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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Denham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denham comes to the cage accompanied by Primal Scream - Miss Lucifer. James comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Whats New pussy Cat by Tom Jones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Denham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Noel James!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denham.
James throws a right hand that Denham ducks under and follows up with a left that Denham also avoids with ease.
Denham is looking to land body kicks.
James 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.
Denham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
James throws a body punch but Denham moves out of range.
Denham misses with a double jab
and James counters with a head kick. That will keep Denham thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Denham should have avoided that one.
James looks to land a combination but Denham avoids it well.
Denham throws a sloppy body shot
and James counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
James lands a two punch combo.
James misses with a head kick.
Denham misses with a straight left.
Denham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Denham lands a left and a right that sends James crashing to the canvas! Denham dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Noel James has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Denham wants to control the pace but James is squirming around nicely.
James keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Denham wants to control the pace but James is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
James is working to get back to half guard.
Denham wants to control the pace but James is squirming around nicely.
Denham is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Denham throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Denham misses with a hook to the body
and James counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Denham misses its intended target.
Robbie Denham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from James.
Denham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Denham.
James misses with a two punch combination.
James scores with a nice right hand.
Denham is looking to wear down James with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denham misses with a jab to the body
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Denham throws a left and a right that both miss
and James counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by James.
Denham is breathing heavily.
Denham being controlled here, momentarily.
Denham keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
James wants to stand but Denham has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Denham keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
James looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noel James's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Denham digs a good hook to James's body.
James lands a lovely overhand right.
Denham throws a combination that misses
and James counters with a straight right hand.
Denham gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Denham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Noel James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Denham misses with a jab to the body
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and James counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Denham throws a combination that misses
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Denham takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Denham ducks right into an uppercut from James.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James cracks Denham with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James counters with a one-two to the body.
James throws a leg kick which misses Denham's front leg but catches the back leg as Denham tries to avoid it.
Denham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
James plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
James might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Denham takes a head kick and keeps coming.
James lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Denham sprawling to the canvas. James follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Denham hang on?
Denham is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James is keen to just control but Denham is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from James there.
James wants to take a breather but Denham is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James thows a huge punch but Denham dodges it nicely.
James seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James trying to control from half guard but Denham is working away.
James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
James content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James 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.
Denham wants to get back to full guard.
James is looking to take a break and control but Denham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
James stalling away here and it's allowed Denham to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Noel James just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Denham misses with a double jab
and James counters with a straight right hand.
James misses with a wild combination.
Denham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Denham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denham throws a left and a right that both miss
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
James connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
James connects with a right hand. Denham shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noel James'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
James scores with a jab. Denham acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Denham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Denham looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
James circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Denham to the canvas! Denham doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - James keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noel James!
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