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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Plum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yulock Ugil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Plum could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yulock Ugil's chin.
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265 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Plum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yulock Ugil!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ugil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plum attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Plum drops Ugil with a beautiful combination! Ugil stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Plum is looking for the KO!
Ugil is rocked!
It looks like Yulock Ugil has been cut.
Plum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ugil is still on wobbly legs! Can Plum finish him?
Plum misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Ugil misses.
Ugil slips a jab and a cross from Plum.
Ugil instigates a clinch.
Plum is trying to break free.
Ugil seems to have recovered his senses.
Plum is trying to break free.
Ugil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plum can't break the clinch.
Ugil looking for a takedown.
Ugil throws a knee to the head but misses.
Plum has had enough of the clinch but Ugil keeps him there for the moment.
Ugil drops down looking for an ankle pick but Plum pulls his leg out and moves away.
Plum misses with a wild combination.
Plum throws a nice looking combination but Ugil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Plum.
Ugil changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Plum tries to avoid it but Ugil manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Plum to the ground. Plum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnny Plum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yulock Ugil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plum throws a series of punches but Ugil avoids them all with ease.
Ugil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plum.
Ugil gets the takedown into side control.
Ugil landing a few strikes.
Ugil decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Plum is breathing heavily.
Plum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plum throws a right hand that Ugil ducks under and follows up with a left that Ugil also avoids with ease.
Plum stuffs the takedown.
Plum jabs Ugil right on the nose. Ugil blinks but takes it well.
Plum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ugil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ugil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ugil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ugil tries to clinch up but Plum circles away and keeps his distance.
Plum misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Plum. No joy for Ugil on that attempt.
Ugil clinches up with Plum and pushes him back against the cage.
Ugil has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Plum regains guard immediately.
Ugil passes Plum's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ugil working the head and body with strikes.
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. Ugil connects with a nice short shot to Plum's temple.
Ugil wants to control but Plum is keeping him busy.
Plum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ugil on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ugil is controlling the pace.
Ugil postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Plum to stand up.
Ugil fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Plum throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ugil counters with a one-two to the body.
Plum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ugil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ugil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plum misses with a few strikes there.
Ugil drives through and clinches with Plum against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plum is pressed up against the cage. Ugil has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Plum down to the mat. Plum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Plum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plum keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Plum misses with a combination
so Ugil counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ugil trying to control the position from guard on top but Plum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ugil wants to pass the guard but Plum is keeping the position.
Plum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ugil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Plum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yulock Ugil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yulock Ugil's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Plum misses with a low kick.
Ugil shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Plum as he avoids it easily.
Ugil shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Plum as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Plum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yulock Ugil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plum scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Plum stuffs the takedown attempt from Ugil. Ugil gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnny Plum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yulock Ugil.
Plum lands a slapping body shot.
Plum fails to land with a series of punches.
Plum lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ugil backs up against the cage.
Ugil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ugil drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ugil trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ugil controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ugil decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Plum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ugil lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ugil ducks under a wild hook from Plum.
Ugil shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Plum as he avoids it easily.
Donk. Plum catches Ugil right on the button with a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ugil.
Ugil looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Plum!
Ugil looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ugil scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Plum defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ugil.
Ugil wants to control the pace but Plum is squirming around nicely.
Plum on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Plum tries to get out of the position.
Ugil with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plum manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Plum, under a barage of strikes from Ugil.
Ugil is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Plum has managed to free his arm - good work.
Plum wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ugil is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four 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.
Ugil thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Plum takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ugil looking to control but Plum is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ugil lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Ugil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yulock Ugil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yulock Ugil's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Plum stuffs the takedown.
Plum tries to land a leg kick but Ugil saw it coming and moves away.
Johnny Plum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ugil has a takedown stuffed.
Plum falls off balance throwing a combination
so Ugil counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ugil trying to control the position from guard on top but Plum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ugil decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ugil throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Plum's waist but Plum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ugil off to one side.
Johnny Plum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yulock Ugil.
Plum darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ugil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Plum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ugil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ugil looks for a takedown but Plum sprawls well.
Ugil throws a right hand that Plum ducks under and follows up with a left that Plum also avoids with ease.
Ugil shoots in for a double leg but Plum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Plum fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Plum.
Plum misses with the combination.
Nice jab there from Ugil.
