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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Fiddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Fiddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Haze!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze throws a head kick but Fiddle moves out of range.
Fiddle lands a lovely overhand right.
Haze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fiddle doesn't seem bothered though.
Haze tries to clinch up but Fiddle circles away and keeps his distance.
Fiddle could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Haze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haze is looking to clinch but Fiddle is avoiding it.
Fiddle misses with a series of wild punches.
Haze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haze tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fiddle defends well and Haze ends up having to push Fiddle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ron Fiddle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barney Haze.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiddle is trying to push Haze away but Haze has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barney Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Fiddle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haze shoots and misses
and Fiddle counters with a three punch combo that has Haze backing up. Haze nods at Fiddle to acknowledge the strikes.
Fiddle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haze moves away from the strike by Fiddle.
Haze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fiddle circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haze gets caught napping as Fiddle dives in and scores a takedown. Haze manages to retain guard.
Haze looks winded!
Fiddle wants to stand but Haze is controlling his posture from full guard.
Haze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze is trying to keep Fiddle in close.
Fiddle wants to stand but Haze has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Haze controlling Fiddle's posture.
Fiddle is looking to stand up but Haze won't let him.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Barney Haze hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fiddle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Fiddle misses.
Haze with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fiddle counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fiddle circles away.
Haze throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fiddle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fiddle connects with a looping right hand.
Fiddle throws a hook but Haze avoids it easily.
Haze takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fiddle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fiddle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fiddle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haze is rocked!
Haze slips a straight right by Fiddle.
Fiddle throws a big shot that misses.
Haze is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fiddle is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Haze.
Haze has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haze there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fiddle counters with a nice right hand that sends Haze toppling to the canvas! Haze scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fiddle finish him?!
Haze is still on wobbly legs! Can Fiddle finish him?
Haze walks straight into a right hand from Fiddle - that's dropped him! Fiddle jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Haze from any more punishment! Haze complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ron Fiddle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonide Leclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garreth Hougaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonide Leclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Garreth Hougaard!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hougaard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leclair swivels and escapes.
Hougaard throws a sloppy head kick and Leclair moves out of range easily.
Hougaard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leclair drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Leclair really is a fat lump.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Leclair with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leclair knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hougaard on the ground.
Hougaard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leclair manages to get himself to full guard.
Hougaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Leclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hougaard wants to stand but Leclair is controlling his posture from full guard.
Leclair looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hougaard puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Leclair kicks Hougaard off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leclair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leclair takes the fight into the clinch.
Hougaard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Leclair keeps control of Hougaard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leclair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hougaard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Leonide Leclair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garreth Hougaard.
Leclair is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hougaard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hougaard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hougaard pulls guard effortlessly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leclair throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hougaard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hougaard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leclair throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hougaard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hougaard keeping moving, preventing Leclair from controlling successfully.
Leclair lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hougaard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hougaard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leclair defends it easily.
Hougaard looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leclair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hougaard is keeping the position for now.
Leclair landing with the ground and pound.
Leclair makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hougaard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leclair postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leclair has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Leclair forces his way into half guard.
Leclair is looking for a kimura here.
Leclair is nestled in close to Hougaard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leclair slips a nice elbow through Hougaard's hands, connecting with Hougaard's forehead.
Hougaard trying to control from the bottom.
Leclair winds up and cracks Hougaard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leclair working Hougaard over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leclair is nestled in close to Hougaard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leclair is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hougaard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Leclair.
Leclair trying to mount his opponent but Hougaard defends it.
Leclair lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hougaard is defending against the submission attempts here by Leclair.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leclair lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonide Leclair dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leclair doesn't manage to clinch there - Hougaard circles away.
Hougaard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leclair counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hougaard won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leclair tries for a kimura but Hougaard is defending well.
Hougaard on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Leclair stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hougaard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leclair swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hougaard throws a body punch but Leclair moves out of range.
Leclair closes the distance and clinches up with Hougaard, looking for a takedown. Leclair pushes Hougaard against the cage but Hougaard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hougaard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leclair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hougaard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leclair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leclair closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Leclair lands in his opponent's guard.
Hougaard wants to sweep but no luck.
Hougaard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leclair is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Leclair is looking to pass into half guard but Hougaard pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hougaard is in guard.
Leclair wants to sweep but no luck.
Hougaard slips nicely into half guard.
Hougaard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leclair avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hougaard.
Hougaard slows the pace down in half guard.
