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VFC Fight Night 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Ruck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez has chosen Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart as his entrance music. Jericho Fernandez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Carter Ruck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jericho Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruck.
Fernandez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ruck.
Fernandez shoots in but no luck this time.
Ruck looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fernandez!
Ruck controlling the position easily from mount.
Ruck seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fernandez for as long as he can get away with.
Ruck's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ruck trying to control but Fernandez is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruck controlling his opponent.
Ruck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Carter Ruck just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ruck wants to clinch up but Fernandez keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruck wants to clinch up but Fernandez keeps it at a distance.
Fernandez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fernandez drives through and clinches with Ruck against the cage.
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.
Ruck scores with a shot to the side of Fernandez's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fernandez breaks the clinch.
Ruck closes the distance and clinches.
Ruck effectively controlling the action here.
Ruck can't break the clinch.
Ruck prevents Fernandez from breaking the clinch.
Ruck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Fernandez.
Ruck tries to break the clinch but Fernandez is controlling the position.
Fernandez is trying to stall.
Fernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruck.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruck.
Ruck wants to break free but Fernandez has control.
Fernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruck won't allow it.
Fernandez fails to pull guard.
Carter Ruck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jericho Fernandez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fernandez throws an elbow but misses.
Ruck tries to break the clinch but Fernandez is controlling the position.
Fernandez fails to pull guard.
Fernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Ruck.
A bit of stalling here from Ruck.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruck.
Ruck works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruck drives through and clinches with Fernandez against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruck.
Ruck pushes Fernandez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Ruck - that landed with a thud.
Fernandez looks gassed!
Fernandez can't break the clinch.
Ruck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fernandez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ruck just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ruck lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernandez.
Ruck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruck tries to land a knee to the head but Fernandez blocks with his arms.
Ruck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruck takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Ruck on the inside.
Fernandez tries to break the clinch but Ruck is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Ruck dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ruck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fernandez wants a takedown but no success here.
Ruck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruck presses Fernandez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fernandez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fernandez is trying to break the clinch but Ruck has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruck.
Ruck pushes Fernandez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ruck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruck is stalling here.
Ruck pulls guard.
Ruck pushes Fernandez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
Ruck takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruck lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fernandez backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ruck throws an elbow but misses.
Ruck is trying to break free.
Ruck lands with a left to the head.
Fernandez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ruck smiles and moves away.
Ruck has Fernandez up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruck lands an elbow inside.
Ruck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruck lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruck rushes Fernandez and presses him up against the cage.
Ruck successfully pulls guard.
Ruck uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruck displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ruck wants to clinch up but Fernandez keeps it at a distance.
Ruck gets a clinch.
Ruck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fernandez backwards.
Ruck has Fernandez pushed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruck.
Ruck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruck taking a breather.
Ruck breaks from the clinch.
Ruck has managed to clinch.
Ruck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruck rushes Fernandez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ruck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jericho Fernandez has been cut.
Nice body punch from Ruck - that landed with a thud.
Ruck ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ruck no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ruck has his feet on Fernandez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ruck clinches up with Fernandez and pushes him back against the cage.
Ruck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Ruck.
Ruck is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ruck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fernandez backwards.
Ruck lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Ruck.
Ruck manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ruck is on top in guard.
Ruck stands up and waves to Fernandez to follow him.
Ruck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ruck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruck gets a clinch.
Ruck breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruck tries to close the distance and clinch but Fernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ruck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Ruck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jericho Fernandez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruck has a takedown stuffed.
Ruck lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ruck.
Ruck looks to land a combination. Fernandez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ruck rushes Fernandez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fernandez throws an elbow that misses.
Ruck is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruck.
Fernandez gets underhooks to prevent Ruck's takedown attempt.
Fernandez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ruck lands with a light punch inside.
Ruck throws an elbow that misses.
Ruck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Ruck on the inside.
Ruck prevents Fernandez from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruck stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ruck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruck avoids a wild elbow strike from Fernandez.
Ruck wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carter Ruck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruck breaks from the clinch.
Ruck tries to clinch but Fernandez moves away
and Fernandez counters by clinching up.
Ruck manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ruck wants to stand up but Fernandez is controlling him.
Ruck is controlling Fernandez's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruck is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fernandez is controlling him.
