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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Wopat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brow kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wax Tailor - Walk The Line. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
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190 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leroy Brow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Wopat!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wopat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brow looks for a takedown but Wopat sprawls well.
Brow thows a body shot but no joy.
Brow throws a good cross that connects.
Wopat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Wopat misses.
Brow scores with the left hand. Wopat knows he should have avoided that one.
Brow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wopat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wopat misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wopat tries to bum rush Brow with a series of wild strikes but Brow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brow tries to clinch up but Wopat circles away and keeps his distance.
Brow shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Brow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wopat throws a series of punches but Brow moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wopat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leroy Brow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brow looks to land a combination. Wopat sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brow shoots for a double leg takedown but Wopat sprawls well. He's pushed Brow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wopat.
Wopat misses with a few strikes there.
Brow shoots in but no luck this time.
Wopat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Brow to counter with a crisp jab.
Wopat throws a right hand that Brow ducks under and follows up with a left that Brow also avoids with ease.
Brow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wopat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wopat keeps the fight on the outside.
Brow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brow is defended easily by Wopat.
Brow dodges the punch combination from Wopat.
Brow shoots in for a takedown but Wopat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wopat misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brow throws a combination. Wopat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wopat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wopat takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wopat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wopat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brow throws a lazy right hand but Wopat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brow lands a high kick!
Wopat works over Brow's head and body with a nice combination.
Brow throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Wopat as Brow shoots in.
Brow is breathing heavily.
Brow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brow slips under a jab.
Wopat misses with a combination
and Brow counters with a nice kick to the body.
Brow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wopat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wopat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brow counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wopat wants to get back to his feet.
Brow has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Wopat defend it? Brow steps over the head and cranks it - Wopat is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Brow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leroy Brow!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noah Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Noah Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Erik Drake!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake clinches up with Foreman and pushes him back against the cage.
Foreman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Foreman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Foreman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Foreman lands with a left to the head.
Foreman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Drake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Foreman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Foreman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake is trying to control the action in half guard but Foreman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Foreman actively working from the bottom here.
Drake is nestled in close to Foreman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Foreman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drake on the ground.
Drake tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Foreman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foreman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drake seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Foreman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Foreman is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Drake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drake is looking for a kimura here.
Foreman gets back to full guard.
Foreman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drake is aware though and is defending well.
Foreman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Foreman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drake defends well.
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.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Drake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Foreman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Foreman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drake gets to his feet. Foreman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Foreman is breathing heavily.
Drake scores a takedown into full mount!
Drake working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Foreman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake dominating with strikes here.
Drake looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Foreman is trying to reverse the position but instead Drake has taken his back - oops!
Drake has the hooks in. Foreman is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Foreman defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Drake working for a choke but Foreman is defending well.
Foreman 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 Drake gets his way!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman tries to escape but Drake has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Drake looking for the choke but no joy.
Drake is persistently looking for the submission but Foreman is defending it well.
Foreman turns into Drake and is now in his guard.
Foreman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Drake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drake stuns Foreman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foreman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Foreman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Foreman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Foreman lands with a shot to the body.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Foreman moved out of range.
Erik Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foreman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foreman swats away the attempt to clinch by Drake.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
Drake throws a front kick aimed at Foreman's knee but Foreman avoids it well.
Foreman works Drake's body with a nice hook.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Drake with a lazy takedown attempt
and Foreman counters with a series of strikes. Drake will be more careful next time no doubt.
Foreman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Drake manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Foreman is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Drake scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Foreman moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Drake wants to clinch but Foreman slips to the side
and Foreman counters with a two punch combo.
Foreman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drake circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Foreman counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Foreman, pushing him back against the cage.
Foreman breaks the clinch.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt
and Foreman counters with a three punch combo that has Drake backing up. Drake nods at Foreman to acknowledge the strikes.
Foreman scores with a shot to the body.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drake has his takedown stuffed
and Foreman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Noah Foreman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Drake.
Drake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Foreman.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foreman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foreman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foreman throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
Drake fails with the takedown
and Foreman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drake's guard.
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!
Foreman is sitting in close to Drake's body. Drake has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Foreman is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Foreman is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Drake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Erik Drake!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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255 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Gerald Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Hughes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hughes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hughes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hughes gets to his feet. Young looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hughes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hughes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Gerald Young has been cut.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Young.
Gerald Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young drops Hughes with a beautiful combination! Hughes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Young is looking for the KO!
It looks like Ryan Hughes has been cut.
