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The Wicked Fighter:Heavyweight PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven McCarel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gareth Owens will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven McCarel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gareth Owens!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McCarel showed some decent athleticism there.
Owens makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Owens.
McCarel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Owens has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCarel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McCarel is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Owens is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Owens has escaped and now he's on top!
McCarel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Owens gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Owens is looking to work some ground and pound but McCarel has wrist control.
Owens sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McCarel's guard.
Owens working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Owens is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McCarel sees it coming and defends easily.
Owens seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McCarel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarel actively working from the bottom here.
McCarel looking for submissions off his back.
Owens passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Owens.
McCarel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McCarel gets back to half guard.
McCarel is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Owens pulls his head out easily.
Owens works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarel working to try and regain half guard.
Owens working for a submission but McCarel is keeping him at bay.
Owens looks gassed!
McCarel is looking to get to half guard.
McCarel is squirming around, avoiding Owens's attempts to control the action.
Owens prevents McCarel from getting the reversal.
McCarel is working hard here to advance position.
Owens scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McCarel?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarel gets back to half guard.
McCarel actively working from the bottom here.
McCarel is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Owens pulls his head out easily.
Owens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McCarel is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Owens pulls his head out easily.
McCarel actively working from the bottom here.
McCarel is trying to get back to full guard.
Owens is trying to work for a kimura but McCarel is defending well.
McCarel could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McCarel taking some punishment here, with Owens in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCarel actively working from the bottom here.
McCarel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McCarel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Owens trying to control from half guard but McCarel is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Owens lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Owens dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McCarel shoots in but Owens avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Owens tries to bum rush McCarel with a series of wild strikes but McCarel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCarel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Owens throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Owens wants to pass the guard but McCarel is keeping the position.
McCarel isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Owens stacks McCarel on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Owens!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarel tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Owens presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
McCarel is in all sorts of trouble here.
McCarel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Owens on the ground.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Owens cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McCarel tries to reverse the position but Owens maintains control.
Owens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McCarel is looking to escape.
Owens is breathing heavily.
McCarel can't escape the position.
Owens lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McCarel is bucking up trying to escape but Owens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Owens prevents McCarel from getting the reversal.
Owens looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McCarel tries to reverse the position but Owens maintains control.
Owens tries to control but McCarel wriggling away.
McCarel working to try and regain half guard.
Owens working for a guillotine from mount but McCarel is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Owens tries to control but McCarel wriggling away.
McCarel is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McCarel slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
McCarel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McCarel actively working from the bottom here.
McCarel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McCarel actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCarel looking for subs from the bottom but Owens mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Owens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Owens scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Owens sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Owens has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McCarel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Owens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens has hold of McCarel's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and McCarel manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
McCarel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Owens raining down shots from the mount!
McCarel manages to regain half guard. Good work.
McCarel looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. McCarel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McCarel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gareth Owens has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCarel looking for a guillotine from mount but Owens is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCarel looking to secure an arm triangle but Owens defends it well.
Owens is looking to get to half guard.
McCarel is going olschool here, as he tries to force Owens to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Owens shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McCarel has hold of Owens's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Owens manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
McCarel avoids the attempt from Owens to control.
Owens is trying desperately to improve position.
McCarel looking to secure an arm triangle but Owens defends it well.
McCarel wants to finish this one by submission but Owens is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from McCarel.
McCarel jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Owens is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Owens and McCarel has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
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.
McCarel goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Owens has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McCarel but great work by Owens.
Gareth Owens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Owens in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... McCarel is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gareth Owens!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Burns III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Казаки - Ой да . The crowd seem to be enjoying Burns III's choice of entrance music: Off with his head- Big Pun. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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233 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Burns III!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Emelianenko.
Burns III sneaks back into half guard.
Emelianenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Emelianenko wants to pass to mount but Burns III is defending the position.
Emelianenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burns III does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Emelianenko moves into full mount! Burns III won't be happy about that!
