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MMAL 45: Evolution PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj Tiongson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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243 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Jabbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dj Tiongson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiongson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jabbar throws an overhand right that lands on Tiongson's shoulder, as Tiongson tries to avoid the shot.
Tiongson tries to clinch but Jabbar moves away
and Jabbar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jabbar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiongson is looking to break free of the clinch but Jabbar has double underhooks.
Tiongson fails to pull guard.
Jabbar can't find room to land a body shot as Tiongson controls the action.
Jabbar stalling.
Jabbar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dj Tiongson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabbar throws a sloppy head kick and Tiongson moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar lands a big head kick that sends Tiongson tumbling to the mat! Jabbar takes a step backwards and waves Tiongson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tiongson is rocked!
It looks like Dj Tiongson has been cut.
Jabbar gets a clinch.
Tiongson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jabbar finish him?
Jabbar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jabbar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tiongson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jabbar as he avoids it easily.
Hakeem Jabbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dj Tiongson.
Tiongson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jabbar pinned against the cage. Jabbar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tiongson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jabbar gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jabbar jumps into guard, dragging Tiongson to the mat.
Tiongson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jabbar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tiongson tries to stand but Jabbar is controlling from the bottom.
Tiongson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiongson wants to control from the top but Jabbar keeps moving.
Tiongson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tiongson wants to control from the top but Jabbar keeps moving.
Tiongson looking to sit in guard and control but Jabbar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar stands and steps away. Tiongson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jabbar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tiongson.
Tiongson fails to land the takedown.
Tiongson misses with a takedown attempt - Jabbar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A left and a right from Tiongson both land. Nice combination.
Jabbar misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiongson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jabbar keeps the fight on the outside.
Tiongson has a takedown stuffed.
Jabbar throws a head kick but Tiongson moves out of range.
Tiongson tries to clinch but Jabbar is having none of it.
Tiongson lands with a shot to the body.
Jabbar is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jabbar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiongson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jabbar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Jabbar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dj Tiongson's cut.
That's time! Jabbar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tiongson closes the distance and clinches up with Jabbar, looking for a takedown. Tiongson pushes Jabbar against the cage but Jabbar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tiongson dives in and grabs Jabbar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jabbar pushes down on Tiongson's head and hops out.
Jabbar misses with a head kick.
Jabbar instigates a clinch.
Jabbar avoiding damage.
Jabbar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hakeem Jabbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dj Tiongson.
Tiongson tries to score a body lock takedown but Jabbar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tiongson is trying to maintain a safe position but Jabbar gets an underhook and turns Tiongson into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiongson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jabbar manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Tiongson or perhaps it was just good defense by Jabbar which made him look bad.
Tiongson tries to clinch up.
Tiongson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jabbar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiongson wants to clinch
and Jabbar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tiongson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiongson misses with a punch to the body.
Tiongson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tiongson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jabbar manages to break the clinch.
Jabbar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jabbar wants it to stay on the feet.
Jabbar drives through and clinches with Tiongson against the cage.
Jabbar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jabbar is pressed up against the cage. Tiongson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jabbar down to the mat. Jabbar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tiongson closes the distance but Jabbar moves to the side
and Jabbar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tiongson's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiongson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tiongson lands with a slapping head kick.
Jabbar throws a leg kick but Tiongson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jabbar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tiongson.
Tiongson blocks a head kick by Jabbar.
Tiongson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jabbar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tiongson somewhat.
Tiongson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jabbar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiongson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jabbar counters with a head kick that drops Tiongson to the mat! Tiongson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiongson is looking to clinch.
Tiongson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jabbar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jabbar stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tiongson.
Jabbar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jabbar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiongson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A knee to the head by Jabbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Jabbar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dj Tiongson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tiongson shoots in for a takedown but Jabbar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiongson scores with a jab. Jabbar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tiongson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiongson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tiongson shoots in looking for a takedown but Jabbar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tiongson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hakeem Jabbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dj Tiongson.