Leclair is looking for a sweep. Hougaard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hougaard wants to control but Leclair is keeping him busy.
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!
Leclair pushes Hougaard off looking to stand but Hougaard dives back in and keeps control.
Leclair kicks off Hougaard and gets to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hougaard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leclair takes the fight into the clinch.
Leclair tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hougaard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leclair.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonide Leclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hougaard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leclair has him pressed against the cage.
Hougaard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hougaard prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hougaard stops a takedown attempt from Leclair.
Hougaard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leclair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leclair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hougaard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leclair clinches with his opponent.
Hougaard has picked Leclair up - he's going for a ride! Hougaard dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hougaard is trying to control the action in half guard but Leclair is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonide Leclair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leclair is controlling Hougaard's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonide Leclair dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hougaard tries to clinch there but Leclair circles away.
Leclair feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Leclair with a nice head shot there.
Leclair throws an elbow that misses. Hougaard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leclair's guard. Nice move by Hougaard!
Leclair 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.
Hougaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Leclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leclair looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hougaard is one step ahead there.
Hougaard trying to control but Leclair is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Garreth Hougaard has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Leclair cracks Hougaard with a good jab.
Leclair keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leclair gets a takedown into half guard.
Hougaard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leclair tries to pass to full mount but Hougaard defends it.
Leonide Leclair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hougaard tries to kick Leclair off but Leclair keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leclair working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Leclair there.
Hougaard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leclair throwing shots but Hougaard is blocking nicely.
Hougaard trying to control from the bottom.
Leclair uses his free foot to push down on Hougaard's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hougaard.
Hougaard wants to control but Leclair is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Leclair.
Hougaard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hougaard slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Leclair.
Hougaard trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hougaard taking some punishment here, with Leclair in his half guard.
Leclair seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hougaard is rocked!
Leclair missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leclair takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hougaard is still in real trouble! Can Leclair finish him?
Leclair landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hougaard seems to have recovered his senses.
Leclair working Hougaard over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leclair seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hougaard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Leclair is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hougaard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Leclair.
Leclair is nestled in close to Hougaard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leclair is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Leclair trying to mount his opponent but Hougaard defends it.
Leclair wants to take a breather but Hougaard is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leclair decides to return to a standing position.
Garreth Hougaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leclair clinches up with Hougaard and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonide Leclair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leclair 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Leonide Leclair!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Leonide Leclair!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Leonide Leclair!
Leonide Leclair wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Leonide Leclair made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Testeredeki Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Testeredeki Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam tries to sprawl but Hughes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Adam trying to control here.
Adam tries to get to full guard but Hughes has control of the leg.
Hughes should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hughes is taking a breather. Adam says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hughes working over Adam with some ground and pound. Adam looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adam wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adam defending well though.
Hughes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hughes decides to stand and escape the position.
Hughes gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Adam knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Adam wants to control but Hughes postures up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Adam is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hughes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adam is looking to get back to full guard here but Hughes has managed to pass to side control instead.
Adam is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hughes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Adam knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adam is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hughes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hughes's back!
Hughes rolls, trying to escape but Adam keeps control of the position.
Adam doesn't have the hooks in and Hughes manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam controlling Hughes's posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adam not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hughes is stalling in the full guard.
Adam working a defensive guard here.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Testeredeki Adam wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Adam is looking to clinch but Hughes is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hughes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hughes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Adam seems a little lost for a moment, as Hughes dominates the positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adam is trying to control Hughes's posture but Hughes avoids it.
Adam being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Hughes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Adam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hughes is thwarting Adam's attempts to control the position.
Hughes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Adam wants to get back to full guard but Hughes has mounted him!
Hughes controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam is squirming around, avoiding Hughes's attempts to control the action.
Adam is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hughes controlling from mount.
Adam is squirming around, avoiding Hughes's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sean Hughes.
Hughes keeps the fight on the outside.
Adam stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Adam wants it to stay on the feet.
Hughes has a takedown stuffed.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown. Adam tries to sprawl out of it but Hughes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Testeredeki Adam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Hughes.
Hughes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adam shoots in for a takedown but Hughes shows good takedown defense.
Hughes shoots for a takedown but Adam saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Adam moves out of range easily.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Adam circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes tries to clinch but Adam is having none of it.
Adam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hughes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adam shoots in for a takedown but Hughes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hughes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Adam did well to prevent Hughes getting side control.
Hughes blocks the strikes from Adam.
