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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between connor goodridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Dolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). goodridge comes to the cage accompanied by marlyn manson-beautifull people. Dolan has chosen The worlds greatest as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, connor goodridge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Dolan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
goodridge takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like connor goodridge has been cut.
goodridge thows a body shot but no joy.
goodridge throws a series of punches but Dolan avoids them all with ease.
Dolan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from goodridge.
goodridge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dolan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dolan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
goodridge tries to break the clinch but Dolan is controlling the position.
goodridge has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dolan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dolan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dolan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dolan leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Dolan.
Dolan lands a right hand that snaps the head of goodridge backwards.
goodridge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dolan'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.
goodridge wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dolan has him pressed against the cage.
Dolan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
goodridge can't break the clinch.
goodridge tries for a takedown. No joy.
goodridge is trying to break the clinch but Dolan is controlling him.
Dolan tightens his grip and picks goodridge up, before dumping him to the ground. goodridge manages to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dolan wants to control from the top but goodridge keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dolan passes goodridge's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dolan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Dolan blocks a low kick nicely.
Dolan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Donk. Dolan catches goodridge right on the button with a cross.
Dolan throws a sloppy head kick and goodridge moves out of range easily.
goodridge misses with a hook. Dolan ducked under it nicely.
Dolan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by goodridge.
Dolan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as goodridge throws out the jab.
Dolan misses with a jab, cross combination.
goodridge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
goodridge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dolan.
goodridge is breathing heavily.
goodridge throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dolan digs a good body shot into goodridge's ribs.
Dolan throws a series of strikes that have goodridge backpedaling.
Dolan lands with a hook. goodridge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dolan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
goodridge is rocked!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dolan, as that shot connected.
Oh goodridge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dolan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dolan trying to control but goodridge is working from the bottom.
goodridge seems to have got his legs back now.
Dolan is stalling in the full guard.
Dolan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dolan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
goodridge wants to stand and escape but Dolan is having none of it.
goodridge throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dolan is working goodridge over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dolan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of goodridge's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dolan trying to control but goodridge is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dolan drops back looking for a leg! goodridge is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and goodridge manages to kick Dolan off! Dolan jumps back into goodridge's guard.
Dolan won't allow goodridge to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dolan darts in and clinches goodridge up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dolan.
goodridge wants to get back to striking at distance but Dolan won't allow it.
Dolan scores with a shot to the side of goodridge's head.
Dolan pushes goodridge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dolan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. goodridge fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dolan lands a slapping body shot.
Dolan lands with a nice combination. goodridge backs away looking to recover.
Dolan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but goodridge swivels and escapes.
goodridge misses with a hook.
goodridge looks to throw the jab but Dolan is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from goodridge finds it's target.
goodridge looks to land a left hand but Dolan moved out of range nicely.
Dolan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dolan stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Dolan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on connor goodridge's cut.
That's time! goodridge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
goodridge misses with a combination
so Dolan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dolan postures up and lands a big shot to goodridge's brow.
Dolan won't allow goodridge to get back to his feet.
Dolan tries to free his leg and advance position but goodridge is retaining full guard.
goodridge has momentary wrist control but Dolan slips an elbow through the middle.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dolan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dolan drops back looking for a leg! goodridge is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and goodridge manages to kick Dolan off! Dolan jumps back into goodridge's guard.
Dolan drops back looking for a leg! goodridge is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and goodridge manages to kick Dolan off! Dolan jumps back into goodridge's guard.
Dolan got a little sloppy there for a moment and goodridge has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dolan has managed to get both his arms back between goodridge's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
goodridge looking for subs off his back but Dolan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dolan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nice strikes from Dolan there.
Dolan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dolan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but goodridge sees it coming and defends easily.
Dolan slows the pace down in half guard.
Dolan escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolan scores with a jab.
Mick Dolan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dolan tries to close the distance and clinch but goodridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dolan tries to clinch there but goodridge circles away.
goodridge swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dolan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dolan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? goodridge is fending him off so far but Dolan persists. Nope, goodridge circles away and we're back to standing.
goodridge attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dolan moves out of range of the strikes.
connor goodridge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
goodridge throws a shot from downtown. Dolan moves away and avoids it.
Dolan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches goodridge on the side of the head.
Dolan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dolan lands a right hook to the body.
Dolan scores with a hook to the body. goodridge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dolan closes the distance and pushes goodridge back into the cage.
goodridge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
goodridge wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
goodridge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
goodridge throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dolan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dolan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dolan with a jab.
Dolan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dolan showed some decent athleticism there.
Dolan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
goodridge blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dolan.
goodridge pushes Dolan off looking to stand but Dolan dives back in and keeps control.
Dolan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dolan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. goodridge doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dolan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
goodridge is looking to escape.
goodridge is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dolan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dolan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so goodridge is just riding it out for now. Dolan eventually gives up the hold.