Jabbar slaps away a takedown attempt from Tiongson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tiongson tries to clinch but Jabbar moves away
and Jabbar counters by moving into the clinch.
Jabbar successfully pulls guard.
Tiongson is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jabbar has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Tiongson is looking to defend but Jabbar has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Tiongson! Jabbar pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Tiongson taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hakeem Jabbar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Maplesden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Abu Jafar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abu Jafar has chosen Cool baby as his entrance music. Khalid Abu Jafar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Maplesden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Khalid Abu Jafar !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abu Jafar lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Daniel Maplesden has been cut.
Abu Jafar keeps the fight on the outside.
Abu Jafar rushes Maplesden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abu Jafar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Abu Jafar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abu Jafar darts in and clinches Maplesden up against the cage.
Abu Jafar lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abu Jafar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maplesden or not.
Abu Jafar lands a shot to the body.
Maplesden is breathing heavily.
Abu Jafar lands a shoulder strike.
Abu Jafar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Maplesden.
Maplesden get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Maplesden stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Abu Jafar runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khalid Abu Jafar !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymund Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Love and Devotion. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymund Lee!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lloyd tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
Lloyd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lloyd drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lloyd tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Lloyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lloyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lloyd fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Lloyd looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee scores with a one two! Lloyd had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Lloyd's head back.
Lloyd shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lloyd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a kick to the body.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Lee connects with a leg kick. Lloyd looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Lloyd or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee which made him look bad.
Lloyd is breathing heavily.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Lloyd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alex Lloyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lloyd misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Lee is looking to slow Lloyd down with leg kicks.
Raymund Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee is looking to slow Lloyd down with leg kicks.
Lloyd on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lloyd misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee throws a one two combo.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lloyd under the eye.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Lloyd backpedaling.
Lee is looking to slow Lloyd down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lloyd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lloyd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Lee.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lloyd's sensitive parts.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee stalks Lloyd and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lloyd's face. Lloyd staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lloyd crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and Lloyd gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. Lloyd manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Lee lands a head kick!
Lloyd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Lloyd's front leg but catches the back leg as Lloyd tries to avoid it.
Lee feints and then cracks Lloyd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lloyd down.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lloyd had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee scores with a head kick. Lloyd tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lloyd's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymund Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lloyd on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lee throws a one two combo.
Lee lands a nice looking body kick.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lloyd.
Lloyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
Lee feints a jab promting Lloyd to slip. Lee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lloyd slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lee cracks the inside of Lloyd's front leg.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lloyd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lloyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lloyd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lloyd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lloyd takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lloyd shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lloyd takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lloyd. That did some damage!
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lloyd eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Lloyd down.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee feints and then cracks Lloyd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lloyd down.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lloyd takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lloyd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Lloyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lloyd. That did some damage!
Lee keeps Lloyd at a distance using the push kick.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Lloyd's front leg but catches the back leg as Lloyd tries to avoid it.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lloyd on the side of the head.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Lloyd's front leg but catches the back leg as Lloyd tries to avoid it.
Lloyd shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Lloyd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee throws a one two combo.
Lee feints and then cracks Lloyd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lloyd down.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lloyd.
Lee sizes up Lloyd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lloyd shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee cracks the inside of Lloyd's front leg.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lloyd's sensitive parts.
Lloyd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Lloyd's head back.
Lee cracks the inside of Lloyd's front leg.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lloyd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Lloyd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lloyd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymund Lee 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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lloyd shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Lee is looking to slow Lloyd down with leg kicks.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
Lee delivers a nice body kick.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lloyd on the side of the head.
Lloyd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lloyd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lloyd is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lloyd will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lloyd closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Lloyd pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lloyd's hands.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lloyd. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lloyd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee scores with the left hand. Lloyd knows he should have avoided that one.
