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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luc Deveraux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hurley's choice of entrance music: Chase & Status feat. Takura-No Problem. Luc Deveraux looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Luc Deveraux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Hurley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Derek Hurley has been cut.
Deveraux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Deveraux throws a right hand that Hurley ducks under and follows up with a left that Hurley also avoids with ease.
Hurley takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Deveraux.
Hurley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Deveraux's waist but Deveraux gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hurley off to one side.
Deveraux defending well as Hurley loads up on a big left hand.
Luc Deveraux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deveraux connects with a nice looking jab.
Hurley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hurley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Deveraux is fending him off so far but Hurley persists. Nope, Deveraux circles away and we're back to standing.
Deveraux lands with a good body shot.
Good exchange - Deveraux coming out on top.
Deveraux moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hurley is rocked!
Hurley seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Deveraux shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Hurley is backing up but Deveraux catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Hurley covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Deveraux Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc Deveraux!
Luc Deveraux opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Churcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Good has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Churcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Good!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Good manages to avoid it.
Churcher lands a head shot.
Churcher misses with a wild combination.
Churcher throws a series of punches but Good avoids them all with ease.
Churcher explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good lands a nice looking kick to the body. Churcher takes a step back to recover.
Churcher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Churcher throws a nice looking combination but Good bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good ducks under a wild hook from Churcher.
Good clinches up against the cage.
Good missing with knees to the body.
Churcher takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good keeps control of Churcher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Churcher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good has Churcher pressed against the cage, preventing Churcher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Churcher takes an elbow to the temple.
Churcher has had enough of the clinch but Good keeps him there for the moment.
Good scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mason Churcher has been cut.
Good misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good scores with a knee to the head.
Good lands a right hand that snaps the head of Churcher backwards.
Good lands a left hand that snaps the head of Churcher backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Good.
Churcher is breathing heavily.
Churcher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good working Churcher over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Good.
Good using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Churcher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Good.
Good has Churcher pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good scores with a knee to the head.
Good scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good lands a nice knee to the body.
Good putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Churcher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Good.
Good missing with knees to the body.
Good is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good connects with a nasty looking knee right to Churcher's face.
Good scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Churcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good tries to land a knee to the head but Churcher blocks with his arms.
Churcher fails to pull guard.
A short right from Good on the inside.
Good lands an elbow just above Churcher 's eye.
Churcher tries to circle away but Good has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good lands a left hand that snaps the head of Churcher backwards.
Good scores a nice knee to the body.
Good unloads a knee to the mid-section. Churcher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Churcher can't break the clinch.
Good looking to throw knees to the head but Churcher is blocking nicely.
Good lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good lands a nice uppercut.
Good landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Good.
Good landing knees to the head.
Good landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Churcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good looking to throw knees to the head but Churcher is blocking nicely.
A short right from Good on the inside.
Churcher is trying to break the clinch but Good has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Good.
Good lands a knee to the head.
Good lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good connects with a knee to the head.
Good unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good has Churcher pressed against the cage, preventing Churcher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Churcher working hard to break the clinch.
Good lands a shoulder strike.
Churcher can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good trying to land knees to the body.
Good keeps control of Churcher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good crunches a lovely knee into Churcher's ribcage.
Good struggles to land a body shot inside as Churcher controls his hands.
Good lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Good dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mason Churcher'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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Good looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Churcher at a distance.
Churcher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good moves in looking to clinch but Churcher pushes him off.
Churcher throws a series of punches but Good avoids them all with ease.
Good scoring well with a low kick there.
Churcher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good misses the jab.
Churcher misses with a body shot.
Good moves out of range of the leg kick from Churcher.
Mason Churcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good misses with a body kick.
Churcher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good tries to close the distance and clinch but Churcher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good moves into the clinch.
Good lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good with a knee to the head.
Good working Churcher over with knees to the body.
Good connects with a nasty looking knee right to Churcher's face.
Good working Churcher over with knees to the body.
Churcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Churcher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Churcher.
Good landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good is working Churcher over against the cage.
Good tries to land a knee to the head but Churcher blocks with his arms.
Good is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Churcher is defending well for now.
Good lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Good on the inside.
Good lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good landing knees to the head.
Good has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good with a knee to the head.
