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LFNC 32 - The Contenders PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bert Sugar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Stevens (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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bert Sugar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Stevens!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens throws the left hand but Sugar avoids the punch easily.
Sugar throws a right hand that Stevens ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevens also avoids with ease.
Sugar swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Sugar blocks a head kick by Stevens.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but Sugar shows good takedown defense.
Sugar keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevens tries to clinch but Sugar moves out of range.
Stevens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stevens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Sugar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sugar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stevens on the ground.
Stevens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sugar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Sugar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens tries to free his leg and advance position but Sugar is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stevens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stevens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sugar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevens has a takedown stuffed.
Stevens takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stevens throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but Sugar shows good takedown defense.
Bert Sugar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Stevens.
Stevens looks gassed!
Stevens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stevens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sugar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stevens backs up against the cage.
Sugar throws a combination. Stevens tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stevens tries to clinch but Sugar is having none of it.
Sugar looks to land a combination but Stevens avoids it well.
Dean Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stevens wants to clinch.
Sugar throws a nice looking combination but Stevens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bert Sugar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stevens feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sugar's calf.
Sugar lands a two punch combo.
Sugar throws a series of punches but Stevens avoids them all with ease.
Sugar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevens.
Stevens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sugar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sugar can't break the clinch.
Stevens tries to score a body lock takedown but Sugar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stevens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sugar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stevens decides to pull guard.
Stevens controlling Sugar's posture.
Stevens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stevens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sugar's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stevens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stevens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stevens postures up in Sugar's guard and throws a big left but Sugar blocks it.
Stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stevens stands up from Sugar's guard - Stevens perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stevens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sugar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stevens momentarily.
Sugar throws a series of punches but Stevens avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Sugar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevens changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sugar tries to avoid it but Stevens manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sugar to the ground. Sugar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sugar digs a good body shot into Stevens's ribs.
Stevens is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sugar.
Sugar scores with a three punch combo!
Stevens moves into range and clinches up with Sugar.
Stevens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sugar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sugar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Stevens dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Danga de danga de dang - Sugar scores with a four punch combination!
Sugar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sugar throws a nice looking combination but Stevens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevens is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sugar.
Stevens slips a jab and a cross from Sugar.
Sugar fails to land with a series of punches.
Sugar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch combination from Sugar misses.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but Sugar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stevens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sugar swinging wildly here.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but Sugar shows good takedown defense.
Bert Sugar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Stevens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sugar lands with a nice body punch.
Sugar lands a two punch combo.
Sugar tries to bum rush Stevens with a series of wild strikes but Stevens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sugar throws a one two combo.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Stevens misses
and Sugar counters with a straight right hand.
Sugar is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sugar finds it's way round the side to connect with Stevens's head.
Stevens scoring well with a low kick there.
Stevens closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sugar counters with a three punch combo that has Stevens backing up. Stevens nods at Sugar to acknowledge the strikes.
Sugar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sugar counters with a straight right hand.
Sugar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sugar misses with the combination.
Sugar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sugar counters with a right hand to the body.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stevens throws a push kick but Sugar slaps the foot to one side.
Stevens misses with a hook to the body
and Sugar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stevens throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Sugar counter with a right hand.
Stevens throws the left hand but Sugar avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sugar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sugar misses with a double jab.
Sugar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sugar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens tries to clinch up
and Sugar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stevens on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stevens fails with the takedown
and Sugar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sugar tries to bum rush Stevens with a series of wild strikes but Stevens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sugar.
Sugar works Stevens's body with a nice hook.
Stevens clinches but Sugar breaks the clinch
and Sugar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stevens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Sugar scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugar stuffs the takedown.
Sugar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stevens gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sugar.
Sugar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sugar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stevens takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sugar scores with a one two! Stevens had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sugar scores with a jab to the body.
Sugar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sugar duly obliges.
Sugar connects with a body shot.
Sugar throws a right and a left that Stevens avoids nicely.
Stevens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stevens wants to clinch but Sugar slips to the side
and Sugar counters with a two punch combo.
Nice shot lands for Sugar.
Stevens pushes Sugar up against the cage in a clinch.
Sugar avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens tries to pull guard but Sugar won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sugar managing to block the knees to the body from Stevens.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sugar is defending well for now.
Sugar is trying to break free.
Sugar can't break the clinch.
Sugar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stevens has Sugar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sugar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stevens tries to score a body lock takedown but Sugar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stevens keeps control of Sugar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stevens struggles to land a body shot inside as Sugar controls his hands.
Sugar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sugar tries to break free but Stevens pushes him back against the cage.
Stevens tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sugar is trying to break the clinch but Stevens has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sugar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sugar is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Sugar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stevens throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bert Sugar 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sugar swinging wildly here.
Sugar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Sugar.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stevens - that will leave a mark!
Stevens is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sugar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stevens.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sugar.
Sugar moves out of range of the body kick from Stevens.
Sugar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sugar counters with a right hand to the body.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sugar lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sugar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stevens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sugar scores with a one two! Stevens had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stevens looks to clinch
and Sugar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sugar.
