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Galaxy 8: Darkside Of The Moon PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Furzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Torres's choice of entrance music: All I Do Is Win. Dan Torres is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Furzon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Torres!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furzon rushes Torres and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Torres is looking to break free of the clinch but Furzon has double underhooks.
Torres is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Furzon is keeping busy.
Furzon pushes Torres back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Furzon tries for a takedown but Torres manages to get underhooks.
Torres is trying to pull guard but Furzon has him pressed against the cage.
Torres tries to break the clinch but Furzon is controlling the position.
Torres looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Torres has had enough of the clinch but Furzon keeps him there for the moment.
Furzon effectively controlling the action here.
Furzon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Furzon slips the punch.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Furzon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torres looks to land a combination but Furzon avoids it well.
Furzon drives through and clinches with Torres against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres wants to get back to striking at distance but Furzon won't allow it.
Furzon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torres is looking to control Furzon's arms but Furzon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torres has his back to the cage.
Furzon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torres gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Torres jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Furzon walks away with a smile on his face. Torres gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Frankie Furzon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres keeps the fight on the outside.
Furzon darts in and clinches Torres up against the cage.
Torres tries to circle away but Furzon has him pinned against the cage.
Furzon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Torres regains guard.
Furzon being controlled here momentarily.
Furzon won't allow Torres to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furzon wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Furzon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Torres manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Furzon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Furzon has him pressed against the cage.
Furzon breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furzon tries to clinch up
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Furzon counters by moving into the clinch.
Torres looks winded!
Furzon jumps guard and drags Torres to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Furzon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torres is controlling him.
Furzon looking to control.
Furzon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torres is controlling him.
Furzon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furzon has a closed guard, preventing Torres from standing up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Torres prevents Furzon from getting back to his feet.
Torres is looking to stand up but Furzon won't let him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Furzon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Furzon rushes Torres and presses him up against the cage.
Torres working hard to break the clinch.
Furzon landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furzon is trying to trip Torres. He has hold of a leg but Torres is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Furzon persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furzon wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Furzon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Furzon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Furzon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Torres uses from the top position.
Furzon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Torres is aware though and is defending well.
Furzon wants to stand but Torres is controlling the position.
Furzon is working an open guard so Torres takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Torres keeps the fight on the outside.
Furzon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Furzon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a series of punches but Furzon avoids them all with ease.
Furzon rushes Torres and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Furzon has Torres pressed against the cage, preventing Torres from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torres is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Furzon.
Furzon prevents the takedown attempt.
Furzon looking for a takedown.
Torres can't break the clinch.
Furzon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torres's efforts to push away.
Furzon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres swats away the attempt to clinch by Furzon.
Furzon tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furzon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Furzon tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Furzon moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt
and Torres counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Furzon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Furzon forces Torres back against the cage and clinches.
Furzon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furzon landing knees to the head.
Furzon lands a good knee to the midsection. Torres won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furzon goes for a takedown attempt but Torres pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Furzon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Furzon darts in and clinches Torres up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Furzon.
Furzon has clasped his hands together around Torres's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Furzon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Furzon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Furzon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres stops Furzon from passing to mount.
Torres pushes Furzon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Furzon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Furzon dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Furzon tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Furzon slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
Furzon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Furzon tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
Furzon dodges the punch combination from Torres.
The fight stays on the outside here - Furzon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Furzon tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Furzon circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Torres scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furzon closes the distance and clinches.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torres is trying to push Furzon away but Furzon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Furzon scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dan Torres has been cut.
Furzon pulls guard.
Furzon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Furzon wants to stand up but Torres is controlling him.
Furzon 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.
Torres being controlled here momentarily.
Dan Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frankie Furzon just wasn't active enough.
Furzon instigates a clinch.
Furzon lands a knee to the body.
Frankie Furzon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Furzon landing knees to the body.
Furzon wants a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Come on Furzon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Furzon breaks from the clinch.
