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Mikael Li Ascends to the Hall PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Blackwell (ranked 25384 p4p, 5123 weight class) and Sheamus Secord (ranked 254 p4p, 242 weight class). The key to victory for Marcel Blackwell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcel Blackwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sheamus Secord!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Secord rushes Blackwell and presses him up against the cage.
Blackwell prevents the takedown attempt.
Blackwell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Secord content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Secord can't break the clinch.
Secord is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blackwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Secord tries to throw a body punch but Blackwell avoids it by throwing Secord back against the cage.
Blackwell tries to pull guard but Secord holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackwell drops back down to his feet.
Secord tries to pull guard but Blackwell won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackwell breaks from the clinch.
Blackwell misses with a takedown attempt - Secord sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Blackwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blackwell moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSecord.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Secord shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Secord showed some decent athleticism there.
Secord is controlling the pace.
Secord tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Blackwell.
Secord is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell tries to get to full guard but Secord has control of the leg.
Blackwell trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Secord sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blackwell is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Secord scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Secord is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Blackwell has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blackwell 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.
Secord stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Blackwell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Secord's waist but Secord gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blackwell off to one side.
Blackwell fails with the takedown.
Blackwell is breathing heavily.
Blackwell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Secord swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Secord as he jumps to the side.
Secord clinches up with Blackwell and pushes him back against the cage.
Blackwell wants to take the fight to the mat but Secord manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Secord works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Blackwell is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Secord dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Secord happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Secord moves into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sheamus Secord dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Secord shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Blackwell moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackwell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Secord slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Blackwell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Secord won't allow Blackwell to sweep him here.
Secord prevents Blackwell from getting back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Secord controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Secord fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackwell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blackwell closes the distance and clinches.
Secord struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackwell controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blackwell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Secord to keep the fight standing.
Blackwell is fighting off a takedown attempt but Secord is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Blackwell to the mat. Blackwell regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Secord's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Secord postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Secord lands a couple of digs.
Secord slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Blackwell is being controlled here.
Secord stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Secord shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blackwell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blackwell wants to get back to his feet but Secord passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Secord seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Blackwell is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sheamus Secord!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alfea Rignold (ranked 4829 p4p, 4817 weight class) and Phoenix Waters (ranked 321 p4p, 320 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfea Rignold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Phoenix Waters!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rignold looking to score a takedown here. Waters is defending well but Rignold drives through and ends up in Waters'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.
Rignold slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Waters is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rignold drops back looking for a leg! Waters is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Waters manages to kick Rignold off! Rignold jumps back into Waters's guard.
Rignold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waters wants to control the position but Rignold says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Waters is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Waters punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rignold seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rignold works his way into full mount!
Rignold takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waters defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rignold.
Rignold controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rignold seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Waters for as long as he can get away with.
Waters is trying to escape the mount.
Waters flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Waters tries to hold on but Rignold postures up.
Waters really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rignold looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rignold controlling his opponent.
Rignold lands a big shot there that rocks Waters but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters tries to hold on but Rignold postures up.
Rignold takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Waters is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rignold controlling from the full mount.
Waters wants to control but Rignold is having none of it.
Rignold unloading with bombs!
Rignold with the ground and pound from mount.
Rignold controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rignold in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rignold is working for a guillotine from mount but Waters frees his head quite easily.
Rignold lands a heavy elbow.
Rignold lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Waters hang on?
Rignold controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rignold has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Waters tries to lock up and control but Rignold gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alfea Rignold dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Waters decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rignold regains full guard. Nicely done.
Waters is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Waters avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rignold throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rignold had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Waters defends it easily.
Rignold escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Waters gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rignold is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Waters rolls with it to try and escape but Rignold cranks on the arm and Waters is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alfea Rignold!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Rice (ranked 4670 p4p, 4502 weight class) and Phishiji Baba (ranked 318 p4p, 317 weight class). Phishiji Baba has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jorge Rice's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Rice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Phishiji Baba!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rice throws an off balance right hand
enabling Baba to counter with a crisp jab.
Baba throws a hook but Rice avoids it easily.
