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UKMMA 10 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mendez Papillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dallas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ace of Spades. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mendez Papillion enters the cage!
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213 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Dallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mendez Papillion!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Papillion.
Papillion closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Papillion lands in his opponent's guard.
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.
Papillion slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Dallas.
Papillion drops an elbow to the side of Dallas's head.
Papillion keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dallas flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Papillion lands a nice short elbow.
Papillion controlling the action here.
Papillion lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Papillion moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Dallas.
Papillion scoring with punches and elbows.
It looks like Dan Dallas has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papillion controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papillion gets to mount! Dallas was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Papillion content just to control the position here.
Dallas swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Papillion blocks Dallas's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Papillion controlling from the full mount.
Papillion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Papillion connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Papillion has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dallas's face.
A nice elbow there by Papillion.
Dallas is trying desperately to improve position.
Papillion controlling from the full mount.
Dallas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papillion controlling from mount.
Papillion looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Papillion lands a nice shot to the head.
Papillion looking to control and managing it successfully.
Papillion landing strikes from the mount and Dallas is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papillion is working for a guillotine from mount but Dallas frees his head quite easily.
Papillion punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papillion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Papillion with the ground and pound from mount.
Papillion sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dallas gets back to half guard.
Papillion stalling.
Dallas wants to get back to full guard but Papillion has passed into side control.
Papillion lands a big elbow.
Papillion controlling from the full mount.
I looks like Papillion might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papillion connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Papillion is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dallas to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dallas shrugs it off.
Papillion with shots to the head and body - Dallas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Papillion looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
You get the feeling that Dallas really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Papillion blocks Dallas's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Papillion controlling from the full mount.
Dallas flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dallas is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dallas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Papillion lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dallas hang on?
Papillion controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mendez Papillion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Dallas'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.
Papillion scoring well with a low kick there.
Papillion scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Papillion thumps Dallas with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Papillion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dallas takes one to the chin there.
Papillion closes the distance and clinches up with Dallas, looking for a takedown. Papillion pushes Dallas against the cage but Dallas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Papillion lands a jab to the nose.
Papillion throws a left that rocks Dallas and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Papillion dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Dallas regain composure!
Dan Dallas's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papillion controlling the position from side mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Papillion creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Papillion creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Papillion decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dallas to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papillion lands a left and a right that sends Dallas crashing to the canvas! Papillion dives into mount looking to finish!
Dallas is rocked!
Papillion controlling his opponent.
Dallas is in a horrible position here. Papillion smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dan Dallas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dallas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Papillion lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jeez, Dan Dallas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan Dallas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mendez Papillion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Nitro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Time (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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140 lbs
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171 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Nitro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrance Time!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nitro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nitro wants to clinch.
Time misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nitro.
Time is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nitro.
Time on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Time keeps the fight on the outside.
Nitro scores with a jab to the body.
Nitro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Time has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Time there as he acknowledges the shot.
Time moves into the clinch successfully.
Time keeps control of Nitro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Time keeps control of Nitro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Time is trying to drag Nitro to the mat but Nitro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nitro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nitro misses with some punches.
Nitro is trying to break the clinch but Time has him pressed against the cage.
Time lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nitro defending well though.
Nitro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Time.
Time working over Nitro with some ground and pound. Nitro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nitro is holding on to half guard well.
Nitro wants to improve his position but Time is controlling well.
Time is pressing down on Nitro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nitro is holding on for now.
Nitro tries to get to full guard but Time has control of the leg.
Time is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Time sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nitro defending well though.
Nitro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Time on the ground.
That's two 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.
Ground and pound from Time.
Time sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nitro defending well though.
Time lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nitro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ground and pound from Time.
Time is just content to waste time from the top position. Nitro takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nitro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nitro tries to get out of the position.
Nitro is looking to stand up but Time isn't so interested in that idea.
Time postures up.
Time missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Time trying to control the position from guard on top but Nitro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nitro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nitro controls Time momentarily but Time frees himself.
Time landing some decent shots from guard.
Nitro trying to keep a closed guard but Time is proving a slippery customer.
Nitro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Time.
Time working some strikes from top position.
Time postures up in Nitro's guard and throws a big left but Nitro blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Time 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.
Time trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Time throwing strikes but missing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Time throws a right and a left that both miss.
Time throws a right and a left that Nitro avoids nicely.