Young grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Hughes takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Young cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gerald Young!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carmen Sandiego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeovil Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger has chosen Delilah by Tom Jones as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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211 lbs
7 - 5 - 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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Carmen Sandiego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Yeovil Tiger!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandiego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tiger.
Tiger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sandiego throws out the jab.
Sandiego throws a shot from downtown. Tiger moves away and avoids it.
Sandiego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sandiego misses with a wild combination.
Sandiego blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sandiego looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tiger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sandiego looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sandiego shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandiego is looking to pass Tiger's guard but actually Tiger recovers to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sandiego manages to get himself to full guard.
Tiger passes Sandiego's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Tiger has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sandiego scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Tiger manages to mount him!
Sandiego is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger controlling the position easily from mount.
Tiger's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sandiego tries to reverse the position but Tiger maintains control.
Tiger controlling the position easily from mount.
Sandiego is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger controlling from the full mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Yeovil Tiger just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tiger defending well as Sandiego loads up on a big left hand.
Tiger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yeovil Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandiego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiger slips under a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tiger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tiger works the jab nicely.
Sandiego takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sandiego looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Tiger misses the shot to the body.
Tiger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sandiego misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeovil Tiger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sandiego misses with a jab to the body
and Tiger counters with a three punch combo that has Sandiego backing up. Sandiego nods at Tiger to acknowledge the strikes.
Tiger scores with a nice head shot.
Sandiego misses with a looping right.
Tiger cracks Sandiego with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Tiger.
Sandiego misses with a double jab
and Tiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Tiger misses.
Sandiego just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sandiego takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tiger throws a right and a left that Sandiego avoids nicely.
Tiger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sandiego at a distance.
Sandiego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yeovil Tiger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sandiego gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheers as Tiger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sandiego doesn't seem phased though.
Danga de danga de dang - Tiger scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiger stuns Sandiego with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tiger misses with a wild combination.
Sandiego misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tiger counters with a stiff right hand.
Tiger with a jab.
Yeovil Tiger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiger lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab from Tiger.
Good shot there by Tiger.
Tiger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sandiego is rocked!
Tiger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tiger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oh Sandiego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sandiego's hands.
Tiger lands a nice hook to Sandiego's body. Sandiego takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sandiego has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tiger finds it's way round the side to connect with Sandiego's head.
A jab-cross combination lands for Tiger and sends Sandiego crashing to the mat! Tiger follows him down to the mat - Sandiego regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Still in half guard, Tiger seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandiego seems to have got his legs back now.
Sandiego is looking for a sweep. Tiger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tiger slows the pace down in half guard.
Tiger is pressing down on Sandiego's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sandiego is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yeovil Tiger.
Tiger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sandiego's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger throws a combination. Sandiego tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiger lands a nice looking body shot.
Sandiego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeovil Tiger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sandiego misses with a straight left.
Sandiego looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Tiger.
Sandiego misses with an uppercut. Tiger saw that one coming.
No joy there for Tiger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tiger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tiger lunges at Sandiego with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sandiego's hand.
Tiger misses with a double jab.
Tiger scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tiger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandiego misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandiego gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tiger.
Tiger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandiego misses the target.
Tiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sandiego moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tiger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tiger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tiger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tiger misses with a series of wild punches.
Tiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandiego looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiger is just out of range.
Sandiego is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tiger's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tiger connects with a looping right hand.
Tiger cracks Sandiego with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sandiego looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tiger finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Sandiego! Tiger dives in looking to finish! Sandiego is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yeovil Tiger!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andres Iniesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tayeb Taheri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tayeb Taheri is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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169 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andres Iniesta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tayeb Taheri!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taheri ducks under a wild hook from Iniesta.
Some wild striking there from Iniesta.
Taheri has managed to clinch.
Iniesta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Iniesta misses with a double jab.
Iniesta decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Taheri makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Taheri with a lazy takedown attempt
and Iniesta counters with a takedown into side control.
Taheri is trying to improve his position.
Iniesta really is a fat lump.
A lull in the action here.
Taheri is looking to regain half guard here but Iniesta keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iniesta is looking to take a break and control but Taheri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taheri stops Iniesta from passing to mount.
Iniesta remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Taheri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iniesta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taheri scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Taheri scoring with punches and elbows.
Taheri decides to stand up, so the ref orders Iniesta to his feet.
Taheri misses with a takedown
letting Iniesta counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iniesta fails to land with a series of punches.
Taheri tries for a takedown but Iniesta circles away easily
and Iniesta counters by moving into the clinch.
Andres Iniesta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tayeb Taheri.
Taheri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Iniesta has him pressed against the cage.
Taheri missing with knees to the body.
