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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evgeniy Yurchon (ranked 4074 p4p, 4001 weight class) and Zaiden Mccann (ranked 0 p4p, 410 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Evgeniy Yurchon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zaiden Mccann!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccann shoots in but Yurchon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mccann walks into a stiff left hand from Yurchon.
 It looks like Zaiden Mccann has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mccann.
Good standup being displayed there by Yurchon as he connects with a hook.
Yurchon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mccann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yurchon.
Yurchon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mccann on the side of the head.
Yurchon cracks Mccann on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Mccann falls backwards against the cage. Yurchon follows up with more strikes that drop Mccann to his knees. Yurchon keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Mccann! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgeniy Yurchon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Case (ranked 4080 p4p, 3920 weight class) and Alexei Sayle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonny Case!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexei Sayle!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayle throws a big shot that misses.
Case looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It seemed like Sayle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Case changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sayle tries to avoid it but Case manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sayle to the ground. Sayle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Case fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sayle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sayle dodges the punch combination from Case.
Case tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sayle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sayle misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for Case. That snapped Sayle's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sayle.
Sayle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Case has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Sayle as Case shoots in.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sayle! But no joy.
Case misses with a leg kick.
Sayle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sayle misses with a straight right.
Case shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sayle pinned against the cage. Sayle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sayle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sayle cracks Case with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Case looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sayle finish him?
 Case is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sayle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Case is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Case is defended easily by Sayle.
Case seems to have got his legs back now.
Sayle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Case manages to avoid it.
Case tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sayle defends well and Case ends up having to push Sayle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sayle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Case's efforts to push away.
Case breaks from the clinch.
Sayle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Case shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sayle pinned against the cage. Sayle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sayle throws an uppercut from hell that sends Case clean off his feet! He's out cold! Sayle stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexei Sayle!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heilo Schwarz (ranked 3935 p4p, 3851 weight class) and Abdul King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Heilo Schwarz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdul King!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King drives through and clinches with Schwarz against the cage.
Schwarz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. King gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schwarz wants a takedown.
Schwarz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heilo Schwarz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwarz is looking for a takedown.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schwarz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging King to the ground. Schwarz is now in King's guard.
Schwarz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schwarz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Schwarz wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schwarz chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarz 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.
Schwarz got a little sloppy there for a moment and King has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schwarz has managed to get both his arms back between King's legs - danger averted.
King wants to stand and escape but Schwarz is having none of it.
Schwarz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schwarz trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwarz 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.
King can't keep his opponent in guard - Schwarz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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.
Schwarz is controlling the pace.
Schwarz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Schwarz content to control rather than advance.
Schwarz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Schwarz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King tries to kick Schwarz off but Schwarz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King clinches up against the cage.
Schwarz is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
King stalls.
Schwarz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by King after a bit of a struggle.
Schwarz wants a takedown.
King has clasped his hands together around Schwarz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Schwarz tries to buck King off but King is having none of it.
Schwarz gets back to half guard.
King trying to mount his opponent but Schwarz defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with King in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz gets full guard.
Schwarz looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
King must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Schwarz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Schwarz controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Heilo Schwarz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
King tries to clinch up but Schwarz circles away and keeps his distance.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
Schwarz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. King manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Schwarz controlling from the top position.
King is trying to keep Schwarz in close.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarz controlling from the top position.
King is trying to control the position but Schwarz postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
King is trying to control the position but Schwarz postures up.
Schwarz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Schwarz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Schwarz wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Schwarz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to improve his position.
Schwarz controlling the action here.
King is looking to improve his position.
King is trying to stand up here but Schwarz is controlling him well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schwarz is defended easily by King.
King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Schwarz is not content to let King control the position.
Schwarz manages to work his way to half guard, despite King's best efforts.
King prevents Schwarz from improving his position.
King is looking to take a break and control but Schwarz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schwarz regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Schwarz seems content to control.
Schwarz is nestled in close to King, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King is looking for a sweep. Schwarz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schwarz controlling the action here.
Heilo Schwarz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King is trying to control but can't.
Schwarz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schwarz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heilo Schwarz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Schwarz closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
King decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Schwarz tries to regain full guard. Instead though, King has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Schwarz tries to reverse the position but King maintains control.
King scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Schwarz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schwarz looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Schwarz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King struggling to keep hold of the position.
Schwarz is in bad spot here.
Schwarz is working hard here to advance position.
Schwarz turns into King and is now in his guard.
