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VFL Fight Night 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen National Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Happy Gilmore could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manny Diaz's chin.
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181 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Manny Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Diaz.
Gilmore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Gilmore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Gilmore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Happy Gilmore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Diaz.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gilmore stuffs the takedown.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilmore circles away.
Gilmore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gilmore.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz.
Gilmore's corner calls for a 1-2. Gilmore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gilmore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A good leg kick by Gilmore.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gilmore throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Gilmore.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gilmore.
Gilmore blocks a head kick by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gilmore just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gilmore.
Gilmore lands with a right to the head.
Gilmore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the ropes.
Diaz wants to break free but Gilmore has control.
Gilmore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Gilmore breaks from the clinch.
Gilmore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gilmore throws out a powerful jab.
Nice body punch from Gilmore.
Gilmore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Happy Gilmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gilmore.
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!
Gilmore fails to land with a series of punches.
Gilmore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danga de danga de dang - Gilmore scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gilmore duly obliges.
Gilmore lands a jab-cross combination.
Gilmore closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gilmore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gilmore misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gilmore.
Gilmore gets caught flat footed, as Diaz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gilmore wriggles free and stands up.
Some wild striking there from Gilmore.
Gilmore is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gilmore throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gilmore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Gilmore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gilmore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilmore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gilmore throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Gilmore throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz connects with a high kick.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gilmore.
A nice combination there by Gilmore.
Gilmore scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
Gilmore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gilmore lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the ropes and back into rage.
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.
Nice straight punches there by Gilmore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gilmore.
Gilmore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Gilmore avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Gilmore lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz gets the takedown into side control.
Gilmore wants to get back to his feet but Diaz drags him back down.
Diaz wants to stand but Gilmore is controlling his arm.
Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diaz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Gilmore dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Diaz tries to clinch but Gilmore is having none of it.
Gilmore looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gilmore.
Diaz tries to move into range but Gilmore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gilmore looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Gilmore moves out of range.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gilmore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Gilmore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diaz walks into a left hand.
Gilmore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilmore lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gilmore's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gilmore duly obliges.
Diaz is rocked!
Gilmore works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Gilmore finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown. Gilmore fights it but they end up in guard.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaz stops Gilmore from standing up.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gilmore has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Diaz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gilmore scores with a hook.
Gilmore closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Gilmore circles away.
Gilmore with a jab.
Gilmore gets caught flat footed, as Diaz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gilmore wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz stands up from Gilmore's guard - Diaz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gilmore throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Gilmore scores with a four punch combination!
Diaz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Gilmore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gilmore tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Gilmore moves out of range easily.
Gilmore fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gilmore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gilmore's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilmore wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Gilmore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gilmore is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gilmore stands up and waves to Diaz to follow him.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Gilmore.
Gilmore looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
Gilmore moves out of range of the body kick.
Gilmore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with an outside leg kick.
Gilmore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gilmore as he jumps to the side.
Gilmore gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Gilmore blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gilmore manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Diaz has Gilmore in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Gilmore dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gilmore connects with a single shot there.
Gilmore misses with a double jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Gilmore blocks the leg kick.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gilmore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Gilmore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gilmore misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Gilmore tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gilmore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gilmore scores with a jab to the head.
Gilmore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Happy Gilmore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch but Gilmore moves out of range.
Gilmore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gilmore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gilmore connects with a crisp jab.
Gilmore throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a good low kick that Gilmore was not able to check.
Diaz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gilmore.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz tries to clinch but Gilmore is having none of it.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gilmore swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Gilmore lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diaz backs up against the ropes.
Diaz throws a head kick but Gilmore moves out of range.
Gilmore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to move into range but Gilmore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gilmore throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a head kick.
Gilmore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gilmore wants to get back to his feet.
Gilmore manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Gilmore lands with a nice combination. Diaz backs away looking to recover.
Gilmore catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gilmore tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gilmore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the ropes.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Gilmore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gilmore is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Happy Gilmore is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Happy Gilmore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Diaz.
Good standup being displayed there by Gilmore as he connects with a hook.
Gilmore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz clinches.
Gilmore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gilmore.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Gilmore holds him up against the ropes and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Diaz has Gilmore pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Gilmore manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gilmore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gilmore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Gilmore keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Gilmore.
