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HFC Fight Night 17 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vince Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Scott!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scott.
Hardy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Scott blocks a jab.
Hardy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Scott.
Hardy throws a poor cross that misses
and Scott counters with a three punch combo that has Hardy backing up. Hardy nods at Scott to acknowledge the strikes.
Hardy connects with a crisp jab.
Hardy lands with an overhand left.
Good standup being displayed there by Hardy as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Roger Scott has been cut.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hardy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy connects with a right hand. Scott shakes it off.
Hardy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scott on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Scott.
Scott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scott.
Scott walks into a left hand.
That has opened up Roger Scott's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy left from Hardy finds it's target.
Scott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
Scott blocks a jab.
Hardy moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Scott goes down! Can Hardy finish him!?
Scott is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardy.
Hardy forces his way into half guard.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Scott's cut.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hardy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy throws a good cross that connects.
Hardy scores with a sloppy right hand. Scott should have avoided that one.
Hardy lands with a shot to the body.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Scott sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Hardy misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Scott under the eye.
Scott walks into a stiff left hand from Hardy.
Scott is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
The cut above Roger Scott's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Donk. Hardy catches Scott right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy pounces like a tiger and cracks Scott with a vicious hook! Scott is down but not out! Hardy follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vince Hardy!
In his post fight interview, Vince Hardy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Awsome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Mcdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Miles Awsome!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Awsome.
Awsome's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mcdonald under the eye.
Mcdonald looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Awsome is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mcdonald is controlling him.
Mcdonald wants to control from the top but Awsome keeps moving.
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.
Mcdonald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mcdonald is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Danny Mcdonald wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mcdonald on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mcdonald fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Awsome finds it's target.
It looks like Danny Mcdonald has been cut.
Awsome lands with a shot to the body.
Awsome lands an overhand right.
Mcdonald swings for the body but Awsome moves out of range.
Awsome stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Awsome.
Mcdonald is rocked!
Awsome keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mcdonald fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Mcdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcdonald darts in looking for a takedown but Awsome gets double underhooks and turns Mcdonald into the cage.
Mcdonald is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mcdonald is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Awsome is defending well.
Awsome lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mcdonald or not.
Mcdonald is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Awsome.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Awsome.
Awsome pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Awsome scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Mcdonald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Awsome moves in close and cracks Mcdonald with a massive right hand! Mcdonald, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Awsome!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miles Awsome!
After winning the bout, Miles Awsome thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Pleasures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminem - Lose Yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 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
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pleasures!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blaze Bailey!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pleasures misses with an uppercut.
Bailey scoring well with a low kick there.
Pleasures takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bailey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bailey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bailey looks for the body kick but Pleasures saw that one coming.
Pleasures throws a lazy right hand but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bailey blocks a jab.
Bailey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pleasures counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bailey clinches.
Bailey blocks a body shot from Pleasures.
Pleasures takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pleasures throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bailey throws an elbow that misses.
Bailey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pleasures can't find room to land a body shot as Bailey controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bailey just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pleasures's brow.
Pleasures lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Pleasures.
Bailey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bailey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Pleasures.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Bailey prevents a body shot from Pleasures.
A head punch on the inside from Pleasures fails to land.
A short uppercut from Pleasures.
Bailey stalling in the clinch but Pleasures improves position.
Bailey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bailey misses with an elbow over the top.
Pleasures tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
A knee to the head by Bailey.
Pleasures lands a shot to the body.
Bailey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bailey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like John Pleasures has been cut.
Pleasures has Bailey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bailey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pleasures has been working on his balance at Soul Supremacy - UK, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Bailey.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bailey.
Pleasures is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey lands an elbow inside that Pleasures shrugs off.
Bailey is pressed up against the cage. Pleasures has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bailey down to the mat. Bailey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A big left from Pleasures misses.
Bailey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pleasures manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pleasures checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bailey. That's going to slow Pleasures down.
The fighters circling - Pleasures throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bailey connects with a solid leg kick.
Bailey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bailey checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Bailey misses.
Bailey clinches.
Bailey lands a nice knee to the body.
Pleasures is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bailey's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pleasures prevents a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey lands a nice elbow.
Pleasures lands a nice uppercut.
Pleasures lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pleasures lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pleasures wants to take the fight to the mat but Bailey manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Pleasures. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey.
