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GFL 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bongo Bongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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234 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bongo Bongo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bongo rushes Steel and presses him up against the cage.
Steel looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bongo pulls guard successfully.
Steel wants to get up but he can't break Bongo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bongo keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
Bongo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bongo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Steel postures up in Bongo's guard and throws a big left but Bongo blocks it.
Steel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Steel trying to control the position from guard on top but Bongo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bongo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steel is one step ahead there.
Bongo looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Steel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bongo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bongo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongo is in close to Steel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Steel 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.
Bongo wants to stand but Steel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bongo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Steel looking to control.
Bongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bongo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bongo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bongo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Steel's guard.
Steel could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bongo looks to clinch
and Steel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bongo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bongo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Steel regains guard immediately.
Bongo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bongo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bongo throwing strikes from guard but Steel blocks nicely.
Bongo with a nice head shot there.
Bongo is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bongo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bongo wanted to stand there but Steel had control of the position.
Steel wants to sweep but no luck.
Bongo landing some decent shots from guard.
Steel is trying to control the position but Bongo postures up.
Bongo with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Bongo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Bongo from controlling successfully.
Steel working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A good leg kick by Bongo.
Bongo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bongo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bongo Bongo 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.
Bongo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bongo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steel as he jumps to the side.
Bongo wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Max Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bongo.
Steel taking a bit of punishment here - Bongo scoring with strikes.
Bongo working the body and head with strikes.
Bongo grinds an elbow into Steel's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bongo working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel can't do much from the bottom here.
Steel is looking to regain half guard here but Bongo keeps moving and retains side control.
Bongo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Steel is trying to improve his position.
Bongo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steel keeps working.
Bongo scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel taking a bit of punishment here - Bongo scoring with strikes.
Bongo is looking to take a break and control but Steel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bongo wants to stand but Steel is controlling his arm.
Steel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bongo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Steel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Steel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bongo lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bongo scoring with punches from side control.
Bongo working the body and head with strikes.
Bongo tries to stand but Steel is controlling his head.
Steel is looking to reverse the position.
Bongo lands a few punches from side control.
Check out the look on Bongo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bongo working the body and head with strikes.
Bongo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bongo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bongo controlling from side mount.
Bongo scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bongo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Steel taking a bit of punishment here - Bongo scoring with strikes.
Bongo just content to control the position.
Bongo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bongo working away.
Bongo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steel keeps working.
Bongo is working Steel over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bongo Bongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bongo moves in looking to clinch but Steel pushes him off.
Steel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Horrible takedown by Bongo or perhaps it was just good defense by Steel which made him look bad.
Bongo tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Bongo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bongo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bongo moves into the clinch.
Bongo pulls guard successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel won't allow Bongo to sweep him here.
Bongo is looking to stand up but Steel isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steel throws a big right hand that misses.
Bongo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bongo Bongo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steel throws a big right hand that misses.
Bongo keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bongo shoots for a double leg takedown but Steel sprawls well. He's pushed Bongo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Steel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bongo wants to sweep but Steel has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongo struggling a bit here.
Bongo wants to get back to his feet but Steel drags him back down.
Bongo wants to control but Steel postures up.
Steel looks up at the clock and then as Bongo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Steel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bongo throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Steel controlling the position.
Steel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bongo keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bongo fails with the takedown
and Steel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Steel.
Max Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bongo Bongo.
Bongo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Steel manages to pass to side control.
Steel is pressing down on Bongo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bongo is holding on for now.
Steel has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bongo defend it? Steel steps over the head and cranks it - Bongo is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Steel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Steel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Flare is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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213 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Flare!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flare looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Flare tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Flare gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith wants to control from the top but Flare keeps moving.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flare on the ground.
Flare working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Smith has passed into half guard!
Smith is keen to just control but Flare is a slippery customer.
Flare is trying to get back to full guard.
Flare is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Flare is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Flare doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Smith.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flare looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Flare wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Flare tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flare manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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.
Flare jabs at Smith's body.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Flare.
Flare thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flare circles away.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Flare shows good takedown defense.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Jab from Flare.