Both fighters circling a little - Diaz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gilmore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Gilmore moves out of range easily.
Gilmore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Gilmore misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gilmore tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manny Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Diaz.
I think Gilmore 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Happy Gilmore!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Happy Gilmore!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Happy Gilmore!
Happy Gilmore wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Agdgdwngo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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18
190 lbs
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Agdgdwngo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agdgdwngo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Damme's head.
Van Damme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Damme shoots in and bounces Agdgdwngo off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Van Damme stands and steps away. Agdgdwngo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Agdgdwngo gets a takedown into half guard.
Van Damme is staying active underneath Agdgdwngo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Van Damme has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Agdgdwngo is working away from the top position though.
Agdgdwngo is taking a breather. Van Damme 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.
Agdgdwngo wants to take a breather but Van Damme is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Agdgdwngo is working away from the top position though.
Agdgdwngo is pressing down on Van Damme's thigh, looking to free his foot. Van Damme is holding on for now.
Van Damme is refusing to be controlled, as Agdgdwngo sits in half guard.
Van Damme trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Agdgdwngo moves out of range.
Van Damme scores with a head kick.
It looks like George Agdgdwngo has been cut.
Agdgdwngo darts in and clinches Van Damme up against the ropes.
Agdgdwngo wants to break free but Van Damme has control.
Van Damme gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Agdgdwngo wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agdgdwngo is looking to control Van Damme's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Agdgdwngo avoid being mounted?
Agdgdwngo is staying active underneath Van Damme, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Agdgdwngo trying to control here.
Van Damme trying to mount his opponent but Agdgdwngo defends it.
Agdgdwngo is breathing heavily.
Van Damme thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Agdgdwngo's head.
Van Damme throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Damme is working for a kimura but Agdgdwngo is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Damme gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Damme.
Van Damme scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Agdgdwngo is pressed up against the ropes. Van Damme has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Agdgdwngo down to the mat. Agdgdwngo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Van Damme lands with a slapping head kick.
Van Damme avoids the head kick by Agdgdwngo.
Agdgdwngo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Van Damme to the mat! Van Damme manages to get full guard.
Agdgdwngo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Van Damme bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Agdgdwngo's guard.
Agdgdwngo pulls Van Damme in close to prevent any damage.
Van Damme stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Agdgdwngo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agdgdwngo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Van Damme is stalling in the full guard.
Van Damme is looking to work some ground and pound but Agdgdwngo has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Van Damme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Agdgdwngo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Agdgdwngo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Damme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Agdgdwngo fails to land the takedown.
Van Damme closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Agdgdwngo to the mat! Agdgdwngo manages to get full guard.
Agdgdwngo is trying to control the position but Van Damme postures up.
Van Damme controls from within his opponent's guard.
Agdgdwngo looking to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Van Damme sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Agdgdwngo looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agdgdwngo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van Damme controls the pace.
Van Damme trying to control but Agdgdwngo is working from the bottom.
Agdgdwngo keeping full guard, as Van Damme tries to pass.
Van Damme in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Damme feints and then cracks Agdgdwngo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Agdgdwngo down.
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.
Van Damme connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Agdgdwngo momentarily.
George Agdgdwngo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Agdgdwngo avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme has managed to clinch.
Van Damme drops down looking for an ankle pick but Agdgdwngo pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick by Van Damme misses
and Agdgdwngo counters with a low kick, right behind Van Damme 's knee.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Damme is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Agdgdwngo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Agdgdwngo jumps guard but Van Damme stands there with Agdgdwngo around his waist. Agdgdwngo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Damme tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
George Agdgdwngo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Claude Van Damme.
Agdgdwngo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Agdgdwngo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Agdgdwngo decides to pull guard.
Van Damme looking to pass the guard.
Agdgdwngo is trying to keep Van Damme in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agdgdwngo is really struggling to control Van Damme but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Van Damme is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Agdgdwngo can't keep his opponent in guard - Van Damme advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Van Damme landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
Agdgdwngo wants to control but Van Damme is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Van Damme looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Van Damme keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Van Damme is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Agdgdwngo has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Van Damme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Agdgdwngo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Agdgdwngo shoots in but no luck this time.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Agdgdwngo closes the distance and clinches up with Van Damme, looking for a takedown. Agdgdwngo pushes Van Damme against the ropes but Van Damme circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Agdgdwngo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Agdgdwngo shoots and misses
and Van Damme counters with a head kick. That will keep Agdgdwngo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Agdgdwngo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Damme drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Agdgdwngo is trying to keep Van Damme in close.