A hook to the body from Pleasures.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands an elbow just above Pleasures 's eye.
Pleasures lands with a left to the head.
Bailey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pleasures avoids it.
Pleasures swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pleasures backwards.
Bailey scores with a shoulder strike.
Bailey blocks a body shot from Pleasures.
Pleasures fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pleasures misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bailey.
Bailey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pleasures misses with a punch on the inside.
Bailey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bailey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bailey lands an elbow inside.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Pleasures working aggressively here.
Pleasures misses with some punches.
Pleasures goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a nice knee to the body.
Bailey working Pleasures over with knees to the body.
Bailey pushes Pleasures back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pleasures is rocked!
Bailey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Pleasures is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bailey pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Pleasures! Bailey unloads with more strikes and Pleasures sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blaze Bailey!
Our winner, Blaze Bailey, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Hektor Alexandros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Murry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Murry has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Hektor Alexandros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Murry!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alexandros circles away.
Murry shoots in and gets a takedown into Alexandros's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Murry passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murry has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Alexandros defend it? Murry steps over the head and cranks it - Alexandros is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Murry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Murry!
During a confident post fight interview, Joe Murry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Greer Leonardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Greer Leonardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leonardson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Simpson.
Leonardson cracks a nice hook into Simpson's ribs.
Leonardson misses with a two punch combination.
Simpson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leonardson is fending him off so far but Simpson persists. Nope, Leonardson circles away and we're back to standing.
Simpson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Simon Simpson has been cut.
Leonardson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
and Leonardson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Simpson! He's just covering up as Leonardson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greer Leonardson!
An out of breath Greer Leonardson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Everything Zen- Bush. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class 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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitchell Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Darko!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Darko misses with a low kick.
Darko throws a good cross that connects.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donk. Jones catches Darko right on the button with a cross.
Jones scores with a spinning back kick!
Jones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Hopkins in the buildup to the fight.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darko.
Jones rushes Darko and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko breaks from the clinch.
Jones takes a swing at Darko's ribcage but misses.
Darko throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Darko rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Darko avoids the damage to the body.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Darko tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darko is defending well for now.
Darko managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Darko tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Darko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Darko swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darko lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darko.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Darko takes an elbow to the temple.
Darko struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darko misses with a punch to the body.
Darko throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Darko.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Darko.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Darko avoids the damage to the body.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Darko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darko stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Darko is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Darko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Darko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Darko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darko trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Darko into the cage.
Darko lands a body punch.
Darko breaks from the clinch.
Jones misses with a hook
and Darko counters with a two punch combo.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darko.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Darko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Darko throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones cracks Darko with an open hand slap.
Jones sizes up Darko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Darko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Darko circles away.
Darko with a hook.
Darko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darko tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Darko there.
Jones is rocked!
A combination from Darko does no damage.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darko.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darko drops Jones with a beautiful combination! Jones stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Darko is looking for the KO!
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Darko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darko lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donnie Darko!
Donnie Darko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Garry Powders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Seed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Seed's choice of entrance music: Drunken Master. Garry Powders had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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142 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Garry Powders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Seed!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seed moves away from the strike by Powders.
A big right from Powders misses.
Powders stuns Seed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Powders looks to score with a jab to the body but Seed is just out of range.
Seed swings for the body but Powders moves out of range.
Powders looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Seed attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Powders closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Seed quickly recovers to half guard.
Powders missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Powders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Powders is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Seed has managed to free his arm - good work.
Seed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Powders has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Seed moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seed is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Powders stopping the sweep attempt from Seed.
Seed has control of Powders's left arm, preventing Powders from doing any damage.
Seed keeping full guard, as Powders tries to pass.
Powders is sitting in close to Seed's body. Seed has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Powders is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Powders is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Seed.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sam Seed!
Sam Seed took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mario Guevera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Guevera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guevera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Freeman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A lazy left from Freeman finds it's target.
Guevera gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Freeman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Freeman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Guevera keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Guevera looking for a sweep. Not yet Guevera, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Freeman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Guevera is looking to regain half guard here but Freeman keeps moving and retains side control.
Guevera gets back to half guard.
Guevera tries to roll over but Freeman keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Freeman in particular looking to stall.
Guevera is trying to get back to full guard.
