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LUC:06 Relentless PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Longson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Longson comes to the cage accompanied by Oopsy daisy chipmunk. Chapman has chosen Mc rennie as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1, fighting out of London, Brandon Longson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Tyler Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chapman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chapman throws a head kick but Longson moves out of range.
Longson looks to land a combination but Chapman avoids it well.
Longson rushes Chapman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Longson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chapman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chapman misses with a double jab
and Longson counters with a thumping low kick.
Chapman misses with an uppercut. Longson saw that one coming.
Chapman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Longson counters with a good low kick that Chapman was not able to check.
Chapman looks gassed!
Chapman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Longson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Longson clinches with his opponent.
Longson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chapman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Longson counters with a leg kick.
Brandon Longson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Chapman.
Longson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chapman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Longson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Longson clobbers Chapman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chapman is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longson instigates a clinch.
Chapman is still on wobbly legs! Can Longson finish him?
Longson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Longson drops Chapman with a nice combination! Longson dives into Chapman's guard, looking to finish!
Longson postures up and lands a big shot to Chapman's brow.
Longson connects with a couple of short punches.
Longson preventing the sweep.
Longson pushes down on Chapman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Longson working Chapman over with strikes.
Chapman is looking for a sweep. Longson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chapman seems to have recovered his senses.
Longson lands with a punch from half guard.
Longson working the head and body with strikes.
Longson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Longson prevents Chapman from improving his position.
Longson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Longson throws a series of punches but Chapman moves out of range.
Chapman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Longson connects with an elbow from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chapman cracks Longson with a big right hand but Longson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Longson sneaks back into half guard.
Chapman wants to free his trapped foot but Longson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Longson taking some punishment here, with Chapman in his half guard.
Chapman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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. Chapman connects with a nice short shot to Longson's temple.
Ground and pound from Chapman.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Longson wants to clinch up but Chapman keeps it at a distance.
Chapman throws a sloppy head kick
and Longson counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman has his takedown stuffed
and Longson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chapman misses with a takedown attempt
and Longson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chapman can't get the takedown.
Chapman wants to break free but Longson has control.
Chapman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chapman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Longson counters with a body kick.
Longson looks to land a combination but Chapman avoids it well.
Chapman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chapman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chapman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Longson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chapman is working Longson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Longson striking from the bottom.
Chapman is in close to Longson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Longson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman connects with a couple of short punches.
Chapman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Longson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Longson.
Longson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chapman misses with an uppercut. Longson saw that one coming.
Chapman darts in trying to clinch
and Longson counters with a one-two to the body.
Chapman misses with a wild combination.
Chapman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Longson swivels and escapes.
Longson gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Longson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chapman has his takedown stuffed
and Longson counters with a good low kick that Chapman was not able to check.
No joy there for Chapman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Longson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Longson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Longson counters with a head kick.
Tyler Chapman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chapman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Longson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chapman looking to throw knees to the head but Longson is blocking nicely.
Longson breaks the clinch.
Longson misses with a double jab
and Chapman counters with a big head kick but Longson shrugs it off.
Chapman fails with the takedown
and Longson counters with a one-two to the body.
Chapman with a poor takedown
and Longson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Brandon Longson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Chapman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chapman fails with the takedown.
Chapman moves in looking to clinch but Longson pushes him off.
Chapman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Longson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chapman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chapman landing strikes from the mount and Longson is in trouble!
Chapman breaks from Longson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Longson regains half guard.
Longson is looking for a sweep. Chapman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Longson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Chapman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chapman is nestled in close to Longson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Longson is pressing down on Chapman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Longson wants to sweep here but Chapman controlling him for the moment.
Chapman looking to pass the guard.
Chapman with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Good shot there by Longson.
Longson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brandon Longson is winning the standup battle so far.
Chapman with a poor takedown
and Longson counters with a low kick, right behind Chapman 's knee.
Longson connects with a solid leg kick.
Chapman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chapman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Longson is pressing down on Chapman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chapman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chapman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chapman stopping the sweep attempt from Longson.
Longson is working hard here to advance position.
Chapman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chapman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Longson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chapman misses with a takedown attempt
and Longson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chapman is looking to break free of the clinch but Longson has double underhooks.
Longson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Longson dodges the punch combination from Chapman.
Chapman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Chapman.
Chapman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chapman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Longson looking for a sweep. Not yet Longson, not yet.
Chapman landing some decent shots from guard.
Longson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chapman is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chapman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chapman chips away with some ground and pound.