Furzon pushes Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Furzon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furzon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torres gets tackled into the cage by Furzon. Furzon maintains the clinch.
Torres is trying to push Furzon away but Furzon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Furzon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
Furzon lands an elbow just above Torres 's eye.
Frankie Furzon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Furzon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Torres uses from the top position.
Furzon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torres manages to get himself to full guard.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Furzon from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furzon is really struggling to control Torres but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frankie Furzon.
Furzon darts in and clinches Torres up against the cage.
Furzon lands a good knee to the midsection. Torres won't want to take too many of those.
Furzon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Furzon landing knees to the head.
Furzon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Furzon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Furzon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Furzon 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 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Furzon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Denis Opal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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127 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Opal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 37 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Opal wants to clinch.
Thomas throws a right hand that Opal ducks under and follows up with a left that Opal also avoids with ease.
Thomas throws a nice head kick!
Horrible takedown by Opal or perhaps it was just good defense by Thomas which made him look bad.
Opal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thomas was covering up waiting for the punch and Opal finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thomas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Thomas kicks Opal off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas wants to clinch
and Opal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Opal.
Opal trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Opal controlling him for the moment.
Thomas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thomas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Opal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Opal is looking to get back to is feet but Thomas passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas decides to take the fight back to the feet.
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!
Thomas has managed to clinch.
Opal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thomas is trying to pull guard but Opal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Opal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas pulls guard.
Thomas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Opal trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas managing to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Opal trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Denis Opal has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Opal throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thomas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Opal to the ground. Thomas is now in Opal's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Opal seems keen to control Thomas's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas stops Opal from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Opal keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Opal has momentary wrist control but Thomas slips an elbow through the middle.
Opal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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!
Opal working a defensive guard here.
Opal keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Opal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Opal 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Thomas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Opal tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Opal keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Opal prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Opal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Opal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Opal gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Opal can't get the takedown.
Thomas leaning against his opponent.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Opal backwards.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Opal.
Opal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thomas is keeping busy.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Opal blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Opal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Opal's efforts to push away.
Opal goes for a takedown attempt but Thomas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Opal tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas scores with a takedown into Opal's guard.
Thomas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Opal is controlling Thomas's posture.
Thomas throwing strikes from guard but Opal blocks nicely.
Opal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thomas is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thomas lands a jab-cross combination.
Opal misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Opal looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thomas stands up.
Opal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paul Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opal drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Opal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
Thomas is trying to keep Opal in close.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Opal controlling him for the moment.
Thomas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thomas lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Opal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thomas works over Opal's head and body with a nice combination.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Opal tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Opal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Opal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Opal tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paul Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas drives through with a takedown into Opal's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Opal keeping full guard, as Thomas tries to pass.
Thomas throwing strikes from guard but Opal blocks nicely.
Opal is looking to sweep but instead, Thomas has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opal trying to control but Thomas postures up.
Thomas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thomas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Opal's head.
Thomas is thwarting Opal's attempts to control the position.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thomas is thwarting Opal's attempts to control the position.
Thomas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opal wants to improve his position but Thomas is controlling well.
Thomas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Opal trying to hold on to Thomas's head to control him but Thomas postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Denis Opal.
Thomas clinches with his opponent.
Opal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thomas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Opal is keeping busy.
Opal looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Opal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thomas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Opal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas jumps guard and drags Opal to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Paul Thomas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thomas pulls Opal in to control the position.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Opal controlling him for the moment.
Opal wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Opal is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opal wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Denis Opal wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Opal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thomas circles away.
Paul Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thomas closes the distance but Opal moves to the side
and Opal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas feints and as Opal raises his hands in defense, Thomas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Opal trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas is working Opal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Denis Opal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas trying to control but Opal is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thomas 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Thomas!
Paul Thomas made sure to mention his sponsor, Golden Supplements [O.R.G] in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Sin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sin shoots in and drives through. Hanson sprawls well.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Sin.