Sugar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sugar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sugar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sugar.
A big right from Stevens misses.
Stevens misses with a body kick.
A shot to de liver by Sugar. Beautiful body shot.
Stevens wants to clinch but Sugar slips to the side
and Sugar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stevens thinking.
Sugar fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevens misses with a body kick.
Sugar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stevens.
Sugar throws a series of punches but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens looks to clinch
and Sugar counters with a left and a right that stings Stevens.
A combination from Sugar does no damage.
Stevens misses with a jab to the body
and Sugar counters with a left and a right that stings Stevens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sugar throws a series of punches but Stevens avoids them all with ease.
Sugar misses with the combination.
Stevens on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stevens darts in trying to clinch
and Sugar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sugar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stevens tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sugar counters with a two punch combo.
Sugar looks to land a combination but Stevens avoids it well.
Stevens tries a head kick but it misses.
Sugar throws a right hand that Stevens ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevens also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stevens.
Bert Sugar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Stevens.
Horrible takedown by Stevens or perhaps it was just good defense by Sugar which made him look bad.
Sugar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stevens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stevens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sugar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stevens takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stevens darts in trying to clinch
and Sugar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stevens takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice combination there by Sugar.
Sugar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stevens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sugar circles away.
Stevens tries to clinch but Sugar moves away
and Sugar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stevens darts in trying to clinch
and Sugar counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sugar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bert Sugar is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Stevens misses.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sugar but Sugar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sugar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sugar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stevens tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sugar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stevens tries to clinch up
and Sugar counters with a three punch combo that has Stevens backing up. Stevens nods at Sugar to acknowledge the strikes.
Stevens takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sugar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stevens backs up against the cage.
Stevens fails to land the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sugar lands with a nice combination. Stevens backs away looking to recover.
Sugar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sugar misses with a wild combination.
Sugar lands a jab-cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bert Sugar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sugar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bert Sugar!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mirror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as William Harrison enters the cage!
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Mirror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison 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.
Mirror has a closed guard, preventing Harrison from standing up.
Harrison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Mirror manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mirror working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Harrison is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirror wants to control the pace but Harrison is squirming around nicely.
Harrison working to try and regain half guard.
Harrison bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Harrison's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Mirror keeps moving.
Harrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mirror wants to sweep but no luck.
Harrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mirror working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrison.
Harrison postures up in Mirror's guard and throws a big left but Mirror blocks it.
Harrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harrison trying to control but Mirror is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harrison is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mirror's half guard.
Harrison works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harrison has control of Mirror's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mirror regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison looks gassed!
Harrison landing strikes from the mount and Mirror is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harrison looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mirror is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harrison throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mirror because Harrison loaded up on that one.
Harrison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mirror really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Harrison 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.
Mirror with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harrison counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Harrison looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mirror wants to stand but Harrison is controlling the position.
Harrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mirror is keeping the position for now.
Harrison controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirror avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mirror keeping full guard, as Harrison tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mirror displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrison throws out the jab.
Mirror with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harrison counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harrison content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirror keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mirror is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison moves into full mount! Mirror won't be happy about that!
Harrison goes for an armbar but Mirror turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mirror.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Harrison working for a triangle but Mirror defends it easily.
Mirror tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrison is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Mirror from controlling successfully.
Harrison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mirror is aware though and is defending well.
Mirror sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harrison's guard.
Mirror is working for a kimura but Harrison is defending it quite comfortably.
Mirror is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harrison wants to control but Mirror is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Harrison 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. This is the final round!
Mirror gets caught flat footed, as Harrison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
William Harrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mirror preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Mirror is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mirror manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harrison has Mirror in his guard.
Mirror drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Harrison dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Mirror is keeping the position.
Harrison trying to control but Mirror is working from the bottom.
Harrison is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Harrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mirror works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrison drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mirror dives on top into guard.
Mirror got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harrison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mirror has managed to get both his arms back between Harrison's legs - danger averted.
Harrison is trying to keep Mirror in close.
Mirror drops back looking for a leg! Harrison is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harrison manages to kick Mirror off! Mirror jumps back into Harrison's guard.
Mirror drops back looking for a leg! Harrison is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harrison manages to kick Mirror off! Mirror jumps back into Harrison's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirror looking to pass the guard.
Mirror trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Harrison has control of Mirror's left arm, preventing Mirror from doing any damage.
Mirror has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harrison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mirror's guard.
Harrison throws a strike but Mirror rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harrison is pulling down on Mirror's head to control his posture.
Harrison trying to keep a closed guard but Mirror is proving a slippery customer.
William Harrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mirror trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frank Mirror has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrison manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Harrison controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Harrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harrison 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Harrison!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seb Roland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Haskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haskins has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Seb Roland has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Seb Roland seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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194 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Roland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Todd Haskins!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haskins.
Haskins slips a straight right by Roland.
Roland throws an overhand right that lands on Haskins's shoulder, as Haskins tries to avoid the shot.
Roland throws a looping overhand right but Haskins ducks down to avoid it.