Chapman stands up over Longson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chapman fails with the takedown
and Longson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Longson clinches.
Longson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chapman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Longson is looking to break free of the clinch but Chapman has double underhooks.
Longson has had enough of the clinch but Chapman keeps him there for the moment.
Longson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chapman.
Chapman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyler Chapman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chapman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Longson counters by clinching up.
Chapman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Longson.
Longson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chapman tries for a takedown but Longson circles away easily
and Longson counters by clinching up.
Longson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Longson breaks the clinch.
Chapman misses with a takedown attempt
and Longson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brandon Longson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Chapman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longson tries to clinch up but Chapman circles away and keeps his distance.
Longson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chapman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chapman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chapman lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman cracks Longson with a solid left hand.
Longson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Longson throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Chapman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chapman stopping the sweep attempt from Longson.
Chapman works over Longson with some ground and pound from guard.
Longson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Chapman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Longson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Longson is pressed up against the cage. Chapman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Longson down to the mat. Longson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chapman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chapman drops an elbow to the side of Longson's head.
Longson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chapman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chapman's back!
Chapman is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Chapman rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman is pressing down on Longson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chapman with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Longson can't handle though.
Longson is in close to Chapman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Longson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chapman is on top in guard.
Longson wants to sweep but no luck.
Chapman lands a couple of elbows.
Longson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chapman is one step ahead there.
Longson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chapman's guard.
Chapman scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Longson works over Chapman with some ground and pound from guard.
Chapman looking for a sweep. Not yet Chapman, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Chapman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chapman lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chapman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chapman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Longson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Longson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Longson is looking for a sweep. Chapman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chapman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Longson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chapman lands with a punch from half guard.
Chapman working Longson over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longson scores with a few weak punches.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Longson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Longson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Chapman counter with a right hand.
Chapman lands with a nice combination. Longson backs away looking to recover.
Chapman misses with a few strikes there.
Longson throws a leg kick but Chapman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Longson avoids a kick to the body.
Chapman misses with a series of wild punches.
Chapman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chapman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Longson counters with a low kick, right behind Chapman 's knee.
A head kick by Chapman misses
and Longson counters by moving into the clinch.
Chapman breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Chapman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chapman 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Brandon Longson!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Brandon Longson!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Brandon Longson!
Brandon Longson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rocket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Rocket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocket looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Rocket is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rocket fails to land the takedown.
Anderson swinging wilding here.
John Rocket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocket shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Rocket. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Rocket avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocket is looking to clinch.
Rocket throws a front kick that sends Anderson stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocket looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Rocket persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
Rocket misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Rocket closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Rocket with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rocket breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rocket tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Rocket.
Rocket fails with the takedown.
Rocket shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown by Rocket or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson which made him look bad.
Rocket is breathing heavily.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rocket tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rocket to the ground. Rocket escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Rocket. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Rocket tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rocket dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Rocket shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
Rocket goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rocket throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rocket fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anderson!
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rocket with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rocket avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rocket backs up against the cage.
Anderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Rocket wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Rocket has a takedown stuffed.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rocket as he jumps to the side.
Anderson shoots in but Rocket avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rocket has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rocket dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson shoots in but Rocket avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rocket slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Rocket swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Rocket will be more careful next time no doubt.
John Rocket is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rocket misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rocket throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson works Rocket's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocket fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rocket circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rocket dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Rocket has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rocket stuffs the takedown.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rocket shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Rocket. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a shot to the body.
Rocket stuffs the takedown.
Rocket is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anderson.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Rocket bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
Rocket is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anderson.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rocket looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Rocket with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rocket will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Rocket avoids nicely.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rocket shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with Rocket, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes Rocket against the cage but Rocket circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Rocket slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rocket closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rocket on the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rocket rather than just go for the knockout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anderson!
Anderson throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rocket's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rocket dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Rocket.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocket gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Rocket shoots in.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anderson!
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rocket as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Rocket.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson lands with a nice combination. Rocket backs away looking to recover.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Rocket saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rocket looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Rocket sprawls well.
John Rocket has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Anderson.
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Rocket sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rocket shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Rocket avoids it well.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rocket but Rocket pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rocket thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice combination there by Anderson.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rocket sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rocket fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rocket closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Anderson digs a good hook to Rocket's body.
Anderson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rocket throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Rocket throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
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.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rocket tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Rocket misses with a takedown
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson tries to bum rush Rocket with a series of wild strikes but Rocket uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rocket looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rocket counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rocket looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rocket is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gary Anderson.