Alex Lloyd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lloyd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lloyd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lloyd will feel that in the morning.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lloyd has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lee scores with a head kick. Lloyd tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lloyd tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lloyd on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lloyd misses its intended target.
Lee digs a good body shot into Lloyd's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Lloyd's torso.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Lloyd takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lee lands a high kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lloyd is defended easily by Lee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Lloyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lloyd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lloyd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Alex Lloyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lloyd.
Lloyd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Raymund Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lloyd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lloyd takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lloyd shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lloyd's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lloyd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lloyd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lloyd if he has to take too many more of those.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee scores with a head kick.
Lloyd shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lloyd has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Raymund Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymund Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lee 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymund Lee!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Babsie Paneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramsey Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramsey Garcia will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Babsie Paneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramsey Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paneda is looking to clinch.
Garcia feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Paneda collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ramsey Garcia!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manu Ginobili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mega Mindy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mindy has chosen I'M T.N.T as his entrance music. Manu Ginobili had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Manu Ginobili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mega Mindy !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ginobili throws a looping overhand right but Mindy ducks down to avoid it.
Ginobili misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mindy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ginobili misses with a lunging right hand
and Mindy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ginobili misses with a combination
and Mindy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mindy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ginobili throws a hook but Mindy blocks it.
Ginobili tries to land a body kick
enabling Mindy to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ginobili misses with a combination
and Mindy counters with a left and a right that stings Ginobili.
Mindy lands a left and a right that send Ginobili crashing to the mat, dazed. Mindy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ginobili is rocked!
It looks like Manu Ginobili has been cut.
Mindy feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Ginobili crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mega Mindy !
Mega Mindy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neil Yarrod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romy Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil Yarrod has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Yarrod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Romy Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarrod scores with a three punch combo!
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Yarrod does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarrod scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Yarrod saw that one coming.
Yarrod throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Yarrod keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Diaz jabs Yarrod to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Yarrod is out of range.
Yarrod misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yarrod avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yarrod misses with a hook.
Yarrod scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yarrod throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yarrod.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Yarrod is out of range.
Diaz misses with a hook. Yarrod ducked under it nicely.
Romy Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarrod walks into a left hand.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Yarrod walks into a jab.
Yarrod is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Yarrod is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Yarrod ducks down to avoid it.
Yarrod gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Diaz points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Yarrod wakes up just in time to hear Diaz thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Romy Diaz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Bartolome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Bartolome!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hank Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartolome throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartolome works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bartolome goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bartolome dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartolome avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rhodes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bartolome takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rhodes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rhodes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rhodes doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartolome circles away.
Rhodes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ricardo Bartolome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhodes moves out of range as Bartolome strikes.
Bartolome throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolome lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bartolome swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rhodes tries to clinch there but Bartolome circles away.
Rhodes doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartolome circles away.
Bartolome tries to bum rush Rhodes with a series of wild strikes but Rhodes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bartolome with a hook.
Bartolome lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bartolome throws a combination that misses
and Rhodes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rhodes looks to land a left hand but Bartolome moved out of range nicely.
Bartolome fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhodes manages to avoid it.
Bartolome throws a nice looking combination but Rhodes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rhodes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhodes blocks a jab.
Rhodes moves into the clinch.
Rhodes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bartolome tries to break the clinch but Rhodes is controlling the position.
Bartolome tries to circle away but Rhodes has him pinned against the cage.
Bartolome breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhodes tries to clinch there but Bartolome circles away.
Rhodes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartolome.
Rhodes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartolome was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhodes.
Rhodes lands a glancing blow to the side of Bartolome's head.
Bartolome ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhodes moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes misses with a combination
and Bartolome counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rhodes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bartolome throws a series of strikes that have Rhodes backpedaling.
Bartolome misses with a body shot.
Rhodes walks into a straight right hand from Bartolome.
Rhodes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rhodes misses with a hook.
Bartolome will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rhodes tries to clinch
and Bartolome counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhodes is looking to clinch but Bartolome is avoiding it.
