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Trash Boys III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between France Nbannou (ranked 4949 p4p, 6384 weight class) and Walbert Don (ranked 476 p4p, 581 weight class). France Nbannou is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, France Nbannou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Walbert Don!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nbannou connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Don throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nbannou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Don.
Nbannou throws a shot to the body.
France Nbannou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nbannou lands with a straight right. Don didn't see that one coming.
Nbannou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Don shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nbannou sprawls well. Nbannou wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Don gets slowly back to his feet.
Don has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Don shoots in but no luck this time.
Don looks winded!
Nbannou leaves Don with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
France Nbannou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walbert Don.
Nbannou lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooh!!! Nbannou has knocked Don down with a huge combo! Nbannou steps away and waves a wobbly Don back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Don is rocked!
 It looks like Walbert Don has been cut.
Nbannou goes for a small jab and connects. Now Nbannou goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Don stumbles back but Nbannou runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Don to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Don will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). France Nbannou!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blak Cock (ranked 5390 p4p, 3891 weight class) and Bob Jenkins (ranked 604 p4p, 469 weight class). Blak Cock has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Blak Cock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cock's head.
 It looks like Blak Cock has been cut.
Jenkins takes a swing at Cock's ribcage but misses.
Cock instigates a clinch.
Jenkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Cock shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jenkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cock trying to land knees to the body.
Jenkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cock drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jenkins gets control of Cock's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jenkins will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cock postures up.
Jenkins being controlled here, momentarily.
Cock thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cock pushing down on Jenkins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cock sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet.
Jenkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet but Cock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cock preventing the sweep.
Jenkins wants to stand and escape but Cock is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jenkins clobbers Cock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jenkins.
Cock throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Jenkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jenkins is looking to get back to his feet here but Cock is keeping cool and he's managed to take Jenkins's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cock thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jenkins trying to get back to his feet but Cock is in full control for now.
Cock is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Cock tries to get the hooks in deep but Jenkins pushed the leg off.
Jenkins avoids the strikes from Cock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cock looking for the RNC.
Jenkins trying to control the hands but Cock won't let him.
I really don't envy Jenkins right now.
Cock trying to control momentarily.
Cock not allowing Jenkins to control his hands.
Jenkins is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cock is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jenkins defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blak Cock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blak Cock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jenkins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cock's guard.
Jenkins trying to control but Cock is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins being controlled here momentarily.
Cock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to control but Cock is working from the bottom.
Cock has his hands on Jenkins's head, controlling the position.
Cock looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jenkins shoots in and gets a takedown into Cock's guard.
Cock is striking off his back. Jenkins thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Cock flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cock is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jenkins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jenkins's back!
Blak Cock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to break free.
Cock throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Cock patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Jenkins is trying to stand back up.
Jenkins tries to roll but Cock sticks to his back.
Cock slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Jenkins is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cock slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Cock gets his way!
Jenkins rolls, trying to escape but Cock keeps control of the position.
Cock slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Jenkins looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cock.
Jenkins is trying to stand back up.
Cock keeps control of the position as Jenkins tries to break free.
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.
A lull in the action here.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cock looking to break Jenkins's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jenkins remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cock will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Jenkins staying busy and making it hard for Cock to control.
Cock doesn't have the hooks in and Jenkins manages to turn into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Blak Cock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blak Cock's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Jenkins as Cock shoots in.
Cock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cock moves out of range of the strikes.
Bob Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins instigates a clinch.
Cock breaks from the clinch.
Jenkins throws an overhand right that lands on Cock's shoulder, as Cock tries to avoid the shot.
Cock scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins clinches up with Cock and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jenkins breaks from the clinch.
Jenkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Jenkins misses
and Cock counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cock gets control of Jenkins's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cock will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jenkins stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cock shoots in but no luck this time.
Jenkins is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blak Cock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cock tries to clinch up.
Cock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jenkins misses with the combination.
Jenkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cock fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Cock jumps guard but Jenkins stands there with Cock around his waist. Cock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jenkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jenkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cock smiles and moves away.
Jenkins tries to clinch up but Cock circles away and keeps his distance.
Cock tries to keep at a distance but Jenkins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jenkins is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cock looking for a takedown.
Cock is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jenkins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jenkins drags the fight down to the ground.
Cock is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jenkins has his feet on Cock's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cock.
Jenkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jenkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cock seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cock's waist but Cock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jenkins off to one side.
Cock is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jenkins missing with a left hand there. Cock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cock keeps the fight on the outside.
Cock tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Cock attempts a counter takedown but Jenkins avoids it well and moves away.
Cock pushes Jenkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Cock has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jenkins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jenkins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jenkins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cock has him pressed against the cage.
