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BKC 51 : Hardly Vs Arteta PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cimbro Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacky Wacky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cimbro Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacky Wacky!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wacky scores with the left hand. Slice knows he should have avoided that one.
Slice fails with the takedown
and Wacky counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Slice is refusing to be controlled, as Wacky sits in half guard.
Wacky seems to be looking for submissions.
Wacky is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Slice is just riding it out for now. Wacky eventually gives up the hold.
Wacky passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wacky working for a submission but Slice is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wacky tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wacky swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Slice is now in Wacky's guard. A big mistake from Wacky there, giving up the dominant position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slice trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wacky wants to sweep here but Slice controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Slice is looking to work some ground and pound but Wacky has wrist control.
Wacky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wacky uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wacky closes the distance but Slice moves to the side
and Slice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wacky scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Slice looks to move to half guard but instead Wacky has passed into mount! Damn!
Wacky swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Slice is now in Wacky's guard. A big mistake from Wacky there, giving up the dominant position!
Slice is looking to advance position but Wacky has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wacky controlling the position easily from mount.
Wacky is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Slice is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Slice flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Wacky anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Slice and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Wacky slips an arm under Slice chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Wacky has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Wacky is squeezing on Slice like an anaconda would it's prey. Slice fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jacky Wacky!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horton comes to the cage accompanied by SOAD toxicity. Hawking has chosen Shady Lane as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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147 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Jamie Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Hawking!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton checks a leg kick nicely.
Hawking misses with a body kick.
Hawking is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Hawking misses
and Horton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hawking won't be happy with that.
Horton scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hawking is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hawking is trying to get back to half guard.
Hawking can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawking parries the strikes from Horton easily there. Horton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hawking to escape.
Hawking is not content to let Horton control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hawking is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hawking is looking for a sweep.
Hawking gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Horton seems to be working for a kimura but Hawking defends the submission attempt.
Horton seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Hawking has recovered full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hawking looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawking, not yet.
Hawking is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hawking not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hawking lands with a punch from half guard.
Hawking throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hawking throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hawking content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking works his foot free and advances to mount.
Horton is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hawking with shots to the head and body - Horton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Horton is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Horton is breathing heavily.
Hawking with a couple of short strikes.
Hawking tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Horton is squirming around, avoiding Hawking's attempts to control the action.
Hawking thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hawking connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Horton scrambles back to his feet.
Horton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hawking scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hawking thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawking throws a nice outside leg kick.
Horton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawking to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Hawking.
Horton tries to move into range but Hawking moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hawking connects with the punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawking. Horton does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking lands a nice looking body kick.
Hawking wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Horton ducks under a wild hook from Hawking.
Hawking lands a head kick. Horton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hawking just misses with a punch to the body.
Stephen Hawking is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hawking.
Hawking misses with an uppercut
and Horton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawking regains full guard. Nicely done.
Horton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawking is keeping the position for now.
Hawking lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Horton!
Stephen Hawking has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking controlling his opponent.
Hawking dominating with strikes here.
Hawking lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Horton hang on?
Hawking controlling from the full mount.
Hawking punching from mount but Horton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hawking goes for an armbar but Horton turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Horton.
Hawking lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Horton!
Hawking tries to control but Horton wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hawking throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hawking with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawking has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Horton's face.
Hawking looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hawking is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawking fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Horton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawking scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Horton doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawking misses with a kick to the body.
Stephen Hawking seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawking throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawking takes a swing at Horton's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawking punishes Horton's body with a nice straight punch.
Hawking throws a predictable looking body shot
and Horton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking is pressing down on Horton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Horton preventing the sweep.
Hawking managing to control the position.
Hawking is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hawking trying to control the action but Horton is working from the bottom.
Hawking works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Horton is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hawking has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Horton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hawking.
Hawking trying to control the position but Horton is working away.
Hawking taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hawking.
Hawking wants to control but Horton is keeping him busy.
Horton wants to get back to his feet.
Jamie Horton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hawking just content to control the position.
Hawking's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Stephen Hawking has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hawking misses with a body shot.