Iniesta gets control of Taheri's arms and successfully pulls guard. Iniesta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Taheri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taheri prevents Iniesta from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taheri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Iniesta kicks Taheri off and gets to his feet.
Iniesta is breathing heavily.
Iniesta tries to bum rush Taheri with a series of wild strikes but Taheri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iniesta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Taheri holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Taheri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taheri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taheri with a poor takedown
and Iniesta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Iniesta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taheri is keeping the position for now.
Taheri working a defensive guard here.
Iniesta trying to control the position from guard on top but Taheri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taheri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Iniesta's guard.
Iniesta pushes Taheri off and gets back to his feet.
Iniesta gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Iniesta wants to stand but Taheri is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taheri looking to pass the guard.
Iniesta might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Iniesta can't keep his opponent in guard - Taheri advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Taheri is trying to control the action in half guard but Iniesta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Iniesta is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taheri is trying to work for a kimura but Iniesta is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taheri wants to control but Iniesta is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Iniesta dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taheri looks for the body kick but Iniesta saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Taheri.
Iniesta loads up on a big right hand but Taheri slips the punch.
Iniesta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Iniesta wants it to stay on the feet.
Taheri gets a clinch.
Taheri is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Iniesta is keeping busy.
Iniesta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taheri fails with the takedown
and Iniesta counters with a left and a right that stings Taheri.
Nice takedown defense from Iniesta. No joy for Taheri on that attempt.
Andres Iniesta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tayeb Taheri.
Iniesta shoots in and bounces Taheri off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Iniesta pushing down on Taheri's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Iniesta is taking a breather. Taheri says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iniesta has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Iniesta tries to control but Taheri wriggling away.
Taheri is in all sorts of trouble here.
Taheri sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Iniesta seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Taheri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Iniesta tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Taheri gets back to full guard.
Iniesta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taheri trying to control the position.
Taheri lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Iniesta!
Taheri won't let Iniesta get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Taheri looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Iniesta is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Taheri has hold of Iniesta's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Iniesta manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Iniesta wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taheri lands a big shot there that rocks Iniesta but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Taheri wants to control the action but instead Iniesta gets a body lock and reverses into Taheri's guard! Nice work!
Iniesta wants to control from the top but Taheri keeps moving.
Iniesta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taheri on the ground.
Taheri controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taheri is working an open guard so Iniesta takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Taheri with a poor takedown
and Iniesta counters by moving into the clinch.
Taheri is trying to drag Iniesta to the mat but Iniesta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Iniesta breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taheri shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Iniesta's guard.
Taheri controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Iniesta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taheri trying to control the position from guard on top but Iniesta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taheri pushing down on Iniesta's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Taheri is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Iniesta has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andres Iniesta will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Taheri swats away the attempt to clinch by Iniesta.
Iniesta shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Taheri moves into full guard.
Taheri wants to sweep here but Iniesta controlling him for the moment.
Iniesta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taheri is keeping the position for now.
Iniesta wants to control from the top but Taheri keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taheri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taheri pushes Iniesta off and scrambles back to his feet.
Taheri clinches but Iniesta breaks the clinch
and Iniesta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Iniesta.
Iniesta tries to circle away but Taheri has him pinned against the cage.
Iniesta tries to break free but Taheri pushes him back against the cage.
Iniesta breaks from the clinch.
Taheri misses with a takedown
and Iniesta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taheri tries to clinch but Iniesta is having none of it.
Taheri shoots and misses
and Iniesta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Taheri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iniesta gets to his feet. Taheri looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Iniesta throws the left hand but Taheri avoids the punch easily.
Taheri shoots in for a takedown but Iniesta shows good takedown defense.
Andres Iniesta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tayeb Taheri.
Iniesta moves into the clinch.
Iniesta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Iniesta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iniesta misses with a double jab
and Taheri counters with a single leg into guard. Iniesta didn't expect that.
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!
Taheri decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Iniesta, up you get!
Taheri slips a jab and a cross from Iniesta.
Taheri drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Taheri passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Iniesta!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iniesta taking shots to the head.
Taheri is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Iniesta is surviving well by controlling Taheri's body position as best he can.
Iniesta wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Taheri.
Iniesta wants to try and get back to his feet.
Taheri has isolated one of Iniesta's arms. Iniesta looking to fight him off but Taheri twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tayeb Taheri!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilfaro Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saul Hudson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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260 lbs
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234 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kilfaro Bacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Saul Hudson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Bacon does no damage.
Hudson misses with a head kick.
Bacon tries to clinch but Hudson moves out of range.