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartolome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartolome will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bartolome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bartolome ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhodes moves away.
Bartolome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rhodes.
Bartolome fails to land with a series of punches.
Rhodes throws a series of punches but Bartolome avoids them all with ease.
Bartolome is looking to wear down Rhodes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bartolome throws a combination. Rhodes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A big left from Rhodes misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Bartolome dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rhodes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartolome.
Bartolome will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bartolome misses with a double jab.
Bartolome cracks a nice hook into Rhodes's ribs.
Ricardo Bartolome is winning the standup battle so far.
Bartolome keeps the fight on the outside.
Bartolome fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bartolome thows a body shot but no joy.
Rhodes fails to land with a series of punches.
Bartolome misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bartolome swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes is looking to clinch.
Bartolome lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rhodes at a distance.
Rhodes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rhodes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bartolome throws a right hand that Rhodes ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhodes also avoids with ease.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Bartolome moves out of range.
Bartolome fails to land with a series of punches.
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartolome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ricardo Bartolome is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bartolome dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartolome cracks Rhodes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bartolome throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome misses with a double jab
and Rhodes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rhodes lands with a good body shot.
Bartolome tests Rhodes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartolome scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rhodes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bartolome swats away the attempt to clinch by Rhodes.
Sloppy strikes from Bartolome. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bartolome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rhodes.
Bartolome swinging wildly here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bartolome is trying to push Rhodes away but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bartolome is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rhodes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rhodes keeps control of Bartolome as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rhodes keeps control of Bartolome as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bartolome breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartolome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bartolome misses with a double jab
and Rhodes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bartolome is trying to break free.
Bartolome is trying to push Rhodes away but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bartolome is trying to break the clinch but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage.
Bartolome has had enough of the clinch but Rhodes keeps him there for the moment.
Rhodes keeps control of Bartolome as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rhodes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rhodes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rhodes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rhodes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Bartolome dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rhodes tries to clinch but Bartolome moves away
and Bartolome moves into the clinch.
Bartolome is trying to break the clinch but Rhodes is controlling him.
Rhodes looking to slow down the pace here.
Bartolome wants to get back to striking at distance but Rhodes won't allow it.
Bartolome pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rhodes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rhodes forces Bartolome back against the cage and clinches.
Rhodes tries to break the clinch but Bartolome is controlling the position.
Bartolome pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bartolome throws a lazy uppercut
and Rhodes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bartolome thinking.
Rhodes doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartolome circles away.
Bartolome misses with a double jab.
Bartolome throws a hook to the side of Rhodes's head but Rhodes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes is looking to clinch but Bartolome is avoiding it.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Bartolome is having none of it.
Bartolome shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rhodes eats them both and turns towards Bartolome to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rhodes throws a hook to the side of Bartolome's head but Bartolome sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhodes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rhodes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bartolome manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bartolome avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bartolome is looking to clinch but Rhodes is avoiding it.
Bartolome throws a series of punches but Rhodes avoids them all with ease.
Bartolome misses with a double jab
and Rhodes counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome is trying to push Rhodes away but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bartolome is trying to break free.
Rhodes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rhodes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Rhodes on the inside.
Bartolome breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartolome throws a series of strikes that have Rhodes backpedaling.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Bartolome moves away
and Bartolome counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rhodes thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhodes misses with a double jab.
Bartolome throws a right hand that Rhodes ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhodes also avoids with ease.
Rhodes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes is looking to clinch.
Rhodes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bartolome blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhodes misses with a punch on the inside.
Rhodes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartolome feints a jab promting Rhodes to slip. Bartolome then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rhodes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bartolome slips a jab from Rhodes.
Rhodes throws a right hand that Bartolome ducks under and follows up with a left that Bartolome also avoids with ease.
Bartolome throws a series of punches but Rhodes avoids them all with ease.
Rhodes lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome lands with an overhand left.