Ruck has Fernandez pulled in close to control his posture.
Ruck throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ruck pulls Fernandez in to control the position.
Ruck manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fernandez manages to get himself to full guard.
Ruck connects with a couple of short punches.
Fernandez is working an open guard so Ruck takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Carter Ruck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruck tries to clinch but Fernandez is having none of it.
Ruck bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ruck scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fernandez tries to bench press Ruck off him but Ruck keeps the position.
Ruck stands up.
Ruck clinches up against the cage.
Ruck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruck wants to clinch but Fernandez slips to the side
and Fernandez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ruck has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Fernandez is trying to keep an underhook but Ruck manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruck is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ruck controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruck has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jericho Fernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter Ruck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Ruck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruck 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 Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carter Ruck!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monty Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies comes to the cage accompanied by waaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Scott Davies has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Monty Burns!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davies fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davies looks for the body kick but Burns saw that one coming.
Burns keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davies shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burns pinned against the cage. Burns gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies tries for a takedown but Burns sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davies tries to keep at a distance but Burns has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davies wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davies has had enough of the clinch but Burns keeps him there for the moment.
Burns gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davies.
Davies drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burns pulls his leg out and moves away.
Davies is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies closes the distance and clinches up with Burns, looking for a takedown. Davies pushes Burns against the cage but Burns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Davies misses.
Burns closes the distance and clinches.
Burns stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burns prevents a body shot from Davies.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burns takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Davies tries for a takedown but Burns manages to get underhooks.
Burns manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Monty Burns.
Burns moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Burns.
Burns stalling.
Burns continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Burns prevents a takedown attempt there.
Come on Burns - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Monty Burns.
Burns has closed the distance and engaged Davies in a clinch.
Burns leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Burns's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Burns receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Davies has had enough of the clinch but Burns keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Monty Burns.
Burns shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Burns showed some decent athleticism there.
Burns gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The fight stays on the outside here - Burns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns rushes Davies and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burns effectively controlling the action here.
Davies wants a takedown.
Burns holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Davies changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Burns fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to clinch there but Davies circles away.
Davies tries for a takedown but Burns circles away easily
and Burns holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Burns stalling.
Davies tries to pull guard but Burns won't allow it.
Davies letting Burns take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Monty Burns.
Davies gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burns holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monty Burns dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burns instigates a clinch.
Davies trying to control the position but instead, Burns has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davies into the cage.
Davies tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position.
Burns just leaning against Davies, taking a breather.
Davies is working for takedown but Burns is calmly controlling the position for now.
Davies is looking to break free of the clinch but Burns has double underhooks.
Davies has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Burns is trying to keep an underhook but Davies manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Burns keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davies trying to control the action but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns pushes Davies off looking to stand but Davies dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davies is looking to take a break and control but Burns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davies is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burns has closed the distance and engaged Davies in a clinch.
Burns's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Davies wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davies wants to stall.
Burns stalling the fight.
Burns prevents Davies from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Davies tries to stall but Burns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davies tries to score a body lock takedown but Burns shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Burns leaning against his opponent.
Davies wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burns will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Davies up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Monty Burns.
Burns fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davies, pushing him back against the cage.
Davies is trying to maintain a safe position but Burns gets an underhook and turns Davies into the cage.
Davies has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Burns avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davies has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Burns avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Burns displaying some good clinch control by pressing Davies up against the cage.
Davies is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Burns pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Davies wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burns stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Monty Burns.
Burns wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies misses with a takedown
and Burns moves into the clinch.
Burns is pushing Davies up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Davies wants a takedown but no success here.
Davies with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davies jumps guard but Burns stands there with Davies around his waist. Davies gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burns leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monty Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Davies gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davies is stalling here.
Burns holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Davies jumps guard but Burns stands there with Davies around his waist. Davies gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davies wants a takedown.
Davies has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Burns avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burns gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Monty Burns.
Davies swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Davies keeps the fight on the outside.
Davies with a lazy takedown attempt
and Burns counters by clinching up.
Davies wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Burns - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Davies is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Burns gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Burns prevents the takedown attempt.
Burns controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Monty Burns.
Burns tries to clinch up but Davies circles away and keeps his distance.