Hughes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hughes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hughes decides to stand up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes gets a clinch.
Hughes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hughes pulls guard effortlessly.
Adam avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hughes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hughes lands in his opponent's guard.
Adam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
Adam is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hughes connects with a couple of short punches.
Adam working a defensive guard but Hughes manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hughes in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hughes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hughes decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hughes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Adam on his heels. He'll look to pass Adam's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Adam is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hughes defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam keeping full guard, as Hughes tries to pass.
Hughes content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sean Hughes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Adam scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Adam tries for a takedown but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hughes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hughes lands a head kick!
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Adam moves out of range easily.
Hughes pushes Adam up against the cage in a clinch.
Hughes is trying to trip Adam. He has hold of a leg but Adam is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hughes persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hughes works over Adam with some ground and pound from guard.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes gets to his feet - Adam follows without any prompting.
Hughes keeps the fight on the outside.
Adam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hughes showed some decent athleticism there.
Hughes tries to pass to full mount but Adam defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hughes 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Sean Hughes!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Sean Hughes!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Sean Hughes!
Sean Hughes wins by unanimous decision!
Sean Hughes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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201 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Trey Johnson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Johnson on his heels. He'll look to pass Johnson's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johnson looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Johnson defends.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Silva ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Matthew Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnson looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva decides to return to a standing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Matthew Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Johnson moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson trying to control here.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson 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.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Matthew Silva just wasn't active enough.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson jumps guard.
Johnson pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Silva 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!
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Matthew Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Johnson.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva misses with a combination
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson regains half guard, as Silva was trying to land strikes.
Matthew Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Silva gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Silva tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Johnson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Silva is staying active.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Trey Johnson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Trey Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Matthew Silva!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Matthew Silva!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Matthew Silva!
Matthew Silva wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Matthew Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robby Roist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is enter the dragon theme song. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 lbs
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210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robby Roist!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker has his takedown stuffed
and Roist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roist.
Parker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roist's head backwards.
It looks like Robby Roist has been cut.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Ray Parker has been cut.
A shot to the body from Parker misses
and Roist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker dives in for a single leg takedown but Roist sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roist lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Roist.
Roist lands a nice uppercut.
Parker tries to score a body lock takedown but Roist shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Roist prevents a takedown attempt there.
Roist scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Roist tries to circle away but Parker has him pinned against the cage.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Roist lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Roist.
Roist lands a left hand.
Parker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roist is defending well for now.
Roist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parker tries to stall but Roist uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roist.
A shot in the inside from Roist.
Parker has Roist pressed against the cage, preventing Roist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roist's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parker is trying to maintain a safe position but Roist gets an underhook and turns Parker into the cage.
Parker is trying to drag Roist to the mat but Roist just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to stall but Roist uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Roist.
Roist stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Roist.
A short right from Roist.
Roist tries to circle away but Parker has him pinned against the cage.
Roist should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Roist works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Roist is trying to force a seperation but Parker has the dominant position.
Roist lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roist is looking to break free of the clinch but Parker has double underhooks.
Roist is trying to push Parker away but Parker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Roist is trying to push Parker away but Parker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Roist working hard to break the clinch.
Parker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roist is looking to break free of the clinch but Parker has double underhooks.
Roist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roist.
Roist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Roist looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roist is trying to break free.
Parker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roist's efforts to push away.
Roist has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roist pushes Parker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Roist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roist gets underhooks to prevent Parker's takedown attempt.
Parker prevents Roist from breaking the clinch.
Parker keeps control of Roist as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roist lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parker.
Roist lands a hook that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Roist lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Roist on the inside.
Roist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roist just stands there and leans against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roist tries to circle away but Parker has him pinned against the cage.
Roist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roist is trying to push Parker away but Parker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Roist.
Roist lands a nice uppercut.
Roist lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker has Roist pressed against the cage, preventing Roist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roist lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roist pushes Parker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Roist on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Roist as the two fighters clinch.
Roist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Roist on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robby Roist dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roist lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Roist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parker misses with a head kick.
Parker dives in for a single leg takedown but Roist sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Roist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roist.
Roist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roist wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Roist.
Roist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roist is trying to push Parker away but Parker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roist is trying to force a seperation but Parker has the dominant position.
Robby Roist seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roist gets through Parker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roist.
Roist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roist lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Roist lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Roist.
Roist scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Roist.
Roist lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Roist on the inside.
Roist wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roist.
Roist lands with a light punch inside.
Parker stalling in the clinch but Roist improves position.