Flare stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Flare. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Flare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Flare misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flare scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Flare.
Flare pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Flare sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Flare.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Flare sprawls well.
Flare tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Flare as Smith shoots in.
Flare connects with a looping right hand.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Flare dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice uppercut there from Flare.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Flare has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Flare throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith trying to control but Flare is working from the bottom.
Flare working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flare is breathing heavily.
Flare keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Flare looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flare has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Flare is defending well.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Flare is looking for a sweep.
Smith trying to control the position but Flare is working away.
Flare is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smith off and has taken his back!
Smith preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Flare.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks Flare's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Flare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Flare looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Smith has picked Flare up and slammed him! Flare can't keep hold of the triangle and Smith manages to pass to side control!
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Flare is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Flare is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Flare is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Flare, who protects the arm well.
Flare tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Flare will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Flare scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Flare.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Flare tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flare manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flare looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Flare's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Flare takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Flare knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Flare regains half guard.
Smith is controlling the pace.
Smith working over Flare with some ground and pound. Flare looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
Flare actively working from the bottom here.
Flare tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith wants to control but Flare is keeping him busy.
Flare looking for submissions off his back.
Smith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems to be looking for submissions.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flare scores with a nice right hand.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Flare counters with a one-two to the body.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Flare counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flare wants to clinch.
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.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Flare counters with a stiff right hand.
Flare scores with a nice right hand.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Flare counters with a nice uppercut.
Flare connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith misses with a takedown
letting Flare counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flare throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
John Flare is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith tries for a takedown but Flare circles away easily
and Flare counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Smith.
I think Flare 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Flare!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between quintan jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bantou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Bantou has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, quintan jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bantou!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bantou shoots in looking for a takedown. jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Bantou keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bantou keeps working.
jackson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bantou has escaped the position, nice work there.
jackson controlling from side mount.
Bantou is looking to get back to his feet here but jackson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bantou's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantou tries to break free.
jackson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Bantou. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Bantou is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if jackson gets his way!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jackson looking to break Bantou's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bantou remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise jackson will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Bantou is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bantou looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
jackson has got one arm under Bantou's chin. This could be trouble... Bantou trying to control the other hand but jackson gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Bantou has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). quintan jackson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Stallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Itor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sylvester Stallone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Itor!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallone misses with a two punch combination.
Itor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stallone wants to improve his position but Itor is controlling well.
Stallone preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Stallone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stallone moves into full guard.
Itor trying to control but Stallone is working from the bottom.
Itor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stallone has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Itor doesn't defend quickly enough and Stallone has managed to lock this one up! Can Itor escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Stallone on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sylvester Stallone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between joachim dondee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rage Against The Machine - Know Your Enemy. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, joachim dondee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Connor!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dondee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
dondee scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Connor to see if he's OK.
dondee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
dondee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
dondee avoids the strikes from the bottom by Connor.
dondee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Check out the look on dondee's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
dondee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Connor on the ground.
dondee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Connor has escaped the position, nice work there.
dondee is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dondee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Connor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Connor wants to get back to his feet but dondee drags him back down.
dondee working away.
Connor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
dondee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Connor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Connor.
Connor trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Connor pushes a forearm under dondee's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, dondee is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Connor!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ham lll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ham lll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
lll closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
lll looking to throw knees to the head but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Griffin goes for a takedown attempt but lll pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
lll gets in close and instigates a clinch.
lll connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Josh Griffin has been cut.
Griffin looks gassed!
lll tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
lll connects with a knee to the head.
lll creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Griffin's defenses.
lll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin closes the distance and pushes lll back into the cage.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but lll has him pressed against the cage.
lll fails to pull the fight into his guard.
lll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
lll throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
lll tries to clinch
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
lll moves into range and clinches up with Griffin.
lll is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from lll.
lll can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lll gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Griffin regains guard.
lll is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffin has wrist control.
lll loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
lll 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.
lll slips nicely into half guard.
lll escapes and gets back to his feet.
