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BCF 25: Fleck vs Adams PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Drake!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Drake to the mat! Drake manages to get full guard.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
Wilson trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drake is on top in guard.
Wilson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drake is controlling him.
Wilson has his feet on Drake's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wilson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Drake's guard.
Drake working for a triangle but Wilson defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drake has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wilson has managed to get both his arms back between Drake's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wilson defends well.
Drake is trying to keep Wilson in close.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilson's guard.
Drake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wilson holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson looking for a guillotine here but Drake defends easily.
Drake pushing down on Wilson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wilson is trying to stand back up but Drake is controlling him
Wilson won't allow Drake to pass to mount.
Wilson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Drake pulls his head out easily.
Drake is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Wilson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Francis Drake!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior De Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassan Mohammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hassan Mohammad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior De Sousa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hassan Mohammad!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Sousa shoots in looking for a takedown. Mohammad tries to sprawl out of it but De Sousa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mohammad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Sousa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than De Sousa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
De Sousa tries to control but Mohammad wriggling away.
Mohammad holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as De Sousa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sousa punching from mount but Mohammad doing a good job of avoiding damage.
De Sousa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mohammad is looking to escape.
De Sousa moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mohammad has worked his arm free - good work by Mohammad!
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.
De Sousa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mohammad can do anything to dispel that myth.
De Sousa trying to control the action but Mohammad is working from the bottom.
Mohammad is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad wants to get back to his feet but De Sousa is dominant here and he's now got Mohammad's back!
Mohammad prevents De Sousa from getting a body triangle.
Mohammad holding both De Sousa 's hands and preventing any damage.
De Sousa struggling to keep hold of the position.
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.
Mohammad has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
De Sousa wants to control but Mohammad is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee stands the fighters back up. Junior De Sousa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mohammad lands with a straight right. De Sousa didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Mohammad dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mohammad drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks De Sousa right on the button. De Sousa goes down! Mohammad follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mohammad gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hassan Mohammad!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DepaC Pakamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neki Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neki Daniels has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with DepaC Pakamara's chin.
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, DepaC Pakamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Neki Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pakamara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pakamara feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Daniels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Pakamara from controlling successfully.
Daniels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels is trying to control the position but Pakamara postures up.
Daniels keeping full guard, as Pakamara tries to pass.
Pakamara controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Daniels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pakamara swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Pakamara gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daniels to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daniels stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Daniels shoots and misses
and Pakamara counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pakamara moves nicely into side control.
Daniels is not content to let Pakamara control the position.
Daniels stops Pakamara from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakamara advances nicely into full mount.
Pakamara is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Daniels is surviving well by controlling Pakamara's body position as best he can.
Daniels tries to hold on but Pakamara pushes him away.
Pakamara lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Daniels takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels is wriggling around trying to escape.
Daniels looks gassed!
Daniels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pakamara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Daniels wants to control but Pakamara is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakamara stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Pakamara scores with a takedown into Daniels's guard.
Pakamara controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pakamara trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pakamara postures up.
Daniels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pakamara is one step ahead there.
Pakamara pushing down on Daniels's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakamara is trying to control the action in half guard but Daniels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pakamara seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels is trying to get back to full guard.
Pakamara seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pakamara moves nicely into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Check out the look on Pakamara's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DepaC Pakamara dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pakamara drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Daniels's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daniels is letting Pakamara control him for a moment.
Pakamara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pakamara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pakamara in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Daniels gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakamara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Daniels does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Daniels has one foot on Pakamara's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Daniels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pakamara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pakamara drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Daniels is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pakamara connects with a decent elbow.
Pakamara has hold of Daniels's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Daniels seems comfortable defending it but Pakamara has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Daniels is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Daniels is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Pakamara couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). DepaC Pakamara!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Tupper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitoshi Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Tupper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Tupper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hitoshi Masaru!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupper avoids the head kick by Masaru.
Masaru connects with a solid leg kick.
Masaru throws a head kick but Tupper moves out of range.
Masaru misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tupper avoids a kick to the body.
Masaru dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tupper. That did some damage!
Masaru misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tupper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tupper is working for a submission of some sort.