Plum throws a combination that misses
and Ugil counters with a nice body shot.
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.
Ugil shoots in but no luck this time.
Plum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ugil stalks Plum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Plum's face. Plum staggers backwards, shaken.
Plum misses with a double jab
and Ugil counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Plum wants to get back to his feet.
Ugil content to control rather than advance.
Yulock Ugil has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ugil trying to control from half guard but Plum is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ugil wants to pass the guard but Plum is defending well.
Ugil looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ugil wants to free his trapped foot but Plum is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Plum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ugil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plum misses with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Plum misses.
Plum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnny Plum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ugil scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Yulock Ugil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ugil winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yulock Ugil!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John The Don (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jaki wilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John The Don could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to jaki wilton's chin.
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285 lbs
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266 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John The Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, jaki wilton!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Don clinches up with wilton and pushes him back against the cage.
wilton crunches a lovely knee into The Don's ribcage.
The Don escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Don fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. wilton sprawls well initially but The Don persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
wilton is staying active underneath The Don, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
wilton tries to kick The Don off but The Don keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Don is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The Don decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The Don scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The Don just content to control the position.
The Don prevents wilton from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Don decides to stand back up.
The Don moves into range and clinches up with wilton.
wilton trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from The Don.
The Don drops to a knee looking for a takedown but wilton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Don tries a body shot but wilton blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Don changes levels and goes for a takedown here. wilton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Don throws a head kick but wilton moves out of range.
The Don shoots in for a double leg but wilton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John The Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Don tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
jaki wilton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice combo by wilton! Oh, that's hurt him - The Don falls to the canvas and wilton follows him into side control.
The Don is rocked!
It looks like John The Don has been cut.
The Don is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
wilton decides to stand up, so the ref orders The Don to his feet.
Oh The Don is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Don shoots in for a takedown but wilton shows good takedown defense.
The Don seems to have got his legs back now.
The Don shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says wilton as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wilton is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! The Don hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). jaki wilton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kent Teach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Drudge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teach comes to the cage accompanied by Mouth for War. On his way into the cage it seems that Kent Teach has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kent Teach seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kent Teach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Drudge!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teach drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Teach prevents Drudge from getting back to his feet.
Teach content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Drudge wants to stand and escape but Teach is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teach sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Drudge wants to stand and escape but Teach is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Drudge tries to clinch up.
Drudge tries to keep at a distance but Teach has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drudge misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teach.
Teach has Drudge pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drudge prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Teach takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drudge throws a punch but it's blocked by Teach.
Teach gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Drudge is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Teach is controlling him.
Drudge looks gassed!
Teach is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Drudge is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Teach is controlling him.
Teach tries to free his leg and advance position but Drudge is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teach gets to his feet. Drudge looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Teach stalks Drudge and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drudge's face. Drudge staggers backwards, shaken.
Drudge wants to clinch
and Teach counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teach slips nicely into half guard.
Teach content to control rather than advance.
Teach working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Teach not doing much here.
Teach decides to stand and escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teach clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teach.
Teach lands a knee to the head.
Teach breaks the clinch.
Teach closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Teach decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Teach closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Teach in particular looking to stall.
Drudge pushes Teach off looking to stand but Teach dives back in and keeps control.
Teach thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drudge's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teach wants to pass to mount but Drudge is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teach works his foot free and advances to mount.
Teach sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Teach's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drudge wants to get back to his feet.
Teach connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kent Teach 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.
Teach lands a head kick. Drudge smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Teach shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Teach scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Drudge pushes Teach off looking to stand but Teach dives back in and keeps control.
Teach keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Drudge is trying to stand back up but Teach is controlling him
Kent Teach overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Teach slows the pace down in half guard.
Teach passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Drudge!
Drudge is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teach content just to control the position here.
Teach is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Drudge tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Teach counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Teach.
Teach tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teach jumps guard.
Teach trying to control the position here.
Teach 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.
Teach has a closed guard, preventing Drudge from standing up.
Drudge won't allow Teach to sweep him here.
Teach controlling Drudge's posture.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kent Teach just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Teach shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Teach showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teach content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Drudge tries to kick Teach off but Teach keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Teach is looking to advance position but Drudge won't allow it.
Teach keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Teach looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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.
