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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Vines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Fonta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Vines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Miles Fonta!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Fonta misses.
Fonta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vines shoots in looking for a takedown. Fonta tries to sprawl out of it but Vines keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fonta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fonta lands a nice shot to the body.
Vines fails to land the takedown.
Fonta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vines.
Vines has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vines there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vines closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fonta to the mat! Fonta manages to get full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vines wants to pass the guard but Fonta is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vines is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonta wants to stand but Vines is controlling the position.
Vines throws a big elbow that misses.
Vines stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fonta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fonta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vines is controlling him.
Fonta has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy - UK. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Vines tries to free his leg and advance position but Fonta is retaining full guard.
Fonta kicks Vines off and gets to his feet.
Vines ducks under a wild hook from Fonta.
Vines shoots in looking for a takedown. Fonta tries to sprawl out of it but Vines keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fonta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Vines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vines looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fonta is fending him off so far but Vines persists. Nope, Fonta circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vines walks into a jab.
Vines shoots in and drives through. Fonta sprawls well.
Vines shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vines closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fonta's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fonta pushes Vines off and gets back to his feet.
Fonta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fonta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vines.
A nice combination there by Fonta.
Fonta scores with a decent looking hook.
Vines shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fonta defends it nicely.
Fonta connects with a right hand. Vines shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fonta is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vines had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vines gets a takedown into half guard.
Fonta is defending against the submission attempts here by Vines.
Vines not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fonta is trying to stand back up but Vines is controlling him
Vines lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vines wants to work for an arm triangle but Fonta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vines stops Fonta from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vines not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vines throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vines connects with a nice short shot to Fonta's temple.
Vines thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vines tries to pass to full mount but Fonta defends it.
Fonta taking some punishment here, with Vines in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vines working over Fonta with some ground and pound. Fonta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vines not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vines frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gary Vines will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fonta throws a hook but Vines blocks it.
Vines seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vines fails with a takedown attempt.
Vines is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fonta.
Fonta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vines has time to react.
Nice uppercut lands for Fonta. That snapped Vines's head back.
Fonta throws out a loose jab but Vines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vines gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fonta throws a nice looking combination but Vines bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fonta 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.
Vines dives in for a single leg takedown but Fonta sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vines prevents a body shot from Fonta.
Vines is trying to drag Fonta to the mat but Fonta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Vines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonta has had enough of the clinch but Vines keeps him there for the moment.
Vines has clasped his hands together around Fonta's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Vines throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fonta wants to get back to his feet but Vines drags him back down.
Vines landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fonta wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Vines fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fonta is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Vines asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Vines sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fonta is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vines in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vines lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fonta down.
Vines cracks Fonta with a big right hand but Fonta just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Vines grinds an elbow into Fonta's temple.
Vines tries for a kimura but Fonta is defending well.
Gary Vines overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vines working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vines working the head with strikes.
Vines has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vines working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vines working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vines landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vines landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vines cracks Fonta with a big right hand but Fonta just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Vines in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fonta is trying to get back to his feet.
Vines lands an elbow.
Fonta is rocked!
Vines lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fonta is still in real trouble! Can Vines finish him?
Vines scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Fonta is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Vines can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Vines!
A victorious Gary Vines thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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