Roist lands a body punch in the clinch.
Roist lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Roist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Roist wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roist lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Roist lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roist lands a body shot.
Parker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roist's efforts to push away.
Roist scores with a shoulder strike.
Parker has Roist pressed against the cage, preventing Roist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Roist.
Roist lands a hook that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Roist can't break the clinch.
Parker can't break the clinch.
Roist lands with a short shot to the head.
Roist lands a left hand.
Roist is trying to force a seperation but Parker has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roist.
Roist lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Roist.
Roist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roist is trying to force a seperation but Parker has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker fails to pull guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roist.
Roist lands with a left to the head.
Roist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roist tries to circle away but Parker has him pinned against the cage.
Roist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roist just stands there and leans against the cage.
Roist lands with a left to the head.
Roist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roist lands a body punch.
Roist breaks from the clinch.
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roist.
Jab by Roist.
Roist thuds his right hand into Parker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Roist.
Parker is rocked!
Roist with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Parker defending well as Roist loads up on a big left hand.
Parker ducks right into an uppercut from Roist.
Roist throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
Roist connects with a crisp jab.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Roist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roist might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Roist tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parker seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roist throws out a loose jab but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker walks into a straight right hand from Roist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robby Roist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roist counters with a three punch combo that has Parker backing up. Parker nods at Roist to acknowledge the strikes.
Roist lands a really nice looking cross but Parker seems unphased.
Roist misses with a lunging right hand
and Parker counters with a series of strikes. Roist will be more careful next time no doubt.
Robby Roist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Roist counters with a left to the body.
Roist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Parker moves away from the strike by Roist.
Parker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roist.
Parker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roist throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.
Ray Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roist throws a hook to the side of Parker's head but Parker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roist looks to land a right hand but Parker moved out of range.
Parker with a poor takedown
and Roist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker moves away from the strike by Roist.
A head kick misses from Parker.
Parker blocks a jab.
Roist changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roist cracks Parker with a good jab.
Roist dips to his left and cracks Parker with an uppercut!
Roist tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roist misses with an uppercut. Parker saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Roist loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roist.
Roist scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parker doesn't seem bothered though.
Parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roist throws a series of punches but Parker avoids them all with ease.
Roist with a hook.
Roist lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Roist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Parker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Roist checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A shot to the liver by Roist. Beautiful body shot.
Parker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Roist connects with a body shot that sends Parker's belly button to the back.
Nice cross by Roist.
Roist scores with a jab to the body.
Parker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roist fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Parker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roist misses with a right hand
and Parker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parker.
Roist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker blocking some punches.
Parker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Parker breaks from the clinch.
Roist lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Parker shoots in looking for a takedown but Roist manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Parker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Parker has his takedown stuffed
and Roist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Roist.
Ray Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robby Roist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice defenses there by Roist.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robby Roist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roist 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Robby Roist!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Robby Roist!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Robby Roist!
Robby Roist wins by unanimous decision!
Ray Parker was interviewed post fight and said 'Next time... I'll rip his head off!!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Madsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garza has chosen kickboxer theme as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Madsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Garza!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garza throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Sean Madsen has been cut.
Garza moves into range and clinches up with Madsen.
Garza's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Garza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Madsen walks away with a smile on his face. Garza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Madsen enables Garza to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Madsen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Garza being controlled here momentarily.
Madsen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Madsen controls Garza momentarily but Garza frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garza throws a strike but Madsen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Garza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Madsen is fighting to break Garza's control of his arms but Garza is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Madsen manages to get himself to full guard.
Garza trying to stand up but can't free himself from Madsen's guard.
Garza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garza throwing strikes but missing.
Garza looking to pass the guard.
Madsen is trying to control the position but Garza postures up.
Garza stays in close to Madsen's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garza is in close to Madsen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Madsen wants to sweep but no luck.
Madsen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Madsen working a defensive guard here.
Garza forces his way into half guard.
Garza wants to work for an arm triangle but Madsen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Garza is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Madsen is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Garza!
A very excited looking Thiago Garza made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Oquinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Oquinn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oquinn shoots in and drives through. Cena sprawls well.
Oquinn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cena accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oquinn doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cena slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Oquinn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oquinn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cena defends it easily.
Oquinn looking to control.
Oquinn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cena's guard.
Oquinn preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquinn stands and throws Cena's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oquinn is looking to take a break and control but Cena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cena gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
It looks like Oquinn is going to stand back up.
