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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King George Iv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Huntington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Huntington is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Big right hand |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, King George Iv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Huntington!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huntington misses with a double jab
and George Iv counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Huntington misses with a few strikes there.
George Iv uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huntington.
George Iv needs to keep his hands up - Huntington had a free shot at his head there.
George Iv listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Huntington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
George Iv misses with a lunging right hand
and Huntington counters with a left and a right that stings George Iv.
George Iv misses with a left hand
and Huntington counters with a one-two to the body.
George Iv scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
George Iv jabs at Huntington's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George Iv throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
George Iv throws a shot to the body.
Huntington moves out of range as George Iv strikes.
George Iv throws the left hand but Huntington avoids the punch easily.
Huntington misses with a double jab
enabling George Iv to counter with a crisp jab.
George Iv misses with an uppercut
enabling Huntington to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George Iv misses with a left hand
letting Huntington counter with a right hand.
Huntington fails to land with a series of punches.
Huntington ducks under a wild hook from George Iv.
George Iv throws a lazy uppercut
and Huntington counters with a left and a right that stings George Iv.
George Iv is rocked!
King George Iv is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huntington misses with a jab, cross combination.
George Iv throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Huntington counters with a two punch combo.
Oh George Iv is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King George Iv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George Iv misses with a right hand
and Huntington counters with a left right combination that sends George Iv crashing to the mat - Huntington wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding George Iv out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Huntington!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertie Bertles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Heckingstall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertie Bertles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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299 lbs
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276 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bertie Bertles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavin Heckingstall!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertles doesn't manage to clinch there - Heckingstall circles away.
Bertles gets tackled into the cage by Heckingstall. Heckingstall maintains the clinch.
Heckingstall is trying to break free.
Bertles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bertles fails to land.
Heckingstall is trying to force a seperation but Bertles has the dominant position.
Heckingstall blocks an uppercut.
Bertles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bertles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heckingstall circles away from the clinch attempt
and Heckingstall counters with a takedown into side control.
Bertles is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Heckingstall off and has taken his back!
Heckingstall holding both Bertles 's hands and preventing any damage.
Heckingstall 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.
Bertles lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Heckingstall is rocked!
It looks like Gavin Heckingstall has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bertles is loading up with his shots from the back and Heckingstall is in big trouble! Heckingstall taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bertie Bertles!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowalski.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones misses the jab.
Kowalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Kowalski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kowalski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kowalski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kowalski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kowalski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalski is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jones is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jan Kowalski!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Fuel. Johny Walker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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295 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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KO power |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Askren!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker throws a lazy uppercut
and Askren counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Askren prevents Walker from getting back to his feet.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker is looking to stand up but Askren isn't so interested in that idea.
Askren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Askren working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Walker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Walker pushes Askren off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walker gets caught flat footed, as Askren shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Walker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Askren is controlling him.
Askren trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Askren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walker is keeping the position for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Walker wants to stand up but Askren is controlling him.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker is looking to stand up but Askren isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Askren was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Askren shoots in looking for a takedown but Walker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Askren's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Walker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walker tries to get out of the position.
Walker is trying to stand.
Askren not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Askren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walker's head.
Walker is looking to escape.
Askren lands strikes from half guard.
Askren looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Askren lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren thows a huge punch but Walker dodges it nicely.
Askren thows a huge punch but Walker dodges it nicely.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
Askren not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Askren trying to control from half guard but Walker is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Askren 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.
Askren looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Walker!
Askren throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Askren lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Askren looking to ground and pound but Walker is blocking nicely.
Walker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Askren.
Askren unloads with some shots from mount but Walker bucks and avoids them well.
Askren throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
BOOM! Askren connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Walker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Walker is trying to stand.
Askren fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Askren throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker taking shots to the head.
Askren has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Walker's face.
Walker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Askren.
Askren working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Askren working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Walker is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Askren.
Walker is in a horrible position here. Askren smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Askren throwing strikes here but Walker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Walker taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Askren.
Walker is in a horrible position here. Askren smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Askren in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Askren is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Walker has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Walker!
Walker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Askren has a closed guard, preventing Walker from standing up.
Askren pushes Walker off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johny Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Askren.