Davies circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davies shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burns counters by clinching up.
Burns gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Davies regains guard.
Burns stopping the sweep attempt from Davies.
Davies has a closed guard, preventing Burns from standing up.
Burns stands and steps away. Davies gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burns counters by clinching up.
Davies jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burns walks away with a smile on his face. Davies gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burns stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burns prevents Davies from breaking the clinch.
Davies breaks the clinch.
Burns wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Davies misses.
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.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch but Davies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Davies misses its intended target.
Scott Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Burns - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Burns stops a takedown attempt from Davies.
Stalling in the clinch from Burns.
Davies wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burns is pressed up against the cage. Davies has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Burns down to the mat. Burns avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Davies misses with a takedown
and Burns counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burns.
Scott Davies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monty Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burns managing to block the knees to the body from Davies.
And that's the end of the fight!
Monty Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burns has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monty Burns!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taka Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Maximo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi comes to the cage accompanied by can't be touched. Maximo has chosen Diamond Rings by Chipmunk as his entrance music. Darius Maximo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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198 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Taka Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Darius Maximo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximo blocks a head kick by Gomi.
Maximo takes a swing at Gomi's ribcage but misses.
Gomi is looking to clinch.
Gomi throws a head kick that half lands.
Maximo drives through and clinches with Gomi against the cage.
Gomi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maximo drags the fight down to the ground.
Gomi wants to stand but Maximo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Maximo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomi is one step ahead there.
Gomi wants to stand and escape but instead Maximo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Maximo won't allow Gomi to get back to his feet.
Maximo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maximo won't allow Gomi to get back to his feet.
Maximo stands up and waves to Gomi to follow him.
Gomi throws a head kick but Maximo moves out of range.
Taka Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maximo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maximo blocks a head kick by Gomi.
Gomi throws a head kick but Maximo moves out of range.
Gomi throws a sloppy head kick and Maximo moves out of range easily.
Gomi misses with a head kick.
Gomi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gomi duly obliges.
Maximo shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Gomi.
Gomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maximo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Maximo avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from Gomi both land. Nice combination.
Maximo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gomi gets caught flat footed, as Maximo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maximo trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.
Gomi being controlled here, momentarily.
Maximo looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximo working some strikes from top position.
Maximo won't allow Gomi to get back to his feet.
Maximo stands up from Gomi's guard - Maximo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gomi lands with a kick to the temple. Maximo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gomi throws a head kick that Maximo semi-blocks.
Gomi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maximo stuns Gomi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maximo.
Gomi throws a sloppy head kick and Maximo moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maximo closes the distance and clinches.
Gomi tries to break the clinch but Maximo is controlling the position.
Gomi is trying to break the clinch but Maximo has him pressed against the cage.
Gomi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gomi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomi is trying to break the clinch but Maximo has him pressed against the cage.
Gomi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomi tries to break the clinch but Maximo is controlling the position.
Maximo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gomi is trying to break free.
Maximo stalling.
Gomi is looking to break free of the clinch but Maximo has double underhooks.
Gomi is trying to break free.
Gomi stops a takedown attempt from Maximo.
Taka Gomi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darius Maximo.
Gomi wants to get back to striking at distance but Maximo won't allow it.
Maximo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomi stuffs the takedown attempt from Maximo. Maximo gets slowly back to his feet.
Maximo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gomi but Gomi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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.
Maximo tries to clinch there but Gomi circles away.
Nice shot by Maximo.
Maximo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maximo prevents Gomi from escaping the position.
A lull in the action here as Maximo stalls from top position.
Maximo stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maximo takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Maximo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maximo clinches.
Gomi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maximo has him pressed against the cage.
Maximo keeps control of Gomi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gomi looking for a takedown.
Maximo decides to pull guard.
Gomi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gomi 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.
Maximo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gomi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maximo is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximo is controlling Gomi's posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Maximo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Gomi doesn't defend quickly enough and Maximo has managed to lock this one up! Can Gomi escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Maximo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Darius Maximo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cathal Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen Flogging Molly - Devil's Dance Floor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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, Alex Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cathal Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly shoots in but Rhodes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rhodes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rhodes misses with a two punch combination.
Rhodes misses with a two punch combination.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly avoids a kick to the body.
Rhodes tries to work over Kelly's front leg with a kick but Kelly checks it.
