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AFC 19: Soto vs Tempest PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor stalks Jensen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jensen's face. Jensen staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Steve Jensen has been cut.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor lands with a nice combination. Jensen backs away looking to recover.
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!
Taylor darts in and clinches Jensen up against the cage.
Jensen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Taylor to keep the fight standing.
Taylor gets control of Jensen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taylor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jensen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Taylor wants to stand up but Jensen is controlling him.
Jensen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jensen is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Jensen is having none of it.
Jensen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Steve Jensen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jensen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jensen circles away.
Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.
Ryan Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor throws a one two combo.
Jensen has Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor letting Jensen take a breather here.
Jensen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet but Jensen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jensen is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Taylor wants to stand up but Jensen is controlling him.
Jensen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Taylor wants to stand but Jensen is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Jensen's belly button to the back.
Jensen misses with a takedown attempt - Taylor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ryan Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Jensen.
A head kick misses from Jensen.
Jensen looks gassed!
Decent striking displayed by Taylor there.
That has opened up Steve Jensen's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jensen shoots in and bounces Taylor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Taylor trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jensen won't allow Taylor to get back to his feet.
Jensen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor pushes Jensen off and gets back to his feet.
Taylor lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor throws a series of punches but Jensen avoids them all with ease.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Jensen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have Jensen backpedaling.
The cut above Steve Jensen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Taylor scores with a jab. Jensen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Taylor fails with the takedown.
Taylor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jensen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jensen misses with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Taylor - just one landing.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Jensen pushes him off.
Jensen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Taylor wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Jensen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taylor scores with a decent looking hook.
Jensen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Taylor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jensen somewhat.
Jensen closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jensen.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Jensen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jensen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taylor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jensen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
Ryan Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor tries to clinch but Jensen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Jensen.
Jensen is breathing heavily.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jensen taking a breather.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Jensen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Jensen is controlling the position.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor looks to land a body kick but Jensen moved away.
Taylor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jensen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jensen misses with the combination.
Jensen has Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taylor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryan Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Jensen.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jensen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jensen fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor is looking to wear down Jensen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taylor!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jensen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Taylor. Beautiful body shot.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Jensen circles away.
Jensen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
Ryan Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jensen takes a step back to recover.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Jensen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Taylor throws a nice head kick!
Steve Jensen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Jensen pushes him off.
Jensen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taylor.
Taylor feints a jab promting Jensen to slip. Taylor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jensen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve Jensen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Taylor!
Ryan Taylor tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stu Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Gallows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain comes to the cage accompanied by http://youtu.be/6Ejga4kJUts. Tyler Gallows is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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130 lbs
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19
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stu Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Gallows!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain shoots and misses
and Gallows counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pain has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gallows is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gallows lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pain wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stu Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallows manages to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pain throws a big elbow that misses.
Pain stands up and waves to Gallows to follow him.
Pain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gallows sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gallows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gallows closes the distance and pushes Pain back into the cage.
Gallows lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gallows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gallows turns into him and now he's in Pain's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain has his foot on Gallows's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gallows works his way back into a safe position though.
Gallows slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gallows postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gallows stays in close to Pain's body and controls the position.
Pain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gallows is aware though and is defending well.
Pain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gallows doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gallows manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pain is breathing heavily.
Gallows wanted to stand there but Pain had control of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallows sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pain looking to control but Gallows passes into half guard.
Pain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gallows decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Gallows throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gallows getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gallows shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pain's guard.
Gallows postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gallows controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gallows working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pain's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gallows seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gallows decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gallows looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pain is working an open guard so Gallows takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gallows throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pain tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gallows is in Pain's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallows gets to his feet. Pain looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gallows throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gallows lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pain backs up against the cage.
Gallows drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain trying to keep a closed guard but Gallows is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallows stands up over Pain, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gallows gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gallows shoots in and gets a takedown into Pain's guard.
Gallows is stalling in the full guard.
Gallows trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pain's guard.
Pain has his foot on Gallows's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gallows works his way back into a safe position though.
Pain has a closed guard, preventing Gallows from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pain looking for a sweep. Not yet Pain, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gallows is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Gallows dominated that round.
