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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Burgess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragos Ilie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragos Ilie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Richard Burgess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragos Ilie!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgess shoots in for a takedown but Ilie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burgess doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ilie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Richard Burgess has been cut.
Richard Burgess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgess misses with a takedown
and Ilie counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Burgess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burgess rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ilie counters with a crisp right that sends Burgess to the canvas! Ilie follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragos Ilie!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dragos Ilie waved his t-shirt featuring RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyndon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Last Shadow Puppets . Terry Bull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Lyndon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Bull!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Bull.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
Bull takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bull throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bull, right into the meat.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tests Bull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bull has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones blocks a body shot from Bull.
Bull wants to stall.
Jones is working Bull over against the cage.
Bull taking a breather.
Jones prevents a body shot from Bull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bull's elbow.
Bull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones pushes Bull back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Bull's head.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bull.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bull sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
Bull throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones is looking to wear down Bull with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones cracks Bull with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bull throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Bull throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Bull takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bull takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones throws a body punch but Bull moves out of range.
Bull tries to clinch up.
Bull tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Bull's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bull scrambles back to his feet.
Bull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bull pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Bull lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Bull's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands a body shot.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones wants to break free but Bull has control.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Bull blocking some punches.
Bull landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bull struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Bull crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Bull as the two fighters clinch.
Bull lands with a light punch inside.
Bull scores a nice knee to the body.
Bull pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bull missing with knees to the body.
Bull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a hook but Bull blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bull looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bull back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bull wants to clinch.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
Bull drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bull dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones lands a jab to Bull's midsection.
Bull misses with a looping left.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bulls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bull. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones lands a nice hook to Bull's body. Bull takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bull gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Bull's head back.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bull 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bull misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones slips a straight right by Bull.
Jones avoids the head kick by Bull.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Bull throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones defending well as Bull loads up on a big left hand.
Jones moves out of range as Bull strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Bull 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lyndon Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bull manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bull.
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!
Bull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones works Bull's body with a nice hook.
Jones moves away from the strike by Bull.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Bull's head back.
Lyndon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Bull throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Bull only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bull.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bull manages to avoid it.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bull. Bull obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bull.
Bull goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones defending well as Bull loads up on a big left hand.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Bull counters with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bull misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones moves away from the strike by Bull.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bull staying out of range there.
Bull throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Bull takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bull manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a series of punches but Bull avoids them all with ease.
Bull moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyndon Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
Bull tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bull takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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.
Bull looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Jones lands with a straight right. Bull didn't see that one coming.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bull clinches up against the cage.
Bull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones avoiding damage as Bull throws knees to the body.
Bull crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Bull has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones presses Bull against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands a left hand.
Bull is working Jones over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bull.
Bull cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bull stalling in the clinch.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Bull landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Bull.
Bull lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Bull lands an elbow inside.
Bull lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones avoiding damage as Bull throws knees to the body.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bull taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bull lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones is trying to break free.
Bull tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Bull controls the action.
Jones tries a body shot but Bull blocks it.
Jones is trying to break free.
Bull is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Bull keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones is trying to push Bull away but Bull has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Bull.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Bull wants to stall.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bull.
Bull with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Terry Bull seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bull.
Jones tries a body shot but Bull blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bull's elbow.
Bull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Bull controls the action.
Bull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Bull using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bull is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bull landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bull digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bull scores a nice knee to the body.
Bull pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bull blocks a body shot from Jones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bull.
Jones works on Bull's body with a couple of short punches.
Lyndon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Bull - that landed with a thud.
Bull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Bull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bull has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Terry Bull!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Terry Bull!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Terry Bull!
Terry Bull wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Terry Bull made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King George Iv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Saint George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, King George Iv!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George Iv rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but George moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
George moves out of range as George Iv strikes.
George Iv throws the left hand but George avoids the punch easily.
George Iv throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
George shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
George Iv defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from George.
George Iv has left one of his arms exposed and George doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. George Iv screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Saint George!
A relieved looking Saint George 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 Lester Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Wiley - Take That as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
18 - 17 - 0 |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lester Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Marley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Marley.
Marley moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Lee has Marley pressed against the cage, preventing Marley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marley is breathing heavily.
Marley being controlled against the cage.
Marley is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Lester Marley has been cut.
Marley takes a knee right on the jaw!
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee is pushing Marley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Lee.
Marley is looking to land body kicks.
Marley doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee clinches up against the cage.
Marley takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Marley being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee stalling against the cage.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marley's face.
Marley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marley tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lester Marley's cut is getting worse.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Marley is rocked!
Lee lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee landing knees to the head.
Oh Marley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Marley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marley's face.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee pressing his opponent against the cage.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marley seems to have got his legs back now.
Marley is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Marley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee is looking to control Marley's arms but Marley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Marley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lester Marley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marley tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Jason Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lee keeps control of Marley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Marley working hard to break the clinch.