Van Damme loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Agdgdwngo keeping moving, preventing Van Damme from controlling successfully.
Van Damme might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Agdgdwngo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agdgdwngo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Agdgdwngo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Damme is controlling him.
Agdgdwngo trying to keep a closed guard but Van Damme is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damme tries a low kick but Agdgdwngo avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Damme fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Agdgdwngo checks it well.
Agdgdwngo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Van Damme!
Agdgdwngo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van Damme is looking to escape.
Agdgdwngo controlling from mount.
Agdgdwngo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van Damme is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Damme can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Van Damme regains full guard. Nicely done.
Van Damme is looking to stand up but Agdgdwngo isn't so interested in that idea.
Van Damme working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Damme is pulling down on Agdgdwngo's head. It's preventing any offense from Agdgdwngo, at least for the moment.
Agdgdwngo trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Damme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Agdgdwngo preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Agdgdwngo trying to control but Van Damme is working from the bottom.
Agdgdwngo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Damme is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Claude Van Damme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Damme 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 Jean Claude Van Damme!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Jean Claude Van Damme!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Jean Claude Van Damme!
Jean Claude Van Damme wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Repetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shane Oneill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Repetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, shane Oneill!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repetto tries to bum rush Oneill with a series of wild strikes but Oneill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Repetto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Repetto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
David Repetto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Repetto moves into range and clinches up with Oneill.
Repetto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oneill misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Repetto.
Repetto looks to score with a jab to the body but Oneill is just out of range.
A punch combination from Oneill misses.
Repetto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oneill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oneill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Repetto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oneill.
Repetto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like shane Oneill has been cut.
Oneill looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Oneill as Repetto shoots in.
Repetto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Oneill lands an impressive looking overhand right. Repetto doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repetto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oneill as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Repetto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oneill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Repetto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oneill scores with a jab. Repetto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oneill stuns Repetto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Repetto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oneill misses with a series of wild punches.
Repetto misses with a double jab
and Oneill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oneill throws a right hand that Repetto ducks under and follows up with a left that Repetto also avoids with ease.
Oneill misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Repetto finds it's way through Oneill's defenses.
A combination from Oneill does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repetto misses with a double jab.
Oneill stuffs the takedown.
Repetto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Repetto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oneill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oneill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oneill blocks a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Repetto.
Oneill throws a combination. Repetto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Oneill.
Oneill circles away from the clinch attempt
and Oneill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oneill takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repetto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Repetto scores with a shot to the body.
Repetto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oneill as he jumps to the side.
Oneill looks to land a combination but Repetto avoids it well.
Repetto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Repetto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Repetto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oneill decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Repetto trying to control from the bottom.
Oneill tries to stand and escape but Repetto is controlling the position.
Repetto moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repetto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oneill must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Repetto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Repetto wants to get back to his feet but Oneill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Repetto is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oneill looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Repetto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on shane Oneill's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Repetto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Oneill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Repetto shoots in but no luck this time.
Repetto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oneill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab from Repetto.
David Repetto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Repetto avoids the head kick by Oneill.
Repetto scores with a three punch combo!
Repetto throws a right hand that Oneill ducks under and follows up with a left that Oneill also avoids with ease.
Repetto throws a series of strikes that have Oneill backpedaling.
Repetto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Repetto or perhaps it was just good defense by Oneill which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oneill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Oneill slams his shin into Repetto's torso.
Repetto throws a series of strikes that have Oneill backpedaling.
Repetto clinches.
Repetto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Repetto shoots in but Oneill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Repetto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oneill misses with a low kick.
Repetto moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Oneill.
Repetto throws a leg kick
and Oneill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Repetto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oneill tries to avoid it but Repetto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oneill to the ground. Oneill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oneill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Repetto tests Oneill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Repetto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repetto wants to control but Oneill is keeping him busy.
Repetto decides to stand up, so the ref orders Oneill to his feet.
Oneill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Repetto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Repetto wants to clinch.