That's time! Pain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pain shoots and misses
and Gallows counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gallows throws a sloppy head kick and Pain moves out of range easily.
Gallows pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pain back to the cage. Gallows follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stu Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallows uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gallows throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pain tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gallows is in Pain's guard.
Pain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pain being controlled here, momentarily.
Tyler Gallows has got the better of the ground game so far.
Let's hope that Gallows has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gallows makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gallows slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyler Gallows.
Pain with a poor takedown
and Gallows counters with a shoot takedown. Pain fights it but they end up in guard.
Gallows stands and steps away. Pain gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pain tries to sprawl but Gallows drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallows blocks the strikes from Pain.
Pain is trying to control but can't.
Still in half guard, Gallows seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyler Gallows.
Nice takedown defense from Gallows. No joy for Pain on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stu Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallows throws a head kick that Pain semi-blocks.
Gallows moves into the clinch.
Gallows manages to break the clinch.
Pain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stu Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallows lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pain backs up against the cage.
Pain with a poor takedown
and Gallows counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gallows prevents Pain from improving his position.
Pain is working hard here to advance position.
Gallows content to control rather than advance.
Pain looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallows lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gallows in particular looking to stall.
Pain is trying to control but can't.
Pain tries to get to full guard but Gallows has control of the leg.
Gallows content to control rather than advance.
Tyler Gallows has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gallows scores with a hook to the body. Pain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gallows throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pain misses with a takedown
so Gallows counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallows is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallows wants to stand but Pain has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pain is looking for a triangle but Gallows pushes his legs off easily.
Pain working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gallows has passed into half guard!
Pain is trying to stand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pain is looking for a sweep. Gallows is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Gallows showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gallows throws a nice head kick!
Pain closes the distance and clinches up with Gallows, looking for a takedown. Pain pushes Gallows against the cage but Gallows circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pain blocks a head kick by Gallows.
Gallows misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gallows sprawls well. Gallows wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
Gallows is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pain fails with the takedown
and Gallows counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pain is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stu Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain has a takedown stuffed.
Gallows misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gallows lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gallows misses with a wild combination.
Pain shoots in for a takedown but Gallows shows good takedown defense.
Gallows throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gallows gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallows moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Pain is looking to reverse the position.
Pain tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gallows presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gallows controlling his opponent.
Pain is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gallows controlling from mount.
Gallows landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gallows controlling the pace for now.
Pain is working to get back to half guard.
Pain is in a horrible position here. Gallows smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gallows looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gallows with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallows tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is desperately trying to improve his position but Gallows has a good base and remains in mount.
Gallows controlling the position easily from mount.
Pain keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gallows with shots to the head and body - Pain looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gallows raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gallows sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gallows has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyler Gallows is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallows controlling the pace for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tyler Gallows wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pain shoots in and drives through. Gallows sprawls well.
Stu Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gallows lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pain's sensitive parts.
Gallows lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallows manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pain on his heels. He'll look to pass Pain's guard now, I'm sure.
Gallows is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gallows must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Gallows comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gallows has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Gallows!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger De La Hoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Hoya has chosen The Game - My Life ft. Lil Wayne as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger De La Hoya!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De La Hoya - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De La Hoya. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice inside leg kick there by De La Hoya. That's going to slow Jones down.
Lance Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Hoya scores with a nice body kick.
Jones is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Hoya throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De La Hoya, right into the meat.
De La Hoya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for De La Hoya.
De La Hoya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De La Hoya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De La Hoya throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by De La Hoya. That's going to slow Jones down.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
A good leg kick by De La Hoya.
De La Hoya throws a quick inside leg kick.
De La Hoya connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De La Hoya, right into the meat.
De La Hoya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Lance Jones has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Hoya instigates a clinch.
De La Hoya leaning his opponent against the cage.
De La Hoya landing knees to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De La Hoya takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De La Hoya lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De La Hoya obliges.
De La Hoya lands a nice knee to the body.
De La Hoya lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De La Hoya obliges.
De La Hoya scores with a knee to the head.
De La Hoya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De La Hoya stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees in the clinch landing for De La Hoya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
De La Hoya lands a knee to the head.