Marley is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Marley, against the cage.
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!
Lee lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Marley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee taking a breather.
Lee landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marley's face.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lester Marley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Marley in his tracks for a moment.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Marley's head.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Marley's ribcage.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee working Marley over with knees to the body.
Lee is leaning against Marley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Lee digs a right hand into Marley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marley's gas tank.
Lee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marley up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee cracks Marley with a nice body shot.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marley's defenses.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marley misses with the head strike.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee looking to stall.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marley tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands an elbow just above Marley 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Marley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee has Marley pushed against the cage.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee stalls.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee trying to stall but Marley improves his position.
Marley is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Lester Marley's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marley's defenses.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Marley's ribcage.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lee 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.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Marley blocks with his arms.
Marley can't break the clinch.
Marley has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lee is looking to control Marley's arms but Marley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marley takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lester Marley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee throws a series of punches but Marley moves out of range.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Marley.
Marley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marley swinging wildly here.
Marley feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Marley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marley misses with a few strikes there.
Marley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marley misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marley tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Marley throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee digs a good hook to Marley's body.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lester Marley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marley on the side of the head.
Lee moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee is leaning against Marley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee working Marley over with knees to the body.
Lee keeps control of Marley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Marley won't want to take too many of those.
Lee gets through Marley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee landing knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Jason Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Marley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marley working hard to break the clinch.
Marley is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Marley takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marley tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marley into the cage.
Marley breaks from the clinch.
Marley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee pushes Marley up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee landing knees to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lester Marley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jason Lee!
Jason Lee gave a mention to xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ivan Drakkar 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drakkar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Clark!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark misses with a double jab.
Clark tries to bum rush Drakkar with a series of wild strikes but Drakkar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drakkar lands with a nice body punch.
Drakkar tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
Clark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drakkar avoids it really well and circles away.
Clark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Drakkar as Clark shoots in.
A combination from Clark does no damage.
Clark takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drakkar avoids it really well and circles away.
Ivan Drakkar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Clark.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drakkar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drakkar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clark dives in and scores a takedown into Drakkar's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drakkar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Drakkar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drakkar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clark manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark has his foot on Drakkar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drakkar works his way back into a safe position though.
Drakkar wanted to stand there but Clark had control of the position.
Clark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drakkar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Clark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clark looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Drakkar passes into half guard.
Drakkar decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark misses with a wild combination.
Drakkar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Drakkar moves into range and clinches up with Clark.
Clark takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Drakkar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drakkar lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Drakkar.
Drakkar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drakkar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drakkar lands a damaging elbow.
Drakkar lands a damaging elbow.
Drakkar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clark looks gassed!
Drakkar lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Drakkar.
Clark is rocked!
Drakkar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clark is still on wobbly legs! Can Drakkar finish him?
Drakkar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Clark fails to land.
Clark takes a knee right on the jaw!
A shot in the inside from Drakkar.
Drakkar lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Drakkar.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Drakkar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clark is defending well for now.
Clark seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drakkar.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drakkar.
Drakkar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drakkar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clark in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar lands an elbow inside that Clark shrugs off.
A short left from Drakkar.
A knee to the head by Drakkar.
Drakkar lands a shoulder strike.
Drakkar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Drakkar.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Drakkar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drakkar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drakkar lands with a short shot to the head.
Drakkar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drakkar creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Clark! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Drakkar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Drakkar!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Drakkar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Groenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groenberg comes to the cage accompanied by Zombiekrig - Håll käften ge mig dina pengar. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Groenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groenberg tries to clinch up.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hendricks postures up in Groenberg's guard and throws a big left but Groenberg blocks it.
Groenberg wants to stand but Hendricks is controlling the position.
Hendricks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hendricks throwing strikes from guard but Groenberg blocks nicely.
Hendricks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Groenberg wants to stand up but Hendricks is controlling him.
Groenberg pushes Hendricks off and scrambles back to his feet.
Groenberg throws a series of punches but Hendricks avoids them all with ease.
Hendricks misses with a takedown attempt - Groenberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Groenberg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks is looking for a sweep. Groenberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hendricks is pressing down on Groenberg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Groenberg throwing strikes from guard but Hendricks blocks nicely.
Hendricks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Groenberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hendricks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Groenberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hendricks is keeping the position for now.
Hendricks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Groenberg wants to control from the top but Hendricks keeps moving.
Groenberg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendricks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendricks looking for a sweep. Not yet Hendricks, not yet.
Hendricks has momentary wrist control but Groenberg slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendricks keeping moving, preventing Groenberg from controlling successfully.
Groenberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Groenberg landing some decent shots from guard.
Hendricks trying to control the position.
Hendricks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Groenberg is aware though and is defending well.
Groenberg is in close to Hendricks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Groenberg throwing strikes but missing.
Hendricks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Groenberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Groenberg wants to control from the top but Hendricks keeps moving.