Burns III in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Burns III is looking to improve his position but Emelianenko isn't that keen on the idea.
Emelianenko blocks Burns III's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Burns III is trying to escape the mount.
Emelianenko looking to secure an arm triangle but Burns III defends it well.
Burns III gets back to half guard.
Emelianenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Burns III doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Emelianenko.
Burns III looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is working for a kimura but Burns III is defending it quite comfortably.
Emelianenko is keen to just control but Burns III is a slippery customer.
Burns III looking for submissions off his back.
Burns III gets back to full guard.
Burns III should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Burns III looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Emelianenko drops back looking for a leg! Burns III is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Burns III manages to kick Emelianenko off! Emelianenko jumps back into Burns III's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Emelianenko 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.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Burns III working for a triangle but Emelianenko defends it easily.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Emelianenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Emelianenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Burns III will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns III throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Emelianenko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Burns III is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Burns III has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Emelianenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Emelianenko is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Burns III has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Emelianenko is looking to defend but Burns III has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Emelianenko! Burns III pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Emelianenko taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eugene Burns III!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montgomery has chosen Alive and Kicking - Nonpoint as his entrance music. Prince Montgomery told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bull tries to clinch but Montgomery moves out of range.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch but Montgomery swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montgomery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montgomery lands with a nice body punch.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch but Montgomery swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bull takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bull is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montgomery lands a jab to the head.
Montgomery ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Bull's jaw. Bull's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Montgomery does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Prince Montgomery!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karel Kaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Karel Kaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Atonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira gets the takedown into side control.
Nogueira is chipping away with strikes.
Kaya sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nogueira is keen to just control but Kaya is a slippery customer.
Kaya trying to hold on to Nogueira's head to control him but Nogueira postures up.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura here.
Nogueira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nogueira is working for a kimura but Kaya is defending it quite comfortably.
Nogueira tries to pass to full mount but Kaya defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nogueira gets a takedown into half guard.
Kaya keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nogueira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nogueira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nogueira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kaya is just riding it out for now. Nogueira eventually gives up the hold.
Nogueira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaya defending well though.
Nogueira wants to work for an arm triangle but Kaya is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nogueira looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nogueira throws a strike but Kaya avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaya working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nogueira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nogueira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nogueira 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.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaya looking for a guillotine here but Nogueira defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaya is looking for a triangle but Nogueira pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira thows a big elbow that misses.
Nogueira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nogueira thows a big elbow that misses.
Kaya looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nogueira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nogueira tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaya is retaining full guard.
Nogueira slips nicely into half guard.
Nogueira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaya defending well though.
Kaya could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kaya has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kaya tries to roll over but Nogueira keeps him under control.
Kaya is working hard here to advance position.
Nogueira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kaya makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nogueira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nogueira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaya keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atonio Rodrigo Nogueira dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nogueira feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kaya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nogueira.
Nogueira drops back looking for a leg! Kaya is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kaya manages to kick Nogueira off! Nogueira jumps back into Kaya's guard.
Nogueira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kaya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaya escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nogueira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nogueira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaya working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nogueira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nogueira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nogueira trying to control but Kaya is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaya is looking for a triangle but Nogueira pushes his legs off easily.
Nogueira scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nogueira thows a big elbow that misses.
Nogueira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kaya is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kaya has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kaya takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nogueira has hold of Kaya's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kaya seems comfortable defending it but Nogueira has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kaya is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kaya is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Nogueira couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Atonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doran Connell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Converse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connell comes to the cage accompanied by House of Pain - Jump Around. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Doran Connell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Calvin Converse!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Connell tries to land a knee to the head but Converse blocks with his arms.
Converse tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Connell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Connell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Converse has had enough of the clinch but Connell keeps him there for the moment.
Converse has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Connell uses from the top position.
Converse avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Connell throwing strikes from guard but Converse blocks nicely.
Connell postures up in Converse's guard and throws a big left but Converse blocks it.
Converse wants to sweep here but Connell controlling him for the moment.