Schwarz content to stall in guard here.
King has his feet on Schwarz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Schwarz moves out of range of the leg kick from King.
King scores with a takedown into Schwarz's guard.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schwarz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Schwarz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but King has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwarz stops King from passing to mount.
Schwarz is looking for a sweep.
Schwarz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on King's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
King controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
Schwarz moves into full guard.
Schwarz looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schwarz is on top in guard.
King working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schwarz controls the pace.
Schwarz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down King for as long as he can get away with.
King is trying to keep Schwarz in close.
Schwarz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schwarz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Abdul King!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Abdul King!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Abdul King!
Abdul King wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nancy Yakkuub (ranked 4150 p4p, 4023 weight class) and Havue Daloa (ranked 376 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nancy Yakkuub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Havue Daloa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakkuub gets caught flat footed, as Daloa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Daloa drops back looking for a leg! Yakkuub is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yakkuub manages to kick Daloa off! Daloa jumps back into Yakkuub's guard.
Daloa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Daloa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Daloa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Daloa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Daloa drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Daloa as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Yakkuub screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Daloa! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Havue Daloa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Louis Caron (ranked 3868 p4p, 4066 weight class) and Kevin Larone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Caron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Larone!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caron displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Larone.
Caron tries to counter by clinching up but Larone breaks away and moves out of range.
Larone doesn't manage to clinch there - Caron circles away.
Larone clinches with his opponent.
Larone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caron.
Larone breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Larone or perhaps it was just good defense by Caron, which made it look bad.
Larone looks to clinch
and Caron counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Larone tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Caron to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caron has taken the fight to the clinch.
Larone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caron drops down looking for an ankle pick but Larone pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caron shoots in but no luck this time.
Larone changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Caron tries for a takedown but Larone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Larone throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Caron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caron scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Kevin Larone has been cut.
Larone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Caron shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Larone pinned against the cage. Larone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Caron sets himself, and Larone steps forward looking for the clinch! Caron avoids it this time.
Larone dodges the punch combination from Caron.
Larone throws a counter combo.
Larone stuffs the takedown.
Larone throws a head kick but Caron moves out of range.
Caron tries to counter with a takedown but Larone is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Caron.
Larone clinches with his opponent.
Larone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Larone breaks from the clinch.
Larone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caron circles away quickly and effectively.
Caron feinted with a counter takedown.
Caron tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larone is looking to clinch but Caron is avoiding it.
Larone tries to clinch up but Caron circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caron clinches up with Larone and pushes him back against the cage.
Caron has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Larone uses from the top position.
Larone trying to control but Caron is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caron looking for a sweep. Not yet Caron, not yet.
Caron keeping moving, preventing Larone from controlling successfully.
Caron controlling Larone's posture.
Caron might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larone wants to stand but Caron is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Caron throws a sloppy head kick and Larone moves out of range easily.
Caron throws a head kick but Larone moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Larone's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Larone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Caron.
Larone looks to land a combination but Caron avoids it well.
A head kick from Larone lands but Caron takes it in his stride.
Caron has a takedown stuffed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Louis Caron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Larone's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Caron tries to score a power double leg takedown but Larone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Caron somewhat.
Larone leaves Caron with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Caron will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Caron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caron forces Larone back against the cage and clinches.
Larone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Larone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Larone's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Larone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Caron pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Caron jumps guard but Larone stands there with Caron around his waist. Caron gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Larone tries to pull guard but Caron won't allow it.
Caron has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Larone after a bit of a struggle.
Larone tries to work over Caron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caron manages to pull guard.
Caron controlling Larone's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Larone wants to control from the top but Caron keeps moving.
Larone stands up from Caron's guard - Larone perhaps looking for a knockout.
Larone rushes Caron and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larone has Caron pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Caron manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Caron pulls guard successfully.
Caron keeping moving, preventing Larone from controlling successfully.
Caron working a defensive guard here.
Caron manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Larone manages to get himself to full guard.
Caron decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Larone, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larone moves into the clinch.
Larone has Caron pressed against the cage, preventing Caron from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Larone looking for a takedown.
Larone lands a knee to the body.
Caron has Larone pressed against the cage.
Caron jumps guard.
Larone stays in close to Caron's body and controls the position.
Caron looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Larone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Larone slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Louis Caron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Larone's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Caron shoots in but no luck this time.
Larone blocks a head kick by Caron.
Caron shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Larone napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Larone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Caron in the domination position with Larone hanging on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larone is looking for a sweep.