Repetto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oneill counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Repetto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Repetto tries to work over Oneill's front leg with a kick but Oneill checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Repetto.
Repetto misses with a wild combination.
Oneill misses with a few strikes there.
Repetto scores with a nice strike.
Repetto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Repetto blocks a low kick nicely.
Oneill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Repetto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oneill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Repetto shoots in for a takedown but Oneill shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Repetto.
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.
Repetto thows a body shot but no joy.
Oneill closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Repetto stops Oneill from passing to mount.
Repetto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Repetto is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Oneill wants to stand but Repetto is controlling his arm.
Repetto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Repetto keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Repetto manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Repetto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on shane Oneill's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Repetto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oneill.
Repetto shoots in for a takedown but Oneill shows good takedown defense.
Repetto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oneill but Oneill pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Repetto fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Repetto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oneill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Repetto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneill scores with a three punch combo!
Oneill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Repetto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oneill pinned against the cage. Oneill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oneill doesn't manage to clinch there - Repetto circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneill scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oneill blocks a jab.
Repetto tries to clinch up
and Oneill counters with a left and a right that stings Repetto.
Oneill moves out of range of the strikes.
Repetto misses with a takedown attempt - Oneill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oneill lands a jab-cross combination.
Repetto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oneill counters with a low kick, right behind Repetto 's knee.
Repetto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oneill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Repetto has his takedown stuffed
and Oneill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from Repetto misses.
Repetto throws a right hand that Oneill ducks under and follows up with a left that Oneill also avoids with ease.
A shot to the body from Repetto misses
and Oneill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Repetto pushes Oneill back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Repetto breaks the clinch.
Repetto dodges the punch combination from Oneill.
Repetto swings for the body but Oneill moves out of range.
Repetto connects with a crisp jab.
Oneill tries to clinch but Repetto moves out of range.
A combination from Repetto does no damage.
Repetto misses with a takedown attempt
and Oneill counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repetto stuns Oneill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Repetto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Repetto throws a right and a left that Oneill avoids nicely.
Oneill's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Oneill duly obliges.
Repetto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Repetto.
Repetto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Repetto has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
David Repetto is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repetto throws a chopping leg kick but Oneill manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Repetto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Repetto decides to stand and escape the position.
Repetto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oneill keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Repetto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oneill's waist but Oneill gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Repetto off to one side.
Repetto misses with a double jab.
Repetto misses with a double jab
and Oneill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Repetto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Repetto 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 Glass scores the fight for David Repetto!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for David Repetto!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for David Repetto!
David Repetto wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horatio Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Napao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs comes to the ring accompanied by Have You Ever Seen the Rain?. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Horatio Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Titus Napao!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs looks to land a right hand but Napao moved out of range.
Napao takes one on the button.
It looks like Titus Napao has been cut.
Jacobs loads up on a big right hand but Napao slips the punch.
Jacobs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jacobs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jacobs looks to land a combination but Napao avoids it well.
No joy there for Jacobs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Napao bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jacobs is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Napao wants to control but Jacobs is keeping him busy.
Jacobs wants to get back to his feet.
Napao trying to control the position but Jacobs is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jacobs avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Napao.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Napao gets the takedown into side control.
Napao is looking to take a break and control but Jacobs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Napao tries to move to mount but Jacobs blocks the move with his legs.
Napao looks gassed!
Jacobs is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Napao is controlling him well.
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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Napao looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jacobs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Napao on the ground.
Napao 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.
Napao is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jacobs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jacobs wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napao wants to control but Jacobs is keeping him busy.
Napao thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Napao wants to control but Jacobs is keeping him busy.
Napao prevents Jacobs from escaping the position.
Napao is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jacobs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jacobs scores with a nice strike.
Napao walks into a jab.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Napao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jacobs scores with the left hand. Napao knows he should have avoided that one.
Napao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jacobs lands a nice shot that snaps Napao's head back.
Napao is rocked!
A left and a right from Jacobs both land. Nice combination.
Napao is still on wobbly legs! Can Jacobs finish him?
Jacobs throws a hook to the side of Napao's head but Napao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Napao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Napao seems to have recovered his senses.
Jacobs throws a series of punches but Napao moves out of range.
Jacobs tries to clinch up.
Napao looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Napao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing Napao from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horatio Jacobs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Titus Napao's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jacobs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Napao moves out of range as Jacobs strikes.