De La Hoya lands a knee to the body.
De La Hoya landing knees to the head.
De La Hoya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
De La Hoya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De La Hoya is struggling to control the position.
De La Hoya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
De La Hoya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
De La Hoya working Jones over with knees to the body.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
De La Hoya jerks Jones's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Jones drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! De La Hoya goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from De La Hoya because Jones was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Roger De La Hoya!
Roger De La Hoya bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Donnely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grzegorz Schab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Donnely might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hayling- FC Kahuna. Schab has chosen Monopol - Zodiak na melanżu as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Donnely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Grzegorz Schab!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schab lands a body shot.
Schab shoots in looking for a takedown but Donnely manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schab's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Schab slips a jab and a cross from Donnely.
Donnely misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schab swats away the attempt to clinch by Donnely.
Donnely tries to clinch up but Schab circles away and keeps his distance.
Donnely rushes Schab and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Donnely decides to pull guard.
Schab drops back looking for a leg! Donnely is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Donnely manages to kick Schab off! Schab jumps back into Donnely's guard.
Schab postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schab tries to free his leg and advance position but Donnely is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schab trying to control the position from guard on top but Donnely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schab chips away with some ground and pound.
Schab thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Donnely trying to keep a closed guard but Schab is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnely working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schab doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schab manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Schab drops back looking for a leg! Donnely is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Donnely manages to kick Schab off! Schab jumps back into Donnely's guard.
Donnely not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Donnely lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Schab!
Donnely will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schab is bucking up trying to escape but Donnely cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Donnely working the ground and pound effectively.
Donnely putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnely avoids the attempt from Schab to control.
Donnely is landing with some decent strikes but Schab is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Donnely raining down hammerfists from mount.
Donnely throwing strikes here but Schab is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Donnely cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Schab looks gassed!
Donnely landing strikes, looking to finish!
Donnely working Schab over with strikes here.
Donnely landing strikes from the mount.
Schab is rocked!
Donnely looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Schab covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Donnely!
A relieved looking Liam Donnely thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giona Marchesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sosnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Giona Marchesi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Giona Marchesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Sosnowski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marchesi fails to land with a series of punches.
Marchesi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sosnowski - that will leave a mark!
Sosnowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marchesi.
Marchesi misses with a double jab.
Sosnowski tries to bum rush Marchesi with a series of wild strikes but Marchesi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Sosnowski.
Marchesi throws a right and a left that Sosnowski avoids nicely.
Sosnowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sosnowski throws a sloppy head kick and Marchesi moves out of range easily.
Sosnowski fakes the leg kick and cracks Marchesi in the body.
Marchesi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marchesi swinging wildly here.
Sosnowski connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sosnowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marchesi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robert Sosnowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosnowski throws a sloppy head kick and Marchesi moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchesi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosnowski.
Marchesi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sosnowski. Marchesi shrugs it off though.
Marchesi misses with a two punch combination.
Marchesi throws a nice looking combination but Sosnowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marchesi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sosnowski keeps Marchesi at a distance using the push kick.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marchesi avoids the head kick by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski swinging wildly here.
Marchesi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sosnowski lands with a slapping head kick.
Marchesi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski throws a series of punches but Marchesi moves out of range.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Marchesi scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Marchesi.
Marchesi is breathing heavily.
Marchesi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Marchesi misses with a two punch combination.
Sosnowski lands a head kick. Marchesi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marchesi staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Marchesi. Those never looked like landing.
Sosnowski lands with a kick to the temple. Marchesi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marchesi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sosnowski manages to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marchesi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sosnowski - the referee stops the clock and Marchesi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sosnowski. Marchesi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sosnowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
Both fighters circling a little - Sosnowski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sosnowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sosnowski.
Sosnowski fakes the leg kick and cracks Marchesi in the body.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Marchesi.
Sosnowski avoids the body shot from Marchesi.
Sosnowski lands a head kick. Marchesi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sosnowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sosnowski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that Marchesi semi-blocks.
Sosnowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marchesi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marchesi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sosnowski scores with a kick to the body.
Sosnowski 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.
Sosnowski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marchesi fails to land with a series of punches.
Marchesi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosnowski.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sosnowski!