Bartolome throws a combination that misses
and Rhodes counters with a left and a right that stings Bartolome.
Bartolome scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhodes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rhodes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bartolome circles away quickly and effectively.
Rhodes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bartolome misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Bartolome is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartolome fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bartolome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rhodes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bartolome manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Hank Rhodes just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Bartolome. That snapped Rhodes's head back.
Rhodes wants to clinch.
Bartolome misses with a straight left.
Rhodes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rhodes moves out of range as Bartolome strikes.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Bartolome moves out of range.
Bartolome keeps the fight on the outside.
Bartolome lands with an overhand left.
Rhodes wants to clinch
letting Bartolome counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes is looking to clinch.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Bartolome moves out of range.
Bartolome misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rhodes tries to clinch up but Bartolome circles away and keeps his distance.
Rhodes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartolome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartolome ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bartolome moves out of range as Rhodes strikes.
Rhodes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes tries to clinch there but Bartolome circles away.
Bartolome on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bartolome lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rhodes circles away quickly and effectively.
Bartolome connects with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rhodes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bartolome looks to land a right hand but Rhodes moved out of range.
Rhodes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rhodes scores with a jab. Bartolome acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bartolome dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes tries to clinch up but Bartolome circles away and keeps his distance.
Bartolome misses with a double jab
and Rhodes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rhodes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartolome.
Rhodes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rhodes tries to clinch
and Bartolome connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bartolome throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bartolome tries to bum rush Rhodes with a series of wild strikes but Rhodes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rhodes connects with a body shot.
Rhodes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartolome.
Bartolome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartolome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bartolome misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bartolome darts in and clinches Rhodes up against the cage.
Bartolome is trying to push Rhodes away but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bartolome breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhodes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartolome.
Rhodes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartolome was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhodes.
Rhodes wants to clinch up but Bartolome keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ricardo Bartolome will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rhodes wants to clinch.
Rhodes wants to clinch up but Bartolome keeps it at a distance.
Rhodes misses with a hook.
Bartolome throws a head kick that misses.
Rhodes is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes throws a good cross that connects.
Bartolome is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rhodes.
Rhodes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rhodes blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolome swings for the body but Rhodes moves out of range.
Rhodes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rhodes walks into a left hand.
Rhodes moves in looking to clinch but Bartolome pushes him off.
Bartolome throws a series of punches but Rhodes moves out of range.
Rhodes has managed to clinch.
Bartolome is trying to push Rhodes away but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bartolome is trying to break the clinch but Rhodes is controlling him.
Bartolome is trying to push Rhodes away but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bartolome breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome jabs Rhodes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rhodes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rhodes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bartolome throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rhodes is looking to clinch but Bartolome is avoiding it.
Bartolome lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rhodes circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartolome's corner calls for a 1-2. Bartolome obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rhodes looks to clinch
and Bartolome counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rhodes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bartolome swats away the attempt to clinch by Rhodes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome throws a shot to the body.
Rhodes is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Rhodes misses its intended target.
Bartolome swinging wildly here.
Rhodes misses with the combination.
Bartolome moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rhodes staying out of range there.
Hank Rhodes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome misses with a hook.
Bartolome keeps the fight on the outside.
Bartolome misses with the combination.
Rhodes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bartolome misses with a hook to the body
and Rhodes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rhodes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bartolome counters with a three punch combo that has Rhodes backing up. Rhodes nods at Bartolome to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hank Rhodes.
Well Bartolome 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 48:48
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hank Rhodes!
Hank Rhodes is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tonichie Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suffer Thyme (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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172 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tonichie Hong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Suffer Thyme!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Thyme is predictable there
letting Hong counter with a right hand.
Thyme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Thyme.
Horrible takedown by Hong or perhaps it was just good defense by Thyme which made him look bad.
Thyme takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thyme lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thyme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hong throws a shot from downtown. Thyme moves away and avoids it.