Teach working over Drudge with some ground and pound. Drudge looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Teach perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Teach stops Drudge from getting back to his feet.
Teach is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kent Teach dominated that second round.
That's time! Teach's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Teach looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Drudge is trying to stand back up but Teach is controlling him
Teach has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Drudge takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Teach lands a big shot there that rocks Drudge but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Teach connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Drudge trying desperately to get to his feet.
Teach gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Kent Teach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drudge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Teach decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teach is taking a breather. Drudge says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Teach frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Drudge is trying to stand.
Teach sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Teach unloading with bombs!
Teach stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Teach shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Teach showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drudge blocking the ground and pound attempt from Teach.
Drudge is trying to stand up here but Teach is controlling him well.
Teach not doing much here.
Teach is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Teach get's back to his feet.
Teach moves into the clinch successfully.
Teach tries for a takedown but Drudge manages to get underhooks.
Teach pulls guard effortlessly.
Teach thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Drudge has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Teach is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teach manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Teach bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Drudge is trying to get back to his feet.
Teach stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Drudge tries to clinch but Teach moves away
and Teach counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Drudge's guard now.
Teach stands and steps away. Drudge gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Teach shoots in and drives through. Drudge sprawls well.
Gary Drudge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teach shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teach wants to take a breather but Drudge is having none of it.
Teach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drudge can do to turn this around?
Teach stops Drudge from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teach is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Drudge has managed to free his arm - good work.
Teach content to control rather than advance.
Drudge wants to get back to his feet.
Teach is taking a breather. Drudge says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teach throwing shots but Drudge is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Teach throws a head kick but Drudge moves out of range.
Gary Drudge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teach shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Teach showed some decent athleticism there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kent Teach showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Teach 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kent Teach!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Garry Buttridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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21
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Garry Buttridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Dyer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buttridge looks for a takedown but Dyer sprawls well.
Buttridge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dyer manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Dyer there.
Buttridge is rocked!
Dyer drops Buttridge with a naaaaasty hook - Buttridge is in real trouble here! Dyer dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Dyer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bratts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
190 lbs
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204 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bratts!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bratts scores with a spinning back kick!
Bratts lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Powell sprawling to the canvas. Bratts follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Powell hang on?
Powell is rocked!
Bratts tries to stand but can't do so whilst Powell controls his leg.
Oh Powell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bratts is tying to control. Powell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Powell seems to have got his legs back now.
Powell is pressing down on Bratts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bratts wants to control from the top but Powell keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bratts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Powell's guard.
Bratts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bratts passes the guard and advances to mount!
Powell can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratts is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Powell is surviving well by controlling Bratts's body position as best he can.
Powell can't escape the position.
Bratts wants to control the pace but Powell is squirming around nicely.
Powell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Powell gets back to half guard.
Powell is breathing heavily.
Bratts seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Powell is looking for a sweep. Bratts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bratts tries to stand and escape but Powell is controlling the position.
Bratts trying to control the action but Powell is working from the bottom.
Bratts is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Powell tries to get to full guard but Bratts has control of the leg.
Powell flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bratts trying to control the action but Powell is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bratts scores with a leg kick.
Bratts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bratts tries to clinch but Powell moves out of range.
Powell fails with the takedown.
Bratts is looking to clinch but Powell is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bratts clinches up against the cage.
Bratts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bratts lands a nice knee to the body.
Bratts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bratts leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bratts manages to break the clinch.
Powell has a takedown stuffed.
Powell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bratts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Powell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bratts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Powell, pushing him back against the cage.
Bratts pulls Powell into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bratts looking to control.
Powell stopping the sweep attempt from Bratts.
Bratts controlling the position.
Powell looking to pass the guard.
Bratts had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Powell is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bratts Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Powell's back instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bratts controlling the positon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Bratts dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bratts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jack Bratts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bratts circles away.
Bratts tries to close the distance and clinch but Powell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bratts shoots in but Powell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Powell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bratts - the referee stops the clock and Powell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bratts. Powell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bratts is looking to clinch but Powell is avoiding it.
Bratts instigates a clinch.
Bratts ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bratts no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bratts manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bratts trying to control but Powell is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratts controlling from the full mount.
Bratts sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Powell is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bratts is working for a guillotine from mount but Powell frees his head quite easily.
Powell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bratts looking to ground and pound but Powell is blocking nicely.
Powell is trying to escape the mount.