I think Anderson 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Gary Anderson!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Gary Anderson!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Gary Anderson!
Gary Anderson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dave jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jones has chosen yes as his entrance music. Steven Powell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, dave jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell slips a jab and a cross from jones.
jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
jones misses with a body shot.
jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
dave jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
jones fails with the takedown.
Powell shoots in and drives through. jones sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Powell or perhaps it was just good defense by jones which made him look bad.
jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powell fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around jones's waist but jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Powell off to one side.
jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from jones misses.
Powell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Powell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but jones swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jones lands a jab to the head.
jones waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Powell.
Powell ducks under a wild hook from jones.
jones fails to land with a series of punches.
jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Powell.
Powell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Powell manages to pull guard.
jones wants to control from the top but Powell keeps moving.
Powell wants to get back to his feet but jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Powell is breathing heavily.
jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Powell is keeping the position for now.
jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
jones looking to pass the guard.
jones stands up from Powell's guard - jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
A big left from jones misses.
Powell stuffs the takedown attempt from jones. jones gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Powell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with jones but jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Powell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from jones.
jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Powell tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Powell could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The referee is taking a good look at Powell as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from jones!
Good control from jones.
Powell controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
jones lands strikes to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
jones scores with punches and elbows.
jones is working the ground and pound. Can Powell escape?
Powell has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
jones scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Powell is looking for a way out.
jones is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Powell up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell covers up after that shot from jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
jones softening up his opponent with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
dave jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ground and pound from jones.
jones works his way into full mount!
jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Powell is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
jones working Powell over with strikes here.
jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Powell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Powell is rocked!
dave jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
jones cracks Powell with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). dave jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun OShea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garry Bizkit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OShea kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is S.O.S. - The Irish Curse. Shaun OShea could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Garry Bizkit's 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, Shaun OShea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Garry Bizkit!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OShea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bizkit throws a head kick but OShea moves out of range.
Bizkit has managed to clinch.
Bizkit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OShea is pressed up against the cage. Bizkit has hold of a leg and is looking to drag OShea down to the mat. OShea avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bizkit throws a leg kick that misses.
OShea darts in trying to clinch
and Bizkit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bizkit looking to sit in guard and control but OShea gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
OShea thows a big elbow that misses.
OShea throws a big right hand that misses.
Bizkit trying to keep a closed guard but OShea is proving a slippery customer.
OShea trying to control the position from guard on top but Bizkit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OShea slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizkit tries to roll over but OShea keeps him under control.
Bizkit is refusing to be controlled, as OShea sits in half guard.
OShea is looking for a kimura but Bizkit is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for OShea to get the leverage.
Bizkit trying to control here.
Bizkit misses with some strikes from the bottom.
OShea is looking to take a break and control but Bizkit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
OShea is pressing down on Bizkit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bizkit is holding on for now.
OShea not doing much here.
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.
Bizkit tries to get to full guard but OShea has control of the leg.
OShea passes to full mount!
OShea tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bizkit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with OShea. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
OShea wants to control the pace but Bizkit is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
OShea content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizkit is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OShea tries to control but Bizkit wriggling away.
Bizkit working to try and regain half guard.
OShea controlling from the full mount.
Bizkit working to try and regain half guard.
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.
OShea has hold of Bizkit's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bizkit manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bizkit tries to lock up and control but OShea gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bizkit can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bizkit tries to control the position but OShea now has his back.
OShea is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bizkit is defending well though. OShea let's go of the attempt for now.
OShea is breathing heavily.
OShea lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Bizkit hold on?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun OShea dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
OShea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
OShea with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bizkit counters with a two punch combo.
OShea keeps the fight on the outside.
Bizkit feints and as OShea raises his hands in defense, Bizkit changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bizkit drops back, looking for a kneebar! OShea looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. OShea looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from OShea!
OShea stands up and beckons Bizkit to his feet.
Bizkit tries to clinch
and OShea counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
OShea is trying to maintain a safe position but Bizkit gets an underhook and turns OShea into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bizkit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bizkit keeps control of OShea as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bizkit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OShea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bizkit counters with a head kick. That will keep OShea thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun OShea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizkit cracks OShea with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bizkit tries to clinch but OShea is having none of it.
Bizkit throws a push kick but OShea slaps the foot to one side.
Bizkit gets a clinch.
Bizkit works on OShea's body with a couple of short punches.