Masaru works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper wants to get up but he can't break Masaru's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tupper trying to control the position from guard on top but Masaru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masaru manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tupper manages to get himself to full guard.
Tupper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tupper is trying to control the position but Masaru postures up.
Tupper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Masaru seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tupper wants to hit a switch here but Masaru passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tupper there!
Tupper is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Masaru putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Masaru scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tupper?
Masaru lands with some strikes.
Tupper is desperately trying to improve his position but Masaru has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Masaru.
Masaru landing strikes from the mount.
Tupper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tupper tries to get out of the position.
Tupper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Masaru lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Masaru scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tupper is rocked!
Masaru lands a big elbow - Tupper is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Tupper is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hitoshi Masaru!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ettore Gazzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris McAllister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ettore Gazzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris McAllister!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAllister tries a head kick but it misses.
McAllister tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gazzo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McAllister!
Gazzo tries to control but McAllister wriggling away.
McAllister wants to control but Gazzo is having none of it.
Gazzo looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gazzo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAllister keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gazzo wants to control the pace but McAllister is squirming around nicely.
Gazzo prevents McAllister from getting the reversal.
Gazzo looking to control but McAllister is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gazzo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gazzo looking to control but McAllister is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gazzo controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ettore Gazzo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
McAllister pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gazzo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Ettore Gazzo has been cut.
Gazzo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McAllister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McAllister fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gazzo.
Gazzo is breathing heavily.
McAllister jabs Gazzo right on the nose. Gazzo blinks but takes it well.
Gazzo throws a series of punches but McAllister avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by McAllister! Gazzo is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris McAllister!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Tessin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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151 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Brookins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Tessin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Brookins misses.
Brookins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brookins.
Tessin throws a jab when Brookins was well out of range.
Brookins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tessin throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Michael Brookins has been cut.
Tessin avoids the head kick by Brookins.
Brookins fails to land with a series of punches.
Brookins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tessin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tessin lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brookins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brookins is breathing heavily.
Brookins tries a head kick but it misses.
Brookins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tessin scores with a hook to the body. Brookins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tessin digs a good hook to Brookins's body.
Tessin cracks Brookins with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tessin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Brookins to stand back up!
Brookins is rocked!
Tessin darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Brookins's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Tessin before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Tessin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ben cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Lavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cook kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Waters of Nazereth. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, ben cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Lavin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cook shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
cook throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lavin's waist but Lavin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing cook off to one side.
cook shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lavin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lavin tries to bench press cook off him but cook keeps the position.
cook works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
cook has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
cook tries for a kimura but Lavin is defending well.
Lavin manages to get back to half guard.
Lavin is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! cook is tapping! Great win for Lavin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). TJ Lavin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alez Calypse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calypse comes into the arena with Prodigy - Spitfire blaring out of the sound system. Alez Calypse had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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169 lbs
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158 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alez Calypse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David West!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calypse rushes West and presses him up against the cage.
Calypse lands with a short shot to the head.
Calypse content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Calypse misses with some punches.
Calypse taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Calypse keeps control of West as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calypse shoots in but West avoids the takedown attempt easily.
West will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
David West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calypse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with West but West pushes him off and we're back to square one.
West misses with a few strikes there.
West cracks Calypse with a good jab.
West drops Calypse with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Calypse looks back up at him and smiles so West waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Calypse is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! West has cracked Calypse with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! West lands another huge swinging hook and Calypse tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Calypse, before West can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David West!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cid Wakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dr Murdock had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cid Wakka!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dr Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murdock lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Wakka. That snapped Murdock's head back.
Murdock misses with a wild body shot.
Murdock throws a shot to the body.
Murdock misses with an uppercut. Wakka saw that one coming.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wakka but Wakka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some bone on bone action there as Wakka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murdock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Murdock.
Murdock thows a body shot but no joy.
Murdock takes a swing at Wakka's ribcage but misses.
Wakka thows a body shot but no joy.
Wakka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock throws a looping overhand right but Wakka ducks down to avoid it.
Murdock is looking to wear down Wakka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wakka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murdock defends it nicely.
Dr Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cid Wakka.
Murdock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murdock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wakka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murdock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murdock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wakka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murdock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wakka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murdock thumps Wakka with a low kick.