Bacon tries to clinch but Hudson moves out of range.
Bacon throws a series of punches but Hudson moves out of range.
Hudson throws a good cross that connects.
Hudson has Bacon up against the cage in a clinch.
Hudson tries to stall but Bacon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bacon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hudson can't get the takedown.
Hudson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bacon wants to break free but Hudson has control.
Bacon is looking to break free of the clinch but Hudson has double underhooks.
Hudson looking to slow down the pace here.
Hudson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hudson is trying to drag Bacon to the mat but Bacon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kilfaro Bacon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Hudson.
Hudson scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kilfaro Bacon has been cut.
Hudson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hudson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bacon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bacon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bacon wants to get back to striking at distance but Hudson won't allow it.
Bacon is trying to break the clinch but Hudson has him pressed against the cage.
Hudson keeps control of Bacon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bacon has had enough of the clinch but Hudson keeps him there for the moment.
Hudson just leaning against Bacon, taking a breather.
Hudson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bacon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hudson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bacon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bacon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hudson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hudson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bacon walks away with a smile on his face. Hudson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hudson shoots in and drives through. Bacon sprawls well.
Bacon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A combination from Bacon does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Bacon.
Hudson fails with the takedown.
Hudson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kilfaro Bacon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bacon throws a nice looking combination but Hudson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon lands with a nice body punch.
Bacon misses with a few strikes there.
Hudson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hudson looks gassed!
Hudson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bacon trying to hold on to Hudson's head to control him but Hudson postures up.
Hudson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bacon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hudson.
Bacon trying to control but Hudson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson is looking for a kimura but Bacon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hudson to get the leverage.
Hudson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hudson controlling the action here.
Hudson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bacon sees it coming and defends easily.
Bacon is looking to control Hudson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bacon avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bacon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hudson counters with a head kick. That will keep Bacon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A punch combination from Bacon misses.
Kilfaro Bacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacon stuffs the takedown attempt from Hudson. Hudson gets slowly back to his feet.
Hudson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bacon circles away.
Hudson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hudson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bacon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hudson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hudson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bacon misses with a combination
and Hudson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick misses from Hudson.
Bacon misses with a double jab
and Hudson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bacon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hudson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bacon's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Hudson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kilfaro Bacon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hudson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hudson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bacon moves away.
Hudson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hudson showed some decent athleticism there.
Bacon trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hudson manages to pass to mount!
Bacon is working to get back to half guard.
Bacon is in a horrible position here. Hudson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hudson working Bacon over with strikes here.
Bacon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hudson has hold of Bacon's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bacon manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Hudson.
Hudson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hudson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hudson landing strikes from the mount.
Bacon swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hudson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bacon to take his back!
Hudson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bacon has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hudson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bacon is defending well though. Hudson let's go of the attempt for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two 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!
Bacon has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Hudson.
Hudson is hanging on to Bacon's back as he tries to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bacon avoids the strikes from Hudson.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hudson.
Hudson gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Hudson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bacon has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hudson is controlling the position but Bacon somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bacon keeps working.
Bacon pushes Hudson off looking to stand but Hudson dives back in and keeps control.
Hudson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hudson is thwarting Bacon's attempts to control the position.
Hudson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bacon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hudson 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.
Hudson looks to land a strike but Bacon avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
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.
Hudson throwing strikes from guard but Bacon blocks nicely.
Hudson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bacon is keeping the position for now.
Hudson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hudson looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bacon throws a jab but it's blocked by Hudson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Hudson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kilfaro Bacon'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Both fighters circling a little - Hudson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hudson shoots for a double leg takedown but Bacon sprawls well. He's pushed Hudson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bacon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bacon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hudson counters by moving into the clinch.
Hudson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bacon smiles and moves away.
Nice body kick from Hudson.
Jab, jab by Hudson - just one landing.
Hudson shoots in for a takedown but Bacon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kilfaro Bacon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Hudson.
Hudson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hudson rushes Bacon and presses him up against the cage.
Hudson effectively controlling the action here.
Hudson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hudson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hudson is trying to control the action in half guard but Bacon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hudson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon is trying to maintain the position but Hudson is very close to passing his half guard.
Bacon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hudson thows a huge punch but Bacon dodges it nicely.
Hudson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bacon tries to get to full guard but Hudson has control of the leg.
Hudson throwing shots but Bacon is blocking nicely.
Saul Hudson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bacon circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Bacon does no damage.
Bacon throws a series of punches but Hudson avoids them all with ease.
Hudson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hudson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hudson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hudson working for a guillotine from mount but Bacon is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bacon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hudson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hudson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bacon is now in Hudson's guard. A big mistake from Hudson there, giving up the dominant position!