Askren tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Askren somewhat.
Johny Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Askren.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck for Askren with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Askren 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Askren throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walker's waist but Walker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Askren off to one side.
Walker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Askren.
Nice defenses there by Askren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Askren counters with a single leg into guard. Walker didn't expect that.
Askren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Askren is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askrenis looking to pass into half guard but Walker pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Walker is in guard.
Walker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Askren shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johny Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Askren.
Walker slaps away a takedown attempt from Askren, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Walker gets caught napping as Askren dives in and scores a takedown. Walker manages to retain guard.
Askren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Askren stops Walker from standing up.
Askren with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ben Askren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren prevents Walker from getting back to his feet.
Walker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Askren controls the pace.
Walker keeping full guard, as Askren tries to pass.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Askren passes into half guard.
Walker is trying to stand.
Askren controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to stand back up but Askren is controlling him
Askren has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Askren looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
Askren sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Walker wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Askren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Askren 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Askren!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Bowron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher comes to the cage accompanied by Gallows - London is the reason. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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201 lbs
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190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Bowron!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher closes the distance and pushes Bowron back into the cage.
Fletcher has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bowron is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bowron holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bowron gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fletcher prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bowron jumps guard and drags Fletcher to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bowron uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bowron looking to score a takedown here. Fletcher is defending well but Bowron drives through and ends up in Fletcher's guard.
Fletcher striking off his back but it's not causing Bowron any problems.
Bowron is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fletcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bowron looking to pass the guard.
Fletcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bowron landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowron trying to control the position from guard on top but Fletcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowron throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fletcher 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.
Fletcher keeping moving, preventing Bowron from controlling successfully.
Bowron must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bowron lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bowron trying to control the position from guard on top but Fletcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bowron with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bowron passes Fletcher's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fletcher is breathing heavily.
Fletcher moves into full guard.
Bowron postures up and lands a big shot to Fletcher's brow.
Bowron working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fletcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bowron is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bowron trying to control the position from guard on top but Fletcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bowron trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bowron controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fletcher has momentary wrist control but Bowron slips an elbow through the middle.
Bowron works over Fletcher with some ground and pound from guard.
Bowron distracts Fletcher with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowron trying to control the position from guard on top but Fletcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bowron drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Bowron as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Fletcher screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Bowron! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ryan Bowron!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haas Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Meyer had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haas Pratt!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratt ducks under a wild hook from Meyer.
Meyer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Meyer scores with a decent looking hook.
Pratt shoots and misses
and Meyer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pratt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meyer.
Meyer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Meyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Meyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Meyer connects with a couple of short punches.
Meyer wants to control from the top but Pratt keeps moving.
Pratt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer wants to pass the guard but Pratt is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyer throws a big right hand that misses.
Meyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Pratt has wrist control.
Meyer looking to sit in guard and control but Pratt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pratt stopping the sweep attempt from Meyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Meyer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pratt!
Meyer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pratt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Meyer throwing strikes here but Pratt is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pratt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Meyer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Meyer looking to finish with strikes here!
Meyer lands a big shot there that rocks Pratt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pratt tries to reverse the position but Meyer maintains control.
Meyer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pratt because Meyer loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Meyer 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.
Meyer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Meyer lands a heavy elbow.
Pratt looks gassed!
Meyer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Meyer throwing strikes here but Pratt is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Meyer landing strikes from the mount and Pratt is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer misses with some ground and pound and Pratt recovers position to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Meyer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Meyer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Meyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meyer throws an overhand right that lands on Pratt's shoulder, as Pratt tries to avoid the shot.
Meyer clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pratt.
Pratt works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pratt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Meyer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pratt has managed to get both his arms back between Meyer's legs - danger averted.
Meyer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Meyer postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Pratt in real trouble here! The ref calls for Pratt to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Meyer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Torsten Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Burkhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Burkhart is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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157 lbs
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146 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Torsten Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Burkhart!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burkhart moves in looking to clinch but Hoffman pushes him off.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut
letting Burkhart counter with a right hand.
Burkhart looks for the body kick but Hoffman saw that one coming.
Burkhart doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoffman circles away.
Burkhart tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burkhart tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burkhart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hoffman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burkhart takes one to the chin there.