Powell tries to hold on but Bratts pushes him away.
Bratts unloads with some shots from mount but Powell bucks and avoids them well.
Powell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bratts trying to control but Powell is having none of it.
Bratts throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bratts thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bratts tries to control but Powell wriggling away.
Powell is trying desperately to improve position.
Bratts with a couple of short strikes.
Bratts trying to control but Powell is having none of it.
The referee warns Powell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bratts prevents Powell from getting the reversal.
Powell is squirming around, avoiding Bratts's attempts to control the action.
Powell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Powell is working to get back to half guard.
Powell is working hard here to advance position.
Bratts trying to control but Powell is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bratts looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Bratts 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!
Bratts goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Powell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bratts's waist but Bratts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Powell off to one side.
Bratts lands a head kick!
Bratts tries to clinch but Powell moves out of range.
Powell takes one to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bratts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Bratts breaks the clinch.
Bratts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Powell closes the distance and clinches up with Bratts, looking for a takedown. Powell pushes Bratts against the cage but Bratts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratts lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bratts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bratts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bratts fails with the takedown
and Powell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bratts won't be happy with that.
Bratts gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bratts is trying to control but can't.
Bratts is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Powell is staying active.
Powell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bratts!
The referee warns Bratts that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bratts prevents Powell from taking his back.
Bratts is wriggling around trying to escape.
Powell goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bratts is on top in guard.
Bratts stopping the sweep attempt from Powell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bratts trying to control but Powell is working from the bottom.
Bratts avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bratts drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bratts jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bratts stands up from Powell's guard - Bratts perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vincent Powell 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.
Bratts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powell fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Powell.
Bratts cracks the inside of Powell's front leg.
Powell shoots in for a takedown but Bratts shows good takedown defense.
Powell walks into a left hand.
Bratts lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bratts lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bratts.
Powell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Bratts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bratts 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Bratts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziga Duhec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chingis Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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18
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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Basic striking
Granite 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ziga Duhec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chingis Chan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duhec misses with a wild combination.
Duhec jabs at Chan's body.
Duhec throws a hook to the side of Chan's head but Chan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chan is looking to clinch.
Chan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duhec rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chan scores with a kick to the body.
Duhec scores with a sloppy right hand. Chan should have avoided that one.
Chan pushes Duhec up against the cage in a clinch.
Duhec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan throws a head kick that half lands.
Chan is looking to clinch but Duhec is avoiding it.
Duhec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duhec throws a head kick that misses.
Chan wants to clinch up but Duhec keeps it at a distance.
Duhec ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Chan is looking to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Chan blocks the leg kick.
Duhec is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Chan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chan clinches with his opponent.
Duhec is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duhec blocks it with crossed arms.
Chan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Duhec lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chan misses with a knee strike.
Duhec is looking to break free of the clinch but Chan has double underhooks.
Duhec trying to stall but Chan improves his position.
Chan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duhec lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duhec tries to stall but Chan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Duhec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan lands a head kick. Duhec smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Duhec fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duhec clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Chan.
Duhec is breathing heavily.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Chan tries to land knees in the clinch but Duhec avoids the damage to the body.
Chan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Duhec takes a knee right on the jaw!
Duhec is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chan lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duhec blocks an elbow strike.
Chan landing knees to the head.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
Chan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duhec manages to break the clinch.
Duhec throws a hook but Chan blocks it.
Chan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duhec tries a head kick but it misses.
Duhec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chan lands with a nice body kick.
Chan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duhec lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chan swats away the attempt to clinch by Duhec.
Duhec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chan is looking to clinch.
Duhec moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duhec takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duhec.
Duhec breaks from the clinch.
Chan lands a body shot.
Duhec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duhec. That's going to slow Chan down.
Chan closes the distance and clinches.
Duhec takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hand to the body from Duhec.
Knees to the body from Chan.
Duhec wants to stall.
Chan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chan tries to land knees in the clinch but Duhec avoids the damage to the body.
Duhec working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duhec lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duhec pushes Chan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chan connects with a knee to the head.
Duhec managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.
Duhec scores with a hook to the body.
Knees to the body from Chan.
Duhec is working Chan over against the cage.
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.
Duhec pushes Chan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duhec has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duhec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duhec clobbers Chan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chan instigates a clinch.
Chan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duhec is trying to stall.