Connell is looking to work some ground and pound but Converse has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Converse is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Connell wants to control from the top but Converse keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Converse looks to clinch
and Connell counters by moving into the clinch.
Connell pushes off an throws an elbow but Converse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Converse looking to throw knees to the head but Connell is blocking nicely.
Connell misses with an elbow strike.
Connell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Converse trying to land knees to the body.
Converse has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Connell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Converse lands a nice knee to the body.
Converse dodges an elbow strike from Connell.
Converse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Connell is keeping busy.
Connell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Converse uses from the top position.
Connell keeping moving, preventing Converse from controlling successfully.
Connell looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Converse wanted to stand there but Connell had control of the position.
Connell seems keen to control Converse's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Connell trying to control the position.
Connell keeping moving, preventing Converse from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Connell gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Converse trying to get back to full guard but Connell takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Converse looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Converse takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Converse is in a horrible position here. Connell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Connell with shots to the head and body - Converse looks very uncomfortable down there.
Converse is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Connell with a couple of short strikes.
Connell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Connell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Connell jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Converse manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Converse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connell working the ground and pound.
Connell scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connell working the ground and pound.
Connell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Converse to see if he's OK.
Connell throws a strike aimed at the side of Converse's head but Converse avoids it well.
Converse throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Connell tries to clinch but Converse is having none of it.
Converse doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Connell counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doran Connell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Connell doesn't manage to clinch there - Converse circles away.
Converse closes the distance looking to clinch
and Connell counters with a takedown into side control.
Connell landing a few strikes.
Connell creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Connell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Converse keeps working.
Connell working the ground and pound but Converse is defending the strikes.
Connell scores with punches from side control.
Connell lands a few punches from side control.
Converse wants to control but Connell postures up.
Converse is breathing heavily.
Converse dodges the ground and pound from Connell.
Converse manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connell flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Connell kicks Converse off and gets back to his feet.
Connell rushes Converse and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Connell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Connell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Connell is keen to just control but Converse is a slippery customer.
Converse blocking the ground and pound attempt from Connell.
Connell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Converse's head.
Converse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Converse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Connell.
Connell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Converse keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connell lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Converse tries to clinch up
and Connell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Converse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connell moves into range and clinches up with Converse.
Connell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Converse's defenses.
Converse has had enough of the clinch but Connell keeps him there for the moment.
Converse takes an elbow to the temple.
Connell lands a nice elbow.
Connell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connell lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connell seems to be working for a kimura but Converse defends the submission attempt.
Converse blocking the ground and pound attempt from Connell.
Connell drops an elbow to the side of Converse's head.
Converse keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Converse wants to control but Connell is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Connell there.
Connell drops an elbow to the side of Converse's head.
Converse is in trouble now - Connell has advanced to mount!
Converse can't escape the position.
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.
Connell landing strikes from the mount.
Connell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Connell working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Connell with a couple of short strikes.
Connell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Converse that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Connell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Converse can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Connell is going olschool here, as he tries to force Converse to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Converse shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connell trying to control but Converse is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doran Connell dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Converse tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Connell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Connell won't allow Converse to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Connell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Connell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Connell wants to pass the guard but Converse is keeping the position.
Connell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Converse working for a triangle but Connell defends it easily.
Converse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Connell is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Converse working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Connell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Connell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Converse circles away from the clinch attempt
and Converse counters with a head kick. That will keep Connell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Connell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calvin Converse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connell is looking to clinch but Converse is avoiding it.
Converse wants to clinch
and Connell moves into the clinch.
Converse fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Connell lands an elbow that stopped Converse in his tracks for a moment.
Converse takes an elbow to the forehead.
Connell managing to block the knees to the body from Converse.
Connell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Connell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Connell looking to throw knees to the head but Converse is blocking nicely.
Connell has picked Converse up - he's going for a ride! Connell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Connell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Connell trying to control the action but Converse is working from the bottom.
Connell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Connell.
Connell working Converse over with strikes.