Nitro moves into the clinch.
Time has Nitro pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Time pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nitro tumbling to the mat - Time dives into Nitro's guard.
Time looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Time dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nitro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nitro is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Time works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nitro lands a jab.
Max Nitro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nitro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab lands there for Nitro.
Nitro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Time looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nitro!
Time wants to finish this one by submission but Nitro is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Time.
Nitro tries to reverse the position but Time maintains control.
Time landing strikes from the mount.
Time avoids the attempt from Nitro to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nitro is rocked!
Time is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nitro can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Nitro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Time drops a big elbow. That's hurt Nitro! More shots from Time and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Time!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rory Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Keys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keenan comes to the cage accompanied by Warriors Code. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
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194 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Rory Keenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Keys!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keys moves away from the strike by Keenan.
Keys chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
Keys bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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.
Keys trying to control the position but Keenan is working away.
Keenan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Keenan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Keys wants to control the position but Keenan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Keenan stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keys wants to control but Keenan is keeping busy.
Keenan slows the pace down in half guard.
Keys looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Keys trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Keenan is controlling the pace.
Keys wants to control but Keenan passes into side.
Keys tries to bench press Keenan off him but Keenan keeps the position.
Keys can't do much from the bottom here.
Keenan taking a breather here.
Keys regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan wants to pass the guard but Keys is defending well.
Keenan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Keys is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Keenan pulls his head out easily.
Keys looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Keenan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Keys does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Keys looking for submissions off his back.
Keenan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keys looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keys is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Keenan pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rory Keenan will probably get the nod.
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.
Keenan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keys at a distance.
Keenan tries to clinch there but Keys circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Keenan.
Keys struggling a bit here.
Keys tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Keenan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Keys is letting Keenan control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keys tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Keys's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rory Keenan.
Keys moves out of range as Keenan throws a body kick.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and Keys moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Keenan coming out on top.
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.
Keys tries for a takedown but Keenan circles away easily
and Keenan counters with a right hand to the body.
Keys doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keenan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Keys's guard now.
Keenan content to stall in guard here.
Keys is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Keys is breathing heavily.
Keenan stands and throws Keys's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keys is trying to work for a sweep but Keenan has mounted him!
Keys is looking to improve his position but Keenan isn't that keen on the idea.
Keys is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Keenan controlling from mount.
Keenan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Keys is looking to escape.
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.
Keenan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Keys is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keenan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Keenan dominated that second round.
That's time! Keenan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Keys moves out of range of the body kick from Keenan.
Keenan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Keenan showed some decent athleticism there.
Keys wants to control but Keenan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Keys is trying to control but Keenan passes into side control!
Keenan advances to mount.
Keenan looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keys reaches up to try and control the position but Keenan seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Keys rolls and tries to escape and now Keenan has his back!
Keys trying to control but not successfully.
Keenan has the hooks in. Keys is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Keys is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Keys looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Keys is trying to break free.
Keys turns into Keenan and is now in his guard.
Keenan keeping full guard, as Keys tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Keenan clinches up against the cage.
Keys is trying to drag Keenan to the mat but Keenan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Keys takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keys wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Keenan in particular looking to stall.
Joshua Keys has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keenan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Keys for as long as he can get away with.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Keenan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Keys is looking to control Keenan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Keys avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keys wants to improve his position but Keenan is controlling well.
Keys won't allow Keenan to pass to mount.
Keys is looking to get back to full guard here but Keenan has managed to pass to side control instead.
Keenan manages to capitalize on a mistake by Keys to take his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keys wants to control his opponent's hands but Keenan gets his hands free.
Keenan has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Keys's body.
Rory Keenan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Keenan is hanging on to Keys's back as he tries to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Keenan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keenan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Keenan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Eggleston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dai Hard (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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190 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Eggleston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dai Hard!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eggleston shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Eggleston was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Eggleston sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Eggleston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hard on the ground.
Hard is squirming around, avoiding Eggleston's attempts to control the action.
Hard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Eggleston.
Hard is working to get back to half guard.
Eggleston landing punches.
Eggleston lands a big shot there that rocks Hard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hard wants to control but Eggleston is having none of it.
Eggleston is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Eggleston looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Dai Hard has been cut.
Hard sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eggleston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Eggleston prevents Hard from improving his position.
Hard is staying active underneath Eggleston, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eggleston working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hard's thigh. Hard counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Eggleston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hard is on top in guard.