Larone wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larone is trying to improve his position.
Caron tries to move into full mount but can't pass Larone's legs.
Caron controlling the position.
Caron passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Larone!
Larone wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Caron sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Caron has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Caron working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Caron tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larone holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Caron tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Caron tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Larone tries to hold on but Caron pushes him away.
Caron controlling from the full mount.
Larone is squirming around, avoiding Caron's attempts to control the action.
Louis Caron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caron throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Larone because Caron loaded up on that one.
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.
Larone tries to hold on but Caron pushes him away.
Larone reaches up to try and control the position but Caron seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Larone rolls and tries to escape and now Caron has his back!
Caron is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Larone defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Caron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caron, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Louis Caron!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Louis Caron!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Louis Caron!
Louis Caron wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glacius Candy (ranked 3921 p4p, 2700 weight class) and Igor Bomshatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Glacius Candy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Bomshatov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Candy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bomshatov takes a step back to recover.
Bomshatov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Candy counters with a good, hard body kick but Bomshatov shrugs it off.
Bomshatov is looking to clinch but Candy is avoiding it.
Bomshatov tries to clinch but Candy moves away
and Candy counters with a good, hard body kick but Bomshatov shrugs it off.
Bomshatov throws a lazy head kick
and Candy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Candy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bomshatov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Candy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomshatov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Candy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bomshatov.
Candy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bomshatov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Bomshatov misses
and Candy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bomshatov really felt that one!
Igor Bomshatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Candy is looking to slow Bomshatov down with leg kicks.
Glacius Candy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Candy - that will leave a mark!
Bomshatov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Candy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Glacius Candy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Bomshatov.
Bomshatov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bomshatov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Candy counters with a head kick.
Bomshatov looks winded!
Candy lands with a slapping head kick.
Candy throws a head kick that half lands.
Candy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Candy lands a head kick. Bomshatov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crunch! Candy slams his shin into Bomshatov's torso.
Candy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Candy lands a front kick.
Candy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bomshatov takes a step back to recover.
Bomshatov fails with the takedown
and Candy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bomshatov really felt that one!
Bomshatov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Candy counters with a good, hard body kick but Bomshatov shrugs it off.
Candy thuds his shin into the meat of Bomshatov's side.
Candy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Candy avoids the head kick by Bomshatov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Candy thows a body kick. Bomshatov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Candy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Candy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bomshatov will feel that in the morning.
Bomshatov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Candy.
Candy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Candy throws a nice head kick!
Bomshatov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Candy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Candy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bomshatov.
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!
Candy lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Candy - that will leave a mark!
Candy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bomshatov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bomshatov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Candy. Candy obviously looking to wear him down.
Bomshatov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Candy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Candy scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick from Candy.
Candy lands with a kick to the temple. Bomshatov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Candy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Candy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glacius Candy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Candy throws a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Candy.
Bomshatov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Candy counters with a solid body kick.
Bomshatov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Candy avoids it really well and circles away.
Bomshatov has his takedown stuffed
and Candy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bomshatov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Glacius Candy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Bomshatov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomshatov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Candy.
Bomshatov is breathing heavily.
Bomshatov takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A solid body kick from Candy.
Bomshatov throws a head kick that misses
and Candy counters with a body kick that stops Bomshatov in his tracks momentarily.
Candy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bomshatov if he has to take too many more of those.
Candy scores with a nice body kick.
Candy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Candy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bomshatov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Glacius Candy is winning the standup battle so far.
Bomshatov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Candy.
Candy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bomshatov can do to turn this around?
A chopping leg kick lands by Candy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bomshatov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bomshatov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Candy. That one must have hurt.
Bomshatov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Candy lands a high kick!
Igor Bomshatov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Candy!
Bomshatov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Candy. Candy obviously looking to wear him down.
Candy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bomshatov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Candy scores with a push kick.
Bomshatov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomshatov misses with a takedown attempt
and Candy counters with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Candy.
Candy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bomshatov if he has to take too many more of those.
Bomshatov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Candy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bomshatov.
Candy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Candy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Candy thuds his shin into the meat of Bomshatov's side.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bomshatov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Candy has got the better of the exchanges.
Candy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Candy scores with a kick to the body.
Candy thows a body kick. Bomshatov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick from Candy lands but Bomshatov takes it in his stride.
Bomshatov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Candy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomshatov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Candy. That one must have hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Candy - that will leave a mark!
Candy connects with a high kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Candy.
Candy scores with a kick to the body.