Sosnowski lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sosnowski scores with a head kick. Marchesi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marchesi moves out of range as Sosnowski strikes.
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Sosnowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sosnowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Marchesi blocks a head kick by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sosnowski scores with a kick to the body.
Marchesi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sosnowski connects with a high kick.
Marchesi slips a jab and a cross from Sosnowski.
Sosnowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marchesi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sosnowski lands a head kick. Marchesi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marchesi fails to land with a series of punches.
Marchesi swinging wildly here.
Sosnowski throws a nice head kick!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Marchesi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sosnowski throws a sloppy head kick and Marchesi moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchesi throws a right hand that Sosnowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Sosnowski also avoids with ease.
Marchesi throws a right and a left that Sosnowski avoids nicely.
Giona Marchesi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marchesi tries to bum rush Sosnowski with a series of wild strikes but Sosnowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marchesi misses with a two punch combination.
Sosnowski misses with a few strikes there.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Robert Sosnowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sosnowski lands with a kick to the temple. Marchesi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marchesi throws a series of punches but Sosnowski avoids them all with ease.
Sosnowski lands a two punch combo.
Sosnowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marchesi misses with a double jab.
Sosnowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marchesi avoids the head kick by Sosnowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sosnowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marchesi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sosnowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Sosnowski scores with a head kick. Marchesi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marchesi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Marchesi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sosnowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marchesi throws a series of strikes that have Sosnowski backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosnowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sosnowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sosnowski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marchesi on the side of the head.
Marchesi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sosnowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marchesi backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Marchesi does no damage.
Sosnowski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A big left from Sosnowski misses.
Marchesi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sosnowski. Sosnowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that Marchesi semi-blocks.
Marchesi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Sosnowski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sosnowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Sosnowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marchesi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sosnowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchesi misses with a double jab.
Sosnowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marchesi misses with a wild combination.
Sosnowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sosnowski.
Marchesi throws a nice looking combination but Sosnowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marchesi throws a right and a left that Sosnowski avoids nicely.
A head kick from Sosnowski lands but Marchesi takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosnowski lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sosnowski!
Sosnowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sosnowski dips to his left and cracks Marchesi with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Sosnowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Marchesi throws a one two combo.
Marchesi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Marchesi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sosnowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marchesi avoids the head kick by Sosnowski.
Marchesi misses with the combination.
Marchesi throws a right and a left that Sosnowski avoids nicely.
Sosnowski throws a sloppy head kick and Marchesi moves out of range easily.
Marchesi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sosnowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marchesi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sosnowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sosnowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marchesi avoids the head kick by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosnowski thuds his shin into the meat of Marchesi's side.
Sosnowski throws a head kick but Marchesi moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Sosnowski.
Sosnowski lands a high kick!
Marchesi misses with a wild combination.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that half lands.
Sosnowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sosnowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Marchesi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sosnowski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Marchesi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sosnowski swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski slips a jab and a cross from Marchesi.
Sosnowski misses with a wild combination.
Marchesi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sosnowski with a jab.
Nice jab there from Sosnowski.
Marchesi throws a right hand that Sosnowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Sosnowski also avoids with ease.
Sosnowski pushes Marchesi away with a front kick.
Sosnowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marchesi slips a jab and a cross from Sosnowski.
Marchesi scores with a three punch combo!
Marchesi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sosnowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchesi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marchesi avoids the head kick by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marchesi misses with a wild combination.
Sosnowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marchesi.
Marchesi misses with a wild combination.
Crunch! Sosnowski slams his shin into Marchesi's torso.
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
Sosnowski scores with a head kick.
Marchesi blocks a head kick by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski lands an overhand right.
Giona Marchesi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchesi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sosnowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marchesi takes a step back to recover.
Sosnowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sosnowski duly obliges.
Marchesi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sosnowski scores with a head kick.
A punch combination from Sosnowski misses.
Marchesi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that Marchesi semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marchesi misses with the combination.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Sosnowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sosnowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Sosnowski!
An out of breath and clearly excited Robert Sosnowski thanked xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rob Salek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jez Donnely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnely comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wu Tang Clan-Protect ya Neck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rob Salek could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jez Donnely's chin.