Murdock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murdock throws an overhand right that lands on Wakka's shoulder, as Wakka tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Murdock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murdock misses with a kick to the body.
No luck for Murdock with that takedown attempt.
Murdock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wakka tries to bum rush Murdock with a series of wild strikes but Murdock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wakka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murdock.
Wakka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Dr Murdock has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wakka throws a right and a left that Murdock avoids nicely.
Wakka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murdock throws an overhand right that lands on Wakka's shoulder, as Wakka tries to avoid the shot.
Murdock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murdock lands with a cross.
Murdock stuffs the takedown attempt from Wakka. Wakka gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wakka.
Murdock lands with a hook. Wakka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wakka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right-left combo lands from Wakka.
Wakka slips under a jab.
Murdock throws a hook but Wakka blocks it.
Murdock misses with a body kick.
Wakka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wakka moves out of range of the body kick.
Murdock takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wakka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wakka throws a series of punches but Murdock avoids them all with ease.
Murdock thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Murdock.
Murdock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murdock clobbers Wakka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A cross from Murdock lands.
Murdock throws a shot from downtown. Wakka moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murdock.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murdock.
Murdock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wakka slips under a jab.
Wakka misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cid Wakka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dr Murdock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wakka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Murdock throws a looping overhand right but Wakka ducks down to avoid it.
Murdock throws a sloppy body shot
and Wakka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Wakka misses.
Wakka takes a swing at Murdock's ribcage but misses.
Wakka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wakka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wakka throws a low kick, looking for Murdock's leg but Murdock calmly moves out of range.
No joy there for Murdock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murdock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wakka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murdock connects with a solid leg kick.
Murdock throws a body punch but Wakka moves out of range.
Murdock throws a lazy head kick
and Wakka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wakka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakka throws a right hand that Murdock ducks under and follows up with a left that Murdock also avoids with ease.
Murdock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murdock throws a looping overhand right but Wakka ducks down to avoid it.
Murdock misses with a jab to the body
and Wakka counters with a two punch combo.
Wakka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cid Wakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murdock shoots for a takedown but Wakka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wakka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murdock.
Murdock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wakka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wakka looks to land a combination. Murdock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wakka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wakka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wakka with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murdock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murdock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murdock slips a jab from Wakka.
Wakka lands a nice shot that snaps Murdock's head back.
Murdock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wakka counters with a straight right hand.
Murdock fails with the takedown.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Murdock. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wakka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdock was well out of range. Poor timing from Wakka.
Murdock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wakka tries to clinch but Murdock is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Wakka.
Murdock throws a looping overhand right but Wakka ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wakka.
A telegraphed right hand from Murdock misses the target.
Wakka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murdock.
Murdock throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Murdock misses.
Murdock throws a head kick but Wakka moves out of range.
Murdock drops his hands momentarily and Wakka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wakka slips under a jab from Murdock.
Murdock throws the kick towards the body but Wakka avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wakka.
Murdock throws a jab but it's blocked by Wakka.
Murdock misses the jab.
Nice body kick from Murdock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a sloppy body shot
and Wakka counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Wakka.
Wakka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wakka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Murdock misses.
Wakka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murdock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wakka thuds his right hand into Murdock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wakka moves away from the strike by Murdock.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wakka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murdock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wakka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murdock throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cid Wakka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dr Murdock's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Murdock throws a hook but Wakka avoids it easily.
Murdock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Murdock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murdock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murdock throws out a loose jab but Wakka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murdock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murdock cracks the inside of Wakka's front leg.
Murdock walks into a stiff left hand from Wakka.
Murdock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab from Murdock.
Murdock throws a jab but it's blocked by Wakka.
Wakka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murdock throws an overhand right that lands on Wakka's shoulder, as Wakka tries to avoid the shot.
Murdock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Murdock.
Cid Wakka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murdock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wakka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wakka leaves Murdock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wakka looks to land a combination but Murdock avoids it well.
Wakka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Murdock misses with an uppercut. Wakka saw that one coming.
Wakka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murdock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wakka in his tracks.
Murdock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wakka moves in looking to clinch but Murdock pushes him off.
Wakka slips a straight right by Murdock.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Murdock might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wakka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murdock sprawls well. Murdock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wakka gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murdock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wakka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murdock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Murdock misses.
