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TLF: Revenge PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hutch comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera Cowboys from Hell. Bradley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ride Of The Valkyries kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Hutch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutch scores a takedown into full mount!
Bradley is squirming around, avoiding Hutch's attempts to control the action.
Hutch throwing strikes here but Bradley is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hutch wants to control the pace but Bradley is squirming around nicely.
Bradley is trying to escape the mount.
Bradley tries to lock up and control but Hutch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bradley is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutch punching from mount but Bradley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hutch goes for an armbar but Bradley turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bradley.
Bradley passes into half guard.
Hutch moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hutch isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bradley stacks Hutch on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bradley!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutch is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bradley's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bradley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hutch has one foot on Bradley's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bradley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hutch momentarily.
Bradley catches Hutch napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Hutch to the canvas!
Hutch is rocked!
Hutch is breathing heavily.
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!
Bradley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hutch's head.
Oh Hutch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bradley gets to his feet - Hutch follows without any prompting.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bradley gets a clinch.
Hutch seems to have got his legs back now.
Bradley lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bradley lands a big uppercut and Hutch crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hutch looks OK.
Hutch is trying to control but Bradley passes into side control!
Bradley is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hutch is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hutch is looking to regain half guard here but Bradley keeps moving and retains side control.
Bradley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hutch is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutch wants to control but Bradley postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hutch, who protects the arm well.
Bradley advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Bradley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bradley throws a series of punches but Hutch avoids them all with ease.
Bradley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hutch bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hutch tries to stand but Bradley controls the position and pulls Hutch into his guard.
Bradley has a closed guard, preventing Hutch from standing up.
Bradley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hutch controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley working a defensive guard here.
Hutch stands up from Bradley's guard - Hutch perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hutch walks into a straight right hand from Bradley.
Hutch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bradley.
Hutch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hutch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bradley throws a nice looking combination but Hutch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bradley slips a jab and a cross from Hutch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Bradley is breathing heavily.
Hutch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hutch is looking to chop away at Bradley's legs.
Bradley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hutch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bradley, pushing him back against the cage.
Hutch is trying to break free.
Hutch is trying to trip Bradley. He has hold of a leg but Bradley is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hutch persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bradley has his foot on Hutch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hutch works his way back into a safe position though.
Hutch trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradley working a defensive guard but Hutch manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hutch has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hutch throws out the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Bradley.
Hutch takes one to the chin there.
Bradley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hutch.
Hutch throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Bradley stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Hutch follows into mount!
Bradley is rocked!
It looks like Dan Bradley has been cut.
Hutch jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bradley is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bradley and Hutch has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bradley is still in real trouble! Can Hutch finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hutch advances to mount.
Hutch gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutch fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradley seems to have recovered his senses.
Hutch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dan Bradley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hutch wants to clinch
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hutch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hutch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hutch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hutch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bradley. Bradley obviously looking to wear him down.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Hutch.
Hutch fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradley looks for the body kick but Hutch saw that one coming.
Hutch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hutch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bradley wants to get back to striking at distance but Hutch won't allow it.
Hutch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hutch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hutch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bradley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hutch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bill Hutch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Bradley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Hutch! Bradley is backing up but he can't get away as Hutch lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Bradley and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bill Hutch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micky McNasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Ferdinand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferdinand has chosen Midnight Sunrise-Turisas as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Micky McNasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Ferdinand!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNasty goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ferdinand swats away the attempt to clinch by McNasty.
Ferdinand sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McNasty misses with a head kick.
McNasty displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McNasty throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Ferdinand crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Micky McNasty!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Pratchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Pratchett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Pratchett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon fails to land with a series of punches.
Dillon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pratchett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Pratchett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pratchett fails to land with a series of punches.
Dillon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pratchett makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dillon really felt that one!
Dillon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dillon thuds a left hand into Pratchett's body.
Pratchett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dillon as he jumps to the side.