Sin shoots for a takedown but Hanson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marcus Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Sin.
Sin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanson as he jumps to the side.
Hanson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hanson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hanson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sin circles away.
Hanson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sin clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson has Sin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hanson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sin is looking for a takedown.
Hanson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sin is defending well.
Knees to the body from Hanson.
Sin looks winded!
Hanson lands an elbow just above Sin 's eye.
Hanson lands a good knee to the midsection. Sin won't want to take too many of those.
The referee calls for Hanson to work.
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!
Hanson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hanson tries to score a body lock takedown but Sin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hanson is struggling to control the position.
Sin is pressed up against the cage. Hanson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sin down to the mat. Sin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hanson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson clinches with his opponent.
Hanson scores with a knee to the head.
Hanson controlling the action here for a moment.
Hanson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hanson shoots in looking for a takedown. Sin tries to sprawl out of it but Hanson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sin looks for a takedown but Hanson sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hanson is defended easily by Sin.
Sin tries to keep at a distance but Hanson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hanson lands a knee to the head.
Hanson leaning against his opponent.
Hanson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sin's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Hanson.
Hanson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hanson has Sin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hanson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hanson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A left hand lands to the body for Hanson.
Hanson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanson with a knee to the head.
Hanson is working for takedown but Sin is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hanson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sin is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hanson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sin leaves Hanson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sin.
Sin has closed the distance and engaged Hanson in a clinch.
Sin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hanson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hanson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sin gets underhooks to prevent Hanson's takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Hanson to work.
Sin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sin tries to break the clinch but Hanson is controlling the position.
Hanson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sin is pressed up against the cage. Hanson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sin down to the mat. Sin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hanson shoots for a double leg takedown but Sin sprawls well. He's pushed Hanson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sin is trying to defend but Hanson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hanson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanson trying to control the pace.
Hanson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sin's head.
Hanson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sin to get to his feet.
Xavier Sin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sin but Sin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sin moves away.
Sin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sin circles away.
Hanson shoots for a double leg takedown but Sin sprawls well. He's pushed Hanson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sin gets tackled into the cage by Hanson. Hanson maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hanson manages to break the clinch.
Hanson shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hanson is trying to drag Sin to the mat but Sin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanson with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanson lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hanson dominated that second round.
That's time! Hanson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hanson looking to score a takedown here. Sin is defending well but Hanson drives through and ends up in Sin's guard.
Sin with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Hanson can't handle though.
Hanson throws a big elbow that misses.
Sin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hanson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hanson wants to pass the guard but Sin is keeping the position.
Sin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hanson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hanson throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin wants to sweep but no luck.
Hanson stands and steps away. Sin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hanson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sin, pushing him back against the cage.
Sin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sin's face.
Hanson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hanson effectively controlling the action here.
Hanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sin can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson jumps into guard, dragging Sin to the mat.
Hanson has control of Sin's left arm, preventing Sin from doing any damage.
Hanson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sin manages to get himself to full guard.
Hanson advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sin will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hanson controls the position.
Hanson lands some shots froms side control.
Hanson working the body and head with strikes.
Sin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson working the ground and pound.
Hanson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sin to his feet.
Hanson takes the fight into the clinch.
Marcus Hanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson effectively controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Xavier Sin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanson landing knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Hanson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hanson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hanson!
A victorious Marcus Hanson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nes Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trefor Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Back in Black - AC/DC. Nes Quick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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237 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nes Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Trefor Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas tries to clinch but Quick is having none of it.
Quick throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Thomas shoots in but Quick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Quick shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Quick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Quick off to one side.
Thomas jabs at Quick's body.
Thomas tries to clinch but Quick moves out of range.
Thomas forces Quick back against the cage and clinches.
Thomas decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Quick won't allow Thomas to get back to his feet.
Quick could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Quick cracks Thomas with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quick throws a big right hand that misses.