Murdock scores with a shot to the body.
Wakka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wakka misses with a double jab
and Murdock counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murdock. Wakka does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Wakka misses.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wakka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Wakka tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wakka manages to avoid it.
Wakka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wakka takes one to the side of the head.
Murdock connects with a solid leg kick.
Murdock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murdock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wakka is fending him off so far but Murdock persists. Nope, Wakka circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murdock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murdock is looking to land body kicks.
Wakka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Wakka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murdock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wakka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Murdock.
Murdock throws an overhand right that lands on Wakka's shoulder, as Wakka tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Murdock.
Dr Murdock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wakka ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Wakka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wakka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murdock's head backwards.
Murdock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wakka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wakka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wakka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murdock tries to land a body kick
and Murdock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wakka scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wakka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murdock circles away quickly and effectively.
Murdock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wakka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Murdock pushes Wakka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cid Wakka.
I've got Wakka 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cid Wakka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbie Fleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleck comes to the cage accompanied by Trivium - Down From The Sky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herbie Fleck!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Adams!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fleck to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fleck preventing the sweep.
Fleck has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Adams is proving hard to escape from.
Adams wants to sweep here but Fleck controlling him for the moment.
Fleck stands up from Adams's guard - Fleck perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck misses with a straight left.
Fleck cracks Adams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams with a hook.
Adams throws a front kick aimed at Fleck's knee but Fleck avoids it well.
Fleck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fleck avoids the body shot from Adams.
Adams misses with a head kick.
Adams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleck lands a right hook to the body.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Fleck.
Adams misses with a hook to the body
and Fleck counters with a nice uppercut.
Fleck tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Fleck misses.
Adams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams slips a jab from Fleck.
Fleck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fleck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adams.
Fleck throws a looping overhand right but Adams ducks down to avoid it.
Fleck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fleck misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
Fleck throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Fleck swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Fleck scores with a jab to the head.
Adams misses the body punch
and Fleck counters with a two punch combo.
Adams slips under a jab from Fleck.
Fleck cracks Adams with an open hand slap.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fleck.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Fleck's head but Fleck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fleck looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fleck scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleck digs a good hook to Adams's body.
Fleck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fleck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Fleck leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fleck lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Fleck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fleck works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fleck slowing the pace effectively.
Fleck lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adams.
Adams looks gassed!
Fleck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Fleck.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fleck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fleck avoiding damage.
Adams fails to pull guard.
Fleck throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Fleck.
Fleck scores with a hook to the body.
Fleck scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbie Fleck dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fleck scores with a jab.
Adams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fleck.
Fleck fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adams on the side of the head.
Fleck darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fleck digs a good hook to Adams's body.
Fleck wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Adams drops his hands momentarily and Fleck takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fleck connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adams's hands.
Fleck misses with a hook.
Fleck throws a hook to the side of Adams's head but Adams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Fleck's head but Fleck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck lands a jab to Adams's midsection.
Jab by Fleck.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Fleck throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fleck lands a slapping body shot.
Adams fails with the takedown
and Fleck counters with a nice uppercut.
Fleck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fleck scores with a shot to the body.
Fleck digs a good body shot into Adams's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleck fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fleck lands a right hook to the body.
Fleck lands a nice shot that snaps Adams's head back.
Fleck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Fleck as he connects with a hook.
Adams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fleck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Fleck lands with a good body shot.
Fleck dips to his left and cracks Adams with an uppercut!
Fleck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Herbie Fleck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleck throws a hook but Adams avoids it easily.
Fleck ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleck closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fleck decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Adams takes one to the side of the head.
Fleck darts in and clinches Adams up against the cage.
Adams looking for a takedown.
Fleck digs a right hand underneath Adams's ribcage. Adams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fleck pushes Adams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fleck scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.
Fleck scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams fails to pull guard.
Herbie Fleck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Adams.
A short left from Fleck.
Fleck lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fleck.
Fleck lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Fleck.
Fleck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamss head.
Fleck works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fleck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fleck scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Fleck.
Fleck is leaning against Adams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fleck lands a shot to the body.
Fleck scores with a hook to the body.
Fleck pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fleck prevents the takedown attempt.