Dillon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pratchett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pratchett shoots in looking for a takedown. Dillon tries to sprawl out of it but Pratchett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dillon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Pratchett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Dillon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dillon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dillon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pratchett rushes Dillon and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratchett looking to slow down the pace here.
Pratchett prevents Dillon from breaking the clinch.
Dillon prevents the takedown attempt.
Dillon wants to break free but Pratchett has control.
Pratchett keeps control of Dillon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dillon wants to break free but Pratchett has control.
Pratchett prevents Dillon from breaking the clinch.
Dillon can't break the clinch.
Dillon tries to break the clinch but Pratchett is controlling the position.
Dillon is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pratchett is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dillon to the mat. Dillon regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dillon is working an open guard so Pratchett takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Dillon there.
Pratchett shoots in and drives through. Dillon sprawls well.
Dillon misses with a series of wild punches.
Dillon misses with the combination.
Dillon dodges the punch combination from Pratchett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dillon as he jumps to the side.
Dillon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dillon duly obliges.
Pratchett is rocked!
Pratchett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillon tries to bum rush Pratchett with a series of wild strikes but Pratchett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dillon jabs Pratchett right on the nose. Pratchett blinks but takes it well.
Oh Pratchett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dillon throws a combination that misses
and Pratchett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dillon is trying to break the clinch but Pratchett has him pressed against the cage.
Dillon looks gassed!
Dillon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dillon tries to work over Pratchett's front leg with a kick but Pratchett checks it.
Pratchett seems to have got his legs back now.
Pratchett wants to clinch.
Dillon drops his hands momentarily and Pratchett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pratchett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dillon tries to avoid it but Pratchett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dillon to the ground. Dillon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A combination from Dillon does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett misses with a few strikes there.
Roger Dillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pratchett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dillon tries to avoid it but Pratchett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dillon to the ground. Dillon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice body punch from Dillon.
Pratchett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pratchett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dillon.
Nice sprawl there from Dillon as Pratchett shoots in.
Dillon throws a nice looking combination but Pratchett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Pratchett moves out of range.
Dillon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pratchett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dillon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pratchett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dillon as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Dillon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dillon rushes Pratchett and presses him up against the cage.
Dillon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pratchett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pratchett counters with a thumping low kick.
Dillon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pratchett slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
No joy there for Dillon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dillon misses with a wild combination.
Pratchett shoots for a double leg takedown but Dillon sprawls well. He's pushed Pratchett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pratchett shoots in for a double leg but Dillon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pratchett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dillon tries to bum rush Pratchett with a series of wild strikes but Pratchett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pratchett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pratchett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pratchett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dillon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pratchett manages to break the clinch.
Pratchett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dillon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dillon throws a right hand that Pratchett ducks under and follows up with a left that Pratchett also avoids with ease.
Dillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pratchett counters by moving into the clinch.
Dillon tries to break the clinch but Pratchett is controlling the position.
Dillon wants to break free but Pratchett has control.
Dillon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pratchett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dillon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dillon has had enough of the clinch but Pratchett keeps him there for the moment.
Pratchett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dillon prevents it.
Dillon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pratchett has him pressed against the cage.
Pratchett breaks the clinch.
Pratchett closes the distance and clinches up with Dillon, looking for a takedown. Pratchett pushes Dillon against the cage but Dillon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Pratchett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dillon wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Pratchett.
Dillon can't break the clinch.
Pratchett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dillon wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon wants to get back to striking at distance but Pratchett won't allow it.
Dillon is breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Pratchett.
Dillon has had enough of the clinch but Pratchett keeps him there for the moment.
Dillon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dillon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dillon breaks from the clinch.
Dillon looks to land a combination but Pratchett avoids it well.
Pratchett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dillon.
Pratchett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dillon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pratchett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dillon bucks up and throws Pratchett to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Dillon throws a nice looking combination but Pratchett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pratchett moves away from the strike by Dillon.