Candy lands a high kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Candy - that will leave a mark!
Bomshatov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Candy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glacius Candy dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Candy lands a leg kick that knocks Bomshatov off balance momentarily.
Bomshatov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Candy counters with a head kick. That will keep Bomshatov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Candy delivers a nice body kick.
Bomshatov misses with a takedown attempt
and Candy counters with a body kick.
Candy lands a front kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Candy - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomshatov tries for a takedown but Candy circles away easily
and Candy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bomshatov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Glacius Candy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Bomshatov.
A good leg kick by Candy.
Candy scores with a head kick.
Bomshatov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomshatov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Candy scores with a head kick. Bomshatov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Candy connects with a leg kick.
Candy lands with a kick to the temple. Bomshatov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bomshatov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Candy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Candy lands a head kick. Bomshatov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Candy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Candy keeps Bomshatov at a distance using the push kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Candy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Candy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomshatov moves to clinch but Candy breaks away
and Candy counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomshatov fails with the takedown
and Candy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Candy fakes the leg kick and cracks Bomshatov in the body.
Candy lands a head kick. Bomshatov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Candy throws a front kick that sends Bomshatov stumbling back into the cage.
Candy scores with a push kick.
Candy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Candy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bomshatov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Candy - the referee stops the clock and Bomshatov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Candy. Bomshatov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice leg kick from Candy, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Candy lands but Bomshatov takes it in his stride.
Candy thows a body kick. Bomshatov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Candy connects with a high kick.
Candy scores with a head kick. Bomshatov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Candy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bomshatov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Candy. That one must have hurt.
Candy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Candy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bomshatov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bomshatov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Candy - the referee stops the clock and Bomshatov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Candy. Bomshatov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Candy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Candy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Candy connects with an inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Candy!
Candy throws a head kick that half lands.
Candy connects with an inside leg kick.
Bomshatov tries to clinch but Candy moves away
and Candy counters with a head kick. That will keep Bomshatov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Igor Bomshatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Candy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Glacius Candy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Candy 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Glacius Candy!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Glacius Candy!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Glacius Candy!
Glacius Candy wins by unanimous decision!
Glacius Candy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stella Yakuub (ranked 4156 p4p, 4082 weight class) and Chinny Walker (ranked 241 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stella Yakuub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chinny Walker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakuub moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
Walker tries to pull guard but Yakuub forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yakuub's efforts to push away.
Yakuub is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Walker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yakuub lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yakuub walks away with a smile on his face. Walker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Walker is looking to clinch but Yakuub is avoiding it.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stella Yakuub has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chinny Walker.
Yakuub throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakuub misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walker tries to clinch up but Yakuub circles away and keeps his distance.
Yakuub seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yakuub fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakuub dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walker. That did some damage!
Walker fails with the takedown
and Yakuub counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yakuub scores with a nice body kick.
Yakuub scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Chinny Walker has been cut.
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Yakuub. Yakuub gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yakuub.
Yakuub looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
Walker looks to land a combination but Yakuub avoids it well.
Walker is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Yakuub. Yakuub gets slowly back to his feet.
Yakuub lands with a kick to the ribs.
Walker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Walker just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromYakuub.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakuub clinches with his opponent.
Walker tries to pull guard but Yakuub won't allow it.
Walker looks winded!
Yakuub is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Walker is trying to push Yakuub away but Yakuub has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yakuub dodges an elbow strike from Walker.
Yakuub tries to score a body lock takedown but Walker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Walker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Yakuub has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Walker is looking for a triangle but Yakuub pushes his legs off easily.
Yakuub stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yakuub drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Walker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yakuub has Walker in his guard.
Yakuub is striking but Walker is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Walker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yakuub is trying to control but can't.
Walker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker is nestled in close to Yakuub, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Walker takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stella Yakuub will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chinny Walker'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.
Yakuub lands a glancing blow to the side of Walker's head.
Yakuub shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yakuub displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walker.
Yakuub misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yakuub looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stella Yakuub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yakuub will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Walker tries to counter with a clinch but Yakuub shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker throws a body kick that misses.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yakuub circles away.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yakuub.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakuub misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yakuub's waist but Yakuub gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walker off to one side.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Yakuub scores with a jab to the body.
Walker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yakuub counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yakuub has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Yakuub's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yakuub shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walker but Walker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yakuub fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yakuub here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakuub is struggling to control the position.
Yakuub unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yakuub smiles and moves away.