Thyme misses with an uppercut. Hong saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hong.
Hong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Tonichie Hong has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thyme with a hook.
Thyme lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thyme stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonichie Hong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hong shoots for a double leg takedown but Thyme sprawls well. He's pushed Hong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thyme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Thyme lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thyme connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hong's hands.
Suffer Thyme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thyme throws a poor cross that misses
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Hong misses.
Thyme throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thyme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong shoots for a double leg takedown but Thyme sprawls well. He's pushed Hong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hong forces Thyme back against the cage and clinches.
Hong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thyme's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thyme is trying to break the clinch but Hong has him pressed against the cage.
Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thyme blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Thyme's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thyme is trying to push Hong away but Hong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Thyme has had enough of the clinch but Hong keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thyme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thyme working hard to break the clinch.
Thyme wants to break free but Hong has control.
Hong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thyme's efforts to push away.
Thyme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thyme avoids it.
Hong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thyme's efforts to push away.
Hong has Thyme pressed against the cage, preventing Thyme from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hong prevents Thyme from breaking the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thyme breaks from the clinch.
Hong misses with a few strikes there.
Thyme scores with a decent looking hook.
Thyme takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a hook but Thyme avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Hong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thyme doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Thyme finds it's way through Hong's defenses.
Thyme thows a body shot but no joy.
Thyme lands a glancing blow to the side of Hong's head.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.
Thyme missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Hong scores with a four punch combination!
Hong lands with a nice body punch.
Thyme takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thyme as he avoids it easily.
Thyme is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thyme with a nice cross.
Hong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thyme momentarily.
Thyme just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thyme scores with a jab.
Thyme misses with a low kick.
Hong connects with a single shot there.
Thyme stuffs the takedown attempt from Hong. Hong gets slowly back to his feet.
Hong is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Thyme.
Thyme lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hong circles away quickly and effectively.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thyme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No luck for Hong with that takedown attempt.
Thyme connects with a solid leg kick.
Thyme looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
Thyme lands a really nice looking cross but Hong seems unphased.
Nice takedown defense from Thyme. No joy for Hong on that attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thyme.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thyme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thyme sizes up Hong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Thyme there.
Thyme fakes the leg kick and cracks Hong in the body.
Hong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thyme misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suffer Thyme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tonichie Hong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thyme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hong is looking to clinch.
Thyme lands a jab.
Thyme slips under a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thyme.
Thyme takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Tonichie Hong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
Thyme pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hong is out of range and Thyme settles back down.
Hong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hong connects with a nice looking jab.
A good leg kick by Thyme.
Thyme tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hong dodges the punch combination from Thyme.
Thyme swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left and a right from Hong both land. Nice combination.
Hong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thyme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Thyme misses.
The fighters circling - Thyme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
Hong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thyme.
Hong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thyme misses with a straight right.
Suffer Thyme seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thyme slips a jab and a cross from Hong.
Thyme fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
Thyme throws a shot from downtown. Hong moves away and avoids it.
Thyme lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thyme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
Thyme bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hong's head backwards.
Thyme throws a jab when Hong was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thyme fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thyme connects with the punch.
Thyme takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hong dodges the punch combination from Thyme.
Hong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thyme scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hong. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Thyme jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Thyme misses the target.
Thyme misses with a leg kick.
Hong tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by Thyme.
Thyme gets tackled into the cage by Hong. Hong maintains the clinch.
Thyme tries to break free but Hong pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thyme is trying to break the clinch but Hong is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thyme tries to break the clinch but Hong is controlling the position.
Thyme tries to break free but Hong pushes him back against the cage.
Thyme has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hong keeps control of Thyme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hong checks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Thyme coming out on top.
Thyme lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thyme jabs Hong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thyme misses with an uppercut. Hong saw that one coming.
Thyme throws a wild body kick that Hong sees coming a mile off.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Thyme.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thyme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hong. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thyme scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thyme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hong avoids the body shot from Thyme.