Napao shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Napao is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Jacobs has managed to free his arm - good work.
Napao stops Jacobs from getting back to his feet.
Napao is looking to take a break and control but Jacobs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacobs wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napao is keen to just control but Jacobs is a slippery customer.
Jacobs wants to get back to his feet.
Napao has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jacobs defend it? Napao steps over the head and cranks it - Jacobs is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Napao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Titus Napao!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ian Oliver is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Oliver!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliver checks a low kick from Dillon.
Oliver checks a leg kick.
Oliver throws a head kick but Dillon moves out of range.
Dillon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dillon misses with a two punch combination.
Oliver misses with a takedown attempt - Dillon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Some wild striking there from Dillon.
A jab from Dillon finds it's way through Oliver's defenses.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Oliver moves out of range.
Dillon swinging wilding here.
Oliver checks a low kick from Dillon.
Dillon looks to land a combination but Oliver avoids it well.
Oliver slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
Dillon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliver.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Oliver moves out of range.
Dillon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dillon!
Oliver looks gassed!
Oliver has managed to clinch.
Oliver is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dillon breaks the clinch.
Dillon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dillon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oliver slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
Dillon lands a with a good body shot.
Dillon connects with a crisp jab.
Dillon misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dillon!
Oliver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliver tries to clinch up but Dillon circles away and keeps his distance.
Dillon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dillon misses with a few strikes there.
Roger Dillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliver checks a leg kick.
Dillon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillon.
Dillon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dillon is looking to land body kicks.
Oliver tries to clinch up.
Oliver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillon lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon throws a right hand that Oliver ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliver also avoids with ease.
Oliver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dillon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dillon lands a jab to Oliver's midsection.
Dillon throws a leg kick that misses.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roger Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Oliver.
Dillon cracks a nice hook into Oliver's ribs.
Nice jab there from Dillon.
Dillon is looking to score with low kicks.
Dillon takes a swing at Oliver's ribcage but misses.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Oliver moves out of range.
Dillon throws a right hand that Oliver ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliver also avoids with ease.
Dillon throws a right hand that Oliver ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliver also avoids with ease.
Dillon throws a solid leg kick but Oliver takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dillon.
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.
Oliver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dillon circles away.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch but Dillon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dillon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dillon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliver.
Dillon is looking to wear down Oliver with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dillon swinging wilding here.
Oliver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dillon circles away.
Dillon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliver moves in looking to clinch but Dillon pushes him off.
Dillon catches Oliver with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some wild striking there from Oliver.
Oliver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oliver is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dillon is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Oliver.
Dillon tries to bum rush Oliver with a series of wild strikes but Oliver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dillon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dillon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliver moves away.
Horrible takedown by Oliver or perhaps it was just good defense by Dillon which made him look bad.
Dillon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dillon looks to land a combination but Oliver avoids it well.
Dillon looks to land a combination but Oliver avoids it well.
Dillon digs a good body shot into Oliver's ribs.
Dillon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dillon misses with a two punch combination.
Dillon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dillon misses with a series of wild punches.
Dillon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dillon duly obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Oliver moves out of range.
Dillon misses with a body shot.
Oliver is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dillon.
Roger Dillon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dillon gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Oliver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dillon is looking to escape.
Oliver unloads with some shots from mount but Dillon bucks and avoids them well.
Oliver won't let Dillon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Oliver looking to control but Dillon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon tries to buck Oliver off but he can't manage it.
Oliver trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oliver thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Oliver trying to control but Dillon is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver won't let Dillon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dillon is squirming around, avoiding Oliver's attempts to control the action.
Dillon is trying to stand.
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.
Oliver controlling the pace for now.
Dillon wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dillon trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Oliver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dillon is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dillon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Oliver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dillon scores with a jab to the body.
Dillon throws a right and a left that Oliver avoids nicely.
Dillon throws a head kick but Oliver moves out of range.
A combination from Dillon does no damage.
Dillon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A punch combination from Dillon misses.
Dillon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oliver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Dillon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good work by Oliver as he checks the leg kick.
Dillon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Dillon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dillon misses with a leg kick
and Dillon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dillon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Oliver is out of range.
Dillon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliver shoots in but Dillon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dillon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oliver shoots in but no luck this time.