OShea is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bizkit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bizkit can't break the clinch.
OShea is trying to break free.
Bizkit breaks from the clinch.
Bizkit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bizkit tries to clinch
and OShea counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
OShea trying to control from half guard but Bizkit is working away.
Bizkit wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizkit is looking to control OShea's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bizkit avoid being mounted?
Bizkit wants to improve his position but OShea is controlling well.
OShea not doing much here.
Bizkit is trying to defend against the ground and pound but OShea scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bizkit wants to improve his position but OShea is controlling well.
Bizkit tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bizkit tries to clinch but OShea moves away
and OShea decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bizkit's guard.
Bizkit wants to sweep here but OShea controlling him for the moment.
OShea trying to control but Bizkit is working from the bottom.
OShea cracks Bizkit with a solid left hand.
Bizkit keeping moving, preventing OShea from controlling successfully.
Bizkit thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bizkit strikes from his own guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OShea prevents Bizkit from getting back to his feet.
Bizkit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bizkit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
OShea wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
OShea shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
OShea with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
OShea passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bizkit!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizkit stops OShea from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun OShea dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bizkit throws a sloppy head kick
and OShea counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by OShea.
OShea passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
OShea is looking to take a break and control but Bizkit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
OShea seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
OShea sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bizkit defending well though.
Bizkit misses with some strikes from the bottom.
OShea is thwarting Bizkit's attempts to control the position.
Bizkit on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bizkit tries to get to full guard but OShea has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bizkit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with OShea, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bizkit lands with a right to the head.
OShea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
OShea taking a breather.
OShea is struggling to control the position.
Bizkit can't get the takedown.
OShea jumps into guard, dragging Bizkit to the mat.
OShea is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bizkit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
OShea will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bizkit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bizkit is sitting in close to OShea's body. OShea has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bizkit is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bizkit is tapping! That was a very nice submission by OShea.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shaun OShea!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Ghafoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omar Ghafoor will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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18
300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Ghafoor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson slips a jab and a cross from Ghafoor.
Simpson throws a right hand that Ghafoor ducks under and follows up with a left that Ghafoor also avoids with ease.
Ghafoor misses with a double jab
and Simpson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Ghafoor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ghafoor misses the shot to the body.
Simpson throws a series of punches but Ghafoor moves out of range.
Simpson throws a combination that misses
and Ghafoor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Simpson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ghafoor doesn't seem bothered though.
Ghafoor misses with a combination
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ghafoor throws a series of punches but Simpson moves out of range.
Ghafoor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simpson misses with a wild combination.
Ghafoor throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Charlie Simpson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghafoor waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Simpson.
Ghafoor misses with a combination
and Simpson counters with a two punch combo.
Ghafoor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simpson.
Simpson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor tries to bum rush Simpson with a series of wild strikes but Simpson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Simpson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ghafoor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simpson doesn't seem bothered though.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
Simpson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ghafoor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ghafoor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ghafoor throws a nice looking combination but Simpson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Simpson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ghafoor scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Simpson.
Simpson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor throws a series of punches but Simpson avoids them all with ease.
Ghafoor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simpson.
Ghafoor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ghafoor misses with a wild combination.
Ghafoor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ghafoor duly obliges.
Ghafoor lands a lovely overhand right.
Ghafoor throws a right and a left that Simpson avoids nicely.
Ghafoor scores with a nice right hand.
Simpson throws a combination. Ghafoor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws a nice looking combination but Ghafoor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ghafoor throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghafoor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ghafoor lands with a shot to the body.
Ghafoor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ghafoor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Charlie Simpson's cut is getting worse.
Nice cross by Ghafoor.
Ghafoor misses with the combination.
Ghafoor lands with a big left! Simpson is wobbled badly! Ghafoor comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Simpson to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Omar Ghafoor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
170 lbs
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19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
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Big heart |
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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, Roy Keane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Ryan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keane slips a jab from Taylor.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keane really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keane's calf.
Keane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keane tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keane's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Keane duly obliges.
It looks like Ryan Taylor has been cut.
Oooh a lovely combination from Keane sends Taylor down but not out. Keane dives into side control looking to finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keane decides to stand back up.
Keane tries a head kick but it misses.
Keane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keane slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keane lands a head kick!
Taylor moves into the clinch.
Keane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taylor keeps control of Keane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keane is breathing heavily.
Keane takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls for Taylor to work.
Taylor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Keane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Keane is blocking nicely.
Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Keane in his tracks for a moment.
Keane is trying to break free.
Taylor prevents Keane from breaking the clinch.
Taylor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keane blocks it with crossed arms.
Taylor controlling the action here for a moment.
Keane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taylor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Keane's defenses.
Taylor lands a knee to the body.
Keane takes an elbow to the temple.
Taylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Keane is looking to break free of the clinch but Taylor has double underhooks.
Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Keane's face.
Keane wants to break free but Taylor has control.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taylor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Keane in his tracks for a moment.
Taylor missing with knees to the body.
Keane is looking to break free of the clinch but Taylor has double underhooks.
Taylor keeps control of Keane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keane manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Keane misses.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Keane circles away.
Keane lands with a nice body punch.
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.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Ryan Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keane keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Keane pushes him off.
Taylor clinches up against the cage.
Keane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taylor landing knees to the body.
Taylor lands a knee to the body.
Taylor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keane is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taylor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Keane up against the cage.
Keane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Keane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Taylor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Keane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taylor counters by clinching up.
Keane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keane breaks from the clinch.
Keane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor has closed the distance and engaged Keane in a clinch.
Taylor stalling in the clinch.
Keane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor scores with a knee to the head.
Taylor keeps control of Keane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Keane blocks with his arms.
Keane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Keane circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Taylor misses.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Keane goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Keane swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Nice uppercut there from Keane.
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taylor keeps control of Keane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Keane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Taylor duly obliges.
Keane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keane looks to land a combination. Taylor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Keane keeps it at a distance.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Keane circles away.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keane misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Keane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor drives through and clinches with Keane against the cage.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor landing knees to the body.
Taylor lands a knee to the body.
Taylor lands an elbow inside.
Taylor misses with a knee to the head.
Taylor prevents Keane from breaking the clinch.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Keane avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor looking to stall.
Keane wants to get back to striking at distance but Taylor won't allow it.
Keane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taylor wants to stall.
Keane is looking to break free of the clinch but Taylor has double underhooks.
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.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taylor throws an elbow but misses.
Keane wants to break free but Taylor has control.
Keane is trying to break the clinch but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Keane is blocking nicely.
Taylor trying to land knees to the body.
Taylor is trying to stall.
Keane can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Keane as Taylor tries to tie him up.
Keane manages to break the clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Keane scores with a one two! Taylor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Taylor tries to clinch but Keane moves out of range.
Keane is looking to land body kicks.
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryan Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ryan Taylor's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A combination from Keane does no damage.
Taylor slips a jab from Keane.
Keane throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Keane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keane throws a combination. Taylor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keane blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Keane circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taylor lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Keane is trying to break free.
Taylor misses with a knee to the head.
Keane wants to break free but Taylor has control.
Keane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Keane's face.
Keane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taylor slowing the pace effectively.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keane has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor taking a breather.
Keane can't break the clinch.
Taylor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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.
Keane can't break the clinch.
Keane has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Keane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Keane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Keane is trying to break the clinch but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taylor crunches a lovely knee into Keane's ribcage.
Keane is trying to break the clinch but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taylor.
Keane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Taylor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Keane manages to break the clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch but Keane moves out of range.
Keane lands with a hook. Taylor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor pushes Keane up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor crunches a lovely knee into Keane's ribcage.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Keane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taylor keeps control of Keane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taylor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Keane avoids the damage to the body.
Keane avoiding damage as Taylor throws knees to the body.
Keane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor missing with knees to the body.
Taylor trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Keane wants to break free but Taylor has control.
Taylor prevents Keane from breaking the clinch.
Taylor is pushing Keane up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taylor.
Keane can't break the clinch.
Keane is looking to break free of the clinch but Taylor has double underhooks.
Taylor lands a nice knee to the body.
Taylor is trying to maintain a safe position but Keane gets an underhook and turns Taylor into the cage.
Taylor misses with an elbow over the top.
Keane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keane has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Keane is looking to break free of the clinch but Taylor has double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taylor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Taylor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor stalls.
Taylor trying to stall but Keane improves his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taylor 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Ryan Taylor!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Ryan Taylor!
Ryan Taylor wins by majority decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Corsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Abidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corsi comes to the cage accompanied by Womanizer by Britney Spears. Omar Abidi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Corsi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Omar Abidi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corsi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abidi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Corsi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abidi but Abidi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Corsi fails with the takedown.
Corsi misses with a two punch combination.
Corsi really is a fat lump.