Griffin takes a kick to the side of the head.
lll wants to clinch.
lll tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
lll misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to clinch.
lll ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
lll wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
lll clinches with his opponent.
lll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
lll works over Griffin's head and body with a nice combination.
lll is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
lll wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
Griffin moves into range and clinches up with lll.
lll looking to slow down the pace here.
Griffin is pressed up against the cage. lll has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Griffin down to the mat. Griffin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
lll lands a head kick. Griffin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Griffin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps lll's head backwards.
lll gets in close and instigates a clinch.
lll lands a knee to the head.
lll missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lll is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
lll is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffin has double underhooks.
lll taking a breather.
lll drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Griffin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ham lll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Griffin just misses with a elbow thrown towards lll's brow.
Griffin stops a takedown attempt from lll.
lll can't break the clinch.
Griffin pulls guard successfully.
lll 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.
lll gets to his feet - Griffin follows without any prompting.
Griffin wants to clinch.
lll moves into range and clinches up with Griffin.
lll is trying to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from lll.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but lll blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by lll.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but lll has him pressed against the cage.
lll can't break the clinch.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but lll blocks with his arms.
lll with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffin looking to stall.
Griffin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Griffin is looking to break free of the clinch but lll has double underhooks.
Griffin tries to stall but lll uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
lll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from lll, right into the meat.
No joy there for lll, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffin looks to land a combination but lll avoids it well.
lll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
lll keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffin misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ham lll dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Griffin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
lll moves into range and clinches up with Griffin.
lll manages to break the clinch.
lll tries a head kick but it misses.
lll swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
lll tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
lll steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but lll paws at him with a jab and circles away.
lll takes the fight into the clinch.
lll lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griffin or not.
lll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by lll.
lll scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
lll lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
lll doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
lll fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griffin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has lll pinned against the cage. lll gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lll has taken the fight to the clinch.
lll wants the takedown. Griffin is fighting it off but lll persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Griffin's guard against the cage.
lll won't allow Griffin to sweep him here.
lll is looking to stand up but Griffin won't let him.
lll throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
lll tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
lll wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Griffin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Griffin striking off his back.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
lll throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lll walks into a stiff left hand from Griffin.
Griffin rushes lll and presses him up against the cage.
lll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ham lll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
lll has managed to clinch.
Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick and lll moves out of range easily.
lll swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - lll looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around lll's waist but lll gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Griffin off to one side.
Griffin wants to clinch up but lll keeps it at a distance.
lll has closed the distance and engaged Griffin in a clinch.
Griffin tries for a takedown but lll manages to get underhooks.
Ham lll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Griffin.
Griffin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
lll lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Griffin lands a left hand that snaps the head of lll backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lll scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Griffin lands a left hand.
Griffin looking to throw knees to the head but lll is blocking nicely.
Griffin lands a shot to the body.
lll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
lll tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
lll tries to clinch up.
Griffin throws a head kick but lll moves out of range.
lll throws a lazy head kick
and Griffin counters with a nice body shot.
lll connects with a high kick.
Griffin clinches but lll breaks the clinch
and lll moves into the clinch.
lll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin fails with the takedown.
lll moves into the clinch.
lll stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from lll.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
lll doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
lll clinches up against the cage.
Griffin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from lll.
lll lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
lll looking to slow down the pace here.
lll throws a knee to the head but misses.
lll tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body.
Griffin has picked lll up - he's going for a ride! Griffin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Griffin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
lll kicks off Griffin and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ham lll dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Griffin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
lll takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Griffin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Griffin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
lll wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
lll digs a good hook to Griffin's body.
lll connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Griffin tries to keep at a distance but lll has taken the fight into the clinch.
lll scores with a hook to the body.
lll'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.
Griffin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. lll is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Griffin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Griffin stops a takedown attempt from lll.
Griffin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
lll lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griffin or not.
Griffin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from lll.