Kelly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rhodes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rhodes scores with a one two! Kelly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Cathal Kelly has been cut.
A punch combination from Rhodes misses.
Rhodes is looking to chop away at Kelly's legs.
Rhodes swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Rhodes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly shoots in and drives through. Rhodes sprawls well.
Alex Rhodes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cathal Kelly.
Nice sprawl there from Rhodes as Kelly shoots in.
Kelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Rhodes. No joy for Kelly on that attempt.
Rhodes throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rhodes but Rhodes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rhodes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rhodes misses with a few strikes there.
Rhodes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kelly circles away quickly and effectively.
Rhodes is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Kelly pushes Rhodes up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly has hold of one of Rhodes's legs. Rhodes is fighting the takedown attempt but Kelly gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kelly drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kelly jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kelly looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly being controlled here momentarily.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Rhodes has wrist control.
Kelly wants to get up but he can't break Rhodes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kelly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rhodes has Kelly pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Rhodes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhodes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Rhodes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rhodes is controlling Kelly's posture.
Rhodes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kelly on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rhodes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cathal Kelly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rhodes looks to land a body kick but Kelly moved away.
Rhodes misses with a few strikes there.
Rhodes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rhodes throws and low kick but Kelly moves out of range easily.
No luck for Rhodes with that takedown attempt.
Rhodes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rhodes throws a low kick, looking for Kelly's leg but Kelly calmly moves out of range.
Rhodes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kelly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kelly.
Rhodes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rhodes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rhodes tries to get out of the position.
Rhodes has a closed guard, preventing Kelly from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kelly won't allow Rhodes to sweep him here.
Kelly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kelly content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kelly landing some decent shots from guard.
Rhodes wants to sweep here but Kelly controlling him for the moment.
Rhodes trying to control the position.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Rhodes is keeping the position.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rhodes is on top in guard.
Kelly has his foot on Rhodes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rhodes works his way back into a safe position though.
Rhodes trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Kelly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kelly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rhodes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes looking to pass the guard.
Rhodes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rhodes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kelly is keeping the position for now.
Kelly looking to control.
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.
Kelly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rhodes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rhodes controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rhodes content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cathal Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cathal Kelly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rhodes throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kelly rushes Rhodes and presses him up against the cage.
Kelly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rhodes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kelly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rhodes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alex Rhodes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cathal Kelly.
Kelly stops a takedown attempt from Rhodes.
Kelly prevents Rhodes from breaking the clinch.
Kelly goes for a takedown attempt but Rhodes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rhodes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelly counters with a single leg into guard. Rhodes didn't expect that.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rhodes wants to sweep here but Kelly controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes wants to sweep here but Kelly controlling him for the moment.
Rhodes has control of Kelly's left arm, preventing Kelly from doing any damage.
Kelly trying to control but Rhodes is working from the bottom.
Rhodes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rhodes stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kelly throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rhodes stalling.
Rhodes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kelly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Alex Rhodes just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rhodes.
Rhodes is looking to land body kicks.
Rhodes throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Rhodes is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhodes trying to hold on to Kelly's head to control him but Kelly postures up.
Kelly wants to pass to mount but Rhodes is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Rhodes desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Rhodes is trying to control but can't.
Kelly is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rhodes!
Rhodes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cathal Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kelly 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cathal Kelly!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rameau Sokoudjou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Denham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rameau Sokoudjou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Denham!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Denham as Sokoudjou shoots in.
Sokoudjou is looking to clinch.
Sokoudjou moves into the clinch.
Sokoudjou gets underhooks to prevent Denham's takedown attempt.
Sokoudjou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Denham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Denham has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sokoudjou is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sokoudjou misses with a knee strike.
Sokoudjou gets underhooks to prevent Denham's takedown attempt.
Rameau Sokoudjou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Denham.
Sokoudjou prevents the takedown attempt.
Denham is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sokoudjou tries for a takedown but Denham manages to get underhooks.
Sokoudjou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Denham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sokoudjou connects with a knee to the head.
Denham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sokoudjou gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sokoudjou tries a knee to the head but Denham blocks it.
Sokoudjou landing knees to the body.
Denham looks gassed!
Sokoudjou is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Denham gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sokoudjou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sokoudjou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Denham blocks it with crossed arms.