Horton tries for a takedown but Hawking circles away easily
and Hawking makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hawking gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Hawking comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawking has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Hawking!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilder has chosen One Minute Silence - Brainspiller as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Max Wilder was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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151 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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26
157 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Good elbows
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wilder is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Diaz to the mat. Diaz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wilder defends it easily.
Wilder won't allow Diaz to get back to his feet.
Wilder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wilder postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wilder has passed into half guard!
Diaz is trying to stand.
Wilder is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. Wilder eventually gives up the hold.
Wilder is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. Wilder eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wilder pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Wilder works his way into side control.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Wilder thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder moves into full mount! Diaz won't be happy about that!
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wilder raining down hammerfists from mount.
Diaz tries to hold on but Wilder pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Wilder lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Wilder lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilder landing strikes from the mount.
Wilder lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Wilder working for a guillotine from mount but Diaz is in no mood to give up.
Diaz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wilder.
Wilder unloading with bombs!
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder unloading with bombs!
Wilder unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Wilder connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wilder cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wilder working for a submission but Diaz is keeping him at bay.
Wilder punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wilder has control of Diaz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Diaz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Diaz is bucking up trying to escape but Wilder cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wilder raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilder punishing his opponent with strikes.
Diaz is bucking up trying to escape but Wilder cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Diaz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wilder cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wilder lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wilder lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wilder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Wilder gets his hands free as Diaz looks to control.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Wilder. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilder working for the choke.
Wilder throwing damaging strikes from the back! Diaz could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Wilder dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Wilder circles away easily
and Wilder counters with a shoot takedown. Diaz fights it but they end up in guard.
Wilder throws and elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilder's guard. Nice move by Diaz!
Wilder has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Wilder.
Diaz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Diaz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wilder looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wilder looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wilder!
Wilder tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wilder has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wilder working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diaz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Diaz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wilder connects with a decent elbow.
Wilder is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wilder fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wilder has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Wilder tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wilder has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Wilder scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diaz regains half guard, as Wilder was trying to land strikes.
Wilder works his foot free and advances to mount.
BOOM! Wilder connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wilder working for a submission but Diaz is keeping him at bay.
Wilder unloading with bombs!
Max Wilder has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Wilder lands a heavy elbow.
Diaz tries to buck Wilder off but he can't manage it.
Wilder seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Diaz is holding on tight.
Wilder has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diaz's face.
Wilder looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wilder is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Diaz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Diaz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilder is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diaz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Wilder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick by Diaz misses
and Wilder counters with a takedown into side control.
Wilder scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wilder avoids the strikes from the bottom by Diaz.
Diaz tries to bench press Wilder off him but Wilder keeps the position.
Wilder connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Diaz some visible discomfort.
Wilder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilder cracks Diaz with a big elbow.
Diaz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wilder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Wilder lands with a punch from half guard.
Diaz wants to control but Wilder is keeping busy.
Wilder is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Diaz is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Wilder!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gora Sammo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Big Chips as his entrance music. Ace King has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gora Sammo's chin.
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228 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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282 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gora Sammo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Ace King!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King with a hook.
King clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from King.
Sammo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sammo is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sammo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King throws a lazy uppercut
so Sammo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sammo passes King's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
King tries to get to full guard but Sammo has control of the leg.
Sammo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Sammo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
Sammo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
Sammo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sammo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
King tries to get to full guard but Sammo has control of the leg.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sammo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sammo trying to pass the guard but King defending well.
Sammo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sammo 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.
Sammo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sammo.
Sammo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Sammo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sammo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
King regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sammo.
King is looking to stand up but Sammo isn't so interested in that idea.
Sammo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sammo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sammo is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Sammo chips away with some ground and pound.
Sammo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sammo with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sammo is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Sammo with a flurry of punches that miss.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sammo postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Sammo postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Sammo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sammo wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Sammo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sammo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sammo with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sammo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sammo thows a big elbow that misses.
Sammo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sammo throws and elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sammo's guard. Nice move by King!
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Sammo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sammo wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gora Sammo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No luck for Sammo with that takedown attempt.
Sammo swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Sammo has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King wants to clinch up but Sammo keeps it at a distance.