Hard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hard throws a strike but Eggleston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eggleston forces his way into half guard.
Hard is trying to stand up here but Eggleston is controlling him well.
Hard trying to control but Eggleston postures up.
Eggleston looks to land a strike but Hard avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hard keeping moving, preventing Eggleston from controlling successfully.
Eggleston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hard is keeping the position for now.
Hard throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hard is trying to control the position but Eggleston postures up.
Hard keeping moving, preventing Eggleston from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eggleston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard misses with a hook.
Hard walks into a straight right hand from Eggleston.
Nice defenses there by Eggleston.
A swing and a miss from Hard.
Eggleston misses with a body shot.
Eggleston moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Eggleston.
Hard scores with a shoulder strike.
Eggleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eggleston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eggleston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eggleston tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hard swivels and escapes.
Eggleston walks into a stiff left hand from Hard.
Dai Hard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hard moves into the clinch successfully.
Hard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hard working aggressively here.
Eggleston has Hard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Eggleston is breathing heavily.
Hard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Eggleston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eggleston taking a breather.
Hard working hard to break the clinch.
Eggleston lands a nice knee to the body.
Hard prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Eggleston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hard tries to score a body lock takedown but Eggleston shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hard misses with the head strike.
Eggleston utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hard can't get the takedown.
Hard stalling the fight.
Eggleston tries for a takedown but Hard manages to get underhooks.
Hard lands a nice uppercut.
Hard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hard working aggressively here.
Hard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hard fails to land.
Hard avoiding damage as Eggleston throws knees to the body.
Hard wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Eggleston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dai Hard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hard takes the fight into the clinch.
Eggleston goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hard prevents it.
Eggleston tries for a takedown but Hard manages to get underhooks.
Eggleston tries for a takedown but Hard manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Eggleston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eggleston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hard avoids it.
Eggleston blocks an uppercut.
Hard is looking to control Eggleston's arms but Eggleston gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hard has his back to the cage.
Hard misses with some punches.
Eggleston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hard is defending well for now.
Hard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Daniel Eggleston has been cut.
Hard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eggleston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hard has Eggleston pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Eggleston manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hard throws a punch but it's blocked by Eggleston.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eggleston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hard has Eggleston pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Eggleston manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Eggleston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hard throws a lazy right hand but Eggleston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eggleston swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eggleston knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Eggleston is trying to get back to half guard.
Hard working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hard fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Eggleston is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hard throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Eggleston works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard thows a huge punch but Eggleston dodges it nicely.
Eggleston trying to hold on to Hard's head to control him but Hard postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hard has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hard throwing strikes here but Eggleston is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hard throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hard prevents Eggleston from getting the reversal.
Hard throws some wild stikes that Eggleston manages to avoid easily.
Hard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Eggleston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hard punching from mount but Eggleston doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Eggleston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Eggleston tries to get out of the position.
Eggleston working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hard with shots to the head and body - Eggleston looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eggleston is looking to escape.
Hard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hard throwing strikes here but Eggleston is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hard misses with a head shot.
Hard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eggleston is looking to escape.
Eggleston is in a horrible position here. Hard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Hard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Eggleston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hard.
Daniel Eggleston's cut is getting worse.
Hard tries to clinch up.
Eggleston scoring well with a low kick there.
Eggleston shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hard as he jumps to the side.
Hard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jeez, Daniel Eggleston's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eggleston.
Eggleston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hard doesn't manage to clinch there - Eggleston circles away.
Hard throws a shot from downtown. Eggleston moves away and avoids it.
Eggleston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eggleston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eggleston, pushing him back against the cage.
Hard throws a punch but it's blocked by Eggleston.
Hard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A frustrated look appears on Hard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hard works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard postures up in Eggleston's guard and throws a big left but Eggleston blocks it.
Hard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eggleston has a closed guard, preventing Hard from standing up.
Eggleston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hard stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Eggleston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hard lands a nice shot that snaps Eggleston's head back.
Hard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eggleston takes one to the side of the head.
Eggleston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eggleston circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eggleston takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Eggleston wants to clinch.
Hard looks to land a combination but Eggleston avoids it well.
Hard scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Hard misses the target.
Hard tries to close the distance and clinch but Eggleston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eggleston takes the fight into the clinch.