Dolan prevents goodridge from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dolan is looking to take a break and control but goodridge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Dolan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on connor goodridge's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dolan avoids the body shot from goodridge.
goodridge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mick Dolan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dolan 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.
Dolan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dolan showed some decent athleticism there.
goodridge wants to get back to his feet.
Dolan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. goodridge doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dolan.
Dolan trying to control the action but goodridge is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mick Dolan has got the better of the ground game so far.
goodridge is trying to stand back up but Dolan is controlling him
Dolan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but goodridge sees it coming and defends easily.
goodridge is looking to escape.
goodridge is defending against the submission attempts here by Dolan.
Dolan is trying to control the action in half guard but goodridge is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dolan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dolan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolan stands up and beckons goodridge to join him on the feet.
goodridge lands a really nice looking cross but Dolan seems unphased.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dolan.
goodridge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dolan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
goodridge throws a looping overhand right but Dolan ducks down to avoid it.
goodridge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dolan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dolan showed some decent athleticism there.
Dolan is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, goodridge has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
goodridge is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dolan pulls his head out easily.
Dolan wants to control but goodridge is keeping him busy.
Dolan stops goodridge from getting back to his feet.
Dolan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dolan trying to control from half guard but goodridge is working away.
goodridge tries to kick Dolan off but Dolan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dolan throws a combination. goodridge tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
goodridge gets caught flat footed, as Dolan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dolan won't allow goodridge to get back to his feet.
Dolan is in close to goodridge's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dolan is standing up over goodridge. goodridge looks to escape but Dolan dives into side control.
Dolan slows the pace down.
goodridge prevents Dolan from improving position.
Dolan prevents goodridge from escaping the position.
Dolan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Dolan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on connor goodridge's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
goodridge misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dolan counters with a left and a right that stings goodridge.
Dolan lands with a hook. goodridge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dolan pushes goodridge up against the cage in a clinch.
goodridge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite goodridge's efforts to push away.
Dolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to goodridge's face.
A shot in the inside from Dolan.
Dolan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on goodridge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dolan wants to stall.
goodridge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dolan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
goodridge working hard to break the clinch.
Dolan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dolan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning goodridge up against the cage.
goodridge tries for a takedown but Dolan manages to get underhooks.
goodridge working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Dolan scores with a nice short uppercut.
goodridge is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dolan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
goodridge takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dolan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dolan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
goodridge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dolan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in goodridge's guard.
goodridge looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dolan advances to half guard.
goodridge is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dolan scores with a couple of nice shots.
goodridge has one foot on Dolan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dolan drives through and clinches with goodridge against the cage.
Dolan prevents goodridge from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dolan.
A short uppercut from Dolan.
goodridge lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
goodridge wanted to stand there but Dolan had control of the position.
goodridge trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Dolan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for goodridge!
A nice elbow there by Dolan.
Dolan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
goodridge is looking to get to half guard.
Dolan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolan trying to control but goodridge is having none of it.
Dolan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but goodridge manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dolan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
goodridge pushes Dolan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dolan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
goodridge bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Dolan scores with a one two! goodridge had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
connor goodridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolan scores a takedown into full mount!
Dolan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dolan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. goodridge can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
goodridge blocking the ground and pound.
goodridge is desperately trying to improve his position but Dolan has a good base and remains in mount.
Dolan tries to control but goodridge wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Dolan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on connor goodridge's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dolan throws a nice inside leg kick.
goodridge dodges the punch combination from Dolan.
goodridge misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Dolan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
goodridge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dolan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. goodridge was covering up waiting for the punch and Dolan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
goodridge can't keep his opponent in guard - Dolan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dolan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but goodridge sees it coming and defends easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
goodridge looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolan is looking for a kimura but goodridge is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dolan to get the leverage.
goodridge on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dolan is trying to control the action in half guard but goodridge is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
goodridge pushes Dolan off looking to stand but Dolan dives back in and keeps control.
goodridge is looking for a sweep. Dolan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dolan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but goodridge sees it coming and defends easily.
Dolan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dolan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
goodridge looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dolan prevents goodridge from standing back up.
Dolan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dolan lands with a straight right. goodridge didn't see that one coming.
goodridge lands with a right hand.
goodridge swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dolan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in goodridge's guard.
goodridge can't keep his opponent in guard - Dolan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dolan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dolan prevents goodridge from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks goodridge with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
goodridge is refusing to be controlled, as Dolan sits in half guard.
goodridge pushes Dolan off looking to stand but Dolan dives back in and keeps control.
Dolan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
goodridge actively working from the bottom here.
goodridge wants to get back to his feet.
connor goodridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dolan is trying for a kimura here. goodridge looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dolan wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mick Dolan!
Mick Dolan is the new light heavyweight champion!
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