Griffin tries to pull guard but lll holds him up against the cage and eventually Griffin drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lll has had enough of the clinch but Griffin keeps him there for the moment.
lll lands a nice knee to the body.
lll is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griffin.
lll breaks from the clinch.
lll is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
lll tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
lll misses with a body kick.
Griffin throws a push kick but lll slaps the foot to one side.
Jab from Griffin.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Griffin!
Ham lll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin pushes lll up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Griffin pulls guard.
lll is looking to stand up but Griffin won't let him.
Griffin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
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.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
lll wants to stand but Griffin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Griffin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Griffin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
lll pushes Griffin off looking to stand but Griffin dives back in and keeps control.
lll blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
lll is trying to stand back up but Griffin is controlling him
Griffin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is controlling the pace.
lll is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griffin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
lll scores with a jab to the head.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
lll looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
lll swinging wilding here.
lll throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
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.
Griffin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Griffin has closed the distance and engaged lll in a clinch.
Griffin jumps guard but lll stands there with Griffin around his waist. Griffin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ham lll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Griffin.
lll lands a shot to the body.
lll slows down the pace here.
Griffin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as lll walks away with a smile on his face. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but lll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
lll connects with a high kick.
Griffin doesn't manage to clinch there - lll circles away.
lll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
lll tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
lll is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
lll throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Josh Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ham lll is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
lll misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ham lll showed his dominance in that final round.
Well lll 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ham lll!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jesse Drake has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesse Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Thiago does no damage.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt - Thiago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thiago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake lands a glancing blow to the side of Thiago's head.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Thiago counters with a takedown into side control.
Thiago in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Thiago fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Thiago scores with punches from side control.
Drake manages to get back to half guard.
Thiago lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thiago content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Drake tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is trying to get back to full guard.
Drake makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Drake.
Thiago throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thiago looks gassed!
Thiago wants to pass the guard but Drake is keeping the position.
Drake trying to keep a closed guard but Thiago is proving a slippery customer.
Thiago trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drake stalks Thiago and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thiago's face. Thiago staggers backwards, shaken.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Thiago has closed the distance and engaged Drake in a clinch.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thiago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thiago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thiago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thiago walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drake moves into the clinch.
Drake scores with a knee to the head.
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thiago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake tries to clinch
and Thiago counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Drake moves into full guard.
Thiago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thiago.
Drake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thiago makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thiago trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drake tries to clinch up but Thiago circles away and keeps his distance.
Thiago forces Drake back against the cage and clinches.
Thiago gets control of Drake's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thiago will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Drake trying to control but Thiago is working from the bottom.
Drake preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thiago will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Thiago kicks Drake off and gets to his feet.
Thiago lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Drake tries to clinch
and Thiago counters by moving into the clinch.
Thiago looking for a takedown.
Thiago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thiago blocks a head kick by Drake.
Thiago clinches with his opponent.
Thiago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake closes the distance but Thiago moves to the side
and Thiago counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thiago avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drake throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Thiago dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drake, as that shot connected.
Paulo Thiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thiago manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thiago is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Thiago wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Drake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thiago backwards.
Drake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Drake.
Drake can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thiago's brow.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Thiago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thiago takes one on the button.
Thiago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drake, pushing him back against the cage.
Drake fails to pull guard.
Thiago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thiago tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Thiago has a takedown stuffed.
Thiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drake lands the left hand.
Drake throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thiago connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thiago pushes Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake misses with some punches.
Thiago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thiago pushes Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake is trying to break free.
Drake is trying to break free.
Thiago leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drake wants to break free but Thiago has control.
Thiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Thiago pushes him off.
Drake throws a right and a left that Thiago avoids nicely.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago has a takedown stuffed.
Drake slips under a jab.
Thiago scores a takedown into full mount!
Thiago working the ground and pound effectively.
Drake working to try and regain half guard.
Thiago lands with some strikes.
Thiago dominating with strikes here.
Drake is trying to escape the mount.
Thiago has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago landing shots from mount.
Thiago with the ground and pound from mount.
Thiago lands a big elbow.
Drake is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Thiago pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thiago scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Drake really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Thiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Good shot there by Drake.