Roger Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Oliver.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Oliver moves out of range.
Dillon lands with a nice combination. Oliver backs away looking to recover.
Dillon scores with a one two! Oliver had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dillon lands a two punch combo.
Oliver swinging wilding here.
Roger Dillon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dillon.
Oliver checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon tries a low kick but Oliver avoids it.
Good work by Oliver as he checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Oliver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dillon scores with a sloppy right hand. Oliver should have avoided that one.
Oliver missing with a left hand there. Dillon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliver slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
Dillon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oliver is out of range and Dillon settles back down.
Oliver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oliver slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
Good work by Oliver as he checks the leg kick.
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oliver counters with a good, hard body kick but Dillon shrugs it off.
Oliver tries to clinch but Dillon is having none of it.
Dillon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dillon stuffs the takedown attempt from Oliver. Oliver gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Oliver.
Dillon scores with a three punch combo!
Dillon throws a leg kick
and Oliver counters with a left and a right that stings Dillon.
Oliver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Dillon as Oliver shoots in.
Dillon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dillon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Oliver counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dillon's guard now.
Dillon wants to get back to his feet but Oliver is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oliver throwing strikes but missing.
Oliver wants to control from the top but Dillon keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oliver is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oliver looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dillon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliver counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A bone on bone clash there as Oliver blocks the leg kick.
A left and a right from Dillon both land. Nice combination.
Dillon lunges at Oliver with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oliver's hand.
Ian Oliver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dillon misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Dillon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dillon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Roger Dillon!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Roger Dillon!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Roger Dillon!
Roger Dillon wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mag dalena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr pink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mag dalena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr pink!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dalena swats away the attempt to clinch by pink.
pink tries to close the distance and clinch up but dalena swats him away and circles back towards the center.
pink keeps the fight on the outside.
mag dalena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dalena takes the fight into the clinch.
pink fails to pull guard.
dalena missing with knees to the body.
dalena tries to land knees in the clinch but pink avoids the damage to the body.
dalena misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from pink.
pink goes for a takedown attempt but dalena pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
pink tries for a takedown but dalena sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
mag dalena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mr pink.
dalena closes the distance but pink moves to the side
and pink counters with a left to the body.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch up but pink swats him away and circles back towards the center.
pink shoots in looking for a takedown. dalena tries to sprawl out of it but pink keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. dalena manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
dalena looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
dalena is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
pink is defending against the submission attempts here by dalena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dalena prevents pink from improving his position.
pink trying to control from the bottom.
dalena is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
pink trying to control but dalena postures up.
pink is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of dalena's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take dalena's back!
pink trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
dalena breaks pink's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
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.
pink wants to sweep but no luck.
pink working a defensive guard here.
dalena decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
dalena clinches with his opponent.
pink tries to pull guard but dalena holds him up against the ropes and eventually pink drops back down to his feet.
Nice elbow from dalena.
dalena missing with knees to the body.
pink on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
pink is trying to work for a single leg takedown but dalena pulls him back up using the underhooks.
dalena landing some nice looking knees to the body.
pink looks gassed!
pink tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
dalena lands an elbow that stopped pink in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
dalena taking a breather.
pink drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
pink takes an elbow to the forehead.
dalena decides to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dalena throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
pink avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
dalena is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
dalena working for a triangle but pink defends it easily.
pink advances to half guard.
dalena wants to get back to full guard.
pink passes to side control.
pink wants to control but dalena is keeping him busy.
dalena is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dalena is working hard here to advance position.
pink working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
dalena is trying to improve his position.
pink lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear dalena down.
dalena tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
dalena is really stuck here.
pink lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
pink scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. dalena is looking for a way out.
pink controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mag dalena dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
pink circles away from the clinch attempt
and pink counters with a nice double leg into side control. dalena won't be happy with that.
pink wants to lay and pray for a moment but dalena keeps working.
pink working the ground and pound from side control.
dalena is trying to control pink's posture but pink avoids it.
pink throws a strike aimed at the side of dalena's head but dalena avoids it well.
pink working the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
dalena is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
pink is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
dalena manages to work his way to half guard, despite pink's best efforts.
pink seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but dalena does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pink trying to mount his opponent but dalena defends it.
pink is trying to control the action in half guard but dalena is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
pink lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
pink is tying to control. dalena wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
pink is breathing heavily.
dalena tries to get to full guard but pink has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
dalena stuffs the takedown attempt from pink. pink gets slowly back to his feet.
dalena instigates a clinch.
dalena trying to land knees to the body.
dalena missing with knees to the body.