Burkhart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burkhart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burkhart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burkhart tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hoffman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hoffman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Burkhart is trying to stand up here but Hoffman is controlling him well.
Hoffman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burkhart is trying to stand up here but Hoffman is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hoffman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoffman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burkhart keeps working.
Burkhart is trying to stand back up but Hoffman is controlling him
Hoffman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoffman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hoffman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hoffman stops Burkhart from getting back to his feet.
Hoffman is nestled in close to Burkhart, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hoffman wants to control but Burkhart is keeping him busy.
Hoffman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart is trying to stand back up but Hoffman is controlling him
Hoffman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hoffman wants to control but Burkhart is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burkhart tries to kick Hoffman off but Hoffman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hoffman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoffman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hoffman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hoffman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hoffman trying to control the action but Burkhart is working from the bottom.
Hoffman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burkhart defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is looking to stall here but Burkhart recovers full guard.
Burkhart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burkhart wants to stand but Hoffman is controlling the position.
Hoffman stands up over Burkhart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burkhart wants to stand and escape but Hoffman is having none of it.
Hoffman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burkhart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoffman looking to pass the guard.
Burkhart wants to stand and escape but Hoffman is having none of it.
Burkhart looks gassed!
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.
Hoffman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hoffman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hoffman working the head with strikes.
Burkhart wants to get back to his feet but Hoffman drags him back down.
Burkhart avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hoffman.
Hoffman prevents Burkhart from escaping the position.
Hoffman working the body and head with strikes.
Hoffman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hoffman landing strikes.
Burkhart parries the strikes from Hoffman easily there. Hoffman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Burkhart to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torsten Hoffman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoffman drives through with a takedown into Burkhart's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hoffman drops back looking for a leg! Burkhart is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Burkhart manages to kick Hoffman off! Hoffman jumps back into Burkhart's guard.
Burkhart keeping moving, preventing Hoffman from controlling successfully.
Hoffman postures up and lands a big shot to Burkhart's brow.
Hoffman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Burkhart's guard.
Hoffman 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.
Hoffman thows a huge punch but Burkhart dodges it nicely.
Burkhart wants to get back to his feet.
Hoffman working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Burkhart is trying to stand back up but Hoffman is controlling him
Burkhart is breathing heavily.
Hoffman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoffman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoffman is stalling here. Burkhart is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hoffman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Burkhart has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Burkhart tries to stand but Hoffman is controlling his head.
Burkhart decides to stand back up. Burkhart steps back and let's Hoffman get back to his feet.
Burkhart misses with an uppercut
letting Hoffman counter with a right hand.
Burkhart wants to clinch.
Hoffman cracks Burkhart with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with a takedown attempt - Burkhart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burkhart looks to clinch
and Hoffman counters with a takedown into side control.
Hoffman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hoffman scoring with punches and elbows.
Hoffman trying to control the position but Burkhart is working away.
Hoffman throws an elbow but Burkhart slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hoffman working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Burkhart is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hoffman scoring with punches and elbows.
Hoffman 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 Burkhart's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Burkhart dodges the ground and pound from Hoffman.
Hoffman lands an elbow.
Burkhart is trying to buck Hoffman off.
Hoffman tries to advance to mount but Burkhart denies him.
The ground and pound from Hoffman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Burkhart is trying to buck Hoffman off.
Burkhart being controlled for a moment.
Burkhart is pushing Hoffman's head away, looking to escape. Hoffman manages to hold on to the position 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.
Burkhart dodges the ground and pound from Hoffman.
Hoffman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burkhart keeps working.
Burkhart taking a bit of punishment here - Hoffman scoring with strikes.
Hoffman slows the pace down.
Hoffman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Burkhart some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffman tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torsten Hoffman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Burkhart tries to clinch but Hoffman moves away
and Hoffman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burkhart misses with a left hand
and Hoffman counters with a stiff right hand.
Alex Burkhart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burkhart lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hoffman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoffman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burkhart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burkhart misses with a body kick.
Hoffman punishes Burkhart's body with a nice straight punch.
Hoffman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Burkhart throws a hook to the side of Hoffman's head but Hoffman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burkhart connects with a single shot there.
Burkhart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burkhart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoffman.
Burkhart misses with a right hand
and Hoffman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burkhart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burkhart walks into a left hand.