Pratchett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pratchett counters with a series of strikes. Dillon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pratchett tries for a takedown but Dillon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roger Dillon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pratchett avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pratchett shoots in for a double leg but Dillon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Dillon does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from Dillon. No joy for Pratchett on that attempt.
Jab, jab by Dillon - just one landing.
A combination from Dillon does no damage.
Roger Dillon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pratchett shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pratchett showed some decent athleticism there.
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. Pratchett connects with a nice short shot to Dillon's temple.
Dillon kicks off Pratchett and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillon.
Dillon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pratchett. Pratchett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pratchett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pratchett counters by moving into the clinch.
Dillon wants to break free but Pratchett has control.
Dillon is trying to break free.
Pratchett prevents Dillon from breaking the clinch.
Dillon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pratchett has him pressed against the cage.
Dillon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dillon is trying to break free.
Pratchett tries to score a body lock takedown but Dillon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dillon is trying to break the clinch but Pratchett has him pressed against the cage.
Dillon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dillon can't break the clinch.
Pratchett prevents Dillon from breaking the clinch.
Dillon can't break the clinch.
Dillon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pratchett prevents Dillon from breaking the clinch.
Pratchett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dillon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dillon tries to break the clinch but Pratchett is controlling the position.
Dillon wants to break free but Pratchett has control.
Dillon is trying to break free.
Pratchett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dillon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dillon can't break the clinch.
Dillon wants to break free but Pratchett has control.
Pratchett can't get the takedown.
Dillon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pratchett has him pressed against the cage.
Dillon wants to get back to striking at distance but Pratchett won't allow it.
Dillon is looking to break free of the clinch but Pratchett has double underhooks.
Dillon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pratchett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dillon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dillon is looking to break free of the clinch but Pratchett has double underhooks.
Dillon is looking to break free of the clinch but Pratchett has double underhooks.
Pratchett manages to break the clinch.
Dillon fails to land with a series of punches.
Pratchett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dillon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dillon lands a two punch combo.
Dillon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pratchett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dillon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pratchett fails with the takedown.
Pratchett slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
Dillon throws a right and a left that Pratchett avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Dillon.
Horrible takedown by Pratchett or perhaps it was just good defense by Dillon which made him look bad.
Dillon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Pratchett avoids them all with ease.
Pratchett throws a series of punches but Dillon avoids them all with ease.
Pratchett misses with the combination.
Dillon avoids the head kick by Pratchett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratchett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dillon as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Pratchett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Dillon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillon misses with a wild combination.
Pratchett scores with a one two! Dillon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dillon clinches but Pratchett breaks the clinch
and Pratchett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pratchett throws a combination. Dillon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pratchett clinches with his opponent.
Pratchett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dillon prevents it.
Knees to the body from Pratchett.
Pratchett breaks the clinch.
Pratchett shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dillon's guard.
Dillon keeping moving, preventing Pratchett from controlling successfully.
Pratchett 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.
Pratchett scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett won't allow Dillon to get back to his feet.
Dillon wriggles free and stands up.
Pratchett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dillon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dillon misses with a wild combination.
Pratchett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Terry Pratchett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillon throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Pratchett stumbling backwards into the cage! Pratchett bounces back off the cage towards Dillon, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Dillon lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Dillon celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roger Dillon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huck Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan comes to the cage accompanied by Real American- Rick Derringer. Jason Crawford is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Huck Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Crawford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hogan looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Crawford closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Crawford lands in his opponent's guard.
Crawford slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Crawford tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Crawford tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hogan's legs.
Crawford thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford trying to control the position but Hogan is working away.
Hogan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hogan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crawford on the ground.
Hogan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Crawford working the ground and pound.
Hogan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Crawford is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hogan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hogan, who protects the arm well.
Crawford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hogan keeps working.
Crawford has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nice sprawl there from Hogan as Crawford shoots in.
Hogan moves in looking to clinch but Crawford pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Crawford tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Crawford gets back to full guard.
Crawford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hogan manages to get himself to full guard.