Corsi tries to clinch but Abidi is having none of it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Abidi!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corsi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abidi swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Corsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corsi misses with a combination
and Abidi counters with a two punch combo.
Corsi looks to clinch
and Corsi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abidi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corsi circles away quickly and effectively.
Corsi with a poor takedown
enabling Abidi to counter with a crisp jab.
Corsi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abidi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corsi lands a head kick!
Abidi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Abidi throws a combination. Corsi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Corsi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A good leg kick by Abidi.
Corsi tries to clinch there but Abidi circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corsi misses with a takedown
and Abidi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corsi misses with a head kick.
Abidi stalks Corsi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Corsi's face. Corsi staggers backwards, shaken.
Abidi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abidi moves out of range as Corsi throws a body kick.
Tim Corsi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corsi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abidi counters with a left and a right that stings Corsi.
Corsi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Abidi counters with a left and a right that stings Corsi.
Omar Abidi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corsi is breathing heavily.
Good work by Corsi as he checks the leg kick.
Corsi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abidi counters with a big head kick but Corsi shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corsi has his takedown stuffed
and Abidi counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Abidi!
It looks like Tim Corsi has been cut.
Abidi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abidi lands a two punch combo.
Abidi lands a two punch combo.
Abidi throws a body kick that misses.
Corsi blocks the body kick.
Corsi has his takedown stuffed
and Abidi counters with a left and a right that stings Corsi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corsi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abidi connects with a high kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abidi, right into the meat.
Abidi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abidi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Abidi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abidi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Abidi lands a nice shot that snaps Corsi's head back.
Abidi throws a front kick aimed at Corsi's knee but Corsi avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abidi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abidi scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Abidi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Corsi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Corsi shoots and misses
and Abidi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corsi with a poor takedown
and Abidi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tim Corsi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corsi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Abidi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Corsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Abidi.
A left and a right from Abidi both land. Nice combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Abidi.
Corsi misses with a takedown attempt
and Abidi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abidi throws a combination. Corsi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Abidi throws a sloppy head kick and Corsi moves out of range easily.
Omar Abidi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abidi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Corsi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Abidi counters with a three punch combo that has Corsi backing up. Corsi nods at Abidi to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abidi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Abidi duly obliges.
Abidi throws a sloppy head kick and Corsi moves out of range easily.
Abidi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Corsi at a distance.
Abidi scores with a head kick.
Corsi clinches but Abidi breaks the clinch
and Abidi counters with a two punch combo.
Abidi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abidi clobbers Corsi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Corsi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abidi throws a sloppy head kick and Corsi moves out of range easily.
Abidi throws a body kick that misses.
Abidi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Corsi with a poor takedown
and Abidi counters with a straight right hand.
Abidi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abidi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Abidi scores with a head kick.
Abidi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abidi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Abidi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Corsi misses
and Abidi counters with a one-two to the body.
Corsi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abidi.
Abidi looks to land a combination. Corsi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Abidi looks to land a combination. Corsi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Abidi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corsi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abidi stalks Corsi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Corsi's face. Corsi staggers backwards, shaken.
Abidi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Abidi.
Abidi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abidi tries to land a leg kick but Corsi saw it coming and moves away.
Abidi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Corsi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Corsi shoots for a double leg takedown but Abidi sprawls well. He's pushed Corsi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Corsi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Abidi lands a two punch combo.
Corsi checks a low kick from Abidi.
Abidi misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abidi throws a lazy body kick
and Corsi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abidi is looking to escape.
Abidi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Abidi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tim Corsi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Abidi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Corsi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Corsi shoots and misses
and Abidi counters with a leg kick.
Abidi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Corsi backs up against the cage.
Corsi shoots and misses
and Abidi counters with a one-two to the body.
Corsi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abidi counters with a two punch combo.
Corsi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abidi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Corsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Abidi.
Abidi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abidi throws a head kick but Corsi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abidi throws a series of strikes that have Corsi backpedaling.
Corsi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abidi.
Corsi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abidi counters with a three punch combo that has Corsi backing up. Corsi nods at Abidi to acknowledge the strikes.
Corsi drops his hands momentarily and Abidi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Corsi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Abidi counters with a three punch combo that has Corsi backing up. Corsi nods at Abidi to acknowledge the strikes.
Abidi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corsi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abidi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abidi misses with a head kick.
Corsi looks to clinch
and Abidi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Corsi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abidi counters with a two punch combo.