Burkhart tries to clinch but Hoffman is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhart misses with a left hand
and Hoffman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Burkhart's guard.
Burkhart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hoffman advances position into side control!
Hoffman moves into full mount!
Hoffman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burkhart can do to turn this around?
Hoffman landing punches.
Hoffman punching from mount but Burkhart doing a good job of avoiding damage.
You get the feeling that Burkhart really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hoffman dominating with strikes here.
Hoffman tries to control but Burkhart wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman with good strikes from the mount here!
Burkhart is squirming around, avoiding Hoffman's attempts to control the action.
Burkhart in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Hoffman.
Hoffman landing strikes from the mount.
Burkhart trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hoffman looking to finish Burkhart with some ground and pound. This is bad for Burkhart!
Hoffman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Burkhart?
Alex Burkhart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torsten Hoffman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoffman landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman working for a guillotine from mount but Burkhart is in no mood to give up.
Hoffman working the ground and pound effectively.
Hoffman looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hoffman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burkhart can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hoffman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burkhart can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Burkhart is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hoffman is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Burkhart can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Burkhart is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman with a couple of short strikes.
Hoffman won't let Burkhart get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The referee warns Burkhart that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hoffman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Burkhart really wants to buck Hoffman off and get back to his feet.
Hoffman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoffman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hoffman with the ground and pound from mount.
Burkhart throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Torsten Hoffman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoffman 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torsten Hoffman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rual Ferdinand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shefki Kuqi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferdinand comes to the cage accompanied by Fluorecent Adolecent. 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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178 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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rual Ferdinand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shefki Kuqi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferdinand moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuqi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ferdinand throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ferdinand feints and then cracks Kuqi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuqi down.
Ferdinand punishes Kuqi's body with a nice straight punch.
Ferdinand fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ferdinand thuds his shin into the meat of Kuqi's side.
Kuqi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ferdinand sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kuqi somewhat.
Ferdinand lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuqi.
Ferdinand uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kuqi has time to react.
Ferdinand buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuqi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ferdinand quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferdinand is trying to stand up here but Kuqi is controlling him well.
Ferdinand tries to get to full guard but Kuqi has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinand blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuqi.
Ferdinand wants to get back to his feet.
Ferdinand on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ferdinand tries to get out of the position.
Kuqi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kuqi thows a huge punch but Ferdinand dodges it nicely.
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.
Kuqi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuqi looks to land a strike but Ferdinand avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ferdinand working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuqi.
Kuqi throwing strikes from guard but Ferdinand blocks nicely.
Ferdinand wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kuqi wants to control from the top but Ferdinand keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuqi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferdinand wants to stand and escape but Kuqi is having none of it.
Kuqi wants to control from the top but Ferdinand keeps moving.
Kuqi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuqi postures up in Ferdinand's guard and throws a big left but Ferdinand blocks it.
Ferdinand utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ferdinand preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ferdinand will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ferdinand utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Kuqi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ferdinand's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuqi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ferdinand working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuqi.
Ferdinand is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuqi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferdinand knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuqi on the ground.
Kuqi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuqi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuqi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kuqi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferdinand works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rual Ferdinand dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kuqi looks for a takedown but Ferdinand sprawls well.
Kuqi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kuqi lands in his opponent's guard.
Kuqi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferdinand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuqi passes Ferdinand's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kuqi thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ferdinand to regain full guard.
Kuqi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferdinand works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuqi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferdinand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferdinand utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuqi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ferdinand utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuqi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kuqi trying to control but Ferdinand is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferdinand preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuqi controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Shefki Kuqi.
Ferdinand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shefki Kuqi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferdinand pushes Kuqi away with a front kick.
Ferdinand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuqi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferdinand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuqi looks for a takedown but Ferdinand sprawls well.
Ferdinand misses with a hook to the body
and Kuqi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ferdinand!
Ferdinand is bucking up trying to escape but Kuqi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kuqi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kuqi punching from mount but Ferdinand doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kuqi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kuqi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kuqi looking to finish Ferdinand with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ferdinand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuqi throws some wild stikes that Ferdinand manages to avoid easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuqi with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuqi landing punches.