Crawford stops Hogan from standing up.
Crawford trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Crawford stands and steps away. Hogan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford shoots in and bounces Hogan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crawford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crawford gets to his feet - Hogan follows without any prompting.
Crawford catches Hogan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crawford drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan is not content to let Crawford control the position.
Crawford scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hogan to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Crawford dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crawford scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hogan trying to control here.
Crawford is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hogan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Crawford.
Crawford decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crawford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crawford feints and as Hogan raises his hands in defense, Crawford changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford postures up.
Crawford trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crawford avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crawford trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Hogan 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.
Jason Crawford has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hogan is working hard here to advance 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.
Crawford drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hogan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hogan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hogan!
Hogan trying to control the position but Crawford is working away.
Crawford bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Crawford doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hogan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Crawford's guard now.
Crawford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan wants to control from the top but Crawford keeps moving.
Crawford pushes Hogan off and gets back to his feet.
Hogan wants to clinch.
Crawford misses with a head kick.
Crawford tries to clinch up
and Hogan moves into the clinch.
Crawford avoiding damage.
Crawford receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
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.
Hogan tries for a takedown but Crawford manages to get underhooks.
Crawford ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Crawford no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Crawford is trying to keep Hogan in close.
Crawford wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hogan wants to control from the top but Crawford keeps moving.
Crawford trying to keep a closed guard but Hogan is proving a slippery customer.
Crawford manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Crawford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hogan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hogan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crawford counters with a leg kick.
Crawford pushes Hogan up against the cage in a clinch.
Crawford tries to pull guard but Hogan holds him up against the cage and eventually Crawford drops back down to his feet.
Crawford keeps control of Hogan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hogan breaks from the clinch.
Crawford takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crawford shoots in looking for a takedown. Hogan tries to sprawl out of it but Crawford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hogan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hogan throws a nice looking combination but Crawford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hogan with a lazy takedown attempt
so Crawford counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hogan trying to control the position.
Hogan is looking to stand up but Crawford isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford looking to pass the guard.
Hogan trying to keep a closed guard but Crawford is proving a slippery customer.
Hogan controlling the position.
Crawford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crawford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hogan swivels though and keeps the 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crawford shoots in but no luck this time.
Huck Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Crawford.
Hogan shoots and misses
and Crawford counters by moving into the clinch.
Crawford jumps guard.
Crawford looking for a guillotine here but Hogan defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crawford looking to control.
Crawford working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hogan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hogan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Crawford trying to keep a closed guard but Hogan is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Crawford wants to stand up but Hogan is controlling him.
Crawford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crawford is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Crawford working a defensive guard here.
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.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crawford fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hogan sprawls well initially but Crawford persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Crawford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crawford is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Crawford is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Crawford working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Crawford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crawford 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Jason Crawford!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Jason Crawford!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Jason Crawford!
Jason Crawford wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between roy shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). roy shaw has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, roy shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
shaw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
shaw gets underhooks to prevent Harvey's takedown attempt.
Harvey wants a takedown but no success here.
shaw stops a takedown attempt from Harvey.
roy shaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Harvey.
shaw prevents the takedown attempt.
shaw stalling in the clinch.
shaw ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. shaw no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
shaw pulls Harvey in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Harvey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harvey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
shaw controlling the position.
Harvey preventing the sweep.
Harvey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. shaw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
shaw has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Harvey off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
shaw has Harvey up against the cage in a clinch.
Harvey goes for a takedown in the clinch but shaw prevents it.
Harvey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harvey letting shaw take a breather here.
shaw prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
shaw is trying to trip Harvey. He has hold of a leg but Harvey is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. shaw persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Harvey is looking for a triangle but shaw pushes his legs off easily.
Harvey looks gassed!
Harvey isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. shaw stacks Harvey on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by shaw!
shaw cracks Harvey with a big elbow.
Harvey is not content to let shaw control the position.