Abidi throws a leg kick but Corsi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Abidi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Corsi tries for a takedown but Abidi circles away easily
and Abidi counters with a three punch combo that has Corsi backing up. Corsi nods at Abidi to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abidi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Abidi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corsi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abidi counters with a big head kick but Corsi shrugs it off.
Abidi scores with a body shot.
Corsi tries for a takedown but Abidi circles away easily
and Abidi counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corsi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abidi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abidi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Corsi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corsi really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Abidi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Abidi stalks Corsi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Corsi's face. Corsi staggers backwards, shaken.
Corsi misses with a low kick.
Corsi darts in trying to clinch
and Abidi counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Abidi really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Corsi's cut.
That's time! Corsi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Abidi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Corsi throws a lazy head kick
and Abidi counters with a two punch combo.
Corsi moves out of range as Abidi throws a body kick.
Corsi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abidi.
Corsi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Abidi counters with a head kick.
Corsi shoots and misses
and Abidi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corsi tries to clinch up.
Corsi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abidi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Corsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Corsi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abidi but Abidi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abidi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Abidi duly obliges.
Corsi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Abidi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Corsi backs up against the cage.
Abidi lands a jab-cross combination.
Abidi misses with a head kick.
Abidi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abidi.
Corsi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Abidi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abidi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abidi tries a head kick but it misses.
Corsi blocks a head kick by Abidi.
Abidi lands a jab-cross combination.
Abidi throws a leg kick
and Corsi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corsi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abidi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Corsi is controlling him.
Abidi pushes Corsi off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Abidi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abidi checks a low kick from Corsi.
Abidi throws a leg kick but Corsi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abidi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Corsi avoids the head kick by Abidi.
Corsi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Abidi counters with a good low kick that Corsi was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Abidi.
Corsi tries for a takedown but Abidi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Corsi avoids the head kick by Abidi.
Corsi moves in looking to clinch but Abidi pushes him off.
Corsi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses.
Corsi has a takedown stuffed.
Corsi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Abidi dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tim Corsi's cut.
That's time! Corsi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Abidi scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick from Abidi lands but Corsi takes it in his stride.
Corsi tries to clinch up but Abidi circles away and keeps his distance.
Corsi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abidi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Corsi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abidi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Corsi is controlling him.
Corsi trying to control but Abidi is working from the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corsi slips nicely into half guard.
Corsi trying to control from half guard but Abidi is working away.
Abidi is looking to escape.
Corsi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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.
Abidi has one foot on Corsi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Corsi throws a combination that misses
letting Abidi counter with a right hand.
Corsi misses with an uppercut. Abidi saw that one coming.
Abidi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice takedown defense from Abidi. No joy for Corsi on that attempt.
Abidi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Corsi misses with a takedown attempt
and Abidi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Corsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corsi throws a lazy body kick
and Abidi counters with a series of strikes. Corsi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Corsi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abidi as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abidi lands a jab-cross combination.
Corsi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abidi as he jumps to the side.
Corsi tries to clinch but Abidi moves away
and Abidi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abidi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Corsi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abidi counters with a three punch combo that has Corsi backing up. Corsi nods at Abidi to acknowledge the strikes.
Corsi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Abidi counters with a one-two to the body.
Corsi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Abidi counters with a three punch combo that has Corsi backing up. Corsi nods at Abidi to acknowledge the strikes.
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.
Abidi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abidi blocks a head kick by Corsi.
Abidi misses with a two punch combination.
Corsi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abidi counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corsi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abidi throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Omar Abidi.
I've got Abidi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Omar Abidi!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Omar Abidi!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Omar Abidi!
Omar Abidi wins by unanimous decision!
Omar Abidi is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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135 lbs
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133 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Baxter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Markus Warren!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter throws a right hand that Warren ducks under and follows up with a left that Warren also avoids with ease.
Warren moves out of range of the body kick from Baxter.
Warren avoids the head kick by Baxter.
A leg kick checked by Warren.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Warren using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Warren connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baxter's face.
Warren lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Baxter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baxter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Warren has him pressed against the cage.
Warren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Warren.
Warren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Warren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warren tries to clinch up but Baxter circles away and keeps his distance.
Warren doesn't manage to clinch there - Baxter circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baxter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Warren changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baxter tries to avoid it but Warren manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baxter to the ground. Baxter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ronnie Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baxter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Warren.
Baxter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter throws a head kick but Warren moves out of range.
Baxter is breathing heavily.
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.
Baxter keeps the fight on the outside.