Thomas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thomas looking to control.
Quick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Quick throws a strike but Thomas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quick is on top in guard.
Quick trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thomas manages to get himself to full guard.
Quick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quick postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
Quick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quick stops Thomas from standing up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas controlling the position.
Quick has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quick tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Thomas is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nes Quick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quick is breathing heavily.
Quick wants a takedown but no success here.
Quick tries for a takedown. No joy.
Quick is trying to drag Thomas to the mat but Thomas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quick pinned against the cage. Quick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thomas lands a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as Quick shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Quick on that attempt.
Quick fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Nes Quick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Quick is trying to defend but Thomas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quick trying to control from the bottom.
Thomas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trefor Thomas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thomas tries to clinch there but Quick circles away.
Quick shoots in and drives through. Thomas sprawls well.
Quick dives in and scores a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thomas manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Quick scores with a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Quick is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.
Thomas wants to stand up but Quick is controlling him.
Thomas manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quick as he avoids it easily.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Quick wants a takedown.
Thomas tries to score a body lock takedown but Quick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Quick wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nes Quick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Quick tries for a takedown but Thomas manages to get underhooks.
Thomas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Quick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thomas sprawls well. Thomas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quick gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thomas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Quick uses from the top position.
Quick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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!
Thomas has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Quick off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nice sprawl there from Quick as Thomas shoots in.
Thomas swings for the body but Quick moves out of range.
Quick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Trefor Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Quick.
A swing and a miss from Quick.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up with Quick, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes Quick against the cage but Quick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Quick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thomas did well to prevent Quick getting side control.
Quick winds up and cracks Thomas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Quick thows a huge punch but Thomas dodges it nicely.
Quick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas's head.
Quick stops Thomas from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thomas trying to control but Quick postures up.
Quick misses with a head shot. Thomas uses the momentum to regain guard.
Thomas wants to stand up but Quick is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas wants to stand and escape but Quick is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Quick cracks Thomas with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trefor Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thomas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thomas wants it to stay on the feet.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Quick.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Quick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Quick off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nes Quick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quick circles away.
Quick misses with a combination
and Thomas counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thomas swivels and escapes.
Nes Quick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Quick defends it nicely.
Thomas throws a nice head kick!
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Quick misses.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Quick shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Quick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nes Quick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas's head.
Thomas is trying to stand.
Quick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Quick is nestled in close to Thomas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Quick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas has one foot on Quick's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Quick looking to score a takedown here. Thomas is defending well but Quick drives through and ends up in Thomas's guard.
Quick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thomas scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Quick slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Quick circles away.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Trefor Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Quick tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Quick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quick.
Quick tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quick shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thomas defends it nicely.
Quick gets a double leg takedown into Thomas's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas pushes Quick off and scrambles back to his feet.
Quick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Quick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
Quick takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Trefor Thomas.
I've got Thomas 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trefor Thomas!
During a confident post fight interview, Trefor Thomas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sekhmakh Mubarak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Greg McDonald has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Greg McDonald seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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25
262 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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33
252 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Sekhmakh Mubarak!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McDonald walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice takedown defense from McDonald. No joy for Mubarak on that attempt.
McDonald tries to clinch up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McDonald.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mubarak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McDonald pinned against the cage. McDonald gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mubarak rushes McDonald and presses him up against the cage.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Mubarak controls his hands.
McDonald working hard to break the clinch.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
Mubarak has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but McDonald regains guard immediately.
McDonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mubarak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McDonald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mubarak stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! McDonald throws up his legs and catches Mubarak in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Mubarak tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by McDonald! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Greg McDonald!
Our winner, Greg McDonald, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowalski comes to the cage accompanied by Harvey - Get up and move. George Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2, fighting out of London, Shawn Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George Davis!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Kowalski.
It looks like George Davis has been cut.
Davis shoots in and bounces Kowalski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Davis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Davis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Davis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kowalski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Davis has Kowalski in his guard.