Thyme lands a jab.
Thyme has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab by Thyme.
Thyme misses with a straight left.
Thyme moves away from the strike by Hong.
Thyme changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thyme ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thyme scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thyme misses with a hook.
Hong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Thyme misses.
Thyme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suffer Thyme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tonichie Hong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hong slips under a jab.
Thyme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hong takes one to the chin there.
Hong lands with a nice combination. Thyme backs away looking to recover.
Thyme throws a chopping leg kick but Hong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thyme circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thyme fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hong checks it well.
Hong moves out of range as Thyme throws a body kick.
Hong lands a head shot.
Thyme looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Thyme - just one landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Thyme. That snapped Hong's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thyme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thyme throws a jab but it's blocked by Hong.
Thyme throws a front kick aimed at Hong's knee but Hong avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thyme scores with a kick to the body.
Suffer Thyme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thyme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thyme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thyme pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hong is out of range and Thyme settles back down.
Thyme will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thyme connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hong takes one on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thyme.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thyme scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thyme.
Thyme tries to land a leg kick but Hong saw it coming and moves away.
Thyme throws a series of punches but Hong avoids them all with ease.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Thyme.
Hong doesn't manage to clinch there - Thyme circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries to clinch but Thyme moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Hong or perhaps it was just good defense by Thyme which made him look bad.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thyme lands an overhand right.
Thyme throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thyme connects with a crisp jab.
Hong staying out of range there.
Hong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thyme scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thyme tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hong is able to avoid easily.
Thyme lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thyme.
Hong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thyme.
Thyme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hong's sensitive parts.
Thyme chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick from Thyme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thyme does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thyme scores with a jab. Hong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thyme connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hong scrambles back to his feet.
Hong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thyme throws a leg kick which misses Hong's front leg but catches the back leg as Hong tries to avoid it.
Thyme with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thyme lands a glancing blow to the side of Hong's head.
Hong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thyme.
Hong slips under a jab from Thyme.
Hong shoots in looking for a takedown but Thyme manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonichie Hong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thyme takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thyme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thyme misses the shot to the body.
Thyme throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good leg kick by Thyme there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hong blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thyme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Thyme.
Thyme is looking to chop away at Hong's legs.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thyme.
Hong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thyme throws a looping overhand right but Hong ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thyme. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thyme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thyme will feel that in the morning.
Hong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thyme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thyme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thyme is looking to slow Hong down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thyme misses with a double jab.
Hong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thyme slips a jab from Hong.
Hong slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suffer Thyme really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tonichie Hong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hong closes the distance and pushes Thyme back into the cage.
Thyme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thyme tries to circle away but Hong has him pinned against the cage.
Thyme is trying to push Hong away but Hong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hong breaks the clinch.
Hong decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Thyme looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hong wants to take a breather but Thyme is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thyme can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hong thows a huge punch but Thyme dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thyme is staying active underneath Hong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tonichie Hong.
Hong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thyme.
Hong shoots for a double leg takedown but Thyme sprawls well. He's pushed Hong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thyme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hong throws a head kick but Thyme moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Thyme there.
Hong throws a head kick that misses.
Thyme throws the kick towards the body but Hong avoids it.
Hong fails with the takedown.
Hong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thyme. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thyme.
Thyme fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong avoids the body shot from Thyme.
Thyme scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Thyme is just out of range.
Thyme lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hong at a distance.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thyme lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thyme misses with a low kick as Hong jumps back.
Thyme lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thyme throws a leg kick but Hong moved away.
Hong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hong throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Thyme does it's job there.
Thyme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
Hong checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thyme throws a right hand that misses
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thyme scores with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Hong.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonichie Hong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thyme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Thyme.
Hong throws a big shot that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Hong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thyme throws a good cross that connects.
Thyme cracks Hong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hong loads up on a big right hand but Thyme slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Thyme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thyme connects with a single shot there.