Churcher is trying to force a seperation but Good has the dominant position.
Churcher is trying to force a seperation but Good has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good working Churcher over with knees to the body.
Good tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Churcher avoids it.
Good with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Churcher is trying to break the clinch but Good has him pressed against the cage.
Good keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Churcher's efforts to push away.
Good misses with a knee to the head.
Good working Churcher over with knees to the body.
Churcher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Churcher.
A bit of stalling here from Good.
Good with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Churcher tries to pull guard but Good holds him up against the cage and eventually Churcher drops back down to his feet.
Churcher working hard to break the clinch.
Good looking to throw knees to the head but Churcher is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good scores a nice knee to the body.
Good gets through Churcher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good scores a nice knee to the body.
Churcher managing to block the knees to the body from Good.
Nate Good seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Churcher is looking to break free of the clinch but Good has double underhooks.
Good lands a nice knee to the body.
Good tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good pushes Churcher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Churcher can't break the clinch.
Churcher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Good creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good tries to land a knee to the head but Churcher blocks with his arms.
Good pushes Churcher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Good showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mason Churcher's cut.
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!
Churcher swinging wildly here.
Churcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mason Churcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good blocks a leg kick.
Churcher throws a body kick that misses.
Churcher 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.
Churcher throws out a loose jab but Good uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Churcher is able to avoid easily.
Churcher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Churcher throws a series of punches but Good avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good throws a body kick that misses.
Nate Good seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good tries to close the distance and clinch but Churcher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Churcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Churcher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Churcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Good moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good tries to clinch there but Churcher circles away.
Churcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Churcher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nate Good is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churcher avoiding damage as Good throws knees to the body.
Churcher has had enough of the clinch but Good keeps him there for the moment.
Good scores with a shoulder strike.
Good lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Churcher's elbow.
Good tries a body shot but Churcher blocks it.
Good looking to throw knees to the head but Churcher is blocking nicely.
Churcher working hard to break the clinch.
Good looking to throw knees to the head but Churcher is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Good just misses with a elbow thrown towards Churcher's brow.
Good throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Churcher blocks it with crossed arms.
Churcher is trying to push Good away but Good has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Churcher wants to get back to striking at distance but Good won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good lands with a right to the head.
Churcher wants to break free but Good has control.
Churcher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good landing knees to the head.
Churcher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good prevents Churcher from breaking the clinch.
Good tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good with a knee to the head.
Good tries to land knees in the clinch but Churcher avoids the damage to the body.
Churcher working hard to break the clinch.
Churcher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Churcher takes a shot to the head.
Good makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Churcher managing to block the knees to the body from Good.
Good using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good tries a knee to the head but Churcher blocks it.
Churcher is trying to push Good away but Good has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good connects with a nasty looking knee right to Churcher's face.
Churcher is trying to push Good away but Good has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Churcher blocks the elbow strike.
Good throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Churcher blocks it with crossed arms.
Good using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Churcher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Churcher is defending well for now.
Mason Churcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good can't find room to land a body shot as Churcher controls the action.
Churcher has had enough of the clinch but Good keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Churcher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Churcher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Churcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Good comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Good 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Good!
Nate Good made sure to mention his sponsor, Hopkins Athletics in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison's entrance music is sox. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz feints with a jab and clips Harrison right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Harrison is sent crashing into the canvas and Cruz leaps in for the kill! Harrison tries to get to his feet but Cruz is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Harrison is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Cruz!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Ernest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: invasion alert. Nick Ernest has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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134 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Ernest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ernest.
Ernest takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ernest is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harrison sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Harrison tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ernest sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harrison somewhat.
Harrison decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ernest manages to get to full guard.
Ernest avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Ernest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernest is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ernest is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harrison is aware though and is defending well.
Ernest really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harrison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ernest looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harrison has picked Ernest up and slammed him! Ernest can't keep hold of the triangle and Harrison manages to pass to side control!
Harrison in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ernest is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Benjamin Harrison!
Benjamin Harrison decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cice Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shigeo Miyato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shigeo Miyato told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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183 lbs
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177 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cice Salace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shigeo Miyato!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyato scores with a takedown into Salace's guard.
Miyato stopping the sweep attempt from Salace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyato 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.
Salace working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miyato doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miyato manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miyato looking to pass the guard.
