoy is controlling the position.
Palmer misses with an elbow strike.
Palmer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of LeeRoy backwards.
Palmer manages to break the clinch.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch but LeeRoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palmer wants to clinch up but LeeRoy keeps it at a distance.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but LeeRoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Palmer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce LeeRoy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Palmer is looking to clinch but LeeRoy is avoiding it.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LeeRoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but LeeRoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palmer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Palmer doesn't manage to clinch there - LeeRoy circles away.
Palmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LeeRoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer tries to clinch but LeeRoy is having none of it.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LeeRoy manages to avoid it.
LeeRoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Arnold Palmer is winning the standup battle so far.
LeeRoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Palmer wants to clinch up but LeeRoy keeps it at a distance.
Palmer wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LeeRoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but LeeRoy pushes him off.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LeeRoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
LeeRoy tries to keep at a distance but Palmer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Palmer - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Palmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of LeeRoy backwards.
Palmer lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palmer digs a right hand into LeeRoy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on LeeRoy's gas tank.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LeeRoy.
Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of LeeRoy backwards.
Palmer lands with a light punch inside.
Palmer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Still in the clinch, Palmer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike.
Palmer has LeeRoy pushed against the cage.
Good body shot from Palmer.
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palmer lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Palmer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a right hand.
Palmer manages to break the clinch.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but LeeRoy pushes him off.
Palmer tries to clinch up
and LeeRoy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Palmer really felt that one!
Palmer tries to clinch but LeeRoy moves out of range.
Palmer is looking to clinch but LeeRoy is avoiding it.
Palmer tries to clinch up but LeeRoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Palmer misses with a body punch
and LeeRoy counters with a head kick. That will keep Palmer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Palmer wants to clinch.
Palmer tries to clinch but LeeRoy is having none of it.
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.
Palmer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Palmer doesn't manage to clinch there - LeeRoy circles away.
Palmer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That has opened up Bruce LeeRoy's cut even more.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but LeeRoy pushes him off.
Palmer wants to clinch.
Palmer wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LeeRoy keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Palmer clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce LeeRoy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Palmer clinches.
Palmer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palmer lands a nice shot to the body.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LeeRoy.
Palmer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short uppercut from Palmer.
Palmer lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Palmer.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of LeeRoy backwards.
Palmer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palmer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Palmer.
Palmer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of LeeRoy backwards.
Palmer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Palmer lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer is working LeeRoy over against the cage.
Palmer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
LeeRoy avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
Palmer scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Palmer on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer lands a body shot.
Palmer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Palmer as the two fighters clinch.
Palmer cracks LeeRoy with a nice body shot.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer scores with a shot to the side of LeeRoy's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
Palmer lands a body punch.
Palmer digs a right hand underneath LeeRoy's ribcage. LeeRoy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Palmer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Palmer.
Palmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of LeeRoy backwards.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of LeeRoy backwards.
Arnold Palmer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Palmer lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Palmer on the inside.
Palmer lands a shot to the body.
Palmer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palmer stalling.
Palmer tries to break the clinch but LeeRoy is controlling the position.
Palmer scores with a shot to the side of LeeRoy's head.
Palmer lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Palmer.
Palmer cracks LeeRoy with a nice body shot.
Palmer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palmer presses LeeRoy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Palmer lands an uppercut.
Palmer has LeeRoy pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Palmer.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Palmer.
Palmer lands a shot to the body.
Palmer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Palmer.
Palmer lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeeRoy tries to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling the position.
Palmer cracks LeeRoy with a nice body shot.
Palmer lands an uppercut.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
Palmer lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Palmer.
A right hand to the body from Palmer.
Palmer gets through LeeRoy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Palmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that LeeRoy can do to turn this around?
Palmer pushes LeeRoy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
LeeRoy is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Palmer stalling the fight.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but LeeRoy avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of LeeRoys head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Palmer.
Palmer stalling in the clinch.
LeeRoy keeps control of Palmer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Palmer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Palmer had his way with Bruce LeeRoy in that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce LeeRoy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Palmer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palmer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LeeRoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palmer tries to clinch
and LeeRoy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Palmer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
LeeRoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palmer tries to clinch but LeeRoy is having none of it.
Palmer is looking to clinch but LeeRoy is avoiding it.