Duhec is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chan looking to throw knees to the head but Duhec is blocking nicely.
Duhec taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Duhec manages to break the clinch.
Chan wants to clinch but Duhec slips to the side
and Duhec counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Duhec.
Duhec avoiding damage as Chan throws knees to the body.
Duhec lands a shot to the body.
Chan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duhec blocks it with crossed arms.
Duhec tries to break the clinch but Chan is controlling the position.
Chan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
Chan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ziga Duhec will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Duhec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duhec throws a right hand that Chan ducks under and follows up with a left that Chan also avoids with ease.
Duhec throws and low kick but Chan moves out of range easily.
Chan doesn't manage to clinch there - Duhec circles away.
Duhec moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chan throws an elbow but misses.
Duhec wants to break free but Chan has control.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Duhec breaks from the clinch.
Chan tries to clinch but Duhec is having none of it.
Duhec takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Duhec fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duhec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duhec misses with a straight left.
Chan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chan closes the distance and clinches.
Duhec is trying to break free.
Chan lands a knee to the body.
Duhec is trying to break the clinch but Chan has him pressed against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Duhec stalling in the clinch but Chan improves position.
Chan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chan with a knee to the head.
Chan landing knees to the body.
Chan tries to land knees in the clinch but Duhec avoids the damage to the body.
Duhec avoids the elbow strike from Chan, against the cage.
Duhec lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chan.
Chan misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Duhec.
Chan avoids the elbow strike from Duhec, against the cage.
Duhec wants to get back to striking at distance but Chan won't allow it.
Chan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chan connects with a knee to the head.
Duhec looking to slow down the pace here.
Chan lands a knee to the body.
Duhec cracks Chan with a nice body shot.
Chan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duhec blocks it with crossed arms.
Duhec avoiding damage as Chan throws knees to the body.
Duhec lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chan or not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Duhec.
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.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Duhec has had enough of the clinch but Chan keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Duhec - that landed with a thud.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
Duhec is trying to break the clinch but Chan has him pressed against the cage.
Duhec avoiding damage as Chan throws knees to the body.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duhec.
Duhec escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chan wants to clinch
and Duhec counters with a one-two to the body.
Duhec throws a hook but Chan blocks it.
Chan clinches.
Nice elbow from Chan.
Duhec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Duhec on the inside.
Chan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chan lands an elbow that stopped Duhec in his tracks for a moment.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
Duhec lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Duhec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duhec pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan clinches.
Chan tries a knee to the head but Duhec blocks it.
Duhec is looking to break free of the clinch but Chan has double underhooks.
Chan lands a knee to the head.
Duhec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Duhec is trying to break the clinch but Chan has him pressed against the cage.
Chan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duhec lands a nice shot to the body.
Chan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chan tries to land knees in the clinch but Duhec avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duhec's brow.
Chan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Duhec lands a hook that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Chan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Duhec lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duhec managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.
Duhec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Duhec.
Duhec connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chan rushes Duhec and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duhec lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duhec lands a body punch in the clinch.
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.
Chan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duhec avoiding damage.
Duhec lands a body shot.
Chan tries to land a knee to the head but Duhec blocks with his arms.
Duhec is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Chan.
Duhec digs a right hand underneath Chan's ribcage. Chan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duhec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Chan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duhec tries to break the clinch but Chan is controlling the position.
Chan lands a nice elbow.
Duhec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duhec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chan wants to clinch up but Duhec keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chan dodges the punch combination from Duhec.
Chan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chingis Chan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Duhec throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chan counters by clinching up.
Duhec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duhec doesn't manage to clinch there - Chan circles away.
Chan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duhec at a distance.
Chan doesn't manage to clinch there - Duhec circles away.
Chan gets a clinch.
Chan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duhec's face.
Duhec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duhec lands with a left to the head.
Chan misses with a knee to the head.
Duhec gets through Chan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chan throws an elbow but misses.
Duhec dodges an elbow strike from Chan.
Duhec cracks Chan with a nice body shot.
Chan prevents Duhec from breaking the clinch.
Duhec lands with a short shot to the head.
Duhec manages to break the clinch.
Duhec swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chan lands a nice knee to the body.
Chan landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duhec tries to break the clinch but Chan is controlling the position.
Duhec wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Duhec fails to land.
Chan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chan throws an elbow but misses.
Duhec blocks the elbow strike.