Freeman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Guevera does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Freeman trying to pass the guard but Guevera defending well.
Freeman prevents Guevera from improving his position.
Freeman content to control rather than advance.
Freeman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Guevera is trying to get back to full guard.
Freeman wants to take a breather but Guevera is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guevera wants to improve his position but Freeman is controlling well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Freeman slows the pace down in half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Connor Freeman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Guevera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freeman.
Freeman throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guevera darts in looking for a takedown but Freeman gets double underhooks and turns Guevera into the cage.
Guevera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Freeman prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Guevera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freeman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guevera takes one to the chin there.
Guevera shoots in looking for a takedown. Freeman tries to sprawl out of it but Guevera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Freeman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman lands a nice shot to the body.
Guevera fails with the takedown.
Guevera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Freeman shoots for a takedown but Guevera saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Freeman shoots for a double leg takedown but Guevera sprawls well. He's pushed Freeman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Connor Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman stuffs the takedown.
Guevera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Freeman but Freeman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Freeman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Guevera on his heels. He'll look to pass Guevera's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guevera can't keep his opponent in guard - Freeman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Guevera has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Freeman is taking a breather. Guevera 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.
Freeman prevents Guevera from improving his position.
Guevera slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Freeman preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guevera can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Freeman controls the pace.
Guevera can't keep his opponent in guard - Freeman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Freeman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guevera tries to get to full guard but Freeman has control of the leg.
Freeman is trying to control the action in half guard but Guevera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, if Freeman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Freeman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Freeman 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.
Guevera gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Freeman looking to pass the guard.
Guevera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Freeman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guevera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Connor Freeman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guevera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guevera can't keep his opponent in guard - Freeman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Guevera is looking for a sweep. Freeman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Freeman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Freeman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Freeman is looking to take a break and control but Guevera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guevera is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Freeman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Guevera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Freeman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Guevera tries to roll over but Freeman keeps him under control.
Guevera regains full guard. Nicely done.
Guevera is looking for a triangle but Freeman pushes his legs off easily.
Freeman 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.
Freeman slips nicely into half guard.
Freeman is pressing down on Guevera's thigh, looking to free his foot. Guevera is holding on for now.
Guevera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guevera is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Freeman scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are battling for position here. Guevera manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Freeman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guevera keeping full guard, as Freeman tries to pass.
Freeman stopping the sweep attempt from Guevera.
Freeman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Guevera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Freeman has managed to get both his arms back between Guevera's legs - danger averted.
Freeman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Freeman landing with the ground and pound.
Guevera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Guevera 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.
Freeman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Guevera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Guevera keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Freeman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Freeman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Freeman passes into half guard.
Guevera wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guevera wants to sweep but Freeman has passed to side control!
Guevera sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Freeman working the head and body with strikes.
Freeman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guevera wants to improve his position but Freeman is controlling well.
Freeman trying to control from half guard but Guevera is working away.
Freeman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Guevera wants 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.
Guevera is refusing to be controlled, as Freeman sits in half guard.
Guevera is looking for a sweep. Freeman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Freeman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Freeman looking to score a takedown here. Guevera is defending well but Freeman drives through and ends up in Guevera's guard.
Freeman won't allow Guevera to sweep him here.
Freeman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Freeman throwing strikes but missing.
Guevera can't keep his opponent in guard - Freeman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Guevera is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Freeman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Freeman's back!
Guevera is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Freeman is trying to get back to his feet but Guevera has full control of the position and if anything, Freeman has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Guevera is landing with strikes from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guevera is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Freeman knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Freeman for a finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guevera missing with strikes from the back.
Freeman wants to get back to his feet.
Guevera looking for the choke but no joy.
Freeman has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Guevera looking for the choke but no joy.
Freeman trying to get back to his feet but Guevera is in full control for now.
Mario Guevera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Guevera manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Freeman trying to control the hands but Guevera breaks the grip.
Guevera scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Guevera is landing with strikes. Freeman can't take much more of this.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guevera missing with strikes from the back.
Guevera somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Freeman manages to reverse the position and now he's in Guevera's guard. Nice work there by Freeman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevera keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Guevera throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Freeman won't allow Guevera to sweep him here.
Freeman forces his way into half guard.
Freeman content to control rather than advance.
Guevera wants to improve his position but Freeman is controlling well.