Groenberg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Groenberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Groenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendricks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Groenberg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Groenberg looking to pass the guard.
Groenberg thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Groenberg scoring with punches to the head and body.
Groenberg postures up and lands a big shot to Hendricks's brow.
Groenberg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Groenberg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hendricks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Groenberg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hendricks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Groenberg lands a couple of elbows.
Groenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendricks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendricks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Groenberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hendricks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hendricks working for a triangle but Groenberg defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Groenberg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Groenberg shoots for a double leg takedown but Hendricks sprawls well. He's pushed Groenberg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Groenberg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Groenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendricks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Groenberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Groenberg wants it to stay on the feet.
Groenberg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hendricks circles away.
Groenberg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Groenberg swinging wildly here.
Hendricks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Groenberg tries to clinch but Hendricks moves out of range.
Hendricks has a takedown stuffed.
Adam Groenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Hendricks.
Groenberg tries to clinch there but Hendricks circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenberg wants to clinch.
Groenberg forces Hendricks back against the cage and clinches.
Hendricks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Groenberg pulls his leg out and moves away.
Groenberg shoots in and gets a takedown into Hendricks's guard.
Groenberg postures up and lands a big shot to Hendricks's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Groenberg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Groenberg looking to pass the guard.
Hendricks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hendricks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Groenberg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Groenberg distracts Hendricks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Adam Groenberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks controlling Groenberg's posture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendricks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Groenberg defends well.
Groenberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hendricks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Groenberg trying to control but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
Groenberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Groenberg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Groenberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hendricks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Groenberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groenberg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Groenberg stands up over Hendricks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Groenberg passes Hendricks's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Groenberg throwing shots but Hendricks is blocking nicely.
Hendricks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Groenberg.
Groenberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Groenberg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hendricks sees it coming and defends easily.
Ground and pound from Groenberg.
Groenberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hendricks defending well though.
Groenberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Groenberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hendricks gets full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Groenberg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hendricks's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groenberg trying to control but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
Groenberg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Groenberg trying to control but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
Groenberg connects with a couple of short punches.
Hendricks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Groenberg defends it easily.
Groenberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Groenberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hendricks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Groenberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Groenberg stopping the sweep attempt from Hendricks.
Groenberg postures up in Hendricks's guard and throws a big left but Hendricks blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Groenberg dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Groenberg wants to clinch.
Groenberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendricks circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendricks shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hendricks showed some decent athleticism there.
Groenberg is trying to stand up here but Hendricks is controlling him well.
Groenberg is pressing down on Hendricks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hendricks stops Groenberg from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Groenberg pushes Hendricks off and gets back to his feet.
Hendricks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenberg closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hendricks did well to prevent Groenberg getting side control.
Hendricks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Groenberg connects with a nice short shot to Hendricks's temple.
Hendricks is trying to maintain the position but Groenberg is very close to passing his half guard.
Groenberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Groenberg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hendricks is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Groenberg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Groenberg's back!
Groenberg looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Groenberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groenberg is trapped and Hendricks is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Groenberg defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hendricks's arms.
Hendricks really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Groenberg.
Even with his hooks in, Hendricks manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Hendricks misses with a punch to the head.
The referee is taking a good look at Groenberg as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Hendricks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groenberg looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hendricks.
Groenberg is trying to get back to his feet but Hendricks has full control of the position and if anything, Groenberg has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hendricks's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Groenberg just trying to survive but Hendricks is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Groenberg turns into Hendricks and is now in his guard.
Hendricks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Groenberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Groenberg gets to his feet. Hendricks looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Adam Groenberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks shoots in but Groenberg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Groenberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hendricks as he avoids it easily.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Groenberg sprawls well. Groenberg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hendricks gets slowly back to his feet.
Adam Groenberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adam Groenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Hendricks.
Hendricks keeps the fight on the outside.
Groenberg is looking to clinch.
Groenberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hendricks.
Groenberg tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Groenberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hendricks shoots in but no luck this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Groenberg closes the distance and clinches.
Josh Hendricks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hendricks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Groenberg pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adam Groenberg.
Well Groenberg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Adam Groenberg!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Adam Groenberg!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Adam Groenberg!
Adam Groenberg wins by unanimous decision!
Adam Groenberg took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Nazario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva has chosen No Love - Eminem as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rafael Da Silva enters the cage!
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Nazario!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Da Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazario gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Da Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Da Silva lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Nazario is breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Da Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Da Silva.
It looks like Ronaldo Nazario has been cut.
A head kick from Da Silva lands but Nazario takes it in his stride.
Da Silva cracks the inside of Nazario's front leg.
Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva lands a big shot that drops Nazario! Can he finish him?
Nazario is rocked!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nazario has momentary wrist control but Da Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Nazario is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Da Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Da Silva stands up from Nazario's guard - Da Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rafael Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazario gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Da Silva gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Da Silva! Rafael Da Silva retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Rafael Da Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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