Miyato is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Miyato trying to control but Salace is working from the bottom.
Miyato avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Salace working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miyato doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miyato manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miyato stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyato advances to half guard.
Salace is looking to improve his position.
Salace is refusing to be controlled, as Miyato sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Miyato in particular looking to stall.
Salace manages to get to full guard.
Miyato trying to control but Salace is working from the bottom.
Miyato engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shigeo Miyato wasn't active enough on the ground.
Salace scores a takedown into full mount!
Salace with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salace has hold of Miyato's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Miyato manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salace looking to ground and pound but Miyato is blocking nicely.
Miyato tries to reverse the position but Salace maintains control.
Salace has control of Miyato's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Miyato regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Miyato tries to hold on but Salace postures up.
Salace lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Miyato hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace is landing with some decent strikes but Miyato is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Salace throwing strikes here but Miyato is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Miyato really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Salace misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Miyato tries to hold on but Salace postures up.
Salace dominating with strikes here.
Salace pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Salace has isolated one of Miyato's arms. Miyato looking to fight him off but Salace twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cice Salace!
A relieved looking Cice Salace 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bolo Yung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Senerchia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senerchia has chosen If You Dare as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bolo Yung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Senerchia!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senerchia tries to clinch but Yung moves away
and Yung counters with a big head kick but Senerchia shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yung with a nice cross.
Senerchia tried to score with a low kick but Yung checks it.
Senerchia wants to land a leg kick but Yung is out of range.
Senerchia slips a straight right by Yung.
Senerchia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yung misses with the combination.
Senerchia misses with a body shot.
Yung has taken the fight to the clinch.
Senerchia tries a knee to the head but Yung blocks it.
Senerchia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yung is trying to push Senerchia away but Senerchia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Senerchia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Senerchia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Senerchia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yung is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peter Senerchia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Senerchia just misses with a punch to the body.
Yung doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Senerchia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yung feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Senerchias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peter Senerchia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yung keeps the fight on the outside.
Senerchia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Senerchia throws a low kick but Yung moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Senerchia.
Senerchia swings for the body but Yung moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Senerchia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Senerchia connects with an inside leg kick.
Yung is breathing heavily.
Senerchia throws a leg kick which misses Yung's front leg but catches the back leg as Yung tries to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yung crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Senerchia - the referee stops the clock and Yung gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Senerchia. Yung manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung avoids the head kick by Senerchia.
Senerchia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Senerchia clinches.
Senerchia tries a knee to the head but Yung blocks it.
Senerchia leaning against his opponent.
Senerchia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yung letting Senerchia take a breather here.
Senerchia lands a knee to the head.
Senerchia scores with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Senerchia scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bolo Yung has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung tries to break the clinch but Senerchia is controlling the position.
Senerchia lands an elbow that stopped Yung in his tracks for a moment.
Yung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Senerchia tries to land knees in the clinch but Yung avoids the damage to the body.
Senerchia stalling the fight.
Yung working hard to break the clinch.
Senerchia is struggling to control the position.
Yung takes an elbow to the temple.
Senerchia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senerchia slows down the pace here.
Senerchia lands a damaging elbow.
Senerchia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Senerchia throws an elbow but it misses.
Senerchia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yung.
Senerchia slowing the pace effectively.
Senerchia misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Senerchia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Yung avoids a wild elbow strike from Senerchia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Senerchia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bolo Yung's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Senerchia lands a nice looking body shot.
Yung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Senerchia.
Senerchia takes the fight into the clinch.
Senerchia effectively controlling the action here.
Yung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Senerchia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yung's efforts to push away.
Senerchia tries to land a knee to the head but Yung blocks with his arms.
Senerchia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Senerchia lands a nice elbow.
Senerchia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senerchia misses with an elbow strike.
Yung is trying to break the clinch but Senerchia is controlling him.
Yung is trying to break the clinch but Senerchia has him pressed against the cage.
Senerchia lands a nice elbow.
Senerchia misses with an elbow strike.
Senerchia is pushing Yung up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Senerchia misses with a knee to the head.
Senerchia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senerchia missing with knees to the body.
Senerchia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Senerchia looking to throw knees to the head but Yung is blocking nicely.
Senerchia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Senerchia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bolo Yung's cut is getting worse.