Come on dalena - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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.
pink managing to block the knees to the body from dalena.
dalena tries to land knees in the clinch but pink avoids the damage to the body.
pink blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
dalena stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
dalena misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from pink.
dalena stops a takedown attempt from pink.
dalena misses with a knee strike.
dalena wants a takedown.
dalena crunches a lovely knee into pink's ribcage.
dalena throws a knee to the head but misses.
pink wants a takedown.
mag dalena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mr pink.
pink is trying to drag dalena to the mat but dalena just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
pink blocks an elbow strike from dalena.
dalena leaning his opponent against the ropes.
pink blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
dalena is pressed up against the ropes. pink has hold of a leg and is looking to drag dalena down to the mat. dalena avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
pink walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. dalena checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dalena clinches with his opponent.
pink displaying some good clinch control by pressing dalena up against the ropes.
dalena stalling in the clinch but pink improves position.
dalena lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
pink goes for a takedown attempt but dalena pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
dalena moves into the clinch.
dalena using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from dalena.
pink wants to break the clinch but can't.
pink wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but dalena has him pressed against the ropes.
pink wants a takedown.
pink managing to block the knees to the body from dalena.
dalena tries to land knees in the clinch but pink avoids the damage to the body.
dalena has pink pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. dalena pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending pink tumbling to the mat - dalena dives into pink's guard.
pink is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
pink trying to control from half guard but dalena is working away.
dalena looking for submissions off his back.
dalena is looking for a sweep. pink is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
pink wants to lay and pray for a moment but dalena keeps working.
dalena throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
pink is working for a submission of some sort.
pink wants to take a breather but dalena is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. dalena manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but mr pink 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!
pink avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
dalena closes the distance and clinches.
dalena breaks the clinch.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but pink paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - pink looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from pink.
dalena shoots and misses
and pink counters with a nice double leg into side control. dalena won't be happy with that.
pink trying to control the action but dalena is working from the bottom.
dalena is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dalena manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
pink wants to pass to mount but dalena is defending the position.
dalena wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dalena is trying to control but can't.
pink is keen to just control but dalena is a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
dalena closes the distance and clinches.
dalena escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dalena clinches up with pink and pushes him back against the ropes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting dalena here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
dalena using the Thai plumb to throw knees but pink has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
pink tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
pink on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dalena pushes off an throws an elbow but pink leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Knees to the body from dalena.
pink managing to block the knees to the body from dalena.
dalena misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from pink.
pink looking to slow down the pace here.
dalena stops a takedown attempt from pink.
mag dalena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mr pink.
pink missing with knees to the body.
pink on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
pink blocks the elbow strike.
pink has clasped his hands together around dalena's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
dalena gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
dalena looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
pink trying to control from half guard but dalena is working away.
dalena slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
pink trying to control but dalena is working from the bottom.
dalena is looking for a triangle but pink pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells pink's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
dalena keeping busy on the bottom but pink has passed one foot through into half guard.
dalena is looking to get back to full guard here but pink has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pink is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but dalena is surviving well by controlling pink's body position as best he can.
mr pink has got the better of the ground game so far.
dalena is working to get back to half guard.
pink wants to control the pace but dalena is squirming around nicely.
dalena slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
dalena looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
dalena might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
pink is looking for a kimura here.
dalena looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dalena looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
pink lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. pink lands a nice short elbow.
dalena wants to improve his position but pink is controlling well.
pink is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
pink dominating with strikes here.
pink working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to mr pink.
I think pink 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for mag dalena!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for mr pink!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for mag dalena!
mag dalena wins by split decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damico Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the ring accompanied by National Anthem. Smalls has chosen Jay Z- My President is Black as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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186 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damico Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Smalls as Diaz shoots in.
Smalls has Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smalls works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Smalls wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Smalls controlling him for the moment.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Diaz tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Smalls is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Smalls regains half guard.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Smalls is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smalls is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Let's hope that Smalls has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Diaz wanted to stand there but Smalls had control of the position.
