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EEF 37: Double PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Billington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Billington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Billington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Rex Richards!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Billington shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billington tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Billington tries to pass the half guard into mount. Richards knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Richards looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Billington wants to take a breather but Richards is having none of it.
Richards tries to roll over but Billington keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Billington there.
Billington is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Richards has a hand on Billington's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Billington takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Richards is looking to escape.
Billington prevents Richards from getting the reversal.
Richards sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Richards is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Billington's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Billington's back!
Billington is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Richards is trying to stick to Billington's back but Billington is turning into Richards. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Richards's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Billington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Richards throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Billington avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Richards being controlled here, momentarily.
Billington looking to pass the guard.
Richards had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Billington is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Richards Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Billington's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billington is really stuck here.
Richards is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Billington is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rex Richards!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Balsac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - Three Little Birds. Matthew Anderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harry Balsac's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Balsac!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Balsac.
Balsac looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balsac counters with a left to the body.
Balsac lands a head kick!
Balsac lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Balsac shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balsac.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balsac lets loose with a powerful body kick. Anderson will feel that in the morning.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson has a takedown stuffed.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Balsac circles away.
Balsac swinging wilding here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Balsac on that attempt.
Balsac is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balsac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balsac scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Balsac connects with a nice looking jab.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Balsac counters with a two punch combo.
Anderson is rocked!
Balsac shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Balsac's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matthew Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Balsac.
Balsac shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick from Balsac lands but Anderson takes it in his stride.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balsac's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Balsac duly obliges.
Matthew Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Balsac connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Anderson tumbling to the canvas! Balsac pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Anderson was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harry Balsac!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Warren Westside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Shine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Westside might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Queen - Another One Bites The Dust. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Westside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sun Shine!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shine lands with a kick to the temple. Westside shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shine throws an overhand right that lands on Westside's shoulder, as Westside tries to avoid the shot.
Shine takes the fight into the clinch.
Shine tries a knee to the head but Westside blocks it.
Westside is looking to break free of the clinch but Shine has double underhooks.
Shine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Westside lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shine misses with a knee to the head.
Shine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shine crunches a lovely knee into Westside's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shine.
Westside can't break the clinch.
Westside is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Westside is breathing heavily.
Westside wants to stall.
Westside takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westside takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shine lands an elbow that stopped Westside in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Shine.
Shine lands with a right to the head.
Shine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Westside has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shine lands a nice knee to the body.
Shine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shine scores with a jab. Westside acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Shine misses the target.
Shine clinches up against the cage.
Westside lands a body shot in the clinch.
Westside wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Westside lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shine looking to throw knees to the head but Westside is blocking nicely.
Westside wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Westside can't break the clinch.
Shine breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Westside's face.
Shine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shine looking to throw knees to the head but Westside is blocking nicely.
Westside wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Westside wants to get back to striking at distance but Shine won't allow it.
Westside decides to pull guard.
Westside bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shine's guard.
Westside loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Westside 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.
Shine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Westside missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westside loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Westside trying to control the position from guard on top but Shine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Westside trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shine keeping moving, preventing Westside from controlling successfully.
Westside distracts Shine with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westside throws a big right hand that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Westside misses with a looping left.
Westside fails with the takedown.
Westside throws a right hand that Shine ducks under and follows up with a left that Shine also avoids with ease.
Shine takes the fight into the clinch.
Westside wants to get back to striking at distance but Shine won't allow it.
Shine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westside blocks it with crossed arms.
Westside wants to get back to striking at distance but Shine won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shine.
Shine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Westside can't break the clinch.
Westside wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Shine.
Westside jumps guard and drags Shine to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Westside looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westside looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Westside 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.
Shine wants to get up but he can't break Westside's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Shine dominated that round.
That's time! Westside's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Westside tries to clinch but Shine is having none of it.
Westside avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Westside takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shine connects with a high kick.
Westside takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shine swinging wilding here.
Westside throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Westside fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shine lands a head kick. Westside smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shine tries a head kick but it misses.
Westside scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shine moves into the clinch.
Westside is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shine tries a knee to the head but Westside blocks it.
Westside can't break the clinch.
Shine lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shine keeps control of Westside as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Westside lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Westside looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Shine!