Senerchia stalling the fight.
Senerchia tries to land a knee to the head but Yung blocks with his arms.
Yung wants to break free but Senerchia has control.
Senerchia trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Senerchia.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Senerchia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yung's brow.
Senerchia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senerchia misses with a knee to the head.
Senerchia taking a breather.
Senerchia misses with a knee strike.
Yung has Senerchia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Senerchia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Senerchia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peter Senerchia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yung tries to circle away but Senerchia has him pinned against the cage.
Senerchia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Senerchia throws an elbow but misses.
Yung is looking to break free of the clinch but Senerchia has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yung as Senerchia tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senerchia throws an elbow that misses.
Senerchia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yung breaks from the clinch.
Yung thuds his right hand into Senerchia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yung misses with the combination.
Senerchia delivers a nice body kick.
Bolo Yung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Senerchia pushes Yung up against the cage in a clinch.
Senerchia throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yung blocks an elbow strike.
Yung tries to break the clinch but Senerchia is controlling the position.
Senerchia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Senerchia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bolo Yung's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yung has closed the distance and engaged Senerchia in a clinch.
Senerchia tries to land a knee to the head but Yung blocks with his arms.
Senerchia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yung avoids the elbow strike from Senerchia, against the cage.
Senerchia lands an elbow inside that Yung shrugs off.
Senerchia controlling the action here for a moment.
Yung has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Senerchia clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Yung is landing with strikes. Senerchia can't take much more of this.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Senerchia doesn't escape.
Senerchia just trying to survive but Yung is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Senerchia is trying to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Yung controlling the positon.
A lull in the action here.
Yung looking to break Senerchia's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Senerchia remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Yung will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Yung really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Senerchia.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yung misses with punches from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung has the hooks in. Senerchia is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Yung is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Yung 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.
You can see the frustration on Senerchia's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Yung is trying to stick to Senerchia's back but Senerchia is turning into Yung. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Yung's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Senerchia.
Yung is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Senerchia defends well.
Yung keeping moving, preventing Senerchia from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senerchia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Senerchia wants to control from the top but Yung keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Peter Senerchia hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Senerchia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Senerchia wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Senerchia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senerchia moves into the clinch.
Yung wants to get back to striking at distance but Senerchia won't allow it.
Bolo Yung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yung manages to break the clinch.
Yung misses with a head kick.
Yung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Senerchia.
Senerchia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yung will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yung closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Senerchia pushes off an throws an elbow but Yung leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Senerchia misses with a knee to the head.
Senerchia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Senerchia lands an elbow inside.
Senerchia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Senerchia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Senerchia.
I've got Senerchia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Senerchia!
Peter Senerchia spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marvin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: King of Kings by Motorhead. King Marvin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Marvin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Marvin misses its intended target.
Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marvin.
Marvin moves out of range as Hart throws a body kick.
Marvin blocks a head kick by Hart.
Marvin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marvin.
Marvin misses with an uppercut.
Hart misses with a low kick as Marvin jumps back.
Marvin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Hart.
Hart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hart tried to score with a low kick but Marvin checks it.
Hart moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marvin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marvin lands with a nice body punch.
Marvin misses with a hook
and Hart counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin scores with a hook.
Marvin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marvin just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart throws a head kick but Marvin moves out of range.
Good work by Marvin as he checks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hart!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hart.
Marvin misses the shot to the body.
Marvin avoids the head kick by Hart.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hart.
Marvin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Marvin is trying to escape the mount.
Marvin tries to hold on but Hart postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marvin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marvin is looking to escape.
Marvin looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hart is trying to stick to Marvin's back but Marvin is turning into Hart. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hart's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Marvin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to control the position but Marvin postures up.
Marvin stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
Hart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart is really struggling to control Marvin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Marvin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marvin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marvin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marvin cracks Hart with a solid left hand.
Marvin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marvin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Hart working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Marvin has passed into half guard!
Marvin tries to pass to full mount but Hart defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marvin is trying to work for a kimura but Hart is defending well.
Hart won't allow Marvin to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but King Marvin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hart shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marvin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hart looks to land a body kick but Marvin moved away.
Hart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marvin throws a hook to the side of Hart's head but Hart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marvin looks for a takedown but Hart sprawls well.