Hard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Eggleston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hard gets through Eggleston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Eggleston is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Daniel Eggleston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dai Hard.
Hard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Hard fails to land.
Eggleston stalling in the clinch.
Hard looking for a takedown.
Hard prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard is working for takedown but Eggleston is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hard ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hard no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hard keeping moving, preventing Eggleston from controlling successfully.
Hard keeping full guard, as Eggleston tries to pass.
Eggleston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eggleston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hard has his feet on Eggleston's thighs here. He's pushed Eggleston off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Eggleston screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dai Hard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Radoslav Militiovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Awesome Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Militiovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bring it on . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Radoslav Militiovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Awesome Bob!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bob slaps away a takedown attempt from Militiovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bob lands a nice hook to Militiovic's body. Militiovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bob scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Militiovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bob wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bob wants to lay and pray for a moment but Militiovic keeps working.
Bob throws a strike aimed at the side of Militiovic's head but Militiovic avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob tries to score with some ground and pound. Militiovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Militiovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bob tries to move to mount but Militiovic blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Militiovic can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bob is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Militiovic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bob is trying to control but Militiovic passes into side control!
Bob tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Militiovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Militiovic is trying to get an arm triangle but Bob is defending well.
Bob can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob is looking to get back to his feet here but Militiovic is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bob's back.
Militiovic is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Bob has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Militiovic has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Bob taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Militiovic doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Radoslav Militiovic!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Peezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peezy has chosen Majin Buu Theme Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Brookins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Peezy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brookins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peezy pinned against the cage. Peezy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peezy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brookins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Peezy sprawls well. Peezy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brookins gets slowly back to his feet.
Brookins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joe Peezy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peezy throws a series of punches but Brookins moves out of range.
Brookins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Peezy did well to prevent Brookins getting side control.
Peezy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peezy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brookins controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins stands up from half guard.
Brookins slips a jab and a cross from Peezy.
Brookins avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brookins.
Brookins avoids the body shot from Peezy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peezy.
Brookins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peezy moves away.
Brookins throws a head kick but Peezy moves out of range.
Peezy moves into the clinch successfully.
Peezy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peezy is looking to clinch but Brookins is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peezy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Brookins with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Brookins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brookins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Peezy tries to get to full guard but Brookins has control of the leg.
Brookins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Peezy is looking to control Brookins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Peezy avoid being mounted?
Brookins not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peezy won't allow Brookins to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peezy is looking to improve his position.
Brookins blocks the strikes from Peezy.
Peezy tries to kick Brookins off but Brookins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brookins throws a shot from downtown. Peezy moves away and avoids it.
Peezy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peezy just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown by Brookins or perhaps it was just good defense by Peezy which made him look bad.
Brookins misses with an uppercut. Peezy saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brookins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brookins trying to keep a closed guard but Peezy is proving a slippery customer.
Brookins is breathing heavily.
Peezy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brookins has a closed guard, preventing Peezy from standing up.
Peezy wants to control from the top but Brookins keeps moving.
Brookins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peezy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peezy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brookins keeping moving, preventing Peezy from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Brookins 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.
Peezy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brookins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peezy somewhat.
Brookins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Peezy counters with a two punch combo.
Peezy throws a push kick but Brookins slaps the foot to one side.
Peezy avoids the body shot from Brookins.
Brookins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
George Brookins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brookins is looking to slow Peezy down with leg kicks.
Peezy throws a wild body kick that Brookins sees coming a mile off.
Peezy throws a head kick that misses.
Brookins shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peezy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peezy throws the kick towards the body but Brookins avoids it.
Brookins throws a head kick but Peezy moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peezy throws a body punch but Brookins moves out of range.
Peezy throws a head kick but Brookins moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peezy tries a head kick but it misses.
Brookins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Brookins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peezy connects with the punch.
Nice shot by Peezy.
Brookins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peezy as he avoids it easily.
Brookins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brookins keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body kick from Peezy.
Peezy throws a series of punches but Brookins moves out of range.
A left and a right from Peezy both land. Nice combination.
Brookins avoids a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Peezy.
Peezy throws a head kick that misses.
Peezy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brookins backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins dodges the punch combination from Peezy.
Brookins throws a head kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Peezy - that will leave a mark!
Peezy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peezy misses with the combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brookins checks a leg kick.
Peezy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peezy is looking to slow Brookins down with leg kicks.