Harvey tries to bench press shaw off him but shaw keeps the position.
shaw moves into full mount!
shaw landing strikes, looking to finish!
shaw controlling from mount.
Harvey is squirming around, avoiding shaw's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
shaw with good strikes from the mount here!
Harvey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Harvey bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
shaw is trying to keep Harvey in close.
Harvey is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! shaw is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! shaw has escaped and now he's on top!
Harvey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but shaw can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harvey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harvey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. shaw gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! shaw rolls with it to try and escape but Harvey cranks on the arm and shaw is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leo Harvey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Danger! High Voltage. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Royce Maeda enters the cage!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dirk Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Royce Maeda !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda blocks a head kick by Valentine.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Maeda trying to control from the bottom.
Valentine passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Maeda !
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Valentine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maeda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Valentine throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Valentine content just to control the position here.
Valentine landing strikes from the mount.
Maeda tries to reverse the position but Valentine maintains control.
Maeda is squirming around, avoiding Valentine's attempts to control the action.
Maeda really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Maeda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Valentine thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Valentine thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Valentine tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Valentine wants to control the pace but Maeda is squirming around nicely.
Valentine throwing strikes here but Maeda is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Valentine tries to control but Maeda wriggling away.
Maeda gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to control but Maeda is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maeda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maeda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maeda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valentine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Maeda keeps moving.
Valentine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maeda looks gassed!
Valentine tries to free his leg and advance position but Maeda is retaining full guard.
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.
Valentine wants to stand but Maeda is controlling his posture from full guard.
Valentine sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maeda 's guard.
Maeda is refusing to be controlled, as Valentine sits in half guard.
Valentine passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valentine wants to control the pace but Maeda is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Valentine dominated that 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.
Valentine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maeda wants to control but Valentine is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maeda is trying to get back to full guard.
Valentine is looking to stall here but Maeda recovers full guard.
Maeda has his foot on Valentine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Valentine works his way back into a safe position though.
Maeda being controlled here, momentarily.
Valentine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maeda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Valentine looking to pass the guard.
Maeda keeping busy on the bottom but Valentine has passed one foot through into half guard.
Maeda is breathing heavily.
It looks like Valentine is going to stand back up.
That's two 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.
Maeda looks like he's trying to stand up.
Valentine trying to control the action but Maeda is working from the bottom.
Maeda manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Valentine fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Valentine with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maeda misses with a takedown attempt
and Valentine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Valentine is stalling here. Maeda is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Valentine seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Maeda has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Valentine trying his best to control but Maeda has mounted him.
Maeda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maeda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valentine is looking to escape.
Maeda is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine fails with the takedown
and Maeda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maeda .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maeda wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
Maeda stands up and waves to Valentine to follow him.
Maeda fails with the takedown
and Valentine makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maeda really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Royce Maeda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Maeda has his takedown stuffed
and Valentine counters with a takedown into side control.
Valentine cracks Maeda with a big elbow.
Maeda tries to buck Valentine off but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine working away.
Valentine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dirk Valentine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Maeda 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valentine controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda is trying to control Valentine's posture but Valentine avoids it.
Maeda is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Valentine's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Valentine prevents Maeda from improving his position.
Valentine misses with a head shot. Maeda uses the momentum to regain guard.
Maeda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maeda wants to sweep but no luck.
Maeda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Valentine landing with the ground and pound.
Valentine stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Maeda shoots and misses
and Valentine counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valentine.
Maeda tries to pull guard but Valentine holds him up against the cage and eventually Maeda drops back down to his feet.
Dirk Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Maeda .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Valentine prevents it.
Valentine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maeda gets underhooks to prevent Valentine's takedown attempt.
Maeda has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Valentine uses from the top position.
Maeda lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Valentine!
Valentine is trying to reverse the position but instead Maeda has taken his back - oops!
Maeda is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Valentine is defending well though. Maeda let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine manages to reverse the position and now he's in Maeda 's guard. Nice work there by Valentine.
Valentine postures up in Maeda 's guard and throws a big left but Maeda blocks it.