Oquinn wants to control but Cena is keeping him busy.
Oquinn wants to stand up but Cena is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cena really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cena wants to control the action here but instead Oquinn manages to pass to full mount!
Cena tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oquinn looking to control but Cena is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cena is desperately trying to improve his position but Oquinn has a good base and remains in mount.
Cena is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquinn trying to control but Cena is having none of it.
Cena wants to hold on but Oquinn pushes him away.
Oquinn looking to control but Cena is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cena tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cena knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oquinn on the ground.
Oquinn wants to control the pace but Cena is squirming around nicely.
Cena is looking to get to half guard.
Oquinn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cena is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena wants to control but Oquinn is having none of it.
Cena is squirming around, avoiding Oquinn's attempts to control the action.
Cena is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oquinn avoids the attempt from Cena to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Cena will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oquinn fails with the takedown
and Cena counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cena.
Cena drags the fight down to the ground.
Oquinn is fighting to break Cena's control of his arms but Cena is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
John Cena overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cena will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oquinn postures up.
Cena has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Cena wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oquinn closes the distance but Cena moves to the side
and Cena connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oquinn dives in for a single leg takedown but Cena sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cena connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oquinn's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena prevents the takedown attempt.
John Cena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Oquinn.
Oquinn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cena gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cena pulls guard effortlessly.
Cena seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Oquinn wants to control from the top but Cena keeps moving.
Cena wants to sweep here but Oquinn controlling him for the moment.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Oquinn from controlling successfully.
Cena is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquinn wants to control but Cena is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cena stalling.
Oquinn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cena.
Oquinn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cena wants to take a breather but Oquinn is having none of it.
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.
Cena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oquinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oquinn tries to land a leg kick but Cena saw it coming and moves away.
Cena drives through with a takedown into Oquinn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cena seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cena trying to control the position from guard on top but Oquinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oquinn working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oquinn tries to work over Cena's front leg with a kick but Cena checks it.
Oquinn shoots in but Cena avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oquinn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cena fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cena clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oquinn has Cena pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cena manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oquinn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cena fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cena dives in and scores a takedown into Oquinn's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cena dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cena shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Oquinn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cena stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oquinn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cena working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oquinn wants to stand and escape but Cena is having none of it.
Oquinn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cena has passed into side control.
Oquinn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquinn is not content to let Cena control the position.
Cena controls the position.
Oquinn is looking for a sweep.
Oquinn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cena has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Cena displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oquinn.
Oquinn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oquinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cena was well out of range. Poor timing from Oquinn.
Cena fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oquinn, pushing him back against the cage.
Cena decides to pull guard.
Cena is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cena has a closed guard, preventing Oquinn from standing up.
Oquinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquinn looking to sit in guard and control but Cena gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oquinn looking to control.
Cena slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Oquinn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cena pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oquinn is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Oquinn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena controls from within his opponent's guard.
We're going to have a standup here because John Cena wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cena avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cena changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Oquinn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cena tries for a kimura but Oquinn is defending well.
Oquinn gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Cena showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cena 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for John Cena!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for John Cena!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for John Cena!
John Cena wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rajesh Kuthrapalli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adiaan Blizzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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145 lbs
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164 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rajesh Kuthrapalli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adiaan Blizzard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuthrapalli tries to clinch there but Blizzard circles away.
Kuthrapalli wants to clinch
and Blizzard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blizzard.
Blizzard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blizzard tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuthrapalli is retaining full guard.
Kuthrapalli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blizzard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kuthrapalli is trying to stand back up but Blizzard is controlling him
Blizzard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blizzard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuthrapalli is looking to escape.
Blizzard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kuthrapalli sees it coming and defends easily.
Blizzard decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Rajesh Kuthrapalli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blizzard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blizzard forces Kuthrapalli back against the cage and clinches.
Kuthrapalli has a couple of punches blocked by Blizzard.
Blizzard is trying to trip Kuthrapalli. He has hold of a leg but Kuthrapalli is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Blizzard persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kuthrapalli keeping full guard, as Blizzard tries to pass.
Kuthrapalli wants to stand but Blizzard is controlling the position.
Blizzard passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuthrapalli is in trouble now - Blizzard has advanced to mount!
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!
Blizzard controlling the pace for now.
Blizzard with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuthrapalli trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kuthrapalli is squirming around, avoiding Blizzard's attempts to control the action.
Blizzard won't let Kuthrapalli get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Blizzard fails to move to back control.