Davis has his foot on Kowalski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kowalski works his way back into a safe position though.
Kowalski stands and steps away. Davis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davis tries to clinch there but Kowalski circles away.
Davis shoots for a takedown but Kowalski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kowalski. No joy for Davis on that attempt.
Shawn Kowalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Davis.
Kowalski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kowalski drives through and clinches with Davis against the cage.
Davis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Davis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kowalski is defending well.
Davis looks winded!
Davis keeps control of Kowalski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kowalski can't fight it off and eventually Davis manages to take the fight to the floor. Kowalski looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kowalski has Davis pulled in close to control his posture.
Kowalski uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kowalski slaps away a takedown attempt from Davis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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!
Kowalski misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
Davis is trying to drag Kowalski to the mat but Kowalski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Davis tries to circle away but Kowalski has him pinned against the cage.
Davis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davis wants to take the fight to the mat but Kowalski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kowalski pulls guard successfully.
Davis postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kowalski is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Davis, into his guard.
Kowalski gets to his feet - Davis follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.
Davis keeps control of Kowalski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kowalski stops a takedown attempt from Davis.
Kowalski tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
Davis is trying to drag Kowalski to the mat but Kowalski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Davis goes for a takedown attempt but Kowalski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kowalski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.
Kowalski wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski manages to pull guard.
Kowalski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kowalski looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.
Davis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kowalski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Davis has Kowalski in his guard.
Kowalski is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kowalski gets to his feet - Davis follows without any prompting.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Kowalski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Davis'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.
Davis shoots for a takedown but Kowalski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Davis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kowalski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Davis somewhat.
Davis shoots in and drives through. Kowalski sprawls well.
Shawn Kowalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Davis.
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kowalski circles away.
Davis tries to keep at a distance but Kowalski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kowalski is trying to push Davis away but Davis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kowalski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
Kowalski tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kowalski.
Davis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kowalski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kowalski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Davis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kowalski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kowalski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kowalski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Davis tries to keep at a distance but Kowalski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kowalski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Davis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kowalski prevents it.
Kowalski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Davis wants a takedown but no success here.
A short left from Kowalski.
A nice left hand lands by Kowalski.
Kowalski is pressed up against the cage. Davis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kowalski down to the mat. Kowalski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
George Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kowalski throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Kowalski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shawn Kowalski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis tries to clinch
and Kowalski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kowalski scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kowalski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kowalski taking a breather.
Kowalski jumps guard and drags Davis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kowalski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Kowalski is keeping the position.
Kowalski wants to sweep but no luck.
Kowalski has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Davis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kowalski gets a double leg takedown into Davis's guard.
Kowalski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kowalski trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski gets to his feet. Davis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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!
Davis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kowalski counters with a straight right hand.
Kowalski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kowalski fails with the takedown.
Kowalski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davis's waist but Davis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kowalski off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Kowalski tries a head kick but it misses.
Kowalski throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Kowalski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kowalski wants to clinch.
Kowalski is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Kowalski lands a nice looking body shot.
Kowalski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis.
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shawn Kowalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Davis.
Kowalski fails with a takedown attempt.
Kowalski misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kowalski defends it nicely.
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kowalski throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
A left and a right from Kowalski both land. Nice combination.
Kowalski closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.
Kowalski breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Kowalski both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kowalski but Kowalski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalski rushes Davis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kowalski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kowalski pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up George Davis's cut even more.
Kowalski pulls Davis into guard.
Kowalski pushes Davis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kowalski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Davis tries to clinch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by Kowalski which made him look bad.
Davis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kowalski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski closes the distance and clinches.
Davis has Kowalski pressed against the cage, preventing Kowalski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davis goes for a takedown attempt but Kowalski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kowalski throws a one two combo.