Peezy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Peezy looks to land a combination. Brookins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Peezy lands a two punch combo.
Peezy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brookins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peezy just misses with a punch to the body.
Peezy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peezy misses with a low kick.
Peezy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brookins moves away.
Brookins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peezy backs up against the cage.
Peezy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brookins is not content to let Peezy control the position.
Brookins wants to control but Peezy is keeping busy.
Peezy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peezy wants to control but Brookins is keeping him busy.
Peezy trying to mount his opponent but Brookins defends it.
Peezy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brookins is looking for a sweep. Peezy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peezy is thwarting Brookins's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peezy tries to clinch there but Brookins circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peezy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peezy tries to clinch there but Brookins circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Peezy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Brookins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Peezy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Peezy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brookins counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Peezy!
Peezy wants to hold on but Brookins pushes him away.
Brookins controlling the pace for now.
Peezy trying desperately to get to his feet.
Peezy is looking to improve his position but Brookins isn't that keen on the idea.
Peezy taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peezy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins landing punches.
Brookins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brookins prevents Peezy from getting the reversal.
Brookins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Peezy is looking to improve his position but Brookins isn't that keen on the idea.
Peezy is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Brookins is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Peezy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Peezy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brookins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Peezy tries to hold on but Brookins postures up.
Peezy throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Brookins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Brookins prevents Peezy from getting the reversal.
Brookins controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peezy tries to reverse the position but Brookins maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brookins breaks from Peezy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Peezy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brookins looking to finish Peezy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Peezy!
Peezy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Brookins looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Brookins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brookins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Brookins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Chokespear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Incubus- Drive 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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23
219 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, William Chokespear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chokespear slips a jab from Jones.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Chokespear shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chokespear perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chokespear is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jones misses with a double jab.
Chokespear shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chokespear was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chokespear throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chokespear punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chokespear working for a submission but Jones is keeping him at bay.
Chokespear goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jones is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Chokespear with a solid left hand.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chokespear is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones throws a sloppy strike and Chokespear has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Jones is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Chokespear!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Chokespear!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eoin Andershannon O Darby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivor Smallun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Darby comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys. 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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BJJ Brown Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eoin Andershannon O Darby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivor Smallun!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smallun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Darby keeps the fight on the outside.
Smallun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smallun tries to clinch up but O Darby circles away and keeps his distance.
Smallun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smallun tries to clinch but O Darby is having none of it.
Smallun tries to clinch up.
O Darby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smallun pinned against the cage. Smallun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smallun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Darby swats away the attempt to clinch by Smallun.
Ivor Smallun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smallun moves in looking to clinch but O Darby pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smallun is looking to clinch.
Smallun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivor Smallun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smallun keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Darby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smallun leaves O Darby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eoin Andershannon O Darby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Darby keeps the fight on the outside.
O Darby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smallun tries to clinch but O Darby moves out of range.
Smallun is looking to clinch.
Smallun instigates a clinch.
O Darby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smallun misses with a punch on the inside.
O Darby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Darby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smallun swings wildly with an uppercut but O Darby uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Smallun.
Smallun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smallun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smallun misses with some punches.
O Darby is looking to break free of the clinch but Smallun has double underhooks.
Smallun misses with the head strike.
O Darby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smallun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Smallun fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Darby.
Smallun misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Darby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Darby circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Darby fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Darby shoots in for a takedown but Smallun shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smallun tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Darby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smallun tries to clinch but O Darby is having none of it.
Smallun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smallun moves into the clinch.
Smallun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smallun throws a head punch that misses.
O Darby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smallun has a couple of punches blocked by O Darby.
O Darby blocking some punches.
Smallun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smallun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Darby wants to get back to striking at distance but Smallun won't allow it.
Smallun working aggressively here.
O Darby blocking some punches.
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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smallun.
Smallun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smallun misses with the head strike.
Smallun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smallun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smallun misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smallun.
Smallun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smallun throws a punch but it's blocked by O Darby.
O Darby blocking some punches.
O Darby blocking some punches.
O Darby takes a shot to the head.
Smallun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smallun misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Darby wants to break free but Smallun has control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smallun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Darby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Darby blocking some punches.
Smallun misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Smallun 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.
O Darby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smallun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Darby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smallun tries to clinch but O Darby is having none of it.
Smallun tries to clinch there but O Darby circles away.