Shine wants to try and get back to his feet.
Westside working Shine over with strikes here.
Westside is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Shine has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Shine!
Shine would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westside tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shine wanted to stand there but Westside had control of the position.
Westside working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Westside is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westside controlling the position.
Westside throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shine really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Westside. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shine gets to his feet. Westside looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westside moves forwards but Shine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Westside.
Shine wants to clinch up but Westside keeps it at a distance.
Westside fails in his attempt to clinch.
Westside tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shine swivels and escapes.
Westside looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Westside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Westside counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Shine!
Poor strikes thrown by Westside there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Westside unloads with some shots from mount but Shine bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Westside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Westside.
Westside is landing with some decent strikes but Shine is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Westside dominated that second 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!
Shine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Westside sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Westside uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shine.
Shine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Westside.
Westside throws a sloppy head kick and Shine moves out of range easily.
Westside lands a jab to Shine's midsection.
Westside misses with a looping right.
Shine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shine lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sun Shine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Westside is looking to chop away at Shine's legs.
Westside scores with a one two! Shine had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Westside shoots in for a takedown but Shine shows good takedown defense.
Shine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Westside is looking to break free of the clinch but Shine has double underhooks.
Shine breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shine darts in trying to clinch
and Westside counters with a big head kick but Shine shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Shine.
Shine throws the left hand but Westside avoids the punch easily.
Westside misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sun Shine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Westside tries to clinch up but Shine circles away and keeps his distance.
Westside fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shine throws a head kick that half lands.
Jab, jab by Westside - just one landing.
Shine is looking to slow Westside down with leg kicks.
Shine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shine tries to clinch but Westside is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Westside darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shine is looking to clinch.
Westside misses with a wild body shot.
Shine swinging wilding here.
A head kick by Shine misses
enabling Westside to counter with a crisp jab.
Shine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Westside tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shine clinches.
Westside is trying to break the clinch but Shine has him pressed against the cage.
Westside wants to get back to striking at distance but Shine won't allow it.
Westside tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shine lands a shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Shine.
Shine lands with a light punch inside.
Shine connects with a knee to the head.
Shine breaks the clinch.
Westside shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Westside was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shine wants to try and get back to his feet.
Warren Westside overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Westside landing punches.
You get the feeling that Shine really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westside working Shine over with strikes here.
Shine takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Westside landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Westside cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Westside lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Westside looking to ground and pound but Shine is blocking nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Westside cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Westside working Shine over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westside throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shine because Westside loaded up on that one.
Westside punching from mount but Shine doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Westside cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shine is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Westside working the ground and pound effectively.
Westside lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shine hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Warren Westside showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Westside has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Warren Westside!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Freddsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michel Freddsson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Freddsson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freddsson has a takedown stuffed.
Freddsson misses the shot to the body.
Malone closes the distance and clinches.
Freddsson keeps control of Malone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Malone lands.
Freddsson slips a jab and a cross from Malone.
Freddsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Malone pinned against the cage. Malone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Malone misses with a two punch combination.
Malone throws a series of punches but Freddsson avoids them all with ease.
Malone misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Malone.
It looks like Michel Freddsson has been cut.
Malone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice sprawl there from Malone as Freddsson shoots in.
Patrick Malone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Freddsson.
Malone circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Freddsson to the canvas! Freddsson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Malone keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Malone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baz Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Woodhall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Baz Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Woodhall!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldwin catches Woodhall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Baldwin looks to land a right hand but Woodhall moved out of range.
Baldwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woodhall misses with a low kick as Baldwin jumps back.
Baldwin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Woodhall's hands.
Baldwin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Baldwin moves into the clinch successfully.
Baldwin keeps control of Woodhall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Woodhall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Baldwin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baldwin scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baldwin.
Baldwin tries a knee to the head but Woodhall blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Woodhall.
Woodhall jumps guard but Baldwin stands there with Woodhall around his waist. Woodhall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Woodhall has Baldwin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Baldwin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Baldwin.
It looks like Peter Woodhall has been cut.
Woodhall looks gassed!
Woodhall has had enough of the clinch but Baldwin keeps him there for the moment.