King closes the distance but Sammo moves to the side
and Sammo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sammo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Sammo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sammo is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Sammo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sammo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sammo throwing strikes but missing.
Sammo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sammo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sammo throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sammo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sammo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sammo.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sammo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sammo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sammo throws a big right hand that misses.
Sammo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sammo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Sammo won't allow King to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sammo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sammo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sammo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sammo thows a big elbow that misses.
Sammo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sammo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sammo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sammo prevents King from getting back to his feet.
King is breathing heavily.
Sammo throwing strikes but missing.
Sammo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
Sammo throwing strikes but missing.
King has momentary wrist control but Sammo slips an elbow through the middle.
Sammo throws a big right hand that misses.
Sammo landing with the ground and pound.
Sammo throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Sammo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sammo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gora Sammo dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice shot lands for King.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Sammo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gora Sammo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sammo.
Sammo looking to pass the guard.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sammo landing some decent shots from guard.
Sammo lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
Sammo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sammo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sammo postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Sammo stands and steps away. King gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sammo misses with a takedown attempt
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sammo thinking.
Sammo rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sammo goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gora Sammo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sammo looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gora Sammo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a hook. Sammo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King misses with a straight right.
Sammo looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sammo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammo takes the fight into the clinch.
King lands a left hand.
King takes a shot to the head.
King misses with some punches.
King lands a left hand.
King prevents the takedown attempt.
King stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sammo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. King avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sammo drags the fight down to the ground.
Sammo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as King controls the pace.
King stands and steps away. Sammo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sammo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Sammo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sammo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ace King.
I think Sammo 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gora Sammo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Volkov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Trooper by Iron Maiden. Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ACDC - You Want Blood? You Got It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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28
176 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Volkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson tries to bum rush Volkov with a series of wild strikes but Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Volkov avoids them all with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Volkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Volkov avoids it well.
Volkov staying out of range there.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Volkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Volkov thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Sammy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Volkov gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Johnson is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Volkov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milovan Rakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Girl has chosen Holy Ghost as his entrance music. Milovan Rakic had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Milovan Rakic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Holy Girl!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rakic misses with the combination.
Rakic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Girl sprawls well initially but Rakic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rakic prevents Girl from improving his position.
Girl is pressing down on Rakic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rakic trying to control but Girl is working from the bottom.
Rakic drops back looking for a leg! Girl is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Girl manages to kick Rakic off! Rakic jumps back into Girl's guard.
Rakic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rakic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rakic drops back looking for a leg! Girl is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Girl manages to kick Rakic off! Rakic jumps back into Girl's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girl looking for a sweep. Not yet Girl, not yet.
Girl is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rakic postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Girl is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rakic, into his guard.
Rakic is trying to control the position but Girl postures up.
Girl postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rakic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Girl, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rakic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rakic trying to control the position from guard on top but Girl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rakic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rakic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rakic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Girl is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rakic wants to control from the top but Girl keeps moving.
Girl throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Girl had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rakic defends it easily.
Rakic has gone for a leg lock! Girl slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rakic's guard.
Girl has gone for a leg lock! Rakic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Girl's guard.
Girl tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rakic wants to control from the top but Girl keeps moving.
Rakic has gone for a leg lock! Girl slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rakic's guard.
Rakic is breathing heavily.
Girl is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rakic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rakic has escaped and now he's on top!
Rakic wants to control from the top but Girl keeps moving.
Girl lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rakic!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holy Girl dominated that round.
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.
Girl misses with a body shot.
Girl misses with a hook
and Rakic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rakic lands a head shot.
Girl takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Girl throws a poor cross that misses
and Rakic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rakic wants to clinch.
Rakic looks to land a combination. Girl sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Girl takes one to the side of the head.
Girl stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Girl wants it to stay on the feet.
Girl throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rakic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rakic trying to control but Girl is working from the bottom.
Rakic landing with the ground and pound.
Rakic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Girl is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girl keeping moving, preventing Rakic from controlling successfully.
Rakic is looking to work some ground and pound but Girl has wrist control.
Girl working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rakic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rakic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Girl is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rakic is aware though and is defending well.