Rice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Baba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rice shoots and misses
and Rice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rice misses with a takedown
and Baba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Rice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rice shoots and misses
and Baba counters with a stiff right hand.
 Rice is rocked!
Baba is stalking Rice. Rice circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Baba, and it's lights out! Rice really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phishiji Baba!
Phishiji Baba decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Thomas (ranked 3430 p4p, 4917 weight class) and Alex Newman (ranked 394 p4p, 464 weight class). Newman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter Sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alex Newman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Newman!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas moves into range and clinches up with Newman.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Newman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Newman throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Newman shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No luck for Thomas with that takedown attempt.
Newman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newman is looking for a triangle but Thomas pushes his legs off easily.
Thomas is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman looking for a sweep. Not yet Newman, not yet.
Newman keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas throws a big right hand that misses.
Thomas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Newman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thomas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thomas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Newman gets full guard.
Thomas won't allow Newman to sweep him here.
Newman seems keen to control Thomas's posture.
Thomas won't allow Newman to sweep him here.
Newman seems keen to control Thomas's posture.
Thomas is looking to stand up but Newman won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Newman is retaining full guard.
Thomas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Newman dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Newman gets caught flat footed, as Thomas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Newman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Newman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thomas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thomas stands up over Newman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Newman wriggles free and stands up.
Thomas connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Newman.
Newman shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anthony Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Newman.
Newman shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Newman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Newman looks winded!
Newman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Newman throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Newman did well to prevent Thomas getting side control.
Nice strikes from Thomas there.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but Newman defending well.
Thomas controlling the pace.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Newman on the ground.
Thomas trying to control the action but Newman is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Thomas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Newman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Thomas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Newman sprawls well initially but Thomas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thomas wants to take a breather but Newman is having none of it.
Thomas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thomas is keen to just control but Newman is a slippery customer.
Newman taking some punishment here, with Thomas in his half guard.
Newman is trying to control but can't.
Newman has one foot on Thomas's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Anthony Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas trying to control but Newman is working from the bottom.
Newman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Newman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman has a closed guard, preventing Thomas from standing up.
Newman keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newman is on top in guard.
Newman wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Newman preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thomas is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Newman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Newman keeps moving.
Newman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Newman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Newman is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thomas stays in close to Newman's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thomas connects with a leg kick.
Thomas shoots and misses
and Newman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Newman as he jumps to the side.
Anthony Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to avoid it but Newman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thomas to the ground. Thomas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Newman sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Newman is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Newman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Newman clinches up against the cage.
Newman pushes off an throws an elbow but Thomas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Newman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Newman walks away with a smile on his face. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Newman avoids nicely.
Newman wants to counter with a clinch but Thomas pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 It looks like Anthony Thomas has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Newman counters with a nice uppercut.
Newman goes for a double leg but Thomas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Thomas continues to drive forward.
Newman blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Newman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Anthony Thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Newman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Thomas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Newman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thomas defends well and Newman ends up having to push Thomas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Newman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thomas.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Newman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thomas misses with a takedown
and Newman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Newman manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas prevents Newman from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thomas as Newman tries to tie him up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Newman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thomas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Newman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thomas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Newman goes for a takedown attempt but Thomas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Newman sprawls well.
Newman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Newman on that attempt.
Newman throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Thomas.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Newman's front leg but catches the back leg as Newman tries to avoid it.
Newman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newman forces Thomas back against the cage and clinches.
Thomas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Newman just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Newman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newman pushes off an throws an elbow but Thomas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thomas has clasped his hands together around Newman's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Newman throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Newman is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Newman counters with a series of strikes. Thomas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Newman clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Newman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thomas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thomas drags the fight down to the ground.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas wants to control the position but Newman says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Thomas wants to control the action here but instead Newman manages to pass to full mount!
Newman controlling his opponent.
Thomas is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alex Newman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Newman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Newman controlling the position easily from mount.
Newman prevents Thomas from getting the reversal.
Newman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Newman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Newman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Newman!
A victorious Alex Newman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phishiji Bobo (ranked 3511 p4p, 4101 weight class) and Vito Dedin (ranked 197 p4p, 215 weight class). Dedin has chosen Brain Stew as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Phishiji Bobo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vito Dedin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Dedin or perhaps it was just good defense by Bobo, which made it look bad.