Drake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thiago throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Thiago wants to clinch
and Drake counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thiago's guard now.
Drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drake is working Thiago over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thiago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thiago wants to sweep but no luck.
Drake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Thiago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thiago has his foot on Drake's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drake works his way back into a safe position though.
Drake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thiago works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Drake prevents Thiago from breaking the clinch.
Thiago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thiago wants a takedown.
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thiago looks to clinch
and Drake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thiago takes a kick to the side of the head.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thiago drives through and clinches with Drake against the cage.
Thiago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thiago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thiago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thiago shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Drake's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Thiago is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thiago is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Drake wants to sweep here but Thiago controlling him for the moment.
Thiago 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.
Thiago throws a big right hand that misses.
Drake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thiago trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drake tries to clinch there but Thiago circles away.
Drake checks a leg kick nicely.
Thiago looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drake is fending him off so far but Thiago persists. Nope, Drake circles away and we're back to standing.
Drake digs a good body shot into Thiago's ribs.
Thiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thiago counters with a single leg into guard. Drake didn't expect that.
Drake scores with a nice shot.
Thiago showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thiago keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drake's head.
Thiago sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Drake's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Thiago is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drake looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thiago passes into half guard.
Drake tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Thiago decides to stand up.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jesse Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulo Thiago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thiago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Thiago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thiago winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Thiago!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Wayne has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Hill!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Hill.
It looks like Bruce Wayne has been cut.
Wayne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hill kicks Wayne off and gets back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Hill.
Wayne decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hill is trying to stand up here but Wayne is controlling him well.
Hill is refusing to be controlled, as Wayne sits in half guard.
Hill has one foot on Wayne's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hill.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Hill wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
Wayne has a takedown stuffed.
Wayne wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hill as he jumps to the side.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hill as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wayne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hill is fending him off so far but Wayne persists. Nope, Hill circles away and we're back to standing.
Wayne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hill pinned against the cage. Hill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hill scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wayne in his tracks.
Wayne gets a takedown into half guard.
Wayne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wayne is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill manages to get to full guard.
Wayne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hill has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wayne off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Wayne shoots in but no luck this time.
Hill tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wayne counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne trying to control the action but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill is looking to escape.
Hill wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne prevents Hill from standing back up.
Wayne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hill keeps working.
Hill is trying to stand back up but Wayne is controlling him
Wayne landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wayne takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hill cracks Wayne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wayne takes the fight into the clinch.
Wayne can't get the takedown.
Hill manages to break the clinch.
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wayne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hill's guard.
Wayne stops Hill from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill pushes Wayne off and gets back to his feet.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill misses with a double jab
and Wayne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wayne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne won't allow Hill to get back to his feet.
Hill being controlled here, momentarily.
Hill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wayne is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wayne lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Wayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wayne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wayne looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wayne stops Hill from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayne is keen to just control but Hill is a slippery customer.
Hill trying to hold on to Wayne's head to control him but Wayne postures up.
Hill is trying to stand back up but Wayne is controlling him
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hill as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wayne shoots in but no luck this time.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hill as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill misses with a double jab
and Wayne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hill's guard.
Wayne wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Wayne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wayne won't allow Hill to get back to his feet.
Wayne works over Hill with some ground and pound from guard.
Wayne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hill is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with some punches.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill stops a takedown attempt from Wayne.
Hill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hill is pushing Wayne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wayne has Hill pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hill manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hill is stalling here.
Hill tries to break the clinch but Wayne is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill stops a takedown attempt from Wayne.
Wayne wants to break free but Hill has control.
Hill lands a body punch.
Hill digs a right hand underneath Wayne's ribcage. Wayne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hill feints and as Wayne raises his hands in defense, Hill changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hill stands up from Wayne's guard - Hill perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hill tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it.
Hill throws a right and a left that Wayne avoids nicely.
Hill clinches.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hill manages to break the clinch.
Hill misses with a straight right.
Hill throws a combination that misses
and Wayne counters with a single leg into guard. Hill didn't expect that.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Wayne from controlling successfully.