Rakic trying to control but Girl is working from the bottom.
Rakic with a nice head shot there.
Rakic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Girl escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rakic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Girl keeping moving, preventing Rakic from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Girl working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rakic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rakic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rakic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Girl keeping moving, preventing Rakic from controlling successfully.
Rakic drops back looking for a leg! Girl is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Girl manages to kick Rakic off! Rakic jumps back into Girl's guard.
Rakic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rakic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakic stopping the sweep attempt from Girl.
Girl had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rakic defends it easily.
Girl looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rakic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Girl dives on top into guard.
Girl drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rakic manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Girl has Rakic in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Girl is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Girl is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rakic defends well.
Rakic wants to control from the top but Girl keeps moving.
Girl escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rakic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Rakic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Girl throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rakic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Rakic.
Holy Girl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Girl tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Rakic to counter with a crisp jab.
Rakic pushes Girl up against the cage in a clinch.
Rakic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Girl.
Girl is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rakic is keeping busy.
Girl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rakic is leaning against Girl and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Girl stops a takedown attempt from Rakic.
Girl looking to slow down the pace here.
Girl blocks an elbow strike from Rakic.
Girl tries to stall but Rakic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rakic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Girl's defenses.
Rakic gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Girl regains guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rakic with a nice head shot there.
Rakic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rakic thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girl is looking for a triangle but Rakic pushes his legs off easily.
Rakic won't allow Girl to get back to his feet.
Rakic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rakic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rakic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rakic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Girl throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Girl tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Girl looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakic landing with the ground and pound.
Rakic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rakic looking to sit in guard and control but Girl gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rakic keeping moving, preventing Girl from controlling successfully.
Girl drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rakic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rakic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rakic!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girl prevents Rakic from improving position.
Rakic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rakic tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rakic in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rakic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Girl has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rakic but great work by Girl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Girl working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Girl tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Girl has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Rakic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milovan Rakic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rakic 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 Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Rakic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fiodor Stavrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
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224 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Fiodor Stavrov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stavrov lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Stavrov.
Stavrov stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stavrov throws a head kick that misses.
Stavrov tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stavrov can pounce on him.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Stavrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stavrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Stavrov looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Stavrov throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stavrov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stavrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A combination from Stavrov does no damage.
Stavrov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Stavrov there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stavrov.
Jones is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Stavrov.
A head kick misses from Stavrov.
Stavrov thumps Jones with a low kick.
Stavrov misses with a head kick.
Stavrov is looking to land body kicks.
Fiodor Stavrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stavrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stavrov throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stavrov, as that shot connected.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stavrov wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Stavrov misses with a head kick.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stavrov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stavrov.
Stavrov connects with the punch.
Stavrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones takes one on the button.
Stavrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stavrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stavrov.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stavrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Stavrov.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stavrov.
Stavrov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Jones avoids the body shot from Stavrov.
Stavrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stavrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stavrov throws a leg kick
and Stavrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Stavrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fiodor Stavrov dominated that round.
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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stavrov. That's going to slow Jones down.
Stavrov misses the jab.
Stavrov misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Stavrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stavrov lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stavrov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A punch combination from Stavrov misses.
Stavrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jones might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stavrov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stavrov wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Stavrov misses with a low kick.
Stavrov with a hook.
Stavrov tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Stavrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stavrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stavrov. Stavrov obviously looking to wear him down.
Stavrov thumps Jones with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stavrov lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones moves away from the strike by Stavrov.
Stavrov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones throws a body punch but Stavrov moves out of range.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stavrov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stavrov.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stavrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones moves forwards but Stavrov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stavrov lands a head kick that stumbles Jones and the fighters go to the mat.
Stavrov is stalling in the full guard.
Stavrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov 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.
Stavrov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stavrov passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Stavrov sits in half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Stavrov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stavrov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Stavrov raining down shots from the mount!
Stavrov trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Stavrov lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stavrov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fiodor Stavrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stavrov misses with a low kick.
Stavrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stavrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Stavrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stavrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fiodor Stavrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stavrov throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Stavrov misses
and Stavrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stavrov throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stavrov throws a lazy head kick
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Stavrov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Stavrov is predictable there
and Stavrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stavrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Stavrov counters with a nice body shot.
Stavrov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stavrov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stavrov connects with a crisp jab.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stavrov misses with a low kick.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stavrov. That did some damage!
Fiodor Stavrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Stavrov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stavrov throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Stavrov cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Stavrov misses with a left hand
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Stavrov. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stavrov looks to throw a body kick
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stavrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stavrov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stavrov moves out of range as Jones strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov misses with a left hand
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stavrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Stavrov.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stavrov misses with a body shot.
Stavrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stavrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stavrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Stavrov. That snapped Jones's head back.
Jones feints and as Stavrov raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stavrov 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to stand but Stavrov is controlling from the bottom.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stavrov, who protects the arm well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiodor Stavrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stavrov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fiodor Stavrov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kingston James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Partlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Big Mouth Strikes Again. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
179 lbs
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179 lbs
13 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kingston James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Chris Partlow!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partlow ducks under a wild hook from James.
James swings away with a body shot that misses
and Partlow counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in James's guard now.
James looking for a guillotine here but Partlow defends easily.
James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Partlow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
James keeping moving, preventing Partlow from controlling successfully.
Partlow thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Partlow wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Partlow manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partlow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Partlow is retaining full guard.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Partlow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James trying to move into half guard but instead Partlow has managed to sweep!
Partlow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Partlow stopping the sweep attempt from James.
James wants to stand but Partlow is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Partlow thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Partlow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Partlow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Partlow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
James lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Partlow!
You get the feeling that Partlow really doesn't like being in this position too much.
James throws some wild stikes that Partlow manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James won't let Partlow get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Partlow is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
James thowing shots but they're missing.
James wants to control the pace but Partlow is squirming around nicely.
Partlow keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
James moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Partlow has worked his arm free - good work by Partlow!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Partlow regains half guard there - taking advantage of James's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
James seems to be working for a kimura but Partlow defends the submission attempt.
James wants to control but Partlow is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Partlow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Partlow swivels and escapes.
James doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Partlow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in James's guard.
James looking to hit a scissor sweep but Partlow is one step ahead there.
Partlow is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
Partlow trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Partlow tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James looking for a guillotine here but Partlow defends easily.
James working for a triangle but Partlow defends it easily.
Partlow stands and steps away. James gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from James.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingston James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James misses with a takedown
and Partlow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Partlow.
Partlow is working James over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
James keeping moving, preventing Partlow from controlling successfully.
Partlow is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! James is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! James has escaped and now he's on top!
Partlow keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James stops Partlow from standing up.
Chris Partlow has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Partlow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Partlow has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James with a nice head shot there.
Jamesis looking to pass into half guard but Partlow pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Partlow is in guard.
Partlow advances to half guard.
Partlow wants to pass the guard but James is defending well.
Partlow wants to lay and pray for a moment but James keeps working.
Partlow prevents James from improving his position.
James wants to control but Partlow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Partlow working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Partlow is going to stand back up.
Partlow is thwarting James's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partlow tries to stand but can't do so whilst James controls his leg.
James works his way to full guard. Good work.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Partlow passes into half guard.
James gets full guard.
Partlow pushes down on James's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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. Partlow connects with a nice short shot to James's temple.
Partlow is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Partlow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James throws a right hand that misses
and Partlow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in James's guard.
Partlow decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Partlow tries to score a power double leg takedown but James sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Partlow somewhat.
Partlow misses with a body shot
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
Partlow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James with a hook.
Nice shot by James.
Partlow throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James connects with the punch.
James throws a shot to the body.
Kingston James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partlow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
James shoots in but Partlow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James scores with a jab to the head.
James misses with a jab to the body
and Partlow counters with a nice body shot.
James misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Partlow counters with a straight right hand.
James scores with a nice right hand.
James misses with a right hand
and Partlow counters with a right hand to the body.
James misses with a hook to the body
letting Partlow counter with a right hand.
Partlow shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.
A shot to the body from Partlow misses
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Partlow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James punishes Partlow's body with a nice straight punch.