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137 lbs
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 30 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Salek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jez Donnely!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donnely checks a leg kick.
Salek takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Salek throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salek.
Donnely showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salek.
Donnely closes the distance and clinches.
Donnely is struggling to control the position.
Donnely fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Salek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donnely's elbow.
Salek lands an elbow just above Donnely 's eye.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Donnely continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salek misses with a knee to the head.
Salek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Donnely is trying to push Salek away but Salek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Salek pushes off an throws an elbow but Donnely leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Donnely.
Donnely tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Salek is looking to control Donnely's arms but Donnely gets an underhook and turns him. Now Salek has his back to the cage.
Donnely stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jez Donnely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Donnely, as that shot connected.
Donnely misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donnely has Salek up against the cage in a clinch.
Salek has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Donnely after a bit of a struggle.
Salek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnely unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Donnely with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Donnely jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Salek walks away with a smile on his face. Donnely gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rob Salek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jez Donnely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Donnely.
Donnely throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donnely feints a jab promting Salek to slip. Donnely then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Salek slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donnely's calf.
Donnely drives through with a takedown into Salek's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Salek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Donnely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Donnely has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Donnely forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salek is trying to stand back up but Donnely is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Donnely.
Donnely is pressing down on Salek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Salek is holding on for now.
Salek is breathing heavily.
Donnely throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Donnely decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Donnely forces Salek back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Donnely.
Donnely tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Salek smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donnely.
Donnely shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Salek is trying to defend but Donnely finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Donnely works his foot free and advances to mount.
Donnely working Salek over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donnely landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salek is bucking up trying to escape but Donnely cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Salek taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jez Donnely dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donnely throws a one two combo.
Donnely lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donnely blocks a leg kick.
Donnely circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donnely gets a clinch.
Salek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Donnely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Donnely dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Salek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donnely.
Salek tries to clinch but Donnely moves out of range.
Salek sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donnely.
Donnely gets a double leg takedown into Salek's guard.
Donnely gets to his feet. Salek looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salek fails with a takedown attempt.
Donnely takes the fight into the clinch.
Donnely is stalling here.
Donnely receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Donnely gets control of Salek's arms and successfully pulls guard. Donnely will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Donnely is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Salek is in trouble now - Donnely has advanced to mount!
Donnely lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Salek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Donnely on the ground.
Donnely punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jez Donnely has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnely breaks from Salek's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnely fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Donnely looking to finish Salek with some ground and pound. This is bad for Salek!
Donnely landing strikes from the mount.
Donnely is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Donnely postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Salek looks a forlorn figure.
Donnely scoring with strikes but Salek is staying in there.
Donnely fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Donnely scoring with strikes but Salek is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Donnely cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Salek is rocked!
Donnely has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donnely unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Salek wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Donnely celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jez Donnely!
As Jez Donnely got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I was gonna call for a title shot but first I want to fight Phill Smith. Its a fight that the fans want to see and the winner......well the winner should get a shot at making the 135lb title credible'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sharduk Svenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Armstrong had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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172 lbs
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182 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sharduk Svenson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenson punishes Armstrong's body with a nice straight punch.
Svenson misses with a head kick.
Svenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Svenson avoids them all with ease.
Svenson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Andrew Armstrong has been cut.
Svenson dodges the punch combination from Armstrong.
Svenson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Svenson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Armstrong misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Armstrong does no damage.
Svenson feints and then cracks Armstrong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Armstrong down.
Svenson throws a series of punches but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong wants to clinch.
Svenson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Armstrong tries to avoid it but Svenson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Armstrong to the ground. Armstrong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Svenson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Svenson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Armstrong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Svenson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Armstrong's knee momentarily.
Svenson misses with a wild combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Svenson.
Svenson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Svenson throws a leg kick which misses Armstrong's front leg but catches the back leg as Armstrong tries to avoid it.
Armstrong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Svenson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Svenson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svenson scores with a leg kick.
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!
Armstrong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Armstrong swings for the body but Svenson moves out of range.
Armstrong throws a right hand that Svenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Svenson also avoids with ease.
Svenson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Svenson thuds his shin into the meat of Armstrong's side.