Bobo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dedin is just out of range.
Dedin unleashes a big counter combination but Bobo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dedin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dedin throws a counter combo.
Bobo misses with a body punch
and Dedin counters with a one-two to the body.
Bobo lands a glancing blow to the side of Dedin's head.
Phishiji Bobo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Bobo misses.
Dedin unleashes a big counter combination but Bobo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bobo digs a good body shot into Dedin's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dedin avoids the body shot from Bobo.
Despite the aggression on Dedin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bobo throws a hook but Dedin avoids it easily.
Bobo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dedin counters with a two punch combo.
A big left from Bobo misses.
As Bobo backs off Dedin throws a huge counter combo but Bobo manages to avoid it all.
Bobo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bobo lands a really nice looking cross but Dedin seems unphased.
Dedin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobo throws a shot from downtown. Dedin moves away and avoids it.
Bobo takes a swing at Dedin's ribcage but misses.
Bobo looks to land a right hand but Dedin moved out of range.
Bobo missing with a left hand there. Dedin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bobo. Dedin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bobo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dedin eats them both and turns towards Bobo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobo looks to land a left hand but Dedin moved out of range nicely.
Dedin throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Bobo.
Dedin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bobo avoids it really well and circles away.
Phishiji Bobo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bobo stuns Dedin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bobo misses the target.
Dedin defending well as Bobo loads up on a big left hand.
Dedin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bobo counters with a straight right hand.
Bobo scores with a hook to the body. Dedin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dedin takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phishiji Bobo 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.
Bobo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dedin.
Dedin ducks under a wild hook from Bobo.
A big right from Bobo misses.
Bobo throws a right and a left that Dedin avoids nicely.
Bobo throws a jab but it's blocked by Dedin.
Dedin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobo misses with a wild body shot.
Bobo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dedin.
Dedin throws a counter combo.
Dedin slips a straight right by Bobo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bobo.
Bobo swings for the body but Dedin moves out of range.
Dedin is looking for the big counter here.
Bobo throws a big shot that misses.
Despite the aggression on Dedin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bobo throws a jab but it's blocked by Dedin.
Bobo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dedin drops his hands momentarily and Bobo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Bobo as Dedin shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dedin misses with the combination.
Bobo throwing a counter right hand but Dedin manages to avoid it.
Bobo throws a body shot but no joy.
Dedin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Phishiji Bobo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bobo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dedin counters with a two punch combo.
Bobo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dedin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bobo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dedin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bobo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bobo manages to break the clinch.
Dedin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bobo.
As Bobo backs off Dedin throws a huge counter combo but Bobo manages to avoid it all.
Dedin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bobo throws out the jab.
Bobo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bobo misses with a hook.
And Dedin tries to counter it with a takedown but Bobo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bobo avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dedin's head backwards.
Bobo misses with a hook.
Dedin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bobo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bobo misses with a looping right.
Dedin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bobo thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phishiji Bobo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Bobo misses with a wild body shot.
Vito Dedin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bobo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bobo misses with an uppercut
and Dedin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bobo. Dedin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dedin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Bobo misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dedin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bobo throws the left hand but Dedin avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobo throws a big shot that misses.
Bobo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dedin momentarily.
Dedin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bobo backs up against the cage.
Bobo cracks Dedin with an open hand slap.
Bobo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dedin.
Bobo loads up on a big right hand but Dedin slips the punch.
Dedin is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dedin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bobo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dedin.
Despite the aggression on Dedin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Bobo misses the target.
Dedin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bobo defends it well.
Bobo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bobo looks to land a left hand but Dedin moved out of range nicely.
Dedin misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dedin counters with a one-two to the body.
Dedin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dedin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bobo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Bobo does no damage.
Despite the aggression on Dedin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bobo looks to land a right hand but Dedin moved out of range.
And Dedin tries to counter it with a takedown but Bobo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dedin avoids the body shot from Bobo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dedin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bobo.
Bobo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dedin.
Dedin feints the counter takedown.
Bobo throws a hook but Dedin avoids it easily.
Bobo throws a jab but it's blocked by Dedin.
Bobo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dedin can do to turn this around?
Bobo misses with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bobo loads up on a big right hand but Dedin slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phishiji Bobo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bobo 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phishiji Bobo!