Bacon stopping the sweep attempt from Hudson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon looking to sit in guard and control but Hudson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bacon keeping moving, preventing Hudson from controlling successfully.
Bacon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bacon keeping moving, preventing Hudson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hudson throwing strikes but missing.
Hudson trying to control but Bacon is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hudson thows a body kick. Bacon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hudson dives in and grabs Bacon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bacon pushes down on Hudson's head and hops out.
Bacon clinches but Hudson breaks the clinch
and Hudson counters with a big head kick but Bacon shrugs it off.
Bacon misses with the combination.
Bacon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hudson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bacon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kilfaro Bacon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saul Hudson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hudson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hudson lands with an uppercut that bounces Bacon off the cage and back into rage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Hudson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hudson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Hudson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bailey Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gang of Four - I love a Man in Uniform kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bailey Harris had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bailey Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Kane!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kane.
Kane throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kane tries to advance to mount but Harris denies him.
Harris wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Harris sneaks out the side door and pushes Kane away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kane 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.
Harris wants to stand and escape but Kane is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Kane is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harris is looking to stand back up but Kane counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Harris.
Kane stops Harris from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harris staying out of range there.
Harris wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kane 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.
Harris wriggles free and stands up.
Kane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Harris wants to stand but Kane is controlling the position.
Harris pushes Kane off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kane looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Harris throws a hook but Kane avoids it easily.
Harris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kane looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harris is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Kane blocks it.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Kane avoids the damage to the body.
Kane avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Kane.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harris landing knees to the head.
Kane lands a body shot.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Kane avoids the damage to the body.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with an uppercut.
Harris scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kane lands a nice hook to Harris's body. Harris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kane was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kane doesn't seem phased though.
Kane moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kane moves away from the strike by Harris.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harris tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
Bailey Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Kane moved out of range nicely.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Kane dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Kane shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Harris's guard.
Kane chips away with some ground and pound.
Kane looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Harris wants to stand up but Kane is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris gets caught flat footed, as Kane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Kane is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kane wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Kane looking to sit in guard and control but Harris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harris wanted to stand there but Kane had control of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kane slips under a jab.
Kane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Harris thuds his right hand into Kane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris cracks Kane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kane lands a nice shot to the body.
Kane shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harris pinned against the cage. Harris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harris tries to clinch there but Kane circles away.
Harris misses the jab.
Kane throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Kane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Harris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Kane moves away and avoids it.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Kane.
Bailey Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Kane slips a straight right by Harris.
Kane digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Harris misses with a body kick.
Kane slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Kane finds it's target.
Kane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harris motions for Kane to come forward. Harris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kane closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kane lands in his opponent's guard.
Kane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane passes Harris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harris defending well though.
Harris pushes Kane off looking to stand but Kane dives back in and keeps control.
Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Kane sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane is working for a kimura but Harris is defending it quite comfortably.
Kane stops Harris from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Kane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kane stops Harris from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kane wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris misses with a hook. Kane ducked under it nicely.
Kane throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Harris tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kane shoots in and bounces Harris off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kane won't allow Harris to get back to his feet.
Kane wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to stand and escape but Kane is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane stops Harris from standing up.
Kane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kane is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kane wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kane scores with a three punch combo!
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris throws a jab when Kane was well out of range.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Kane moves away and avoids it.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kane misses with a low kick.
Kane moves away from the strike by Harris.
A swing and a miss from Kane.
Harris tries to clinch up but Kane circles away and keeps his distance.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Kane really 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.
Kane slips under a jab from Harris.
Kane closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kane tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Harris is looking to get back to his feet here but Kane is keeping cool and he's managed to take Harris's back.
A lull in the action here.
Harris is trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Harris has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kane tries to keep control of the position but Harris is staying busy.
Kane struggling to land strikes to the head as Harris covers up.
Harris looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kane throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Harris!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kane controlling the position well here. Harris rolled but Kane kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Harris trying to get back to his feet but Kane is in full control for now.
Kane is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Harris holding both Kane 's hands and preventing any damage.
Harris covers up after that shot from Kane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to stand back up.
Harris won't enjoy being in this position. Kane looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Harris is tapping - it's over boys! Kane picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tommy Kane!
Tommy Kane is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Velazquez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones dips to his left and cracks Velazquez with an uppercut!
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Velazquez sprawling to the canvas! Velazquez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jones finish him?!
Velazquez is rocked!
Jones circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Velazquez tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Jones wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Jones! Alexander Jones retains his lightweight title!
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