Armstrong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
A combination from Armstrong does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Svenson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svenson.
A head kick misses from Svenson.
Svenson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Armstrong lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Sharduk Svenson has been cut.
Svenson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Svenson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Armstrong swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Armstrong blocks the leg kick.
Armstrong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Svenson avoids them all with ease.
Armstrong lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Armstrong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Svenson, right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Svenson.
Svenson dodges the punch combination from Armstrong.
Svenson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Svenson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Andrew Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Svenson circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svenson scores with a head kick.
Svenson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Svenson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Armstrong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Svenson.
Svenson fails to land the takedown.
Andrew Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sharduk Svenson.
Svenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong lands a left and a right that send Svenson crashing to the mat, dazed. Armstrong thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Svenson is rocked!
Svenson throws a wild hook but Armstrong just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Svenson gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Armstrong raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Armstrong!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Northwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Northwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Northwood shoots for a double leg takedown but Hathaway sprawls well. He's pushed Northwood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Northwood.
Northwood throws a poor cross that misses
and Hathaway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hathaway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Northwood.
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
Northwood avoids the head kick by Hathaway.
A slow jab from Northwood misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Northwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hathaway lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hathaway.
It looks like Eric Northwood has been cut.
Northwood shoots in for a takedown but Hathaway shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Donk. Hathaway catches Northwood right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hathaway throws a sloppy head kick and Northwood moves out of range easily.
Hathaway throws a sloppy head kick and Northwood moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northwood scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Northwood working away.
Hathaway tries to improve position but can't.
Northwood tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Northwood has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Northwood throwing strikes but Hathaway manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Northwood is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hathaway is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hathaway sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Hathaway has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northwood is squirming around, avoiding Hathaway's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Northwood is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hathaway is looking to stand but Hathaway has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Northwood is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Northwood throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Northwood manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Northwood is staying active underneath Hathaway, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Daniel Hathaway.
Hathaway moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
Northwood closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hathaway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Northwood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Northwood there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Hathaway as Northwood shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Northwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Hathaway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Northwood doesn't seem phased though.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
Hathaway throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Northwood fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hathaway slaps away a takedown attempt from Northwood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Northwood is breathing heavily.
Northwood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hathaway scores with a decent looking hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - Hathaway coming out on top.
Hathaway lands a high kick!
Hathaway leaves Northwood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Hathaway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Northwood's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Northwood is defended easily by Hathaway.
Hathaway bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Northwood swings for the body but Hathaway moves out of range.
Daniel Hathaway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
Hathaway defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Northwood.
Hathaway lands a high kick!
Northwood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hathaway as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Northwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hathaway digs a good body shot into Northwood's ribs.
Hathaway scores with a body shot.
Hathaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northwood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hathaway swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Northwood.
Hathaway with a jab.
Northwood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hathaway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hathaway scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hathaway!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Northwood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hathaway.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hathaway!
Northwood is rocked!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hathaway.
Oh Northwood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hathaway stalks Northwood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Northwood's face. Northwood staggers backwards, shaken.
Hathaway is pawing at Northwood, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Northwood's nose. Northwood is badly hurt! Hathaway pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Northwood tries desperately to hold on but Hathaway is relentless in his assault! As Northwood receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Hathaway away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Hathaway!
An out of breath Daniel Hathaway thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Mironov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Dmitri Mironov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mironov sprawling to the canvas! Mironov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Norris finish him?!
Mironov is rocked!
It looks like Dmitri Mironov has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mironov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mironov is still in real trouble! Can Norris finish him?
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Norris taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mironov seems to have recovered his senses.
Mironov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mironov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mironov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Norris's legs.
Norris is looking for a sweep.
Mironov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norris keeps working.
Norris tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mironov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Norris can't do much from the bottom here.
Mironov working the ground and pound but Norris is defending the strikes.
Mironov working the ground and pound.
Norris tries to improve position but can't.
Mironov landing a few strikes.
Norris is trying to control Mironov's posture but Mironov avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mironov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Norris struggling a bit here.
Norris is looking for a sweep.
Mironov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Norris is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mironov slows the pace down.