Denham is trying to drag Sokoudjou to the mat but Sokoudjou just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sokoudjou tries to land a knee to the head but Denham blocks with his arms.
Sokoudjou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sokoudjou tries a knee to the head but Denham blocks it.
Denham has Sokoudjou pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sokoudjou manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Denham tries for a takedown. No joy.
Denham can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoudjou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sokoudjou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Denham is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Denham changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sokoudjou fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Denham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
A nice elbow there by Denham.
Denham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sokoudjou is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sokoudjou is trying desperately to improve position.
Denham raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Denham.
Denham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sokoudjou tries to lock up and control but Denham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sokoudjou tries to reverse the position but Denham maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denham avoids the attempt from Sokoudjou to control.
Denham punishing his opponent with strikes.
Denham scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sokoudjou?
Sokoudjou keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Denham scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sokoudjou?
Sokoudjou is looking to improve his position but Denham isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sokoudjou wants to control but Denham is having none of it.
Denham lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sokoudjou hang on?
Denham has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sokoudjou's face.
Denham working the ground and pound effectively.
Denham connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Denham prevents Sokoudjou from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou is working hard here to advance position.
Denham lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Denham with a couple of short strikes.
Denham with shots to the head and body - Sokoudjou looks very uncomfortable down there.
Denham raining down shots from the mount!
Denham landing punches.
Denham with shots to the head and body - Sokoudjou looks very uncomfortable down there.
Denham unloading with bombs!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A nice elbow there by Denham.
Sokoudjou sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sokoudjou is trying to get back to full guard.
Denham is nestled in close to Sokoudjou, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sokoudjou is trying to maintain the position but Denham is very close to passing his half guard.
Sokoudjou wants to improve his position but Denham is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou looking for submissions off his back.
Denham is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sokoudjou doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Denham.
Denham lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sokoudjou wants to control but Denham is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Denham shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denham seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Denham slips a nice elbow through Sokoudjou's hands, connecting with Sokoudjou's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Denham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sokoudjou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sokoudjou fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Denham shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Denham landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sokoudjou has hold of Denham's hands but Denham slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Denham postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sokoudjou to stand up.
Denham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sokoudjou's waist but Sokoudjou gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Denham off to one side.
Sokoudjou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sokoudjou will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Denham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sokoudjou as he avoids it easily.
Denham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Denham shoots in and drives through. Sokoudjou sprawls well.
Rameau Sokoudjou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Denham.
Denham shoots in for a takedown but Sokoudjou shows good takedown defense.
Denham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sokoudjou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Denham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sokoudjou tries to avoid it but Denham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sokoudjou to the ground. Sokoudjou escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sokoudjou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sokoudjou.
Denham lands with an elbow strike from the bottom.
Sokoudjou is trying to get an arm triangle but Denham is defending well.
Denham wants to get back to his feet.
Sokoudjou looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Denham gets back to half guard.
Denham is defending against the submission attempts here by Sokoudjou.
Denham gets full guard.
Robbie Denham has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou wants to control from the top but Denham keeps moving.
Sokoudjou wants to pass the guard but Denham is keeping the position.
Denham lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Sokoudjou trying to control but Denham is working from the bottom.
Denham has his feet on Sokoudjou's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
No luck for Denham with that takedown attempt.
Sokoudjou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sokoudjou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Denham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sokoudjou counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sokoudjou.
Denham goes for a takedown attempt but Sokoudjou pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou has closed the distance and engaged Denham in a clinch.
Denham wants a takedown but no success here.
Denham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Denham lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Denham drops an elbow to the side of Sokoudjou's head.
Sokoudjou has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Denham is working away from the top position though.
Denham is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Denham connects with a nice short shot to Sokoudjou's temple.
Sokoudjou is not content to let Denham control the position.
Sokoudjou is trying to get back to full guard.
Denham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Denham landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Denham stalks Sokoudjou and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sokoudjou's face. Sokoudjou staggers backwards, shaken.
Sokoudjou closes this distance looking for a takedown but Denham circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Denham scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sokoudjou looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Denham scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Denham drops an elbow to the side of Sokoudjou's head.
Sokoudjou wants to get back to his feet.
Denham prevents Sokoudjou from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Denham there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sokoudjou wants to get back to his feet.