Diaz prevents Smalls from getting 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.
Smalls not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smalls looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Smalls keeps moving.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smalls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smalls's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smalls is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smalls takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smalls is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Still in half guard, Smalls seems content to control.
Smalls trying to pass the guard but Diaz defending well.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Smalls has control of the leg.
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.
Smalls thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smalls.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smalls lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smalls cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Smalls decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smalls performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smalls seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damico Smalls 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.
Smalls looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Smalls.
Diaz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smalls sprawls well initially but Diaz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Diaz is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Smalls still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Smalls has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Smalls wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diaz, who protects the arm well.
Smalls is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls stands up and beckons Diaz to his feet.
Luis Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Smalls counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diaz's guard now.
Smalls is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smalls gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smalls pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalls avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smalls trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smalls gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Smalls uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Smalls thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smalls.
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.
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smalls wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smalls is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smalls fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Diaz wants to control but Smalls postures up.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Smalls keeps moving and retains side control.
Smalls controlling the position.
Smalls creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Diaz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damico Smalls showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Smalls.
Smalls dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
Smalls gets caught flat footed, as Diaz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smalls is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Smalls has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Smalls.
Smalls looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smalls is keeping the position for now.
Smalls has his hands on Diaz's head, controlling the position.
Smalls is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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.
Smalls regains full guard. Nicely done.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smalls is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.
Diazis looking to pass into half guard but Smalls pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Smalls is in guard.
Smalls postures up.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Smalls defends easily.
Diaz is looking to sweep but instead, Smalls has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Smalls is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smalls frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smalls tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Smalls content just to control the position here.
Smalls goes for an armbar but Diaz turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Diaz.
Smalls keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smalls tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damico Smalls.
Well Smalls 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Damico Smalls!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Damico Smalls!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Damico Smalls!
Damico Smalls wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Edwards has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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18
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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278 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Brown!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Darren Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab from Edwards.
It looks like Darren Brown has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
It looks like Tim Edwards has been cut.
Edwards closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Edwards, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Edwards against the ropes but Edwards circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards is trying to get back to half guard.
Brown is staying tight to Edwards's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Brown avoids the strikes from the bottom by Edwards.
Edwards is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Brown has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Edwards really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Edwards takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the action but Edwards is working from the bottom.
Brown should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Edwards taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Edwards on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Edwards is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brown's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown works his foot free and advances to mount.
Edwards wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Edwards throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards working to try and regain half guard.
Brown unloading with bombs!
Brown controlling from the full mount.
Edwards is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brown pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brown prevents Edwards from getting the reversal.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Brown tries to control but Edwards wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
Edwards is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brown looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Edwards tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown looking to finish Edwards with some ground and pound. This is bad for Edwards!
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Edwards working to try and regain half guard.
Brown is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edwards is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
Brown tries to control but Edwards wriggling away.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Brown dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edwards slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edwards slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Edwards doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Edwards is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brown prevents Edwards from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Edwards's guard.
Edwards is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Edwards flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Darren Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown passes the guard and advances to mount!
Edwards trying desperately to get to his feet.
Edwards is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Edwards is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Brown lands a heavy elbow.
Brown controlling the position easily from mount.
Edwards is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Edwards keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brown avoids the attempt from Edwards to control.
Edwards tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Edwards is looking to escape.
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.
Edwards is in all sorts of trouble here.
Edwards is working hard here to advance position.
Edwards wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown avoids the attempt from Edwards to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Edwards keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edwards jumps guard but Brown stands there with Edwards around his waist. Edwards gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Edwards misses with a kick to the body.
Brown punishes Edwards's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brown.
Brown lands a few punches from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Brown looking to secure an arm triangle but Edwards defends it well.
Edwards tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Edwards is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Edwards keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Edwards is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown has isolated one of Edwards's arms. Edwards looking to fight him off but Brown twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darren Brown!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Caines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Sparkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sparkler's choice of entrance music: Run Like Hell. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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183 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Caines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ric Sparkler!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparkler scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Nathan Caines has been cut.
Caines looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Caines walks straight into a right hand from Sparkler - that's dropped him! Sparkler jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Caines from any more punishment! Caines complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ric Sparkler!
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