Palmer tries to clinch there but LeeRoy circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer tries to clinch there but LeeRoy circles away.
Palmer wants to clinch up but LeeRoy keeps it at a distance.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but LeeRoy pushes him off.
Palmer wants to clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palmer wants to clinch up but LeeRoy keeps it at a distance.
Palmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but LeeRoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from LeeRoy - that will leave a mark!
LeeRoy keeps the fight on the outside.
LeeRoy tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
LeeRoy keeps the fight on the outside.
LeeRoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palmer tries to clinch but LeeRoy is having none of it.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch but LeeRoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palmer wants to clinch.
Palmer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer avoids the head kick by LeeRoy.
Palmer wants to clinch
and LeeRoy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Palmer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch but LeeRoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palmer tries to clinch there but LeeRoy circles away.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palmer tries to clinch but LeeRoy is having none of it.
Palmer looks to clinch
and LeeRoy counters with a head kick. That will keep Palmer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Arnold Palmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
LeeRoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Palmer.
Palmer tries to clinch up but LeeRoy circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from LeeRoy.
Palmer tries to clinch up.
Palmer tries to clinch there but LeeRoy circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
LeeRoy misses with a head kick.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch but LeeRoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palmer tries to clinch but LeeRoy moves out of range.
Palmer is looking to clinch.
Palmer is looking to clinch but LeeRoy is avoiding it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch but LeeRoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palmer tries to clinch but LeeRoy is having none of it.
Bruce LeeRoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnold Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Palmer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:44
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:44
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Palmer!
Arnold Palmer retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luc Deveraux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingemar Bernales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernales is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hitomi no Jyuunin by L'arc en Ciel. Luc Deveraux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luc Deveraux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ingemar Bernales!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernales is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Deveraux.
Bernales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Deveraux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bernales.
Deveraux blocks a head kick by Bernales.
Bernales falls off balance throwing a combination
and Deveraux counters with a stiff right hand.
Deveraux scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Bernales.
Bernales misses with a kick to the body
and Deveraux counters with a head kick.
Bernales takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Ingemar Bernales has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bernales on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Deveraux lands a high kick to the side of Bernales's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Deveraux dives into guard, looking to finish.
Bernales is rocked!
Bernales tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bernales is still in real trouble! Can Deveraux finish him?
Bernales is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bernales seems to have recovered his senses.
Bernales keeping moving, preventing Deveraux from controlling successfully.
Bernales is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deveraux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Deveraux showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bernales wants to sweep but no luck.
Deveraux got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bernales has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Deveraux has managed to get both his arms back between Bernales's legs - danger averted.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Deveraux lands a two punch combo.
Bernales misses with a combination
and Deveraux counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bernales finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Deveraux buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bernales looks gassed!
Deveraux misses with a double jab.
Bernales chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Deveraux can pounce on him.
Bernales takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux thuds a left hand into Bernales's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deveraux drops Bernales with a right and a left! Deveraux comes rushing in but Bernales regains his composure and manages to keep Deveraux in guard.
That has opened up Ingemar Bernales's cut even more.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deveraux is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Deveraux postures up in Bernales's guard and throws a big left but Bernales blocks it.
Deveraux won't allow Bernales to sweep him here.
Deveraux showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luc Deveraux.
Bernales shoots in for a takedown but Deveraux shows good takedown defense.
Deveraux fakes the leg kick and cracks Bernales in the body.
Deveraux lands with a nice combination. Bernales backs away looking to recover.
Bernales drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Deveraux works over Bernales's head and body with a nice combination.
The cut above Ingemar Bernales's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Deveraux lands with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bernales misses with a double jab
and Deveraux counters with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Bernales 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Deveraux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick by Deveraux misses
and Bernales counters with a stiff right hand.
Deveraux leaves Bernales with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Deveraux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernales shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Deveraux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheers as Deveraux lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bernales doesn't seem phased though.
Ingemar Bernales's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Deveraux lands with a kick to the temple. Bernales shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Deveraux, right into the meat.
Deveraux is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheers as Deveraux lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bernales doesn't seem phased though.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ingemar Bernales's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luc Deveraux!
Luc Deveraux retains his middleweight title!
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