Yakuub turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yakuub tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yakuub circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yakuub drops down looking for a counter takedown but Walker sprawls and moves away.
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Yakuub. Yakuub gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakuub's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yakuub duly obliges.
Yakuub throws a one two combo.
Yakuub tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Yakuub throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walker's waist but Walker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yakuub off to one side.
Yakuub is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Yakuub doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Yakuub shoots in looking for a takedown but Walker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yakuub's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yakuub shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown. Yakuub tries to sprawl out of it but Walker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yakuub manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker leaves Yakuub with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakuub shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Yakuub darts in looking for a takedown but Walker gets double underhooks and turns Yakuub into the cage.
Walker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yakuub to keep the fight standing.
Yakuub stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yakuub tries to pull guard but Walker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Walker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yakuub pulls Walker into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakuub keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.
Walker sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stella Yakuub dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chinny Walker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get 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.
Walker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yakuub tries to avoid it but Walker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yakuub to the ground. Yakuub escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yakuub moves out of range of the body kick from Walker.
Yakuub tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Yakuub fails with a takedown attempt.
Yakuub tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Walker. No joy for Yakuub on that attempt.
Walker tries to clinch there but Yakuub circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yakuub is defended easily by Walker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stella Yakuub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakuub tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Yakuub shows good takedown defense.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yakuub shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yakuub throws a one two combo.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Yakuub shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yakuub is looking to slow Walker down with leg kicks.
Yakuub throws a head kick that Walker semi-blocks.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker gets tackled into the cage by Yakuub. Yakuub maintains the clinch.
Yakuub has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walker after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakuub escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker wants it to stay on the feet.
Yakuub drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakuub has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walker after a bit of a struggle.
Walker is trying to pull guard but Yakuub has him pressed against the cage.
Yakuub prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Yakuub has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yakuub manages to break the clinch.
Walker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yakuub closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakuub shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walker as he avoids it easily.
Walker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yakuub tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Walker defends well and Yakuub ends up having to push Walker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yakuub tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the cage.
Yakuub jumps into guard, dragging Walker to the mat.
Walker controlling from the top position.
Yakuub is trying to control the position but Walker postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker stays in close to Yakuub's body and controls the position.
Walker connects with a couple of short punches.
Walker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Walker lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stella Yakuub showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yakuub, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Stella Yakuub!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Stella Yakuub!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Stella Yakuub!
Stella Yakuub wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Diddy Kong (ranked 4149 p4p, 3839 weight class) and Cassius Steel (ranked 417 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Diddy Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cassius Steel!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diddy Kong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diddy Kong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diddy Kong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel stuffs the takedown attempt from Diddy Kong. Diddy Kong gets slowly back to his feet.
Diddy Kong shoots in looking for a takedown but Steel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diddy Kong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Diddy Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diddy Kong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diddy Kong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steel is fending him off so far but Diddy Kong persists. Nope, Steel circles away and we're back to standing.
Diddy Kong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steel, pushing him back against the cage.
Steel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddy Kong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Steel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Diddy Kong has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddy Kong goes for a double leg but Steel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steel continues to drive forward.
Steel tries to pull guard but Diddy Kong forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Steel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diddy Kong gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diddy Kong tries a knee to the head but Steel blocks it.
Steel jumps guard but Diddy Kong turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Diddy Kong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diddy Kong tries to land a knee to the head but Steel blocks with his arms.
Diddy Kong manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Steel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Diddy Kong striking off his back but it's not causing Steel any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddy Kong keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
Diddy Kong throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Steel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Steel passes into half guard.
Steel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Diddy Kong tries to get to full guard but Steel has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to pass to full mount but Diddy Kong defends it.
Diddy Kong is trying to stand.
Steel decides to stand up.
Steel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diddy Kong clinches with his opponent.
Diddy Kong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel stuffs the takedown attempt from Diddy Kong. Diddy Kong gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddy Kong has closed the distance and engaged Steel in a clinch.
Diddy Kong is stalling here.
Diddy Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel misses with a body punch
and Diddy Kong counters by clinching up.
Diddy Kong manages to break the clinch.
Diddy Kong lands a big head kick that sends Steel tumbling to the mat! Diddy Kong takes a step backwards and waves Steel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Steel is rocked!
It looks like Cassius Steel has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diddy Kong.
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Diddy Kong finish him?
and Diddy Kong counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Steel! He's just covering up as Diddy Kong starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Diddy Kong!
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