A relieved looking Phishiji Bobo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Vito Dedin spoke after the fight, saying 'I gave it my all, but tonight wasn't my night. Props to my opponent, they brought their best. I'll take this lesson, train harder, and come back stronger. This isn't the end it's just the beginning'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Werner Kahnt (ranked 4016 p4p, 3571 weight class) and Tom Branch (ranked 312 p4p, 298 weight class). Branch has chosen 28 by Zach Bryan as his entrance music. The key to victory for Werner Kahnt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Werner Kahnt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Branch!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kahnt stuffs the takedown.
Kahnt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kahnt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kahnt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Branch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by Kahnt. Beautiful body shot.
Kahnt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Branch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kahnt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Werner Kahnt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Branch.
Kahnt dips to his left and cracks Branch with an uppercut!
Kahnt connects with a crisp jab.
Kahnt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Branch under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kahnt but Kahnt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kahnt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahnt cracks Branch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Branch fails with a takedown attempt.
Kahnt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Branch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kahnt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Kahnt there.
 Branch is rocked!
Kahnt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch lands to the side of Branch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Branch is still on wobbly legs! Can Kahnt finish him?
Branch misses with a takedown attempt
and Kahnt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Branch looks winded!
Branch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kahnt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kahnt scores with a jab to the body.
Branch seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahnt lands a nice looking body shot.
Kahnt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Branchs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Branch walks straight into a right hand from Kahnt - that's dropped him! Kahnt jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Branch from any more punishment! Branch complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Werner Kahnt!
After the big win, Werner Kahnt made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bloodbath MMA Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kino Martinez (ranked 3585 p4p, 4126 weight class) and Phisi Juuju (ranked 200 p4p, 217 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kino Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Phisi Juuju!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juuju shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martinez!
Juuju fails to land the takedown.
Juuju fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kino Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phisi Juuju.
Martinez is looking to score with low kicks.
Juuju manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Martinez on his heels. He'll look to pass Martinez's guard now, I'm sure.
Juuju sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Martinez's guard.
Martinez has one foot on Juuju's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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!
Martinez lands with a nice combination. Juuju backs away looking to recover.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Juuju avoids them all with ease.
Martinez scores with a three punch combo!
Juuju bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Martinez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Juuju asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juuju is trying to get an arm triangle but Martinez is defending well.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Juuju drags him back down.
Juuju is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martinez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Juuju is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Martinez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Juuju is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Martinez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juuju thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Juuju thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Juuju is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Martinez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Juuju is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juuju looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Juuju prevents Martinez from escaping the position.
Juuju is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Martinez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juuju tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Juuju has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Martinez tries to escape but Juuju is in control.
Juuju tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Juuju has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is pushing Juuju's head away, looking to escape. Juuju manages to hold on to the position though.
Juuju is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Martinez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Juuju is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martinez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Martinez throws Juuju to one side and escapes!
Juuju shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Juuju showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phisi Juuju will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Juuju darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Martinez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Martinez kicks off Juuju and gets to his feet.
Juuju shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martinez defends it nicely.
Martinez throws a big counter combination but Juuju scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juuju shoots for a double leg takedown but Martinez sprawls well. He's pushed Juuju's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Juuju dives in and scores a takedown into Martinez's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juuju looking to pass the guard.
Martinez wants to stand up but Juuju is controlling him.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Martinez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martinez wants it to stay on the feet.
Kino Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phisi Juuju.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Juuju.
Juuju prevents Martinez from escaping the position.
Juuju is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martinez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Juuju is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Martinez is trying to escape and Juuju transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Martinez is forced to tap! Nice work there by Juuju! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Phisi Juuju!
Phisi Juuju was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Stuarts (ranked 3566 p4p, 3874 weight class) and Frederico Mora (ranked 278 p4p, 293 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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25
153
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25
157
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Stuarts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frederico Mora!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mora scores with a one two! Stuarts had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mora looks to land a right hand but Stuarts moved out of range.
Mora scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stuarts takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mora dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stuarts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mora blocks a head kick by Stuarts.
A low kick lands for Stuarts.
Mora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stuarts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mora scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stuarts throws a solid leg kick but Mora takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stuarts.