Hill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Wayne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wayne's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wayne shoots and misses
and Hill counters with a left and a right that stings Wayne.
Wayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill works over Wayne's head and body with a nice combination.
Hill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hill tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Wayne punching from the bottom.
Hill tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Wayne.
Wayne is staying active underneath Hill, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hill wants to stand but Wayne has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wayne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hill is working away from the top position though.
Hill wants to stand but Wayne has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hill is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hill throws a jab when Wayne was well out of range.
Wayne shoots in but Hill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hill misses with a double jab
and Wayne counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wayne won't allow Hill to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wayne off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wayne tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Hill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Hill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wayne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hills head.
Wayne has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hill clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hill manages to reverse the position and now he's in Wayne's guard. Nice work there by Hill.
Hill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wayne wants to sweep but no luck.
Hill has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wayne is proving hard to escape from.
Wayne wants to sweep here but Hill controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne working a defensive guard here.
Bruce Wayne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hill is pushing down on Wayne's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wayne is fighting to maintain full guard but Hill has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hill stands up from half guard.
Wayne looks for a takedown but Hill sprawls well.
A punch combination from Hill misses.
Wayne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wayne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hill throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Hill really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wayne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Hill. No joy for Wayne on that attempt.
Hill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wayne's head.
Wayne has a takedown stuffed.
Hill goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wayne counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hill pulls Wayne in to control the position.
Hill lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wayne!
Hill is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wayne fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wayne, pushing him back against the cage.
Hill is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wayne can't fight it off and eventually Hill manages to take the fight to the floor. Wayne looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Wayne working a defensive guard here.
Wayne will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hill stopping the sweep attempt from Wayne.
Wayne keeping full guard, as Hill tries to pass.
Hill stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hill moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wayne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hill tries to buck Wayne off but he can't manage it.
Wayne tries to control but Hill wriggling away.
Wayne controlling from the full mount.
Hill's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hill hang on?
Wayne working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bruce Wayne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hill is looking to improve his position but Wayne isn't that keen on the idea.
Bobby Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hill is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Wayne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hill is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hill wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hill wants to hold on but Wayne pushes him away.
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.
Hill wants to get back to his feet.
Wayne is landing with some decent strikes but Hill is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wayne trying to control but Hill is having none of it.
Hill is trying to stand up.
Hill takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hill is desperately trying to improve his position but Wayne has a good base and remains in mount.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the head.
Wayne trying to control but Hill is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Hill.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 39:37
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 38:38
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 38:38
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy The Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy The Ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Hammer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Ripper.
Hammer has closed the distance and engaged The Ripper in a clinch.
The Ripper managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
The Ripper could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The Ripper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hammer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hammer fails to pull guard.
The Ripper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Ripper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hammer scores with a one two! The Ripper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Ripper shoots and misses
and Hammer counters with a big head kick but The Ripper shrugs it off.
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!
A big right from The Ripper misses.
The Ripper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hammer swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy The Ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer lands with a nice combination. The Ripper backs away looking to recover.
A telegraphed right hand from The Ripper misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Ripper is breathing heavily.
The Ripper shoots in for a double leg but Hammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hammer shoots in looking for a takedown. The Ripper tries to sprawl out of it but Hammer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Ripper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hammer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The Ripper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hammer finds it's way round the side to connect with The Ripper's head.
The Ripper throws an overhand right that lands on Hammer's shoulder, as Hammer tries to avoid the shot.
Hammer lands with a nice combination. The Ripper backs away looking to recover.
The Ripper gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hammer wanted to stand there but The Ripper had control of the position.
Hammer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hammer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Ripper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Randy The Ripper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammer throws a right and a left that The Ripper avoids nicely.
Hammer fails to land with a series of punches.
The Ripper scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as The Ripper tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper trying to control but Hammer is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Hammer really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hammer tries to lock up and control but The Ripper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Ripper misses with a head shot.
The Ripper wants to finish this one by submission but Hammer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from The Ripper.