O Darby circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Darby shoots in for a double leg but Smallun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smallun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smallun doesn't manage to clinch there - O Darby circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smallun tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Darby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ivor Smallun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Darby shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smallun sprawls well. Smallun wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Darby gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Darby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smallun walks into a straight right hand from O Darby.
Smallun clinches but O Darby breaks the clinch
and O Darby counters by moving into the clinch.
Smallun pushes O Darby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Darby blocking some punches.
Smallun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smallun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smallun has a couple of punches blocked by O Darby.
Smallun lands with a light punch inside.
Smallun throws a head punch that misses.
Smallun swings wildly with an uppercut but O Darby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smallun misses with the head strike.
Smallun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Smallun on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Darby.
Smallun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Darby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smallun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Smallun.
Smallun prevents O Darby from breaking the clinch.
Smallun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smallun has a couple of punches blocked by O Darby.
O Darby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smallun misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Smallun.
Smallun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Darby has had enough of the clinch but Smallun keeps him there for the moment.
Smallun throws a punch but it's blocked by O Darby.
O Darby is looking to break free of the clinch but Smallun has double underhooks.
O Darby tries to circle away but Smallun has him pinned against the cage.
Smallun working aggressively here.
Smallun misses with a punch on the inside.
O Darby is looking to break free of the clinch but Smallun has double underhooks.
Smallun throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smallun.
Smallun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smallun throws a punch but it's blocked by O Darby.
O Darby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Darby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smallun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Darby backwards.
Smallun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smallun swings wildly with an uppercut but O Darby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smallun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smallun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Darby wants to break free but Smallun has control.
O Darby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smallun tries to clinch but fails miserably
so O Darby counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
O Darby won't allow Smallun to get back to his feet.
O Darby 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Darby 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smallun is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst O Darby is controlling him.
O Darby 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.
O Darby prevents Smallun from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smallun drives through and clinches with O Darby against the cage.
Smallun scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eoin Andershannon O Darby dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smallun closes the distance and clinches.
Smallun has O Darby pressed against the cage, preventing O Darby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Smallun fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Smallun fails to land.
Smallun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smallun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smallun misses with some punches.
Smallun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Darby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smallun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smallun misses with some punches.
O Darby tries to circle away but Smallun has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smallun.
Smallun scores with a shoulder strike.
Smallun misses with the head strike.
Smallun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Darby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Darby is trying to break the clinch but Smallun is controlling him.
Smallun misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smallun misses with a punch on the inside.
Smallun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smallun throws a head punch that misses.
Smallun throws a punch but it's blocked by O Darby.
Smallun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smallun misses with some punches.
O Darby is trying to break the clinch but Smallun has him pressed against the cage.
Smallun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smallun swings wildly with an uppercut but O Darby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smallun has a couple of punches blocked by O Darby.
O Darby is trying to break the clinch but Smallun has him pressed against the cage.
Smallun misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Darby.
Smallun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Darby backwards.
Smallun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Darby's efforts to push away.
Smallun lands with a left to the head.
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.
A frustrated look appears on O Darby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smallun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Darby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smallun throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Smallun fails to land.
Smallun has a couple of punches blocked by O Darby.
Smallun pushes O Darby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Darby blocking some punches.
O Darby breaks from the clinch.
Smallun tries to clinch
and O Darby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smallun tries to clinch but O Darby moves away
and O Darby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Darby is looking to clinch.
O Darby circles away from the clinch attempt
so O Darby counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smallun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Darby drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smallun dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smallun is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smallun got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Darby has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smallun has managed to get both his arms back between O Darby's legs - danger averted.
Smallun controls from within his opponent's guard.
O Darby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smallun not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smallun gets to his feet. O Darby looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smallun looks to clinch
and O Darby counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smallun is trying to stand back up but O Darby is controlling him
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
O Darby is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smallun defends it well.
O Darby wants to pass to mount but Smallun is defending the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smallun wants to clinch
and O Darby counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eoin Andershannon O Darby clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smallun gets a clinch.
O Darby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Darby blocking some punches.
Smallun misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Darby.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smallun.
Smallun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smallun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Darby backwards.
A short left from Smallun.
Smallun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smallun working aggressively here.
O Darby blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smallun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smallun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Darby blocks an uppercut.
Smallun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smallun misses with the head strike.
Smallun is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Smallun lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Darby wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Darby blocks an uppercut.