Cock breaks the clinch.
Bob Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blak Cock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenkins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jenkins wants it to stay on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Jenkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Blak Cock!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fart Jr (ranked 5251 p4p, 3890 weight class) and Dyke Perry (ranked 629 p4p, 491 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fart Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dyke Perry!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
Jr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Perry moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr wants to stand but Perry is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jr is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Perry is trying to work for a sweep but Jr has mounted him!
Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Perry takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jr dominating with strikes here.
Jr working the ground and pound effectively.
Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jr is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fart Jr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Saville (ranked 6415 p4p, 6129 weight class) and Vlad Tabares (ranked 708 p4p, 692 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Saville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vlad Tabares!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tabares throws a lazy uppercut
and Saville moves into the clinch.
Saville fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Saville breaks the clinch.
Saville showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tabares.
Tabares misses with a wild combination.
Tabares tries to bum rush Saville with a series of wild strikes but Saville uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Tabares. Those never looked like landing.
No luck for Saville with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Tabares does no damage.
Saville appears to be looking for a big counter.
Saville shoots and misses
and Tabares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Saville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saville is looking to clinch but Tabares is avoiding it.
Tabares doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some wild striking there from Tabares.
Tabares looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saville fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tabares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tabares looks to score with a jab to the body but Saville is just out of range.
Saville appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tabares throws a nice looking combination but Saville bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Saville misses the target.
A jab from Tabares misses.
Saville moves out of range of the strikes.
Tabares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tabares scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saville in his tracks.
Tabares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saville slips a jab and a cross from Tabares.
Tabares tries to bum rush Saville with a series of wild strikes but Saville uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saville showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tabares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saville moves out of range of the strikes.
Saville closes the distance and clinches up with Tabares, looking for a takedown. Saville pushes Tabares against the cage but Tabares circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saville gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saville drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tabares gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tabares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saville misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saville breaks the clinch.
Tabares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tabares misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saville ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saville staying out of range there.
Saville tries to counter with a takedown but Tabares is quick to defend against it.
Tabares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saville is looking to counter the offense by Tabares and move into the clinch.
Saville tries to clinch there but Tabares circles away.
Saville throws a head kick but Tabares moves out of range.
Tabares misses with a wild body shot.
Saville wants to clinch
and Tabares counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saville misses with a two punch combination.
Saville throws a leg kick but Tabares sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saville shoots in for a double leg but Tabares sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Saville backs off Tabares throws a huge counter combo but Saville manages to avoid it all.
Saville takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tabares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saville connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tabares fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tabares throws a lazy right hand but Saville sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saville throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tabares misses with a double jab.
Saville fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saville tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tabares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tabares misses with a hook.
Saville has a takedown stuffed.
Tabares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tabares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tabares is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vlad Tabares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saville tries to clinch there but Tabares circles away.
Saville moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice combination there by Tabares.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tabares dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tabares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jimmy Saville is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tabares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saville was well out of range. Poor timing from Tabares.
Tabares missing with a left hand there. Saville was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tabares swats away the attempt to clinch by Saville.
Saville throws a body punch but Tabares moves out of range.
Tabares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saville fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tabares manages to avoid it.
Tabares looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tabares displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saville.
A little jabbing left from Tabares on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tabares looks to land a right hand but Saville moved out of range.
Vlad Tabares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saville instigates a clinch.
Tabares is pressed up against the cage. Saville has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tabares down to the mat. Tabares avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tabares cracks a nice hook into Saville's ribs.
Tabares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saville is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tabares.
A jab from Tabares misses.
Saville staying out of range there.
Saville ducks under a wild hook from Tabares.
Saville shoots in and drives through. Tabares sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Saville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saville is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Tabares misses.
Tabares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tabares scores with the left hand. Saville knows he should have avoided that one.
Saville fails with a takedown attempt.
Tabares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabares misses with a hook to the body
and Saville counters with a series of strikes. Tabares will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tabares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saville moves away.
No luck for Saville with that takedown attempt.
Tabares is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Saville wants to clinch
and Tabares counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saville shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tabares sprawls well. Tabares wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saville gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tabares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saville fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tabares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tabares misses the jab.
Tabares lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tabares scores with the left hand. Saville knows he should have avoided that one.
Saville fails to land the takedown.
Tabares stuffs the takedown attempt from Saville. Saville gets slowly back to his feet.
Saville fails with a takedown attempt.
Saville will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saville takes one to the side of the head.
Tabares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saville throws a big counter combination but Tabares scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tabares's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tabares duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tabares misses with an uppercut. Saville saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Tabares misses.
Saville throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tabares throws a right hand that Saville ducks under and follows up with a left that Saville also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saville shoots for a takedown but Tabares saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tabares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saville was well out of range. Poor timing from Tabares.