A jab from Marvin does it's job there.
Marvin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Marvin.
Marvin moves out of range as Hart throws a body kick.
Horrible takedown by Marvin or perhaps it was just good defense by Hart which made him look bad.
A jab from Marvin misses.
Marvin fails with a takedown attempt.
Sam Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Marvin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart misses with a body kick.
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hart moves away from the strike by Marvin.
Hart throws a sloppy head kick and Marvin moves out of range easily.
Hart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marvin. That did some damage!
Hart thumps Marvin with a low kick.
Hart tries to land a leg kick but Marvin saw it coming and moves away.
Marvin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marvin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marvin misses with a looping right.
Hart throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marvin misses with a wild body shot.
Hart looks for the body kick but Marvin saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marvin blocks a head kick by Hart.
Hart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marvin avoids a kick to the body.
Hart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hart, right into the meat.
Hart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Marvin misses with a takedown attempt - Hart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hart takes one on the button.
Marvin lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marvin lands a slapping body shot.
Marvin throws the left hand but Hart avoids the punch easily.
Marvin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marvin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hart throws a low kick but Marvin moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Hart.
Marvin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hart pinned against the cage. Hart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marvin is out of range.
Hart tries to score with a low kick but Marvin moves his leg out of the way.
Marvin misses with a straight left.
Hart ducks under a wild hook from Marvin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart cracks the inside of Marvin's front leg.
Hart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hart throws a front kick that sends Marvin stumbling back into the cage.
Hart misses with a kick to the body.
Hart throws a push kick but Marvin slaps the foot to one side.
Hart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marvin works Hart's body with a nice hook.
Hart slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marvin connects with a right hand. Hart shakes it off.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Marvin as he connects with a hook.
Marvin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hart tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Marvin is in Hart's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but King Marvin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marvin lands with a straight right. Hart didn't see that one coming.
Marvin checks a low kick from Hart.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hart.
Hart throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hart misses with a head kick.
Hart throws the kick towards the body but Marvin avoids it.
Marvin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hart is just out of range.
Hart tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marvin is able to avoid easily.
Marvin swinging wildly here.
Marvin lands a slapping body shot.
Marvin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marvin throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Marvin moves out of range as Hart throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin scores with a jab to the head.
Marvin shoots and misses
and Hart makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hart scores with a head kick. Marvin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice sprawl there from Hart as Marvin shoots in.
Hart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marvin misses the jab.
Hart lands a jab to Marvin's midsection.
Hart throws a sloppy head kick and Marvin moves out of range easily.
Marvin cracks a nice hook into Hart's ribs.
Hart is looking to land body kicks.
Marvin avoids the head kick by Hart.
Hart misses with a low kick.
Marvin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marvin throws the left hand but Hart avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a wild body kick that Marvin sees coming a mile off.
Hart tries to land a leg kick but Marvin saw it coming and moves away.
Sam Hart is winning the standup battle so far.
Hart misses with a head kick.
Marvin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hart misses with a low kick.
Marvin scores with a hook.
A solid body kick from Hart.
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!
Marvin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hart is just out of range.
Marvin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marvin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hart misses with a body kick.
Marvin avoids the head kick by Hart.
Marvin connects with the punch.
Hart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marvin tries to move into range but Hart moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marvin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hart taking some punishment here, with Marvin in his half guard.
Marvin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hart is pressing down on Marvin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sam Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hart keeping moving, preventing Marvin from controlling successfully.
Hart keeping full guard, as Marvin tries to pass.
King Marvin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hart can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marvin controls the pace.
Hart thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart looking for a sweep. Not yet Hart, not yet.
Marvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marvin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marvin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hart is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marvin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by King Marvin.
Marvin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hart.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to King Marvin.
I've got Marvin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Marvin!
King Marvin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rajja Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by tubular bells. 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 2, fighting out of London, Rajja Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Stevens!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan looks to land a combination but Stevens avoids it well.
Stevens misses with a body punch
and Khan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stevens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stevens connects with a body shot that sends Khan's belly button to the back.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khan avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Khan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stevens to score with a decent uppercut.
Khan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khan.
A lazy left from Stevens finds it's target.
Stevens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Stevens blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Stevens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan feints and then cracks Stevens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevens down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stevens.
Stevens looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevens swivels and escapes.