Converse tries to kick Connell off in order to stand up. Connell Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Connell is chipping away with strikes.
Connell lands some shots froms side control.
Converse takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Connell is chipping away with strikes.
Connell trying to control the position but Converse is working away.
Connell working the head and body with strikes.
Connell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Converse takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Connell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Connell trying to control the position but Converse is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Converse is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Connell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Converse is working to avoid the ground and pound but Connell connects with a decent elbow.
Converse tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Connell decides to stand up, so the ref orders Converse to his feet.
Converse throws a sloppy head kick and Connell moves out of range easily.
Calvin Converse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Converse tries to keep at a distance but Connell has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doran Connell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Connell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doran Connell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seeley Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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174 lbs
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182 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Swift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seeley Booth!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth doesn't manage to clinch there - Swift circles away.
Booth lands with a straight right. Swift didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Charlie Swift has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Swift!
Booth looks to land a combination but Swift avoids it well.
Swift misses with a head kick.
Swift throws a nice head kick!
Swift lands with a kick to the temple. Booth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Booth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swift has Booth up against the cage in a clinch.
Booth has had enough of the clinch but Swift keeps him there for the moment.
Swift prevents Booth from breaking the clinch.
Swift jumps guard but Booth stands there with Swift around his waist. Swift gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Booth.
Swift lands an elbow that stopped Booth in his tracks for a moment.
Booth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swift connects with a nasty looking knee right to Booth's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Booth working aggressively here.
Swift tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Swift is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Booth pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Booth tries to break the clinch but Swift is controlling the position.
Booth letting Swift take a breather here.
Swift lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Swift or perhaps it was just good defense by Booth which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Swift. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swift looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Booth misses.
Booth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Swift.
Booth catches Swift napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Swift to the canvas!
Swift is rocked!
Swift working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Booth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Booth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oh Swift is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swift is breathing heavily.
Swift keeping full guard, as Booth tries to pass.
Swift seems to have got his legs back now.
Swift manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth tries to clinch up
and Swift counters with a nice kick to the body.
Booth misses with a wild combination.
Booth scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booth throws a series of punches but Swift moves out of range.
Swift misses with a wild combination.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Booth knocks Swift out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Seeley Booth!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between bitty mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, bitty mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Jones!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mack feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing mack from standing up.
mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mack wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
mack landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mack throws and elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in mack's guard. Nice move by Jones!
mack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
mack is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones won't allow mack to sweep him here.
Jones has gone for a leg lock! mack slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's 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.
mack throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
mack knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones keeping full guard, as mack tries to pass.
mack stands up from Jones's guard - mack perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
mack scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones wants to control but mack is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control the action here but instead mack manages to pass to full mount!
Jones looks gassed!
mack can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
mack working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
mack can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones can't escape the position.
mack is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones can't escape the position.
mack wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones can't escape the position.
Jones tries to hold on but mack pushes him away.
mack controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bitty mack dominated that round.
That's time! mack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Both fighters circling a little - mack finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
mack closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones is not content to let mack control the position.
Jones trying to hold on to mack's head to control him but mack postures up.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as mack sits in half guard.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Jones is breathing heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mack landing some decent shots from guard.
mack controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
mack postures up.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
mack has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
mack has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
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.
mack stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
mack has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
mack lands a couple of digs.
mack trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones fails with the takedown
and mack counters with a head kick.
mack looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mack content just to control the position here.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
mack connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
mack is working for a guillotine from mount but Jones frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
mack is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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.
Jones just holding on.
mack scores with a couple of good head shots there.
mack tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones tries to reverse the position but mack maintains control.
mack jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jones manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bitty mack dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones misses with a takedown
and mack counters with a takedown into side control.
mack is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones regains half guard.
mack is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
mack is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mack wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
mack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones keeping moving, preventing mack from controlling successfully.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! mack escapes and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control!
mack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
mack working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents mack from improving position.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and mack moves into the clinch.
mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
mack closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
mack wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
mack is really struggling to control Jones but he's trying to hold on to the position.
bitty mack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones keeping full guard, as mack tries to pass.