Valentine passes into half guard.
Valentine works his way into side control.
Maeda is working to avoid the ground and pound but Valentine connects with a decent elbow.
Valentine landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Valentine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Valentine showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Valentine 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Dirk Valentine!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Dirk Valentine!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Dirk Valentine!
Dirk Valentine wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Doan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Campbell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Doan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Campbell!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campbell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Campbell shoots in and drives through. Doan sprawls well.
Campbell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Doan tries to avoid it but Campbell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Doan to the ground. Doan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Campbell looks gassed!
Doan wants to control but Campbell is keeping him busy.
Campbell tries to improve position but can't.
Doan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Doan advances to full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doan looking to control but Campbell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Doan lands a big elbow.
Campbell can't escape the position.
Doan looking to control but Campbell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Doan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Campbell on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell working to try and regain half guard.
Doan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Doan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Campbell for as long as he can get away with.
Doan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Doan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Campbell tries to reverse the position but Doan maintains control.
Doan landing strikes from the mount and Campbell is in trouble!
Doan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Campbell tries to hold on but Doan pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doan working the ground and pound effectively.
Doan with a couple of short strikes.
Doan lands a big elbow.
Doan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Doan looking to control but Campbell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Doan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Doan working the ground and pound effectively.
Campbell is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doan controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell gets back to half guard.
Doan wants to stand up but Campbell has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Campbell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Doan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Campbell is staying active underneath Doan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Campbell is looking to improve his position.
Doan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Still in half guard, Doan seems content to control.
Campbell kicks Doan off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Doan counters with a left to the body.
James Doan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Campbell.
Doan drives through and clinches with Campbell against the cage.
Doan misses with a knee strike.
Doan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Campbell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Campbell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Doan smiles and moves away.
Doan clinches up with Campbell and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Doan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Doan tries to land a knee to the head but Campbell blocks with his arms.
Doan can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Doan 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.
Campbell tries for a takedown but Doan circles away easily
and Doan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Doan.
Doan wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Campbell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Campbell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Doan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Campbell has his foot on Doan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Doan works his way back into a safe position though.
Doan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Doan is working Campbell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doan is one step ahead there.
Doan is looking to work some ground and pound but Campbell has wrist control.
Campbell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Campbell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doan forces Campbell back against the cage and clinches.
Campbell tries to score a body lock takedown but Doan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Doan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campbell.
Doan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Campbell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Doan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Campbell lands a takedown into guard.
Doan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campbell is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doan trying to control the position.
Campbell landing with the ground and pound.
Campbell distracts Doan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Doan keeps moving.
Doan can't keep his opponent in guard - Campbell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Campbell lands with a punch from half guard.
Campbell seems to be looking for submissions.
Campbell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Campbell connects with a nice short shot to Doan's temple.
Doan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Campbell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Doan pushes Campbell off looking to stand but Campbell dives back in and keeps control.
Campbell is looking for a kimura but Doan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Campbell to get the leverage.
Campbell is keen to just control but Doan is a slippery customer.
Campbell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Doan defends it well.
Campbell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Campbell winds up and cracks Doan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Campbell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Doan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Campbell.
Doan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Campbell passes to side control.
Campbell working the body and head with strikes.
Campbell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Campbell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Campbell working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Campbell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Campbell has his takedown stuffed
and Doan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Campbell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Doan lands a nice shot to the body.
Doan scores with a hook to the body.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch but Doan keeps him there for the moment.
Doan lands a damaging elbow.
Doan lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doan tries to land knees in the clinch but Campbell avoids the damage to the body.
Doan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campbell.
Doan missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Doan regains guard.
Campbell won't allow Doan to sweep him here.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Doan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell won't allow Doan to sweep him here.
Campbell looking to pass the guard.
Doan keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Campbell drops back looking for a leg! Doan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Doan manages to kick Campbell off! Campbell jumps back into Doan's guard.