Fleck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fleck is leaning against Adams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fleck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fleck is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Fleck - that landed with a thud.
Fleck lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Fleck.
Fleck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbie Fleck dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fleck with a nice cross.
Adams moves out of range as Fleck strikes.
Adams ducks right into an uppercut from Fleck.
Fleck is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fleck on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adams needs to keep his hands up - Fleck had a free shot at his head there.
Fleck doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fleck throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Fleck tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fleck throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Adams counter with a right hand.
Adams blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fleck.
Fleck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fleck connects with a right hand. Adams shakes it off.
Fleck tries to clinch but Adams moves away
and Adams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Fleck tries to clinch up.
Fleck closes the distance and pushes Adams back into the cage.
Adams is trying to drag Fleck to the mat but Fleck just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right from Fleck.
Fleck pushes Adams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fleck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Herbie Fleck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fleck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleck is struggling to control the position.
Fleck is leaning against Adams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleck lands a shoulder strike.
Fleck lands a nice shot to the body.
Fleck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adams wants a takedown but no success here.
Fleck scores with a hook to the body.
Adams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good body shot from Fleck.
Fleck lands a right hand.
Fleck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Fleck.
A right hook to the body lands for Fleck.
Nice body punch from Fleck - that landed with a thud.
Fleck lands a body punch.
Fleck taking a breather.
Fleck throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Fleck scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fleck is struggling to control the position.
Fleck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleck lands with a short shot to the head.
Fleck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fleck'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.
Fleck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams swings for the body but Fleck moves out of range.
Fleck tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Fleck throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Fleck lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fleck digs a good hook to Adams's body.
Adams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fleck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fleck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleck lands a right hand.
Adams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fleck smiles and moves away.
Herbie Fleck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Adams.
Fleck smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fleck lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fleck throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Tommy Adams has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fleck misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fleck bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adams's head.
Adams darts in trying to clinch
and Fleck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbie Fleck clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Adams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
Fleck missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fleck throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fleck rather than just go for the knockout.
Adams walks into a stiff left hand from Fleck.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Adams wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circling - Fleck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fleck.
Adams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fleck is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fleck misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fleck.
Adams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fleck wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Fleck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fleck throws a big shot that misses.
Adams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adams shoots in for a double leg but Fleck sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A lazy left from Adams finds it's target.
Adams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fleck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adams throws a wild body kick that Fleck sees coming a mile off.
Adams blocks a jab.
Fleck missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fleck cracks a nice hook into Adams's ribs.
Fleck throws a shot to the body.
Adams is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fleck takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fleck cracks Adams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fleck fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adams on the side of the head.
Fleck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Fleck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fleck with a jab.
Fleck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adams throws a body punch but Fleck moves out of range.
Fleck shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Adams napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fleck decides to stand up, so the ref orders Adams to his feet.
Fleck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fleck lands a right hook to the body.
Adams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fleck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Fleck misses its intended target.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fleck.
A big right from Adams misses.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fleck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.
Adams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fleck lands with a hook. Adams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbie Fleck had his way with Tommy Adams in that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Adams's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Fleck.
Nice defenses there by Fleck.
Adams looks to land a left hand but Fleck moved out of range nicely.
Adams misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fleck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleck cracks Adams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Adams looks to throw the jab but Fleck is out of range.
Fleck misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams wants to clinch but Fleck slips to the side
enabling Fleck to counter with a crisp jab.
Fleck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Adams blocks a jab.
Adams throws a body punch but Fleck moves out of range.
Fleck connects with a jab.
Fleck misses with a hook.
Fleck lands a really nice looking cross but Adams seems unphased.
Adams with a poor takedown
and Fleck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fleck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adams.
Herbie Fleck is winning the standup battle so far.
Fleck scores with a hook to the body. Adams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adams is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Adams slips a jab from Fleck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleck loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
Fleck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Fleck.
Adams throws a body punch but Fleck moves out of range.
Fleck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tommy Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleck throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams misses with a looping right.
Adams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adams is rocked!
Fleck smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adams is still on wobbly legs! Can Fleck finish him?
Fleck throws an overhand right that drops Adams like a sack of potatoes! Fleck dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herbie Fleck!
Herbie Fleck retains his light heavyweight title!
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