O Darby tries to break free but Smallun pushes him back against the cage.
Smallun misses with the head strike.
Smallun keeps control of O Darby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smallun working aggressively here.
Smallun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Darby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Darby will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smallun tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Darby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Darby missing with a left hand there. Smallun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smallun tries to clinch but O Darby moves out of range.
Smallun is looking to clinch but O Darby is avoiding it.
Smallun tries to close the distance and clinch but O Darby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smallun wants to clinch up but O Darby keeps it at a distance.
Smallun keeps the fight on the outside.
Smallun clinches but O Darby breaks the clinch
and O Darby counters with a shoot takedown. Smallun fights it but they end up in guard.
Smallun wants to stand up but O Darby is controlling him.
Smallun is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
O Darby drops back looking for a leg! Smallun is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smallun manages to kick O Darby off! O Darby jumps back into Smallun's guard.
O Darby thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Darby thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
O Darby wants to pass the guard but Smallun is keeping the position.
O Darby thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smallun closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Darby counters with a shoot takedown. Smallun fights it but they end up in guard.
O Darby looking to pass the guard.
Smallun pushes O Darby off and scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smallun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smallun tries to clinch there but O Darby circles away.
Smallun tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Darby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smallun doesn't manage to clinch there - O Darby circles away.
Smallun is looking to clinch.
Smallun tries to clinch but O Darby moves away
and O Darby counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Darby is looking for a kimura here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smallun can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smallun tries to kick O Darby off but O Darby keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eoin Andershannon O Darby had his way with Ivor Smallun in 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. This is the final round!
O Darby shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. O Darby showed some decent athleticism there.
Smallun manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Smallun tries to clinch
and O Darby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Darby circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Darby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smallun wants to clinch but O Darby slips to the side
and O Darby counters with a straight right hand.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Smallun gets a clinch.
Smallun swings wildly with an uppercut but O Darby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smallun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smallun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smallun throws a punch but it's blocked by O Darby.
Smallun misses with a punch on the inside.
Smallun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Darby has had enough of the clinch but Smallun keeps him there for the moment.
Smallun has O Darby pressed against the cage, preventing O Darby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smallun scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Darby breaks from the clinch.
Smallun tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and O Darby counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from O Darby are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
O Darby thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smallun is trying to buck O Darby off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Darby is trying to get an arm triangle but Smallun is defending well.
Smallun wants to get back to his feet.
O Darby is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smallun knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smallun wants to get back to his feet.
Eoin Andershannon O Darby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Darby is trying to get an arm triangle but Smallun is defending well.
Smallun is pushing O Darby's head away, looking to escape. O Darby manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Darby goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Smallun has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for O Darby but great work by Smallun.
Smallun is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
O Darby tries to bench press Smallun off him but Smallun keeps the position.
O Darby wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Smallun just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smallun trying to control the action but O Darby is working from the bottom.
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.
O Darby is looking for a sweep.
Ivor Smallun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smallun trying to control the position but O Darby is working away.
Smallun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Darby. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smallun is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down O Darby's shoulder. That is not cool.
The strikes coming from Smallun are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Smallun is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Darby knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
O Darby throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eoin Andershannon O Darby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think O Darby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eoin Andershannon O Darby!
Eoin Andershannon O Darby retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr maroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maroon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by yes. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dustin Duke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, mr maroon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke scores with a punch to the head.
maroon tries to clinch but Duke is having none of it.
Duke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from maroon.
maroon punishes Duke's body with a nice straight punch.
Duke darts in trying to clinch
letting maroon counter with a right hand.
Duke misses with a double jab
and maroon counters by clinching up.
maroon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
maroon lands with a short shot to the head.
maroon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duke backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
maroon lands with a right to the head.
maroon prevents Duke from breaking the clinch.
Duke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
maroon lands with a short shot to the head.
Duke goes for a takedown in the clinch but maroon prevents it.
maroon keeps control of Duke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from maroon on the inside.
Duke can't break the clinch.
maroon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from maroon.
Duke is breathing heavily.
maroon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
maroon is working Duke over against the cage.
maroon lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
maroon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dukes head.
Duke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, maroon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by maroon.
maroon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duke is rocked!
maroon creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Duke with a big uppercut! Duke tries to clinch up but maroon pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Duke to the mat! Duke covers up and maroon unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). mr maroon!
mr maroon is the new light heavyweight champion!
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pop
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