The Ripper avoids the attempt from Hammer to control.
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.
The Ripper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hammer is looking to escape.
Hammer wants to control but The Ripper is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Ripper is working for a guillotine from mount but Hammer frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hammer dominated that round.
That's time! The Ripper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hammer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Ripper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hammer throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from The Ripper.
Hammer is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Hammer clinches with his opponent.
Hammer prevents The Ripper from breaking the clinch.
The Ripper drags the fight down to the ground.
The Ripper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hammer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Ripper working a defensive guard but Hammer manages to pass into side control anyway.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hammer wants to stand but The Ripper is controlling his arm.
The Ripper tries to bench press Hammer off him but Hammer keeps the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hammer tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hammer is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down The Ripper's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hammer stands up.
The Ripper misses with a combination
and Hammer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Ripper wants a takedown but no success here.
The Ripper wants to break free but Hammer has control.
The Ripper wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Ripper jumps into guard, dragging Hammer to the mat.
Hammer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Ripper working a defensive guard here.
The Ripper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The Ripper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hammer manages to get himself to full guard.
The Ripper drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hammer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hammer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hammer!
Hammer stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nice uppercut lands for Hammer. That snapped The Ripper's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hammer.
Hammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hammer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hammer dodges the punch combination from The Ripper.
The Ripper misses with a takedown
and Hammer counters with a thumping low kick.
Hammer looks to land a combination but The Ripper avoids it well.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hammer stands up and beckons The Ripper to his feet.
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Ripper.
The Ripper closes the distance and clinches up with Hammer, looking for a takedown. The Ripper pushes Hammer against the cage but Hammer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Ripper.
The Ripper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Ripper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hammer counters with a single leg into guard. The Ripper didn't expect that.
Hammer wants to control from the top but The Ripper keeps moving.
The Ripper working for a triangle but Hammer defends it easily.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but The Ripper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammer tries to stand but The Ripper is controlling from the bottom.
Hammer wants to stand and escape but instead The Ripper has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hammer controls The Ripper momentarily but The Ripper frees himself.
The Ripper drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hammer dives on top into guard.
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.
Hammer looking to sit in guard and control but The Ripper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Ripper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Ripper content to stall in guard here.
Hammer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammer wants to stand and escape but The Ripper is having none of it.
Hammer is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hammer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Ripper has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy The Ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Ripper misses with a takedown attempt
and Hammer counters with an outside leg kick.
The Ripper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hammer counters with a shoot takedown. The Ripper fights it but they end up in guard.
The Ripper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer stands up from The Ripper's guard - Hammer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hammer rushes The Ripper and presses him up against the cage.
The Ripper jumps guard but Hammer stands there with The Ripper around his waist. The Ripper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Ripper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hammer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hammer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Ripper has him pressed against the cage.
Hammer is pressed up against the cage. The Ripper has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hammer down to the mat. Hammer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Ripper throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hammer really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The Ripper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hammer throws a series of punches but The Ripper moves out of range.
Hammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hammer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hammer.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but The Ripper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Ripper shoots and misses
and Hammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Hammer.
Hammer moves into the clinch.
Hammer breaks from the clinch.
The Ripper misses with a combination
enabling Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hammer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hammer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer controlling from the full mount.
Hammer tries to control but The Ripper wriggling away.
Hammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice elbow there by Hammer.
Hammer is landing with some decent strikes but The Ripper is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The Ripper working to try and regain half guard.
Hammer looking to control but The Ripper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Ripper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hammer thowing shots but they're missing.
The Ripper is desperately trying to improve his position but Hammer has a good base and remains in mount.
Randy The Ripper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The Ripper works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammer preventing the sweep.
The Ripper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Ripper wants to control the position but Hammer says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The Ripper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper tries to get to full guard but Hammer has control of the leg.
The Ripper is trying to maintain the position but Hammer is very close to passing his half guard.
Hammer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The Ripper tries to get to full guard but Hammer has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hammer stalks The Ripper and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Ripper's face. The Ripper staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hammer 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 36:40
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 36:40
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 36:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hammer!
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