Stuarts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stuarts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mora defends well and Stuarts ends up having to push Mora into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stuarts looking to stall.
Stuarts is trying to break the clinch but Mora is controlling him.
Stuarts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mora breaks from the clinch.
Mora throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stuarts thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mora if he has to take too many more of those.
Stuarts looks for a takedown but Mora sprawls well.
Stuarts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mora lands a jab to Stuarts's midsection.
Mora throws a nice looking combination but Stuarts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stuarts circles away quickly and effectively.
It appears Stuarts was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mora throws a body punch but Stuarts moves out of range.
Stuarts wants to clinch
and Mora counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stuarts. That's going to slow Mora down.
Stuarts lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mora misses with a wild body shot.
Mora scores with a shot to the body.
Mora on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuarts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mora.
Mora throws a series of punches but Stuarts avoids them all with ease.
Stuarts throws a jab but it's blocked by Mora.
Stuarts tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Stuarts misses
enabling Mora to counter with a crisp jab.
Stuarts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mora throws a body shot but no joy.
Stuarts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mora throws a counter combo.
Stuarts throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It seemed like Mora was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Stuarts.
Mora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stuarts.
Mora waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stuarts.
Stuarts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mora.
Stuarts misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mora takes a swing at Stuarts's ribcage but misses.
Mora jabs Stuarts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Mora releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stuarts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Stuarts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mora lands a nice shot to the body.
Stuarts explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stuarts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mora falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stuarts counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mora just misses with a punch to the body.
Stuarts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mora fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stuarts throws a push kick but Mora slaps the foot to one side.
Stuarts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mora moves out of range of the body kick from Stuarts.
Mora punishes Stuarts's body with a nice straight punch.
Stuarts throws the kick towards the body but Mora avoids it.
Stuarts is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stuarts.
Mora throws a series of punches but Stuarts avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mora punishes Stuarts's body with a nice straight punch.
Bobby Stuarts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Stuarts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stuarts throws a head kick that misses.
Mora is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stuarts with a body shot.
Stuarts misses with a kick to the body.
Mora with the counter takedown but Stuarts avoids it easily.
Stuarts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mora has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stuarts.
Mora dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stuarts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mora tries to avoid it but Stuarts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mora to the ground. Mora escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mora's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mora fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stuarts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stuarts takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stuarts throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mora.
Sloppy strikes from Mora. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mora lands the left hand.
Stuarts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stuarts takes one on the button.
Stuarts will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mora misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frederico Mora dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stuarts takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stuarts feints and then cracks Mora's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mora down.
Mora misses with a body shot.
Stuarts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stuarts manages to avoid it.
Stuarts throws a body shot but no joy.
Stuarts throws a low kick but Mora avoids it.
Stuarts wants to land a leg kick but Mora is out of range.
Stuarts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mora.
Mora misses with a wild body shot.
Stuarts takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mora fails to land with a series of punches.
Mora scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Mora misses.
Stuarts doesn't manage to clinch there - Mora circles away.
Stuarts blocks a jab.
Stuarts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stuarts manages to avoid it.
Mora looks to score with a jab to the body but Stuarts is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Mora.
Stuarts avoids the body shot from Mora.
Stuarts throws out a leg kick but Mora moves out of range and Stuarts only half commits.
Mora lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stuarts throws a body punch but Mora moves out of range.
Mora looks to score with a jab to the body but Stuarts is just out of range.
Stuarts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stuarts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stuarts throws a head kick that Mora semi-blocks.
Mora keeps the fight on the outside.
Mora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mora throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stuarts stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stuarts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mora takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Mora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mora swings for the body but Stuarts moves out of range.
Mora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stuarts manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stuarts.
Stuarts with a nice calf kick.
Frederico Mora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mora bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stuarts's head backwards.
Mora lands a nice shot that snaps Stuarts's head back.
Stuarts wants to clinch.
Stuarts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mora is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stuarts rather than just go for the knockout.
Good leg kick by Stuarts.
Stuarts wants to slow Mora down by chopping away at his legs.
Mora tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stuarts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mora.
Stuarts misses with a low kick.
Stuarts throws out a loose jab but Mora uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mora throws a body punch but Stuarts moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mora. Stuarts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stuarts wants to clinch up but Mora keeps it at a distance.