Denham landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Denham shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sokoudjou counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Denham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Denham fails to land the takedown.
Sokoudjou scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sokoudjou has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Denham sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sokoudjou trying to mount his opponent but Denham defends it.
Denham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sokoudjou postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Denham is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sokoudjou, into his guard.
Denham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoudjou looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sokoudjou looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Denham postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Denham stands up over Sokoudjou, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sokoudjou working for a triangle but Denham defends it easily.
Denham decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sokoudjou, up you get!
Denham fails with the takedown.
Sokoudjou tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Denham as Sokoudjou shoots in.
Denham scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sokoudjou bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Denham or perhaps it was just good defense by Sokoudjou which made him look bad.
Rameau Sokoudjou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Denham.
Sokoudjou shoots and misses
and Denham counters with a two punch combo.
Denham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Denham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sokoudjou had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Denham is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sokoudjou Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Denham's back instead.
Denham staying busy and making it hard for Sokoudjou to control.
Denham manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sokoudjou's guard. Nice work there by Denham.
Sokoudjou has his foot on Denham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Denham works his way back into a safe position though.
Sokoudjou looking for a guillotine here but Denham defends easily.
Denham wants to control from the top but Sokoudjou keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou wants to stand but Denham is controlling the position.
Denham working some strikes from top position.
Robbie Denham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sokoudjou has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Denham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Denham closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Denham lands in his opponent's guard.
Sokoudjou had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Denham is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sokoudjou Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Denham's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokoudjou not allowing Denham to control his hands.
Sokoudjou looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou gets his hands free as Denham looks to control.
Sokoudjou is looking to control Denham but Denham is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Denham just trying to survive but Sokoudjou is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Sokoudjou is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Denham knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Denham for a finish.
Denham is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Denham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sokoudjou counters by clinching up.
Denham avoiding damage as Sokoudjou throws knees to the body.
Denham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sokoudjou gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sokoudjou tries a knee to the head but Denham blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Denham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Denham winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Denham!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Merv Ridley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ridley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Don't Turn Off The Lights - Enrique Iglesias . Mike Watson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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161 lbs
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Counter striker
KO power |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Merv Ridley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Watson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Ridley with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Ridley with that takedown attempt.
Nice body kick there by Watson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ridley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Merv Ridley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ridley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watson throws a head kick but Ridley moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridley has a takedown stuffed.
Watson tries to clinch but Ridley is having none of it.
Ridley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ridley shoots in looking for a takedown. Watson tries to sprawl out of it but Ridley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson is looking to clinch but Ridley is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice takedown defense from Watson. No joy for Ridley on that attempt.
A head kick from Watson lands but Ridley takes it in his stride.
Watson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ridley!
Watson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Watson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Watson throws some wild stikes that Ridley manages to avoid easily.
Watson punching from mount but Ridley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Watson misses with a head shot.
Ridley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Watson.
Ridley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ridley tries to hold on but Watson postures up.
Watson looking to finish with strikes here!
Ridley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Watson.
Ridley holds on for dear life, controlling Watson's posture momentarily.
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.
Watson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ridley wants to hold on but Watson pushes him away.
Watson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Watson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ridley avoids a series of strikes thrown by Watson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ridley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Watson.
Poor strikes thrown by Watson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Watson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown. Ridley tries to sprawl out of it but Watson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ridley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ridley tries for a takedown but Watson circles away easily
and Watson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ridley's guard.
Ridley pulls Watson in close to prevent any damage.
Watson postures up in Ridley's guard and throws a big left but Ridley blocks it.
Watson wants to get up but he can't break Ridley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridley controlling the position.
Watson throwing strikes but missing.
Watson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ridley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ridley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watson throws a big right hand that misses.
Watson distracts Ridley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ridley seems keen to control Watson's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson wanted to stand there but Ridley had control of the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ridley holds on and takes a little breather.
Watson gets to his feet - Ridley follows without any prompting.
Watson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ridley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Watson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ridley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ridley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ridley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ridley pulls Watson in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Watson.
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ridley misses with a takedown attempt
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice combination there by Watson.
Ridley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Watson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Watson tries to clinch but Ridley is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridley fails with the takedown
and Watson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Watson lands a high kick!
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Merv Ridley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson lands a head kick!
Ridley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Watson counters with a single leg into guard. Ridley didn't expect that.