Mironov wants to control but Norris is keeping him busy.
Norris tries to bench press Mironov off him but Mironov keeps the position.
Norris gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mironov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mironov trying to pass the guard but Norris defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mironov is nestled in close to Norris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Norris tries to get to full guard but Mironov has control of the leg.
Norris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mironov scores with a couple of nice shots.
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!
Norris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Norris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Norris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mironov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mironov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mironov stands up over Norris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Norris has control of Mironov's left arm, preventing Mironov from doing any damage.
Norris trying to control the position.
Mironov wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris keeping full guard, as Mironov tries to pass.
Norris working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Grant Norris wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mironov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mironov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mironov slips under a jab from Norris.
Horrible takedown by Mironov or perhaps it was just good defense by Norris which made him look bad.
Grant Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norris tries a head kick but it misses.
Mironov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Norris did well to prevent Mironov getting side control.
Mironov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Norris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Norris.
Mironov won't allow Norris to sweep him here.
Mironov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mironov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mironov trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mironov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Norris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mironov wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Mironov postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mironov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mironov is looking to work some ground and pound but Norris has wrist control.
Mironov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norris is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dmitri Mironov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dmitri Mironov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mironov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mironov wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Mironov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mironov trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Mironov postures up.
Mironov looking to pass the guard.
Mironov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mironov throwing strikes from guard but Norris blocks nicely.
Norris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Norris controls Mironov momentarily but Mironov frees himself.
Mironov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris is trying to control the position but Mironov postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Grant Norris.
Norris misses the jab.
Mironov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Norris sprawls well initially but Mironov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Norris trying to control but Mironov postures up.
Mironov thows a huge punch but Norris dodges it nicely.
Mironov drops an elbow to the side of Norris's head.
Mironov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norris keeps working.
Mironov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Norris is in a horrible position here. Mironov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mironov lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris tries to hold on but Mironov pushes him away.
Mironov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris is in a horrible position here. Mironov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Norris bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Norris postures up in Mironov's guard and throws a big left but Mironov blocks it.
Norris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mironov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mironov controls Norris momentarily but Norris frees himself.
Mironov working a defensive guard but Norris passes into half guard.
Dmitri Mironov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Norris trying to control the action but Mironov is working from the bottom.
Norris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Norris trying to mount his opponent but Mironov defends it.
Mironov moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mironov is keeping the position for now.
Mironov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mironov keeping full guard, as Norris tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitri Mironov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dmitri Mironov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mironov cracks Norris with an open hand slap.
Mironov throws a lazy uppercut
and Norris counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Mironov! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Norris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grant Norris!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Tempest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Tempest has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Augusto Soto's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Augusto Soto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Tempest!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tempest.
Tempest fails with a takedown attempt.
Soto shoots in and gets a takedown into Tempest's guard.
Tempest keeping full guard, as Soto tries to pass.
Tempest is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Soto throwing strikes from guard but Tempest blocks nicely.
Soto throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tempest is looking to stand up but Soto isn't so interested in that idea.
Soto looking to pass the guard.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Tempest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soto works Tempest's body with a nice hook.
Soto lands a nice looking body shot.
Tempest looks gassed!
Tempest is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tempest tries a head kick but it misses.
Tempest moves forwards but Soto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Paul Tempest has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soto dips to his left and cracks Tempest with an uppercut!
Tempest on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Soto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tempest!
Tempest is rocked!
Soto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tempest is still in real trouble! Can Soto finish him?
Tempest seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tempest for as long as he can get away with.
Tempest is in a horrible position here. Soto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tempest wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Soto controlling the position easily from mount.
Tempest is in a horrible position here. Soto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The cut above Paul Tempest's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soto controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Soto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Tempest's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tempest tries to close the distance and clinch but Soto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tempest will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Soto.
Soto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tempest.
Tempest throws a head kick but Soto moves out of range.
Soto cracks Tempest with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Soto digs a good hook to Tempest's body.
Both fighters circling a little - Soto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tempest ducks straight into an uppercut from Soto and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Tempest manages to regain guard straight away.
Tempest is rocked!
Paul Tempest's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Tempest's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Augusto Soto!
Augusto Soto retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Augusto Soto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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