Baldwin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baldwin lands an elbow that stopped Woodhall in his tracks for a moment.
Baldwin scores a nice knee to the body.
Baldwin with a knee to the head.
Baldwin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Woodhall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baldwin.
Baldwin scores a nice knee to the body.
Baldwin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Woodhall's face.
A knee to the head by Baldwin.
Baldwin manages to break the clinch.
Woodhall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Woodhall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baldwin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good leg kick by Baldwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baldwin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baldwin with a knee to the head.
Baldwin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Baldwin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Baldwin landing knees to the head.
Baldwin scores with a hook to the body.
Knees to the body from Baldwin.
Baldwin lands with a short shot to the head.
Baldwin landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Woodhall's face.
Baldwin lands an elbow inside that Woodhall shrugs off.
Woodhall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Baldwin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Baz Baldwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Woodhall.
Baldwin lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Baldwin.
Baldwin with a knee to the head.
Woodhall is trying to break the clinch but Baldwin has him pressed against the cage.
Baldwin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Woodhall wants to break free but Baldwin has control.
Baldwin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baldwin has Woodhall pushed against the cage.
Woodhall is trying to break the clinch but Baldwin has him pressed against the cage.
Baldwin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Woodhall's face.
Baldwin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baldwin tries a knee to the head but Woodhall blocks it.
Woodhall goes for a takedown attempt but Baldwin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Woodhall ducks under a wild hook from Baldwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Woodhall, pushing him back against the cage.
Baldwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woodhall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baldwin.
Baldwin gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Baldwin.
Baldwin with a knee to the head.
Baldwin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Woodhall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baldwin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Woodhall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baldwin landing knees to the head.
Baldwin with a knee to the head.
Woodhall tries to pull guard but Baldwin won't allow it.
Baldwin lands a knee to the body.
Woodhall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baldwin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Woodhall misses with some punches.
Baldwin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Woodhall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Woodhall is trying to drag Baldwin to the mat but Baldwin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Baldwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Woodhall is trying to maintain a safe position but Baldwin gets an underhook and turns Woodhall into the cage.
Baldwin lands a knee to the head.
Baldwin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baldwin crunches a lovely knee into Woodhall's ribcage.
Baldwin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baldwin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Woodhall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Baldwin.
Baldwin misses with a knee to the head.
Baldwin lands a knee to the body.
Woodhall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baldwin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Baldwin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Baldwin with a knee to the head.
Woodhall wants to break free but Baldwin has control.
Baldwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baldwin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baz Baldwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Woodhall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Woodhall slips a straight right by Baldwin.
Baldwin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Woodhall tries to clinch but Baldwin moves away
and Baldwin counters with a nice leg kick.
Woodhall slips a jab and a cross from Baldwin.
Baldwin rushes Woodhall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baldwin landing knees to the head.
Baldwin scores a nice knee to the body.
Baldwin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baldwin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baldwin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baldwin crunches a lovely knee into Woodhall's ribcage.
Woodhall has had enough of the clinch but Baldwin keeps him there for the moment.
Woodhall is trying to break the clinch but Baldwin has him pressed against the cage.
Baldwin landing knees to the head.
Baldwin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Woodhall tries to break the clinch but Baldwin is controlling the position.
Baldwin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Woodhall takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodhall tries to break the clinch but Baldwin is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baldwin lands a knee to the head.
Baldwin looking to throw knees to the head but Woodhall is blocking nicely.
Baldwin prevents Woodhall from breaking the clinch.
Woodhall is looking to break free of the clinch but Baldwin has double underhooks.
Baldwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woodhall can do to turn this around?
Baldwin is stalling here.
Baz Baldwin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Baldwin.
Baldwin lands an elbow that stopped Woodhall in his tracks for a moment.
Baldwin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Woodhall's face.
Woodhall drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baldwin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Baldwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woodhall.
Woodhall shoots and misses
and Baldwin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baldwin moves into range and clinches up with Woodhall.
Baldwin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Woodhall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baldwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Baldwin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baldwin landing knees to the head.
Baldwin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Woodhall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baldwin lands an elbow just above Woodhall 's eye.
Baldwin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Woodhall tries to break the clinch but Baldwin is controlling the position.
Baldwin landing knees to the head.
Baldwin lands a nice elbow.