Partlow connects with the punch.
James takes a swing at Partlow's ribcage but misses.
James shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Partlow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Partlow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Partlow working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from James.
Partlow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Partlow is trying to work for a single leg takedown but James pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kingston James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Partlow.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
James jumps guard and drags Partlow to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Partlow trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Kingston James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to hit a switch here but Partlow passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for James there!
The referee warns James that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
James wants to hold on but Partlow pushes him away.
James bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James throws a strike but Partlow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
James is looking for a triangle but Partlow pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partlow postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
James is looking for a triangle but Partlow pushes his legs off easily.
James has his foot on Partlow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Partlow works his way back into a safe position though.
Partlow throwing strikes but missing.
James keeping full guard, as Partlow tries to pass.
Partlow trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partlow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Partlow looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Partlow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Partlow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Partlow!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Smasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Joe Smasher has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, lager Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Smasher!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin misses with a wild body shot.
Assassin throws a lazy uppercut
and Smasher counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smasher.
Smasher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Assassin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smasher has managed to get both his arms back between Assassin's legs - danger averted.
Assassin has his foot on Smasher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smasher works his way back into a safe position though.
Smasher wants to stand but Assassin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Assassin is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Smasher frees his head nicely. Oh but Assassin has switched to an armbar! Smasher is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). lager Assassin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Arteta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardly comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem- Not Afraid. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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174 lbs
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179 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Arteta!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arteta lands a jab to the nose.
Arteta connects with a looping right hand.
Arteta misses with a body punch
and Hardly counters with a single leg into guard. Arteta didn't expect that.
Hardly wants to get up but he can't break Arteta's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hardly looking to pass the guard.
Arteta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hardly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hardly trying to move into half guard but instead Arteta has managed to sweep!
Arteta trying to control but Hardly is working from the bottom.
Arteta trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hardly manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardly won't allow Arteta to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arteta trying to control the position here.
Arteta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hardly being controlled here momentarily.
Hardly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hardly sitting in guard here, content to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arteta throws a right hand that misses
and Hardly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hardly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Arteta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardly is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arteta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hardly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arteta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardly is stalling in the full guard.
Arteta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hardly tries to stand but Arteta is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardly pushes down on Arteta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Arteta won't allow Hardly to pass to mount.
Arteta is looking to control Hardly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arteta avoid being mounted?
Hardly working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Arteta's thigh. Arteta counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardly dominated that round.
That's time! Hardly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardly, right into the meat.
Arteta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arteta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardly lands a nice shot that snaps Arteta's head back.
Arteta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardly counters with a thumping low kick.
Hardly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arteta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arteta with a jab.
Arteta throws out a powerful jab.
Hardly fails to land with a series of punches.
Arteta misses with a right hand
and Hardly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arteta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arteta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardly.
Arteta blocks a jab.
Arteta misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hardly to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arteta misses with a hook to the body
and Hardly counters with an inside leg kick.
Arteta is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Hardly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arteta doesn't seem phased though.
Hardly misses with a double jab.
Arteta throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arteta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Hardly.
Arteta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arteta has a couple of punches blocked by Hardly.
Arteta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Hardly.
Hardly is leaning against Arteta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hardly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hardly digs a right hand underneath Arteta's ribcage. Arteta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardly lands an elbow just above Arteta 's eye.
Hardly lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arteta.
A body shot lands from Hardly.
Hardly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hardly presses Arteta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardly lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Hardly - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arteta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardly blocking some punches.
Hardly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arteta.
Nice body punch from Hardly - that landed with a thud.
Hardly lands a body punch.
Hardly lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Hardly as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arteta.
Arteta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardly lands a right hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardly.
A nice left hand lands by Hardly.
Hardly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Artetas head.
Hardly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arteta.
Arteta has a couple of punches blocked by Hardly.
Hardly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arteta avoids it.
Nice body punch from Hardly.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arteta.
Hardly digs a right hand underneath Arteta's ribcage. Arteta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardly.
Hardly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arteta has a couple of punches blocked by Hardly.
Hardly gets through Arteta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardly.