Jacob Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
bitty mack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
bitty mack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well mack 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bitty mack!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Pritchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Cardinal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardinal has chosen In Mourning - In The Failing Hour as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Pritchett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Cardinal!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardinal tries to bum rush Pritchett with a series of wild strikes but Pritchett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pritchett fails to land with a series of punches.
Cardinal throws a one two combo.
It looks like Chris Pritchett has been cut.
Cardinal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pritchett counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cardinal!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cardinal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pritchett takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pritchett working for a guillotine from mount but Cardinal is in no mood to give up.
Pritchett can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cardinal is looking to escape.
Cardinal tries to reverse the position but Pritchett maintains control.
Cardinal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cardinal tries to kick Pritchett off but Pritchett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchett is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cardinal moves into full guard.
Cardinal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cardinal keeping moving, preventing Pritchett from controlling successfully.
Pritchett tries to free his leg and advance position but Cardinal is retaining full guard.
Pritchett is posturing up here but Cardinal has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Pritchett tries to roll out but it's too tight and Pritchett has to tap! Slick submission there by Cardinal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey Cardinal!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Louden Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swain's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Foreigner "Hot Blooded". These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louden Swain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rico Drake!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swain tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Swain tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Swain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake wants to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drake.
Drake throws a head kick but Swain moves out of range.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Swain's shoulder, as Swain tries to avoid the shot.
Swain moves into the clinch successfully.
Swain digs a right hand into Drake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drake's gas tank.
Swain digs a right hand underneath Drake's ribcage. Drake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Swain breaks the clinch.
Rico Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Swain. No joy for Drake on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a low kick.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Swain looks to clinch
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake lands a jab to the nose.
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Swain clinches up with Drake and pushes him back against the cage.
Swain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Swain struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Swain is leaning against Drake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Swain lands a body punch.
Drake looks gassed!
Swain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Swain lands a shot to the body.
Swain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swain 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.
Swain stands up from Drake's guard - Swain perhaps looking for a knockout.
Swain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Swain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swain takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swain's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drake is looking to escape.
Swain stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Swain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swain.
Swain fails to land with a series of punches.
Swain gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain is thwarting Drake's attempts to control the position.
Swain tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Drake.
Drake is trying to stand.
Swain decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Swain drops Drake with a left and a right! Oh, Drake is hurt - Swain dives into side control looking to finish!
Drake is rocked!
It looks like Rico Drake has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Swain decides to stand back up.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Swain finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swain has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louden Swain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Drake'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.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drake seems to have recovered his senses.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swain clinches up with Drake and pushes him back against the cage.
Swain misses with a punch to the body.
Swain misses with a body punch.
Drake blocks a body shot from Swain.
Drake prevents a body shot from Swain.
A short body shot lands from Swain as the two fighters clinch.
Swain digs a right hand into Drake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drake's gas tank.
Swain lands a body punch.
Swain keeps control of Drake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Swain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Swain pushes Drake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Swain.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Swain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drake avoids the body shot from Swain.
Swain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drake but Drake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Swain staying out of range there.
Drake misses with a looping left.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swain moves away.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Swain closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Swain lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Drake wants to clinch.
Swain fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Drake sprawls well initially but Swain persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Swain stands up out of the half guard.
Swain closes the distance and clinches.
Swain lands a nice shot to the body.
Drake working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Swain.
Drake tries to work over Swain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain is leaning against Drake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Swain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Swain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Swain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swain shoots in but Drake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Swain wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Drake.
A nice combination there by Drake.
Drake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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.
Swain stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swain fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Drake misses.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Louden Swain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swain misses with a hook.
Drake attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louden Swain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rico Drake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swain looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Swain gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swain tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Swain avoids the head kick by Drake.
Swain throws a series of punches but Drake moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake misses with a low kick as Swain jumps back.