Duhec managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.
Duhec stalling in the clinch but Chan improves position.
Duhec digs a right hand into Chan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chan's gas tank.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duhec.
Chan tries to land knees in the clinch but Duhec avoids the damage to the body.
Chan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duhec lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chan tries a knee to the head but Duhec blocks it.
Duhec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan looks to clinch
and Duhec counters with a one-two to the body.
Duhec fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duhec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duhec swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chan has Duhec up against the cage in a clinch.
Duhec lands a knee to the head.
Chan scores a nice knee to the body.
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.
Duhec avoids the elbow strike from Chan, against the cage.
Duhec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chan misses with a knee strike.
Duhec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chan throws an elbow but it misses.
Duhec taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Duhec misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chan.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duhec.
Chan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duhec throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chans head.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duhec.
Chan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duhec blocks it with crossed arms.
Chan misses with a knee strike.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duhec.
Nice elbow from Chan.
Chan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
Chan landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Duhec.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
Duhec lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duhec lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duhec managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.
Duhec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duhec wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duhec.
Duhec scores with a hook to the body.
Duhec trying to stall but Chan improves his position.
Duhec is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chan landing knees to the head.
Chan lands an elbow just above Duhec 's eye.
Duhec lands with a short shot to the head.
Chan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duhec blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chan.
Chan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duhec lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duhec lands with a right to the head.
Chan scores a nice knee to the body.
Duhec lands a body punch.
Duhec tries to break the clinch but Chan is controlling the position.
Chan lands an elbow just above Duhec 's eye.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duhec.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
Duhec wants to break free but Chan has control.
Chan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duhec cracks Chan with a nice body shot.
Duhec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chan lands an elbow that stopped Duhec in his tracks for a moment.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duhec.
Chan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duhec pushes Chan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Duhec lands a nice shot to the body.
Duhec lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A knee to the head by Chan.
Chan lands a knee to the head.
Chan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duhec lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chan lands a nice elbow.
Duhec avoiding damage as Chan throws knees to the body.
Chan lands a nice elbow.
Chan lands an elbow that stopped Duhec in his tracks for a moment.
Chan tries a knee to the head but Duhec blocks it.
Duhec digs a right hand into Chan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chan's gas tank.
Chan landing knees to the head.
Chingis Chan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Duhec takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duhec blocks it with crossed arms.
Duhec lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Chan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duhec escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duhec fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Duhec throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duhec misses with a combination
and Chan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Duhec is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duhec.
Chan clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chingis Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chingis Chan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Groper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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198 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Groper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Smith!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Groper has managed to free his arm - good work.
Groper slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Groper lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
Groper controlling the pace for now.
Groper trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Groper isn't that keen on the idea.
Groper lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
Groper raining down shots from the mount!
Groper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is in a horrible position here. Groper smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Groper is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Smith can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Groper with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Smith tries to hold on but Groper pushes him away.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Groper maintains control.
Groper has control of Smith's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Smith regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Groper tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Groper prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Groper trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Groper prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Groper wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Smith tries to hold on but Groper postures up.
Smith regains half guard.
Smith moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith keeping full guard, as Groper tries to pass.
Groper is breathing heavily.
Groper 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Groper is defending well.
Smith uses his free foot to push down on Groper's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Groper.
Smith looking for a guillotine from mount but Groper is having none of it.
Groper tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Groper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Groper is working hard here to advance position.
Smith jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Groper manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Smith has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Groper or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Groper counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
Groper postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Smith is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Groper, into his guard.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Groper is retaining full guard.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses.
Groper had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Smith is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Groper Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Smith's back instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Groper has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Smith's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gary Groper will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Groper on that attempt.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Groper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
Groper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Groper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Groper pushes his legs off easily.
Groper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gary Groper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Groper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Groper manages to get himself to full guard.
Groper wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Groper is keeping the position.
Groper controlling Smith's posture.
Groper controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Groper is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith 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.
Groper is trying to keep Smith in close.
Groper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Groper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Groper trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Groper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Groper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Groper passes Smith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Groper has control of the leg.
Groper passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groper seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Smith is holding on tight.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Groper's attempts to control the action.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Groper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Groper trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Smith is staying active underneath Groper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Groper wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith shoots and misses
and Groper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gary Groper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Smith.
Groper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Groper controls from within his opponent's guard.