Blizzard controlling the position easily from mount.
Kuthrapalli wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blizzard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blizzard jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kuthrapalli manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kuthrapalli wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuthrapalli is trying to escape the position but Blizzard is controlling the position.
Blizzard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adiaan Blizzard 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.
Kuthrapalli tries to clinch but Blizzard moves away
and Blizzard counters by clinching up.
Kuthrapalli gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blizzard.
Kuthrapalli tries to land a knee to the head but Blizzard blocks with his arms.
Kuthrapalli scores a nice knee to the body.
Kuthrapalli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blizzard avoids the elbow strike from Kuthrapalli, against the cage.
Kuthrapalli lands a knee to the body.
Blizzard avoiding damage as Kuthrapalli throws knees to the body.
Kuthrapalli lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuthrapalli.
Blizzard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kuthrapalli.
Kuthrapalli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kuthrapalli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blizzard manages to break the clinch.
Blizzard jabs at Kuthrapalli's body.
Blizzard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuthrapalli.
Rajesh Kuthrapalli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuthrapalli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuthrapalli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuthrapalli darts in trying to clinch
and Blizzard counters with a nice body shot.
Blizzard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kuthrapalli sprawls well initially but Blizzard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blizzard in particular looking to stall.
Blizzard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kuthrapalli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blizzard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuthrapalli is trying to stand up here but Blizzard is controlling him well.
Blizzard stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kuthrapalli to get to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuthrapalli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blizzard's head.
Blizzard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kuthrapalli goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blizzard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuthrapalli to score with a decent uppercut.
Blizzard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kuthrapalli quickly recovers to half guard.
Blizzard is breathing heavily.
Kuthrapalli wants to get back to his feet.
Blizzard is controlling the pace.
Kuthrapalli tries to kick Blizzard off but Blizzard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blizzard wants to free his trapped foot but Kuthrapalli is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kuthrapalli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blizzard on the ground.
Blizzard stops Kuthrapalli from getting back to his feet.
Blizzard trying to control the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Adiaan Blizzard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kuthrapalli wants to clinch.
Blizzard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuthrapalli is looking to clinch but Blizzard is avoiding it.
Kuthrapalli is looking to clinch.
Blizzard takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuthrapalli looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kuthrapalli obliges.
Kuthrapalli working Blizzard over with knees to the body.
Kuthrapalli breaks the clinch.
Kuthrapalli keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blizzard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kuthrapalli swivels and escapes.
Rajesh Kuthrapalli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adiaan Blizzard.
Kuthrapalli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuthrapalli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adiaan Blizzard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Blizzard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuthrapalli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Kuthrapalli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuthrapalli lands a nice shot that snaps Blizzard's head back.
Kuthrapalli wants to clinch but Blizzard slips to the side
and Blizzard counters with a straight right hand.
Kuthrapalli tries to clinch up
and Blizzard counters with a left and a right that stings Kuthrapalli.
Adiaan Blizzard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuthrapalli tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blizzard counters with a three punch combo that has Kuthrapalli backing up. Kuthrapalli nods at Blizzard to acknowledge the strikes.
Blizzard circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Kuthrapalli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blizzard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kuthrapalli goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blizzard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blizzard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blizzard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blizzard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blizzard stops Kuthrapalli from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuthrapalli is looking to stand back up but Blizzard counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kuthrapalli.
Kuthrapalli pushes Blizzard off looking to stand but Blizzard dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blizzard is controlling the pace.
Blizzard's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kuthrapalli is trying to stand up here but Blizzard is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Adiaan Blizzard.
Blizzard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kuthrapalli's guard.
Blizzard is stalling in the full guard.
Kuthrapalli wants to get back to his feet but Blizzard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adiaan Blizzard has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kuthrapalli scores with a sloppy right hand. Blizzard should have avoided that one.
No luck for Blizzard with that takedown attempt.
Kuthrapalli wants to clinch but Blizzard slips to the side
and Blizzard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice elbow from Kuthrapalli.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blizzard.
Blizzard wants to break free but Kuthrapalli has control.
Blizzard stalling in the clinch but Kuthrapalli improves position.
Blizzard has clasped his hands together around Kuthrapalli's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuthrapalli pushes Blizzard away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Blizzard gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rajesh Kuthrapalli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blizzard in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adiaan Blizzard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blizzard 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Adiaan Blizzard!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Adiaan Blizzard!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Adiaan Blizzard!
Adiaan Blizzard wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Adiaan Blizzard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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