Hardly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arteta wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardly won't allow it.
Hardly lands a body shot.
Hardly cracks Arteta with a nice body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardly.
A right hand to the body from Hardly.
A short right from Hardly on the inside.
Hardly lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hardly.
A short right from Hardly on the inside.
Arteta avoiding damage as Hardly throws knees to the body.
Hardly presses Arteta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Hardly.
Hardly lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arteta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Hardly.
Hardly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Hardly.
Hardly scores with a sloppy right hand. Arteta should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Hardly.
Arteta misses with a hook to the body
and Hardly counters with a straight right hand.
Arteta tries to clinch up
and Hardly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardly lands a body shot.
Hardly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardly dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Arteta misses the shot to the body.
Arteta throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardly motions for Arteta to come forward. Hardly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arteta throws a right hand that misses
and Hardly counters with a nice uppercut.
Arteta misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardly counters with a solid body kick.
Arteta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arteta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arteta wants to clinch but Hardly slips to the side
and Hardly counters with a leg kick.
Arteta throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arteta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardly counters with a good low kick that Arteta was not able to check.
A big left from Hardly misses.
Arteta throws an off balance right hand
and Hardly counters with a nice leg kick.
Arteta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardly lands a right hook to the body.
Arteta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hardly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arteta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arteta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Hardly.
Hardly jabs Arteta right on the nose. Arteta blinks but takes it well.
Hardly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arteta ducks right into an uppercut from Hardly.
Hardly tries to bum rush Arteta with a series of wild strikes but Arteta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardly 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.
Arteta throws out a powerful jab.
Good exchange - Hardly coming out on top.
Diego Arteta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arteta misses with a hook
and Hardly counters with an inside leg kick.
Hardly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arteta misses with an uppercut
and Hardly counters with a straight right hand.
Hardly feints a jab promting Arteta to slip. Hardly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arteta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hardly thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arteta if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arteta.
Hardly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arteta moves to clinch but Hardly breaks away
and Hardly counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardly connects with a looping right hand.
Dan Hardly is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Hardly.
Hardly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arteta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hardly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hardly feints a jab promting Arteta to slip. Hardly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arteta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hardly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hardly misses with a body shot.
Hardly scores with a jab to the body.
Arteta throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardly counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hardly.
Hardly scores with a shot to the body.
Hardly scores with a nice head shot.
Hardly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Hardly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arteta doesn't seem phased though.
Arteta throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hardly throws a nice looking combination but Arteta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arteta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hardly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Arteta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arteta scrambles back to his feet.
Hardly is looking to slow Arteta down with leg kicks.
Arteta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arteta throws a nice looking combination but Hardly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arteta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardly.
Arteta takes one on the button.
Arteta misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Arteta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardly lands an overhand right.
Arteta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arteta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardly scores with a leg kick.
Arteta misses with a body punch
enabling Hardly to counter with a crisp jab.
Arteta throws a right hand that misses
and Hardly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arteta misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardly counters with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hardly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arteta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardly. That's going to slow Arteta down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardly clearly takes that round.
That's time! Hardly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A solid body kick from Hardly.
Arteta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the body from Arteta misses
and Hardly counters with a left and a right that stings Arteta.
Arteta misses with a body punch
letting Hardly counter with a right hand.
Hardly jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arteta misses with a right hand
and Hardly counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardly.
Hardly scores with a decent looking hook.
Arteta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hardly.
Hardly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardly lands an uppercut.
Hardly lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardly.
Arteta takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardly.
Arteta is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A body shot lands from Hardly.
Dan Hardly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardly lands an elbow inside that Arteta shrugs off.
Hardly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hardly lands an elbow inside.
Hardly cracks Arteta with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly lands an uppercut.
Hardly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Artetas head.
Hardly pushes Arteta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardly.
Hardly lands an elbow just above Arteta 's eye.
Hardly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hardly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arteta or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardly.
Hardly gets through Arteta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arteta or not.
Hardly landing knees to the body.
Hardly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardly lands a body shot.
Hardly lands a hook that snaps the head of Arteta backwards.