Hong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thyme throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong slips a straight right by Thyme.
Thyme misses with a looping left.
Thyme throws a jab when Hong was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thyme, right into the meat.
Hong feints and then cracks Thyme's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thyme down.
Thyme lands a leg kick that knocks Hong off balance momentarily.
Hong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thyme throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thyme displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thyme throws a leg kick but Hong checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thyme. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thyme getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suffer Thyme dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tonichie Hong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thyme scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hong with a hook.
Nice jab there from Hong.
Hong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hong takes a swing at Thyme's ribcage but misses.
Hong walks into a straight right hand from Thyme.
Thyme finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hong throws a head kick that Thyme semi-blocks.
A big right from Hong misses.
Thyme throws a shot from downtown. Hong moves away and avoids it.
A head kick from Hong lands but Thyme takes it in his stride.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong slips under a jab from Thyme.
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.
Hong lands a high kick!
Thyme will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thyme wants to land a leg kick but Hong is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thyme catches Hong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thyme throws a leg kick but Hong moved away.
Thyme looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Thyme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thyme looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.
Thyme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thyme throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hong.
Thyme bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hong's head backwards.
Thyme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hong blocks a leg kick.
Thyme throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hong counters with a straight right hand.
Hong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thyme connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hong scrambles back to his feet.
Hong misses with a few strikes there.
Hong pushes Thyme away with a front kick.
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Hong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hong shoots in looking for a takedown but Thyme manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thyme clobbers Hong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thyme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Thyme lands with a right hand.
Hong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thyme fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Thyme misses.
Thyme misses with a body kick.
Hong throws a nice looking combination but Thyme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thyme stuns Hong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thyme was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Hong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thyme missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hong blocks a jab.
Thyme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thyme feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
The fighters circling - Hong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thyme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
Hong gets a clinch.
Thyme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hong defending well as Thyme loads up on a big left hand.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thyme throws a leg kick
and Hong counters with a stiff right hand.
Hong throws a shot from downtown. Thyme moves away and avoids it.
Hong tries to clinch but Thyme moves out of range.
Thyme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot by Thyme.
Thyme cracks Hong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thyme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thyme looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
Hong wants to clinch.
Thyme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hong.
Hong throws a head kick that misses.
Hong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thyme's waist but Thyme gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hong off to one side.
A nice combination there by Thyme.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thyme has managed to clinch.
Thyme breaks the clinch.
Thyme with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hong slips under a jab from Thyme.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thyme lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thyme scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tonichie Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suffer Thyme is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Some wild striking there from Hong.
Thyme connects with a right hand. Hong shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suffer Thyme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thyme winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suffer Thyme! Suffer Thyme retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Alvarado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grande Mucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Alvarado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Grande Mucho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Mucho as he checks the leg kick.
Alvarado misses with a two punch combination.
Mucho 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.
Mucho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mucho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mucho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mucho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mucho throwing strikes from guard but Alvarado blocks nicely.
Alvarado will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mucho is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarado has wrist control.
Mucho pushing down on Alvarado's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mucho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alvarado with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alvarado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mucho seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Alvarado is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Grande Mucho!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legend comes into the arena with Like a G6 blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gus Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone lands a jab to Legend's midsection.
Corleone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corleone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Legend is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone misses with an uppercut.
Corleone moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Bruce Legend has been cut.
Corleone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Legend avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Legend avoids the body shot from Corleone.
Corleone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legend was well out of range. Poor timing from Corleone.
Corleone is looking to score with low kicks.
Corleone is looking to land body kicks.
Legend takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Legend blocks a head kick by Corleone.
Corleone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Corleone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Legend rather than just go for the knockout.
Corleone feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Legend sprawling to the canvas! Legend rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Corleone finish him?!
Corleone finds Legend's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Legend flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Corleone lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Legend will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gus Corleone!
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