Doan controls Campbell momentarily but Campbell frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Campbell manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doan trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Doan wants to pass the guard but Campbell is keeping the position.
Doan working some strikes from top position.
Doan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here as Doan stalls from top position.
Doan trying to control the action but Campbell is working from the bottom.
James Doan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doan takes a little break here. Campbell wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is looking for a sweep.
Doan stands up.
Campbell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Doan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Doan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Campbell.
James Doan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Campbell.
Doan lands an elbow just above Campbell 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doan is pressed up against the cage. Campbell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Doan down to the mat. Doan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
Campbell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Campbell fails with the takedown
and Doan counters with a head kick.
Campbell is rocked!
Doan gets a clinch.
Campbell is still on wobbly legs! Can Doan finish him?
Doan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Campbell seems to have recovered his senses.
Doan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Campbell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Doan smiles and moves away.
James Doan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campbell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Doan counters with a shoot takedown. Campbell fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Doan looking to pass the guard.
Campbell looking for a guillotine here but Doan defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Doan clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Campbell fails with the takedown
and Doan counters with an inside leg kick.
Doan moves into the clinch successfully.
Doan lands a big knee to the head and Campbell goes down! Doan pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Doan!
James Doan retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toviah Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toviah Pinto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scott Richards's chin.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Toviah Pinto !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Richards!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards throws a looping overhand right but Pinto ducks down to avoid it.
Richards lands a jab to Pinto 's midsection.
Richards rushes Pinto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Richards turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Richards manages to end up in side control.
Pinto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pinto tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Pinto is looking to improve his position but Richards isn't that keen on the idea.
Pinto is working hard here to advance position.
Richards controlling his opponent.
Richards can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pinto is looking to escape.
Richards avoids the attempt from Pinto to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards controlling his opponent.
Pinto tries to hold on but Richards postures up.
Pinto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Richards landing punches.
Richards with good strikes from the mount here!
Richards prevents Pinto from getting the reversal.
Richards putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Richards controlling his opponent.
Pinto tries to buck Richards off but he can't manage it.
Pinto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards content just to control the position here.
Richards is working for a guillotine from mount but Pinto frees his head quite easily.
Pinto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Richards lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Richards takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Richards has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pinto is squirming around, avoiding Richards's attempts to control the action.
Pinto throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pinto throwing hammer fists to the chest of Richards. What's that going to do exactly?
Richards has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pinto 's face.
Pinto regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinto is looking to improve his position.
Pinto is breathing heavily.
Richards controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto is not content to let Richards control the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Scott Richards just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Richards fails with the takedown.
Pinto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pinto throws a sloppy head kick and Richards moves out of range easily.
Pinto scores with a jab.
Richards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinto .
Pinto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pinto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richards had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pinto is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Richards Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pinto 's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Richards 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.
Pinto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pinto clinches but Richards breaks the clinch
and Richards counters by clinching up.
Pinto 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richards has Pinto pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Richards pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pinto tumbling to the mat - Richards dives into Pinto 's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards trying to control but Pinto is working from the bottom.
Richards showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Richards working some strikes from top position.
Richards pushing down on Pinto 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pinto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Richards is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Richards looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pinto is trying to stand back up but Richards is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richards performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Richards working the head and body with strikes.
Richards is tying to control. Pinto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pinto taking some punishment here, with Richards in his half guard.
Richards is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pinto is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards content to control rather than advance.
Pinto flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Richards lands with a punch from half guard.
Richards passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pinto !
Richards prevents Pinto from getting the reversal.
Pinto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Richards looking to finish Pinto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pinto !
Richards with the ground and pound from mount.
Richards with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pinto is in a horrible position here. Richards smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Richards unloading with bombs!
Pinto is trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Richards in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Richards landing strikes from the mount and Pinto is in trouble!
Richards controlling his opponent.
Richards pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pinto tries to hold on but Richards pushes him away.
Richards sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Richards is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Richards extends the arm and Pinto is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Richards!
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