Swain looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Drake!
Swain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drake on the ground.
Drake is squirming around, avoiding Swain's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain avoids the attempt from Drake to control.
Swain wants to control the pace but Drake is squirming around nicely.
Swain get's back to his feet.
Drake wants to clinch up but Swain keeps it at a distance.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Swain.
Drake misses with a combination
and Swain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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.
Swain misses with a body punch.
Swain lands a body punch.
Swain breaks from the clinch.
Drake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Swain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Swain is leaning against Drake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Swain is working Drake over against the cage.
Swain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swain circles away quickly and effectively.
Swain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Swain moves into the clinch.
A short right from Drake on the inside.
Drake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Swain lands a body punch.
Drake has had enough of the clinch but Swain keeps him there for the moment.
Swain cracks Drake with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Swain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Swain.
A body shot lands from Swain.
Swain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drake.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Swain.
Swain digs a right hand underneath Drake's ribcage. Drake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Swain.
Swain scores with a shot to the side of Drake's head.
Swain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Swain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drake's waist but Drake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swain off to one side.
Swain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drake pinned against the cage. Drake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drake shoots for a takedown but Swain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Swain does no damage.
Swain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake connects with a crisp jab.
Drake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swain is fending him off so far but Drake persists. Nope, Swain circles away and we're back to standing.
Swain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drake tries to avoid it but Swain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drake to the ground. Drake escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louden Swain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drake throws a series of punches but Swain moves out of range.
Swain looks for a takedown but Drake sprawls well.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Swain tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louden Swain clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Drake's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake closes the distance looking to clinch
and Swain counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Drake!
Swain gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Drake throws a one two combo.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Swain.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Drake does no damage.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swain counters by clinching up.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake has had enough of the clinch but Swain keeps him there for the moment.
Swain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swain scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Swain.
Swain breaks from the clinch.
Swain gets a takedown into half guard.
Swain postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Drake to stand up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drake misses with a combination
and Swain counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drake won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Drake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Swain has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Swain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drake circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Swain counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Swain postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Drake to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swain moves into the clinch.
Swain lands a right hand.
Swain avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Swain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Swain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Swain seems unphased.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swain circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake misses with a head kick.
Swain tests Drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Swain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Swain does no damage.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drake gets caught flat footed, as Swain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Swain wants to stand but Drake has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Swain gets to his feet. Drake looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to de liver by Swain. Beautiful body shot.
Swain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louden Swain had his way with Rico Drake in that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Drake's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Swain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake fakes the leg kick and cracks Swain in the body.
Swain misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Swain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swain looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Swain moves out of range of the body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Swain doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Swain rushes Drake and presses him up against the cage.
Drake wants to break free but Swain has control.
Good body shot from Swain.
Drake wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Swain.
Drake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Swain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Swain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swain tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Drake counters with a left and a right that stings Swain.
Swain blocks a head kick by Drake.
Swain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Swain looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Swain tries to stand but Drake is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking to control.
Drake wants to stand and escape but Swain is having none of it.
Swain decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Drake, up you get!
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Swain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A hook to the body from Swain.
Drake is looking to break free of the clinch but Swain has double underhooks.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swain manages to break the clinch.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swain looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Swain counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Drake's guard now.
Swain decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Drake, up you get!
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swain slips a straight right by Drake.
Swain clinches.
Drake has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Swain uses from the top position.
Swain gets to his feet - Drake follows without any prompting.
Swain is looking to wear down Drake with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Swain avoids the head kick by Drake.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain tries to clinch up.
Drake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Swain but Swain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Swain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake shoots and misses
and Swain decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drake's guard.
Louden Swain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Drake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake is looking to stand up but Swain isn't so interested in that idea.
Swain stands and steps away. Drake gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rico Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swain looks for a takedown but Drake sprawls well.
Louden Swain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swain looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louden Swain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Swain 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:44
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:44
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louden Swain!
Louden Swain is the new bantamweight champion!
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