Stuarts tries to clinch but Mora moves out of range.
Mora takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mora throws out a loose jab but Stuarts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mora has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stuarts.
Stuarts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mora misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Mora does no damage.
Mora lands with a nice body punch.
Stuarts throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Mora.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stuarts scores with a nice body kick.
Mora ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stuarts tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mora counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mora misses with a double jab.
Stuarts looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mora! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Stuarts. That's going to slow Mora down.
Stuarts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mora lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mora.
Stuarts throws out a leg kick but Mora moves out of range and Stuarts only half commits.
Mora tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stuarts was well out of range. Poor timing from Mora.
Mora throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice body kick from Stuarts.
Stuarts lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stuarts misses with a straight right.
Mora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stuarts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stuarts is defended easily by Mora.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frederico Mora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stuarts takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stuarts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mora as he jumps to the side.
Mora looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mora fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Mora does no damage.
Mora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stuarts fails with a takedown attempt.
Stuarts shoots in for a double leg but Mora sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Stuarts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stuarts throws a body punch but Mora moves out of range.
Mora is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mora throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stuarts stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stuarts circles away quickly and effectively.
Mora moves out of range of the leg kick from Stuarts.
Stuarts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mora counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuarts is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mora seems to be looking for submissions.
Mora seems to be looking for submissions.
Mora perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mora is just content to waste time from the top position. Stuarts takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Stuarts wants to sweep here but Mora controlling him for the moment.
Mora postures up.
Mora must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mora slips nicely into half guard.
Mora wants to free his trapped foot but Stuarts is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mora content to control rather than advance.
Stuarts is defending against the submission attempts here by Mora.
Frederico Mora is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mora is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bobby Stuarts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mora trying to control from half guard but Stuarts is working away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mora lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mora keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A lazy left from Mora finds it's target.
Mora scores with a jab to the body.
Mora connects with a body shot that sends Stuarts's belly button to the back.
Nice takedown defense from Mora. No joy for Stuarts on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuarts misses with a body kick.
Stuarts shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mora doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mora dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stuarts takes one to the side of the head.
Stuarts shoots in and drives through. Mora sprawls well.
Mora throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stuarts on the side of the head.
Mora checks a leg kick nicely.
Mora keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mora! But no joy.
Frederico Mora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mora throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mora misses with the combination.
Mora has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stuarts.
Stuarts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mora clobbers Stuarts with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stuarts swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mora swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frederico Mora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mora winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederico Mora!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Gibbs (ranked 3000 p4p, 4127 weight class) and Phisi Bubu (ranked 176 p4p, 218 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunner Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Phisi Bubu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubu 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.
Gibbs is looking to stand back up but Bubu counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gibbs.
Gibbs tries to roll over but Bubu keeps him under control.
Gibbs wants to get back to his feet.
Bubu has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gibbs defend it? Bubu steps over the head and cranks it - Gibbs is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bubu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Phisi Bubu!
Phisi Bubu decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Li (ranked 1557 p4p, 3879 weight class) and Neil Park (ranked 113 p4p, 207 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikael Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neil Park!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid body kick from Park.
Park misses with a lunging right hand
and Li counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Park wants to sweep but Li has passed to side control!
Park is pushing Li's head away, looking to escape. Li manages to hold on to the position though.
Li tries for a kimura but Park is defending well.
Li is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Park knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Park is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Li asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Li is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Park has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park is pushing Li's head away, looking to escape. Li manages to hold on to the position though.
Li tries for a kimura but Park is defending well.
Park wants to get back to his feet but Li is dominant here and he's now got Park's back!
Li working for the choke.
Park wants to escape the position.
Li working for a choke but Park is defending well.
Park is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Park really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Li. 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.
Will Li go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Li lands punches and elbows.
Park tries to roll but Li sticks to his back.
Li looking to break Park's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Park remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Li will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Park is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li tries to get the hooks in deep but Park pushed the leg off.
Park is trying to escape but he's just digging himself into more trouble. Li manages to sink in the hooks and gets a rear naked choke to end the fight in impressive fashion.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mikael Li!
Mikael Li retains his bantamweight title!
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