Merv Ridley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Merv Ridley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ridley looking for a guillotine here but Watson defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson wants to stand but Ridley is controlling his posture from full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ridley holds on and takes a little breather.
Watson wanted to stand there but Ridley had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to work some ground and pound but Ridley has wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Watson scores a takedown into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ridley regains half guard.
Ridley is trying is best to control the position here.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ridley is pressing down on Watson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ridley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Watson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ridley is proving hard to escape from.
Ridley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Watson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Watson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lennart Silveti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pretty Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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1 - 0 - 0 |
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175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lennart Silveti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pretty Boy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boy takes the fight into the clinch.
Silveti manages to break the clinch.
Boy rushes Silveti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silveti backwards.
Silveti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silveti throws a monster overhand right that drops Boy! Silveti follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lennart Silveti!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Freddy Fader - Bom Bom Suenan. Brian Fallon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmy Silva's chin.
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260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Fallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Fallon, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Fallon against the cage but Fallon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fallon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fallon fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fallon throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Fallon circles away.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Fallon tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fallon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brian Fallon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Silva.
Fallon throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Brian Fallon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fallon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fallon's guard.
Fallon wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fallon looking for a sweep. Not yet Fallon, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva passes into half guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fallon's head.
Fallon manages to get to full guard.
Fallon keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Fallon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fallon trying to control the position.
Fallon looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Fallon. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva looks gassed!
Fallon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fallon is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Fallon has left one of his arms exposed and Silva doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Fallon screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Silva!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrice Sagna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagna has chosen Booba - Boulbi as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrice Sagna!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Diamond looks to land a combination but Sagna avoids it well.
Sagna fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Diamond. No joy for Sagna on that attempt.
Sagna misses with a takedown attempt - Diamond sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jack Diamond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrice Sagna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond misses with a two punch combination.
Sagna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagna looks for a takedown but Diamond sprawls well.
Sagna shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diamond as he jumps to the side.
Diamond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diamond stuffs the takedown attempt from Sagna. Sagna gets slowly back to his feet.
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.
Sagna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diamond tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diamond tries to bum rush Sagna with a series of wild strikes but Sagna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sagna shoots in for a takedown but Diamond shows good takedown defense.
Diamond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagna circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagna misses with a takedown attempt - Diamond sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sagna tries for a takedown but Diamond sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diamond throws a series of strikes that have Sagna backpedaling.
Sagna shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diamond as he avoids it easily.
Sagna looks for a takedown but Diamond sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond stuffs the takedown.
Sagna looks gassed!
Diamond scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diamond misses with a few strikes there.
Diamond closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sagna counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Diamond!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Diamond dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sagna fails with the takedown.
Diamond tries to bum rush Sagna with a series of wild strikes but Sagna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sagna fails to land the takedown.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
and Sagna holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagna decides to pull guard.
Sagna looking for a sweep. Not yet Sagna, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sagna has his foot on Diamond's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diamond works his way back into a safe position though.
Sagna is breathing heavily.
Diamond wants to stand but Sagna has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sagna wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sagna holds on and takes a little breather.
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.
Diamond stands up and waves to Sagna to follow him.
Sagna shoots in looking for a takedown. Diamond tries to sprawl out of it but Sagna keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diamond manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jack Diamond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrice Sagna.
Diamond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagna closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diamond circles away.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
and Sagna decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diamond's guard.
Diamond is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sagna is controlling him.
Sagna throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagna postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sagna looking to sit in guard and control but Diamond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sagna looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrice Sagna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Diamond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Sagna counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sagna trying to control the position from guard on top but Diamond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sagna looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sagna trying to control but Diamond is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond wants to get back to his feet but Sagna is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diamond knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sagna on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diamond keeping moving, preventing Sagna from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sagna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sagna stands and throws Diamond's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sagna trying to control the position but Diamond is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagna wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diamond, who protects the arm well.
Sagna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sagna is looking to take a break and control but Diamond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Despite being in the dominant position, Patrice Sagna just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sagna throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diamond counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Patrice Sagna has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diamond scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sagna closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diamond circles away.
Diamond fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diamond throws a nice looking combination but Sagna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sagna with a poor takedown
and Diamond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Diamond showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diamond 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Diamond!
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