Guevera actively working from the bottom here.
Guevera is not content to let Freeman control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guevera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Freeman works his way into side control.
Freeman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Guevera is not content to let Freeman control the position.
Freeman is staying tight to Guevera's torso, preventing him from escaping.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman wants to control but Guevera is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mario Guevera.
Well Freeman 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 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor Freeman!
Connor Freeman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Torino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Torino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson scores with a jab.
We've been told by Torino's head coaches at Finn Warriors Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Torino clinches with his opponent.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torino's calf.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Torino's body. Torino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anderson feints a jab promting Torino to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Torino slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torino looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Torino persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Torino is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson goes for a double leg but Torino avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Torino continues to drive forward.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Torino throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson scores with a head kick.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anderson lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Torino shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Torino somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Torino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torino at a distance.
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Torino shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Torino tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Torino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Torino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Torino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
John Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Torino checks a low kick from Anderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torino looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Anderson misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Torino wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Torino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Torino sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anderson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Torino's guard.
Anderson wants to get up but he can't break Torino's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Torino has control of Anderson's left arm, preventing Anderson from doing any damage.
Anderson wants to stand but Torino has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Horrible takedown by Torino or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson which made him look bad.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Torino moves out of range easily.
Anderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torino's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anderson!
Anderson jabs at Torino's body.
Torino goes for a double leg but Anderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anderson continues to drive forward.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torino checks a leg kick nicely.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Jab from Anderson.
Torino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Torino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torino circles away quickly and effectively.
Torino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torino on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
John Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson punishes Torino's body with a nice straight punch.
Torino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Torino shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Torino was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anderson throws Torino to one side and escapes!
Anderson is looking to chop away at Torino's legs.
Anderson throws a push kick but Torino slaps the foot to one side.
Horrible takedown by Torino or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Torino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
A cross from Anderson lands.
Torino walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torino tries for a takedown but Anderson circles away easily
and Anderson counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Torino closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anderson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Torino is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Anderson tenderised Torino's leg. Torino is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anderson scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Torino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Torino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Torino is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Torino walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Torino shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Torino manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anderson has a takedown stuffed.
Anderson feints a jab promting Torino to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Torino slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Torino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torino at a distance.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torino darts in looking for a takedown but Anderson gets double underhooks and turns Torino into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Torino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torino has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anderson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torino's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stalks Torino and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Torino's face. Torino staggers backwards, shaken.
Torino missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Torino blocks the body kick.
Jab from Anderson.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torino shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Torino throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torino scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Torino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Torino won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Anderson pushes Torino off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
Torino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
Torino fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Max Torino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson lands a nice hook to Torino's body. Torino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Anderson!
A relieved looking John Anderson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Hessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machine Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clinton Hessler has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clinton Hessler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Machine Gun!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hessler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hessler scores with a hook.
Gun throws a right and a left that Hessler avoids nicely.
Gun fails to land with a series of punches.
Gun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hessler gets a clinch.
Hessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Gun controls his hands.
Hessler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hessler manages to break the clinch.
Hessler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hessler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hessler slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hessler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gun's sensitive parts.
Hessler defending well as Gun loads up on a big left hand.
Hessler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hessler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gun's sensitive parts.
Hessler lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by Gun. Beautiful body shot.
Hessler leaves Gun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gun missing with a left hand there. Hessler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clinton Hessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hessler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hessler pushes Gun up against the cage in a clinch.
Hessler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gun manages to break the clinch.
Hessler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hessler ducks under a wild hook from Gun.
Gun loads up on a big right hand but Hessler slips the punch.
Gun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hessler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gun's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gun looks to score with a jab to the body but Hessler is just out of range.
Gun digs a good hook to Hessler's body.
Gun moves out of range as Hessler throws a body kick.
Hessler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gun throws a shot from downtown. Hessler moves away and avoids it.
Hessler closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hessler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hessler has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Hessler cracks the inside of Gun's front leg.
Gun tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hessler tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick lands from Hessler that sends Gun to the canvas. Gun tries to scramble back to his feet but Hessler brings him back down into side control.
Gun is rocked!
It looks like Machine Gun has been cut.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hessler lands a huge shot from side control! Gun is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Clinton Hessler!
Clinton Hessler retains his light heavyweight title!
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