A short body shot lands from Hardly as the two fighters clinch.
Hardly lands a right hand.
A short left from Hardly.
Hardly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arteta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardly.
Hardly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arteta backwards.
Arteta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arteta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Hardly.
Arteta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arteta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardly lands an elbow inside that Arteta shrugs off.
Arteta manages to break the clinch.
Hardly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardly misses with a looping left.
Hardly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arteta just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arteta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hardly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arteta.
Hardly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arteta is defending well for now.
Hardly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arteta.
Hardly lands with a right to the head.
Hardly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arteta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arteta can't break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hardly as the two fighters clinch.
Hardly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arteta up against the cage.
Hardly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arteta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arteta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arteta misses with the head strike.
Arteta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardly digs a right hand underneath Arteta's ribcage. Arteta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Arteta fails to land.
Hardly lands a hook that snaps the head of Arteta backwards.
Hardly lands a good knee to the midsection. Arteta won't want to take too many of those.
Hardly lands a body shot.
Arteta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Hardly.
Hardly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arteta avoids it.
Hardly lands an elbow inside.
Hardly presses Arteta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardly.
Hardly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardly scores with a shot to the side of Arteta's head.
Arteta swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardly blocking some punches.
Hardly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arteta avoids it.
Hardly lands a shot to the body.
Hardly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arteta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardlys head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardly.
A head punch on the inside from Arteta fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardly takes a shot to the head.
Arteta swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardly lands a body punch.
Hardly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arteta's defenses.
A body shot lands from Hardly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardly had his way with Diego Arteta in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Arteta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arteta keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardly misses with a two punch combination.
Arteta throws a right hand that misses
and Hardly finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Arteta is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arteta. Hardly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arteta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arteta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hardly counters with a nice leg kick.
Hardly misses with a hook.
Arteta swings widly with a right hand
and Hardly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hardly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arteta is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hardly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arteta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hardly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Arteta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arteta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly throws a body punch but Arteta moves out of range.
Arteta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardly.
Hardly thumps Arteta with a low kick.
Hardly lands a lovely overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardly.
Hardly misses with a two punch combination.
Hardly looks to land a right hand but Arteta moved out of range.
Arteta throws a lazy uppercut
and Arteta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arteta misses with a hook
and Hardly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Hardly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arteta doesn't seem phased though.
Hardly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hardly misses with a double jab.
Arteta misses with a hook to the body
and Hardly counters with a straight right hand.
Arteta swings widly with a right hand
and Hardly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hardly misses with a lunging right hand
and Arteta counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arteta works the jab nicely.
Hardly throws a right hand that Arteta ducks under and follows up with a left that Arteta also avoids with ease.
Arteta misses with a body shot
and Hardly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Arteta misses
and Hardly counters with a nice leg kick.
Arteta throws a lazy uppercut
and Arteta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardly scores with a nice head shot.
Hardly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arteta.
Arteta misses with a hook
and Hardly moves into the clinch.
Hardly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arteta can do to turn this around?
Arteta scores with a hook to the body.
Hardly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arteta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardly has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Hardly.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Hardly.
Hardly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hardly as the two fighters clinch.
Hardly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardly lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly presses Arteta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardly lands a left hand.
Hardly prevents Arteta from breaking the clinch.
Hardly pushes Arteta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hardly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Hardly.
Arteta misses with the head strike.
Hardly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arteta avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardly.
Hardly lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Hardly.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardly.
Hardly lands a shoulder strike.
Hardly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardly is leaning against Arteta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hardly.
Hardly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardly is pushing Arteta up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hardly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arteta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arteta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardly throws a shot from downtown. Arteta moves away and avoids it.
Arteta misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hardly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arteta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardly counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arteta momentarily.
Arteta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arteta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arteta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardly counters with an outside leg kick.
Arteta displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Arteta misses with a shot to the body
and Hardly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardly. That snapped Arteta's head back.
Diego Arteta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Hardly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hardly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardly 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:44
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:44
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hardly!
Dan Hardly retains his welterweight title!
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