Baxter fails to land with a series of punches.
Baxter keeps the fight on the outside.
Warren scores with a takedown into Baxter's guard.
Warren sitting in guard here, content to control.
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.
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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warren decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Baxter, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Warren dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Baxter swats away the attempt to clinch by Warren.
Warren tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baxter swivels and escapes.
Warren wants to clinch up but Baxter keeps it at a distance.
Baxter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warren slips a jab and a cross from Baxter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren blocks the body kick.
Baxter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Warren is looking to clinch but Baxter is avoiding it.
Baxter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Warren tries to clinch but Baxter is having none of it.
Baxter throws a right and a left that Warren avoids nicely.
Warren closes the distance and pushes Baxter back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren keeps control of Baxter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baxter takes an elbow to the temple.
Warren turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Warren decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Baxter misses with a wild combination.
Warren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Warren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baxter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Warren with that takedown attempt.
Ronnie Baxter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Warren.
Warren takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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.
Warren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warren closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Warren escapes and gets back to his feet.
Warren tries to clinch but Baxter moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Warren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Baxter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warren rushes Baxter and presses him up against the cage.
Warren lands a nice knee to the body.
Warren scores a nice knee to the body.
Baxter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Warren has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Warren.
Warren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Warren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warren tries to close the distance and clinch but Baxter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baxter's sensitive parts.
Warren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baxter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Warren wants to clinch up but Baxter keeps it at a distance.
Warren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baxter waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Warren.
Warren moves into the clinch successfully.
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.
Baxter is trying to break the clinch but Warren has him pressed against the cage.
Warren lands an elbow inside.
Warren unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baxter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Warren has Baxter pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Warren pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Baxter tumbling to the mat - Warren dives into Baxter's guard.
Warren makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Warren's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Warren really 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.
Baxter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ronnie Baxter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baxter.
Warren tries to close the distance and clinch but Baxter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Warren throws a body punch but Baxter moves out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter misses with a wild body shot.
Baxter misses with a kick to the body.
Ronnie Baxter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warren pushes Baxter up against the cage in a clinch.
Warren with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Warren.
Warren can't get the takedown.
Warren is trying to trip Baxter. He has hold of a leg but Baxter is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Warren persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Warren sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Warren clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warren has closed the distance and engaged Baxter in a clinch.
Warren has Baxter pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Warren pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Baxter tumbling to the mat - Warren dives into Baxter's guard.
Baxter is looking to stand up but Warren isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Warren dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Warren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baxter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donk. Baxter catches Warren right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warren tries to clinch up but Baxter circles away and keeps his distance.
Warren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baxter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren throws a nice looking combination but Baxter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baxter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baxter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Warren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baxter wants to get back to striking at distance but Warren won't allow it.
Warren lands a knee to the body.
Warren has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Baxter is trying to keep an underhook but Warren manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Warren decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren is looking to clinch but Baxter is avoiding it.
Baxter keeps the fight on the outside.
Baxter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Warren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baxter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren moves in looking to clinch but Baxter pushes him off.
Baxter swats away the attempt to clinch by Warren.
Warren wants to clinch.
Baxter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronnie Baxter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markus Warren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baxter keeps the fight on the outside.
Baxter throws a leg kick
and Warren counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Warren stays in close to Baxter's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Warren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Warren 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Markus Warren!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Markus Warren!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Markus Warren!
Markus Warren wins by unanimous decision!
Markus Warren is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Crumpton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Crumpton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Glass!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Crumpton!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crumpton closes the distance and clinches up with Glass, looking for a takedown. Crumpton pushes Glass against the cage but Glass circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Crumpton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Glass's guard.
Crumpton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Glass throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glass looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Glass trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Crumpton won't allow Glass to sweep him here.
Glass is working hard here to advance position.
Crumpton throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass working a defensive guard here.
Crumpton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Glass with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crumpton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Glass is trying to get back to full guard.
Glass moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Crumpton trying to control but Glass is working from the bottom.
Glass throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crumpton wants to control from the top but Glass keeps moving.
Crumpton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glass is keeping the position for now.
Glass bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crumpton's guard.
Glass drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Crumpton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Glass has Crumpton in his guard.
Crumpton trying to control but Glass is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Glass throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crumpton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Glass tries to strike from the bottom.
Glass is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Crumpton rolls with it to try and escape but Glass cranks on the arm and Crumpton is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steven Glass!
Steven Glass retains his heavyweight title!
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