Baldwin misses with a knee strike.
Baldwin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baldwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Baldwin.
Baldwin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baldwin tries to land a knee to the head but Woodhall blocks with his arms.
Baldwin landing knees to the body.
Baldwin lands a nice elbow.
Baldwin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baldwin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Woodhall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Woodhall is trying to break free.
Baldwin lands a knee to the head.
Baldwin landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodhall lands with a left to the head.
Baldwin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Woodhall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Woodhall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Baldwin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Baz Baldwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Woodhall.
Baldwin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Woodhall blocks it with crossed arms.
Baldwin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Woodhall's face.
Woodhall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woodhall tries to clinch but Baldwin moves away
and Baldwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Woodhall tries to clinch but Baldwin moves away
and Baldwin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baldwin.
Baldwin with a knee to the head.
Baldwin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Baldwin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baldwin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baldwin misses with a knee strike.
Woodhall has had enough of the clinch but Baldwin keeps him there for the moment.
Baldwin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Woodhall tries to score a body lock takedown but Baldwin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Woodhall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Baldwin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Baldwin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Baldwin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Woodhall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baldwin scores with a knee to the head.
Baldwin lands a nice knee to the body.
Woodhall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Baldwin misses with a knee strike.
Baldwin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Woodhall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Woodhall takes an elbow to the temple.
Baldwin connects with a knee to the head.
Woodhall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baldwin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Baldwin landing knees to the body.
Baldwin has Woodhall pushed against the cage.
Baldwin lands an elbow just above Woodhall 's eye.
Baldwin tries to land a knee to the head but Woodhall blocks with his arms.
Baldwin lands an elbow just above Woodhall 's eye.
Baldwin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Baldwin tries to land a knee to the head but Woodhall blocks with his arms.
Woodhall wants a takedown but no success here.
Baldwin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baz Baldwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Woodhall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A head kick by Woodhall misses
and Baldwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Woodhall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baldwin. Baldwin obviously looking to wear him down.
Woodhall misses with a takedown attempt
and Baldwin counters with a leg kick.
Baldwin throws a good cross that connects.
Baldwin clinches.
Woodhall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baldwin with a knee to the head.
Baldwin landing knees to the head.
Baldwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baldwin connects with a knee to the head.
Baldwin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Baldwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Woodhall wants to clinch
and Baldwin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baldwin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Woodhall backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin throws a solid leg kick but Woodhall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baldwin.
Baz Baldwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woodhall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baldwin.
Woodhall shoots for a double leg takedown but Baldwin sprawls well. He's pushed Woodhall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baz Baldwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Woodhall.
Baldwin closes the distance and pushes Woodhall back into the cage.
Baldwin lands a nice elbow.
Baldwin lands a knee to the head.
Baldwin scores a nice knee to the body.
Baldwin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Woodhall's face.
Baldwin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baldwin lands a knee to the body.
Baldwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baldwin misses with a knee strike.
Baldwin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baldwin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baldwin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Woodhall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Woodhall looking for a takedown.
Baldwin crunches a lovely knee into Woodhall's ribcage.
Woodhall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baldwin has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Woodhall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baldwin landing knees to the head.
Baldwin prevents a body shot from Woodhall.
Baldwin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Woodhall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baldwin landing knees to the body.
Baldwin landing knees to the body.
Baldwin with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Baldwin.
Baldwin is pressed up against the cage. Woodhall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Baldwin down to the mat. Baldwin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good exchange - Baldwin coming out on top.
Baldwin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A left lands for Baldwin.
Baldwin scores with a jab.
Woodhall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baldwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baldwin throws a hook to the side of Woodhall's head but Woodhall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodhall tries to clinch but Baldwin moves away
and Baldwin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baldwin lands an elbow that stopped Woodhall in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baldwin.
Baldwin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baldwin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Woodhall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baldwin lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Baldwin.
Baldwin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baldwin landing knees to the body.
Peter Woodhall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baldwin leaning against his opponent.
Baldwin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baldwin crunches a lovely knee into Woodhall's ribcage.
Woodhall is looking to break free of the clinch but Baldwin has double underhooks.
Baldwin lands a knee to the body.
Baldwin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Woodhall blocks it with crossed arms.