Kuqi unloading with bombs!
Kuqi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shefki Kuqi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kuqi punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferdinand really wants to buck Kuqi off and get back to his feet.
Ferdinand takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kuqi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ferdinand's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shefki Kuqi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuqi misses with a body shot.
Ferdinand throws out a powerful jab.
Kuqi fails with a takedown attempt.
Ferdinand fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuqi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ferdinand sprawls well initially but Kuqi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kuqi trying to control the action but Ferdinand is working from the bottom.
Kuqi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ferdinand is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuqi content to control rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kuqi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ferdinand is looking to escape.
Kuqi controlling the action here.
Ferdinand trying to control but Kuqi postures up.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferdinand throws a right hand that Kuqi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuqi also avoids with ease.
Kuqi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kuqi controlling from the top position.
Kuqi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferdinand working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuqi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuqi is working Ferdinand over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kuqi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuqi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferdinand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuqi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ferdinand avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuqi works over Ferdinand with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuqi wants to pass the guard but Ferdinand is keeping the position.
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.
Kuqi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kuqi is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferdinand has wrist control.
Kuqi trying to control but Ferdinand is working from the bottom.
Kuqi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuqi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferdinand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kuqi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shefki Kuqi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kuqi 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shefki Kuqi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan McEvoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micah Magnum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan McEvoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Micah Magnum!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnum shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McEvoy defends it nicely.
Magnum fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McEvoy to the ground. Magnum is now in McEvoy's guard.
Magnum drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McEvoy dives on top into guard.
McEvoy stopping the sweep attempt from Magnum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnum has an active guard here but McEvoy has managed to pass into half guard.
Magnum is looking for a sweep. McEvoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Magnum is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Magnum wants to control but McEvoy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
McEvoy wants to stand up but Magnum has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Magnum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McEvoy is working away from the top position though.
McEvoy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Magnum does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Magnum wants to improve his position but McEvoy is controlling well.
McEvoy tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum is staying active underneath McEvoy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ryan McEvoy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Magnum avoids the head kick by McEvoy.
Ryan McEvoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magnum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McEvoy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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.
Magnum shoots in for a double leg but McEvoy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Magnum misses with a wild body shot.
Magnum throws a leg kick
and McEvoy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Magnum's knee momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McEvoy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan McEvoy 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.
Magnum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McEvoy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Magnum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McEvoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnum misses with the body kick
and McEvoy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Magnum is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magnum misses with a body shot
and McEvoy counters with a body kick that stops Magnum in his tracks momentarily.
McEvoy tries to clinch up.
Magnum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McEvoy.
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.
McEvoy tries to land a leg kick but Magnum saw it coming and moves away.
McEvoy misses with a head kick.
McEvoy lands with a thumping leg kick.
McEvoy misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum moves out of range of the body kick.
McEvoy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Magnum misses
and McEvoy counters with a good low kick that Magnum was not able to check.
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.
Magnum misses with a body punch
and McEvoy counters with a thumping low kick.
McEvoy connects with a high kick.
McEvoy misses with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McEvoy swings for the body but Magnum moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan McEvoy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Magnum crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McEvoy - the referee stops the clock and Magnum gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McEvoy. Magnum manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McEvoy lands a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from McEvoy.
McEvoy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magnum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnum avoids the head kick by McEvoy.
McEvoy throws a body kick the misses
and Magnum counters with a shoot takedown. McEvoy fights it but they end up in guard.
Magnum trying to control but McEvoy is working from the bottom.
Magnum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magnum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McEvoy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magnum is one step ahead there.
Magnum wants to control from the top but McEvoy keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McEvoy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magnum is one step ahead there.
Magnum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum drops back, looking for a kneebar! McEvoy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McEvoy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McEvoy!
Magnum sneaks back into half guard.
Magnum is positioning himself well to prevent McEvoy advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnum is looking to control McEvoy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Magnum avoid being mounted?
McEvoy is keen to just control but Magnum is a slippery customer.
Magnum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ryan McEvoy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Magnum wants to get back to full guard but McEvoy has mounted him!
Magnum wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Micah Magnum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McEvoy controlling well, preventing Magnum from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan McEvoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McEvoy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan McEvoy!
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