Kowalski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davis avoids it really well and circles away.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kowalski leaves Davis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kowalski scores with a one two! Davis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Kowalski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski lands with a right to the head.
Kowalski taking a breather.
Davis has Kowalski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kowalski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
George Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shawn Kowalski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kowalski lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Kowalski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kowalski 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 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Kowalski!
Shawn Kowalski gave a mention to Untouchable Fight Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Wilkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkes comes to the cage accompanied by Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A.. Alexander Gustafsson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Wilkes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustafsson delivers a nice body kick.
Wilkes shoots in for a takedown but Gustafsson shows good takedown defense.
Wilkes shoots in for a takedown but Gustafsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilkes gets the takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gustafsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gustafsson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wilkes asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wilkes working away.
Wilkes lands an elbow.
Wilkes landing strikes.
Wilkes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkes lands a few punches from side control.
Gustafsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilkes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilkes tries to score with some ground and pound. Gustafsson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Check out the look on Wilkes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkes is working Gustafsson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wilkes working the head and body with strikes.
Wilkes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gustafsson down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Wilkes crashes against the mat.
Wilkes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gustafsson is not content to let Wilkes control the position.
Wilkes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wilkes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gustafsson is not content to let Wilkes control the position.
Gustafsson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wilkes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gustafsson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson is not content to let Wilkes control the position.
Wilkes 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustafsson is looking for a sweep.
Gustafsson tries to escape but Wilkes is in control.
Wilkes is putting a hurting on Gustafsson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gustafsson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wilkes throws an elbow but Gustafsson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wilkes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wilkes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wilkes in side control, throwing shots but Gustafsson defends.
Gustafsson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wilkes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gustafsson down.
Wilkes scoring with punches and elbows.
Wilkes working the head and body with strikes.
Gustafsson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes lands some shots froms side control.
Gustafsson is still in real trouble! Can Wilkes finish him?
Gustafsson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gustafsson looks winded!
A big shot lands for Wilkes! That's hurt Gustafsson! Will he recover? Wilkes fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douglas Wilkes!
A victorious Douglas Wilkes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Skins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Skins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eliah Marshal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Skins!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Skins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marshal counters with a series of strikes. Skins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Skins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skins.
Marshal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marshal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marshal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marshal landing knees to the head.
Marshal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marshal lands a good knee to the midsection. Skins won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skins tries to pull guard but Marshal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marshal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marshal's brow.
Marshal dodges an elbow strike from Skins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Marshal as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marshal.
Marshal stalls.
Marshal tries a body shot but Skins blocks it.
Marshal keeps control of Skins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Marshal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marshal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Skins's face.
Skins is trying to pull guard but Marshal has him pressed against the cage.
Skins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Skins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Skins clinches up against the cage.
Skins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marshal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Eliah Marshal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Skins.
Marshal has closed the distance and engaged Skins in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal misses with a knee strike.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
Marshal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but Skins blocks it.
Skins tries to pull guard but Marshal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Skins jumps guard but Marshal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marshal has Skins pressed against the cage.
Marshal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshal lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal.
Marshal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marshal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skins looking for a takedown.
Skins wants a takedown but no success here.
Marshal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marshal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but Skins blocks it.
Marshal crunches a lovely knee into Skins's ribcage.
Skins looks winded!
Marshal controlling the action here for a moment.
Marshal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Skins's face.
Marshal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marshal tries to land knees in the clinch but Skins avoids the damage to the body.
Marshal lands an elbow inside that Skins shrugs off.
Marshal lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshal works on Skins's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skins jumps guard but Marshal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Marshal.
Skins tries to pull guard but Marshal won't allow it.
Marshal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skins blocks it with crossed arms.
Marshal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marshal misses with a knee strike.
Skins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marshal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshal.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
Skins has Marshal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marshal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshal landing knees to the body.
Skins takes an elbow to the temple.
Marshal with a knee to the head.
Marshal crunches a lovely knee into Skins's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Marshal 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.