Baldwin tries to land a knee to the head but Woodhall blocks with his arms.
Baldwin lands a nice knee to the body.
Baldwin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Woodhall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Woodhall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Woodhall tries to work over Baldwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A knee to the head by Baldwin.
Woodhall wants to break free but Baldwin has control.
Baldwin tries to land a knee to the head but Woodhall blocks with his arms.
Baldwin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Woodhall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Woodhall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Baldwin lands a knee to the head.
Baldwin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baldwin landing knees to the head.
Baldwin avoids the elbow strike from Woodhall, against the cage.
Baldwin connects with a knee to the head.
Woodhall is trying to break the clinch but Baldwin has him pressed against the cage.
Baldwin crunches a lovely knee into Woodhall's ribcage.
Woodhall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baldwin misses with a knee to the head.
Baldwin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baldwin has Woodhall pushed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baldwin manages to break the clinch.
Baldwin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Baz Baldwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woodhall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baldwin can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baz Baldwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baldwin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baz Baldwin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Dusavik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dusavik might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Lucky Bullets "Cross The Line". Rabbit has chosen Hero by Skillet as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Dusavik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Rabbit!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dusavik shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rabbit pinned against the cage. Rabbit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dusavik tries to clinch but Rabbit is having none of it.
Dusavik throws a jab when Rabbit was well out of range.
Dusavik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henry Dusavik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dusavik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch lands to the side of Dusavik 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dusavik looks to land a combination but Rabbit avoids it well.
Dusavik looks to throw the jab but Rabbit is out of range.
Rabbit avoids the head kick by Dusavik.
Rabbit scores with a jab to the head.
Dusavik is rocked!
It looks like Henry Dusavik has been cut.
Rabbit closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Dusavik out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Rabbit!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnsson has chosen Kashmir - Led Zeppelin as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Harper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper shoots in but no luck this time.
Harper tries to clinch there but Johnsson circles away.
Harper shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnsson tries to sprawl out of it but Harper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A clash of legs there as Johnsson blocks the low kick.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harper wants to clinch.
Johnsson moves away from the strike by Harper.
Johnsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnsson misses with a straight left.
Harper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harper looks for a takedown but Johnsson sprawls well.
Harper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsson.
Danny Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnsson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harper looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Harper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnsson scoring with punches and elbows.
Harper dodges the ground and pound from Johnsson.
Johnsson blocks the strikes from Harper.
Harper is trying to work for a sweep but Johnsson has mounted him!
Johnsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harper is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson controlling from the full mount.
Harper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnsson blocks Harper's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Johnsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harper can't escape the position.
Johnsson breaks from Harper's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnsson controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson wants to control the pace but Harper is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harper swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Johnsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnsson looking to control but Harper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnsson controlling from the full mount.
Johnsson working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnsson trying to control but Harper is having none of it.
Harper wants to get back to his feet.
Harper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harper is working hard here to advance position.
Johnsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harper is looking to escape.
Harper slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Johnsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harper tries to clinch but Johnsson is having none of it.
Harper shoots and misses
and Johnsson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Harper!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harper is squirming around, avoiding Johnsson's attempts to control the action.
Harper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnsson content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Johnsson landing punches.
Harper is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Johnsson content just to control the position here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gunnar Johnsson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harper throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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.
Johnsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnsson looks to land a left hand but Harper moved out of range nicely.
Harper has his takedown stuffed
and Johnsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harper's guard.
Harper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harper working a defensive guard here.
Johnsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnsson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Harper controls Johnsson momentarily but Johnsson frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper wants to stand but Johnsson is controlling the position.
Harper looking for a sweep. Not yet Harper, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnsson tries to land a leg kick but Harper saw it coming and moves away.
Johnsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harper misses with a jab to the body
and Johnsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Harper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnsson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Harper's guard.
Harper thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson prevents Harper from getting back to his feet.
Johnsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnsson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnsson stopping the sweep attempt from Harper.
Johnsson stops Harper from standing up.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Johnsson from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harper clinches but Johnsson breaks the clinch
and Johnsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harper wants to clinch but Johnsson slips to the side
and Johnsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harper is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Johnsson jumps into side control!
Harper is trying to get back to half guard.
Harper is not content to let Johnsson control the position.
Harper is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnsson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Harper is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnsson connects with a decent elbow.