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Khan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Stevens tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stevens tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Khan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stevens.
Dean Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens misses with a straight left.
Stevens wants to land a leg kick but Khan is out of range.
Khan throws a good cross that connects.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses.
Stevens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stevens throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevens throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch lands to the side of Stevens 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stevens throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevens.
Stevens takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Stevens defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Stevens scores with a head kick. Khan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Stevens's shoulder, as Stevens tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khan checks it well.
Stevens has a takedown stuffed.
Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stevens defends it nicely.
Khan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Khan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stevens keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dean Stevens will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevens throws out the jab.
Khan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Khan lands with a straight right. Stevens didn't see that one coming.
Stevens connects with a nice looking jab.
That kick from Khan tenderised Stevens's leg. Stevens is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stevens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stevens throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Dean Stevens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stevens.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
Stevens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens checks a low kick from Khan.
Stevens looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Stevens lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Stevens misses with a hook
and Khan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Khan misses the jab.
Khan thows a leg kick but Stevens checks it
and Stevens counters with a body kick.
Khan gets a double leg takedown into Stevens's guard.
That's two 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!
Stevens working a defensive guard here.
Khan with a nice head shot there.
Stevens 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.
Khan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Khan tries to free his leg and advance position but Stevens is retaining full guard.
Khan stopping the sweep attempt from Stevens.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan stands and throws Stevens's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to score with some ground and pound. Stevens controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stevens is looking for a sweep.
Stevens defending against the ground and pound.
Stevens tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Khan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stevens takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Khan stands up.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Stevens's defenses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stevens is defended easily by Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khan thumps Stevens with a low kick.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevens misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens lands the left hand.
Nice body kick there by Stevens.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan blocks a low kick nicely.
Khan scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajja Khan dominated that second 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.
Stevens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stevens works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Khan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevens swivels and escapes.
Stevens tries to land a leg kick but Khan saw it coming and moves away.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Khan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khan throws a head kick but Stevens moves out of range.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Stevens.
Stevens takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stevens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens misses with a few strikes there.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens throws the kick towards the body but Khan avoids it.
Stevens misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a good low kick that Stevens was not able to check.
A big right from Stevens misses.
Stevens fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khan is out of range.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stevens doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan tried to score with a low kick but Stevens checks it.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stevens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stevens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stevens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stevens misses with a left hand
and Khan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stevens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stevens shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Khan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khan's head.
Khan trying to control the position.
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khan is looking for a triangle here but Stevens uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Khan manages to get back to half guard.
Stevens looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stevens sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rajja Khan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khan gets full guard.
Khan 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.
Khan working for submissions but it's allowed Stevens to get to half guard.
Khan tries to roll over but Stevens keeps him under control.
Khan won't allow Stevens to pass to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan trying to control here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Stevens really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevens throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Khan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Khan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stevens tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stevens lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khan at a distance.
Khan lands a jab to the head.
Khan slips under a jab from Stevens.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but Stevens shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan defending well as Stevens loads up on a big left hand.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khan takes one on the button.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Khan walks into a straight right hand from Stevens.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stevens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stevens's knee momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Stevens lands a body shot.
Stevens leaves Khan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a leg kick but Khan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stevens misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Stevens shoots in looking for a takedown but Khan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stevens's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stevens looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan takes a swing at Stevens's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stevens lands a head shot.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Stevens ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Stevens stuns Khan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Khan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Dean Stevens will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stevens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khan has time to react.
Stevens looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevens shoots in but Khan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stevens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Stevens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but Khan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stevens tries to stall but Khan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Stevens listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stevens scores with the left hand. Khan knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevens staying out of range there.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Stevens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevens punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stevens counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens lands a nice hook to Khan's body. Khan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab lands there for Khan.
Rajja Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan checks a low kick from Stevens.
Dean Stevens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Stevens jabs at Khan's body.
Stevens throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stevens throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Khan takes one to the chin there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khan.
Khan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Stevens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khan lands a two punch combo.
Stevens lands with a shot to the body.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevens motions for Khan to come forward. Stevens throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan is trying to escape the position but Stevens is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stevens 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Stevens! Dean Stevens retains his lightweight title!
Dean Stevens really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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