Groper trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith working for a triangle but Groper defends it easily.
Smith has his foot on Groper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Groper works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Groper dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Groper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Groper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Groper wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Groper is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Smith has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Groper from controlling successfully.
Groper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith working for a triangle but Groper defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Groper trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Groper is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Smith Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Groper's back instead.
Groper defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Groper defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Smith's arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Groper is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Smith is looking for the choke from the back position but Groper is controlling his hands well.
Groper fending off the submission attempt from Smith.
Groper breaks Smith's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Groper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groper controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Groper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smith keeping full guard, as Groper tries to pass.
Groper trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Groper pushes his legs off easily.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groper trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Groper has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Smith to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Groper is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Smith pulls down on the head and he's put Groper to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Steve Smith!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Polumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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234 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diogo Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Polumbo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polumbo scores with the left hand. Alvarez knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Diogo Alvarez has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Polumbo. That snapped Alvarez's head back.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvarez is rocked!
Polumbo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab lands there for Polumbo.
Oh Alvarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Polumbo throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Alvarez stumbling backwards into the cage! Alvarez bounces back off the cage towards Polumbo, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Polumbo lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Polumbo celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joey Polumbo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Stenemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenemo's entrance music is Hand of Stone. A fine choice. Russell has chosen Rio by Duran Duran as his entrance music. Kim Stenemo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kim Stenemo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Russell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stenemo.
Stenemo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Russell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stenemo is trying to get back to full guard.
Russell lands strikes from half guard.
Stenemo taking some punishment here, with Russell in his half guard.
Russell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Russell wants to take a breather but Stenemo is having none of it.
Russell working over Stenemo with some ground and pound. Stenemo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russell controlling the action here.
Russell works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell trying to control but Stenemo is having none of it.
Russell controlling his opponent.
Russell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Russell landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Stenemo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Russell dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Russell is landing with some decent strikes but Stenemo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Russell trying to control but Stenemo is having none of it.
Russell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stenemo looks a forlorn figure.
Russell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Russell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Russell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Russell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russell landing shots from mount.
Russell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stenemo's face.
Stenemo is in a horrible position here. Russell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Russell looking to finish Stenemo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stenemo!
Russell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Russell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell raining down shots from the mount!
Stenemo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stenemo is squirming around, avoiding Russell's attempts to control the action.
Russell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Russell prevents Stenemo from getting the reversal.
Russell wants to control the pace but Stenemo is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Russell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stenemo fails with the takedown
so Russell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Russell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Check out the look on Russell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Russell wants to control but Stenemo is keeping him busy.
Russell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Russell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stenemo is not content to let Russell control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Stenemo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Stenemo taking shots to the head.
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.
Russell cracks Stenemo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stenemo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Russell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stenemo is looking to escape.
Russell landing strikes from the mount and Stenemo is in trouble!
Stenemo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenemo is in a horrible position here. Russell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stenemo is bucking up trying to escape but Russell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stenemo regains half guard.
Stenemo is trying to get back to full guard.
Russell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Russell controlling the action here.
Russell thows a huge punch but Stenemo dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenemo moves into full guard.
Russell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stenemo has his foot on Russell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Russell works his way back into a safe position though.
Russell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Russell works over Stenemo with some ground and pound from guard.
Stenemo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Russell is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Russell 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!
Stenemo darts in trying to clinch
and Russell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Russell lands with a punch from half guard.
Russell passes to side control.
Russell cracks Stenemo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bob Russell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Russell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Russell working the ground and pound.
Russell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Russell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stenemo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stenemo to see if he's OK.
Russell is working Stenemo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stenemo is not content to let Russell control the position.
Stenemo tries to bench press Russell off him but Russell keeps the position.
Stenemo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Russell's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stenemo is looking for a sweep. Russell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stenemo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Russell pulls his head out easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Stenemo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Russell counters with a single leg into guard. Stenemo didn't expect that.
Stenemo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Russell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Russell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stenemo working for submissions but it's allowed Russell to get to half guard.
Russell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenemo tries to roll over but Russell keeps him under control.
Russell working Stenemo over with strikes.
Stenemo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stenemo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four 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.
Russell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Stenemo regains half guard.
Stenemo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kim Stenemo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russell slips a nice elbow through Stenemo's hands, connecting with Stenemo's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Russell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Russell 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Russell!
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