Harper is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper tries to strike but it doesn't land.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harper darts in trying to clinch
and Johnsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnsson pushing down on Harper's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnsson wants to control but Harper is keeping him busy.
Harper looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gunnar Johnsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper gets full guard.
Johnsson trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Harper trying to keep a closed guard but Johnsson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnsson is stalling in the full guard.
Harper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnsson trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Johnsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper 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.
Johnsson advances to half guard.
Johnsson wants to take a breather but Harper is having none of it.
Johnsson is pressing down on Harper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harper is holding on for now.
Harper trying to control but Johnsson postures up.
Johnsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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.
Harper pushes Johnsson off looking to stand but Johnsson dives back in and keeps control.
Harper throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Harper is looking to control Johnsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harper avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Harper misses with a combination
and Johnsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harper's guard.
Johnsson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harper's head.
Harper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnsson wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Johnsson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson really dominated that round.
That's time! Harper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnsson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harper sprawls well initially but Johnsson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Well, if Johnsson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Johnsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Harper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harper wants to get back to full guard but Johnsson has passed into side control.
Harper flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Johnsson blocks Harper's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Johnsson won't let Harper get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Johnsson trying to control but Harper is having none of it.
Harper is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnsson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnsson landing strikes from the mount and Harper is in trouble!
Harper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harper is looking to escape.
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.
Johnsson won't let Harper get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Harper can't escape the position.
Johnsson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Harper hang on?
Harper is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Harper is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnsson looking to control but Harper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harper trying desperately to get to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson landing strikes from the mount.
Harper can't escape the position.
Johnsson with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnsson content just to control the position here.
Harper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Harper is in a horrible position here. Johnsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnsson tries to control but Harper wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper wants to hold on but Johnsson pushes him away.
Harper is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johnsson unloading with bombs!
Harper tries to hold on but Johnsson pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson dominated that fourth 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!
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper looks to clinch
and Johnsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harper blocks a jab.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson slips a straight right by Harper.
Harper moves out of range as Johnsson strikes.
Johnsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harper tries to clinch
and Johnsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper looks to land a left hand but Johnsson moved out of range nicely.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harper on the side of the head.
Harper with a poor takedown
and Johnsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnsson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper pushes Johnsson off looking to stand but Johnsson dives back in and keeps control.
Johnsson controlling the action here.
Harper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Johnsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Harper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harper looking for submissions off his back.
Harper has hold of Johnsson's hands but Johnsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnsson trying to control from half guard but Harper is working away.
Johnsson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Harper missing with punches from the bottom.
Harper looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to roll over but Johnsson keeps him under control.
Johnsson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gunnar Johnsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Let's hope that Johnsson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gunnar Johnsson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnsson's guard.
Johnsson seems keen to control Harper's posture.
Harper is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnsson has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper passes Johnsson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johnsson manages to get to full guard.
Harper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnsson is proving hard to escape from.
Harper preventing the sweep.
Johnsson keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Danny Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Johnsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Johnsson!
Gunnar Johnsson is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton Viper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Szyslak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szyslak has chosen Metallica-Enter Sandman as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Viper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Szyslak!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viper lands a body shot.
Viper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Szyslak moves away.
Szyslak defending well as Viper loads up on a big left hand.
Viper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Viper misses with a looping left.
Anton Viper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viper throws a series of punches but Szyslak moves out of range.
Viper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Viper misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Viper.
It looks like Nick Szyslak has been cut.
Viper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Viper cracks Szyslak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Szyslak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Viper swivels and escapes.
Viper throws a series of punches but Szyslak avoids them all with ease.
Szyslak misses with a takedown attempt - Viper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Szyslak fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szyslak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szyslak fails with a takedown attempt.
Anton Viper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Szyslak.
Viper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Szyslak doesn't seem bothered though.
Szyslak tries for a takedown but Viper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Viper swings for the body but Szyslak moves out of range.
Viper misses with a series of wild punches.
Anton Viper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Szyslak is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Viper.
Viper is breathing heavily.
A jab from Viper misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Viper misses the jab.
Szyslak slips a jab from Viper.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Viper! Szyslak is backing up but he can't get away as Viper lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Szyslak and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anton Viper!
Anton Viper retains his lightweight title!
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