Tabares throws the left hand but Saville avoids the punch easily.
Tabares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tabares misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Tabares misses.
Saville tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tabares counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tabares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Saville moves out of range of the strikes.
Tabares fails to land with a series of punches.
Saville has managed to clinch.
Saville looking to slow down the pace here.
Tabares breaks the clinch.
Tabares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tabares throws an off balance right hand
and Saville counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saville fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Saville shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tabares as he jumps to the side.
Saville is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tabares sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Saville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saville slips a jab from Tabares.
Nice cross by Tabares.
Tabares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saville tries to counter by clinching up but Tabares breaks away and moves out of range.
Tabares misses with a wild body shot.
Tabares throws a right and a left that Saville avoids nicely.
Tabares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saville.
Saville has managed to clinch.
Tabares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tabares throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Tabares both land. Nice combination.
Tabares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tabares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabares looks to land a combination. Saville sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saville tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tabares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tabares misses with a hook
enabling Saville to counter with a crisp jab.
Saville swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tabares throws a right hand that Saville ducks under and follows up with a left that Saville also avoids with ease.
Saville seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tabares blocks a leg kick.
Tabares darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saville throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tabares's waist but Tabares gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Saville off to one side.
It seemed like Tabares was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tabares swings for the body but Saville moves out of range.
Saville throws a big counter combination but Tabares scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tabares defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saville.
Tabares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saville throws a head kick but Tabares moves out of range.
Tabares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tabares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tabares scores with a nice right hand.
Saville misses with a looping left.
Tabares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tabares looks to throw the jab but Saville is out of range.
Saville tries to close the distance and clinch but Tabares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tabares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saville tries for a takedown but Tabares sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tabares scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saville looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tabares throws a jab but it's blocked by Saville.
Some wild striking there from Tabares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tabares scores with a hook to the body. Saville takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tabares swings for the body but Saville moves out of range.
Saville pushes Tabares up against the cage in a clinch.
Tabares breaks from the clinch.
Tabares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tabares lands a jab-cross combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Saville. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tabares leaves Saville with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jimmy Saville has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tabares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Tabares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tabares 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Tabares!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tok Kitah (ranked 6416 p4p, 3171 weight class) and Bryce Michel (ranked 464 p4p, 294 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tok Kitah !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryce Michel!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Michel enables Kitah to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Michel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Michel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Michel has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kitah doesn't defend quickly enough and Michel has managed to lock this one up! Can Kitah escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Michel on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bryce Michel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thot Ling (ranked 3962 p4p, 3149 weight class) and Jared Fogle (ranked 390 p4p, 317 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thot Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jared Fogle!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fogle looking to score a takedown here. Ling is defending well but Fogle drives through and ends up in Ling's guard.
Ling wriggles free and stands up.
Fogle closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ling did well to prevent Fogle getting side control.
Fogle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ling defending well though.
Ling looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ling is refusing to be controlled, as Fogle sits in half guard.
Fogle seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ling looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling is doing well to control the position and prevent Fogle from advancing to side control.
Fogle wants to advance to full mount but Ling doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Ling working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fogle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ling is tightening it up a little... Fogle has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Fogle reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Fogle taps out! Nice BJJ there by Ling!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Thot Ling!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Silva (ranked 2313 p4p, 4628 weight class) and Ku Zon (ranked 315 p4p, 567 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ku Zon enters the cage!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ku Zon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Zon.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zon to see if he's OK.
Silva moves into full mount!
Zon is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Zon has worked his arm free - good work by Zon!
Silva happy to just control the position for now.
Silva throws an elbow but Zon slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Zon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zon trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
Zon is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
Silva is working Zon over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Zon has worked his arm free - good work by Zon!
Zon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silva connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva just content to control the position.
Zon wants to get back to his feet but Silva is dominant here and he's now got Zon's back!
Silva has got one arm under Zon's chin. This could be trouble... Zon trying to control the other hand but Silva gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Zon has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyson Silva!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armaan Pannu (ranked 4694 p4p, 5363 weight class) and Cub Swanson (ranked 547 p4p, 602 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Armaan Pannu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cub Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pannu quickly recovers to half guard.
Pannu manages to get to full guard.
Pannu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swanson is one step ahead there.
Pannu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pannu looking for a sweep. Not yet Pannu, not yet.
Swanson postures up in Pannu's guard and throws a big left but Pannu blocks it.
Pannu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swanson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swanson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pannu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swanson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Pannu is tightening it up a little... Swanson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Swanson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Swanson taps out! Nice BJJ there by Pannu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Armaan Pannu!
Armaan Pannu is the new welterweight champion!
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