Skins throws a hook to the side of Marshal's head but Marshal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skins misses with a takedown attempt
and Marshal counters with a stiff right hand.
Marshal moves into the clinch successfully.
Marshal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marshal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skins backwards.
Marshal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skins's defenses.
Marshal lands a good knee to the midsection. Skins won't want to take too many of those.
Marshal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Skins is breathing heavily.
Skins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marshal to keep the fight standing.
Marshal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshal pushes Skins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Marshal.
Marshal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skins blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Marshal.
Skins being controlled against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshal obliges.
Good body shot from Marshal.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshal.
Marshal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skins or not.
Skins takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marshal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal connects with a knee to the head.
Skins is rocked!
Marshal presses Skins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marshal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skins can do to turn this around?
Marshal working Skins over with knees to the body.
Marshal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Skins.
Nice elbow from Marshal.
Marshal landing knees to the body.
Marshal connects with a knee to the head.
Marshal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skins is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshal finish him?
Marshal controlling the action here for a moment.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skins's defenses.
Skins seems to have recovered his senses.
Marshal dodges an elbow strike from Skins.
Marshal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marshal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal landing knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marshal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Skins takes an elbow to the temple.
Marshal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Eliah Marshal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marshal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marshal lands a knee to the head.
Skins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marshal lands with a light punch inside.
Marshal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Skins is looking to break free of the clinch but Marshal has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal lands a left hand.
Marshal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marshal lands a nice knee to the body.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skins's defenses.
A knee to the head by Marshal.
Skins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marshal to keep the fight standing.
Eliah Marshal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Skins.
Marshal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marshal working Skins over with knees to the body.
Marshal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marshal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshal obliges.
A hook to the body from Marshal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Marshal 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. This is the final round!
Skins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marshal slaps away a takedown attempt from Skins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marshal clinches up with Skins and pushes him back against the cage.
Marshal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marshal lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Marshal.
Skins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marshal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
Skins ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Skins no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Marshal wants to pass the guard but Skins is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marshal controls the pace.
Marshal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marshal stopping the sweep attempt from Skins.
We're going to have a standup here because Eliah Marshal wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Skins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal pushes Skins up against the cage in a clinch.
Skins tries to pull guard but Marshal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Skins looking to slow down the pace here.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marshal working Skins over with knees 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!
Marshal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marshal lands an elbow that stopped Skins in his tracks for a moment.
Marshal scores with a knee to the head.
Marshal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Come on Marshal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marshal gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Marshal for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Marshal lands a shoulder strike.
Skins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marshal walks away with a smile on his face. Skins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eliah Marshal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Skins.
Skins misses with a head kick.
Skins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marshal throws a shot to the body.
Marshal connects with a jab.
Marshal closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marshal avoiding damage as Skins throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal misses with a knee to the head.
Skins trying to control the position but instead, Marshal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skins into the cage.
Skins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshal is defending well for now.
Skins managing to block the knees to the body from Marshal.
Marshal lands a shot to the body.
Marshal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Marshal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marshal missing with knees to the body.
Tony Skins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eliah Marshal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marshal 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliah Marshal!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrance Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lawrance Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Christopher!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Christopher eats them both and turns towards Adams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Adams swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Christopher to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Lawrance Adams has been cut.
Adams misses with a double jab
and Christopher counters by moving into the clinch.
Christopher scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.
Christopher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christopher.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christopher's elbow.
Christopher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christopher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Christopher is stalling here.
Christopher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams taking a breather.
Christopher misses with some punches.
Christopher lands a knee to the head.
Christopher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Christopher lands a nice uppercut.
Adams is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christopher misses with some punches.
Adams seems to have got his legs back now.
Christopher pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christopher creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Adams with a big uppercut! Adams tries to clinch up but Christopher pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Adams to the mat! Adams covers up and Christopher unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leonard Christopher!
Leonard Christopher managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160, into his post fight interview.
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