Roland throws a hook but Haskins avoids it easily.
Roland looks to land a right hand but Haskins moved out of range.
Haskins moves away from the strike by Roland.
Haskins defending well as Roland loads up on a big left hand.
Roland throws the left hand but Haskins avoids the punch easily.
Roland tries to clinch but Haskins is having none of it.
Roland tries to close the distance and clinch but Haskins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roland looks to land a right hand but Haskins moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roland. Haskins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Haskins.
Roland is looking to clinch but Haskins is avoiding it.
Roland lands a glancing blow to the side of Haskins's head.
Haskins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland misses with an uppercut.
Haskins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Roland prevents Haskins from moving into mount.
Haskins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Haskins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Roland is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haskins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Roland is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roland is trying to buck Haskins off.
Haskins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Roland dodges the ground and pound from Haskins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland pushes Haskins away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Haskins gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Haskins is trying to get an arm triangle but Roland is defending well.
Haskins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roland knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Roland is looking to get back to his feet here but Haskins is keeping cool and he's managed to take Roland's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Roland defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Haskins missing with strikes from the back.
Roland has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Roland defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Haskins 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.
Haskins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haskins shoots in for a double leg but Roland sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haskins shoots in but no luck this time.
Seb Roland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Haskins.
Haskins slips a straight right by Roland.
Roland scores with a hook to the body. Haskins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Roland misses its intended target.
Haskins slips under a jab from Roland.
Seb Roland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haskins slips under a jab.
Roland throws a hook to the side of Haskins's head but Haskins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haskins slips under a jab.
Haskins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roland as he avoids it easily.
Roland throws a hook but Haskins avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland throws a jab but it's blocked by Haskins.
Seb Roland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haskins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roland as he jumps to the side.
Roland throws a jab when Haskins was well out of range.
Haskins fails with a takedown attempt.
Haskins blocks a jab.
Haskins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roland.
Roland misses with a straight left.
Nice shot lands for Roland.
Haskins slips a straight right by Roland.
Roland looks to land a left hand but Haskins moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Roland misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins moves forwards but Roland connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roland tries to clinch up but Haskins circles away and keeps his distance.
Roland misses with a looping left.
Haskins fails with a takedown attempt.
Roland misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Roland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roland gets caught flat footed, as Haskins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Haskins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roland is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskins wants to control from the top but Roland keeps moving.
Haskins is working Roland over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haskins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Roland's guard.
Haskins is working for a submission of some sort.
Haskins has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins looking for a guillotine from mount but Roland is having none of it.
Todd Haskins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haskins throws some wild stikes that Roland manages to avoid easily.
Haskins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Roland is trying to escape the mount but Haskins keeps good control and instead manages to take Roland's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seb Roland dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Haskins defending well as Roland loads up on a big left hand.
Roland throws the left hand but Haskins avoids the punch easily.
Roland misses with a looping left.
Haskins moves out of range as Roland strikes.
Roland throws a hook to the side of Haskins's head but Haskins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roland looks to land a right hand but Haskins moved out of range.
Haskins scores a takedown into full mount!
Haskins looking for a guillotine from mount but Roland is having none of it.
Haskins won't let Roland get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins forces the positional change into back control.
Haskins is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Roland defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Haskins is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Roland defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Roland fending off the submission attempt from Haskins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roland avoids the strikes from Haskins.
Roland wants to get back to his feet.
Haskins is looking for the choke from the back position but Roland is controlling his hands well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roland preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Haskins.
Roland holding both Haskins 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskins is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Roland defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Haskins trying to control momentarily.
Roland looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins is working for a rear naked choke. Roland is not defending it well and Haskins has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Roland refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Roland's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Todd Haskins!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frodo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jally Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jally Joseph enters the cage!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frodo Baggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jally Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baggins throws a jab but it's blocked by Joseph.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baggins.
Baggins lands a jab to the head.
Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baggins.
Joseph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baggins.
Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baggins.
Joseph throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baggins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baggins 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.
Joseph fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joseph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baggins with a hook.
It looks like Jally Joseph has been cut.
Joseph drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joseph won't allow Baggins to get back to his feet.
Joseph drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Baggins dives on top into guard.
Joseph tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joseph is controlling Baggins's posture.
Baggins preventing the sweep.
Baggins wanted to stand there but Joseph had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baggins is one step ahead there.
Joseph has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Baggins off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Joseph was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Baggins taking shots to the head.
Baggins is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Joseph raining down shots from the mount!
Baggins is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Baggins is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Baggins is breathing heavily.
Joseph lands a big elbow.
Baggins's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Joseph putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Baggins is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Joseph is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Baggins to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Baggins shrugs it off.
Joseph looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Baggins is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Baggins is in a horrible position here. Joseph smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph landing strikes from the mount and Baggins is in trouble!
Joseph lands a big shot there that rocks Baggins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Baggins is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
A nice elbow there by Joseph.
Baggins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Baggins is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Joseph trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Joseph unloading with bombs!
Joseph looking for a guillotine from mount but Baggins is having none of it.
Baggins wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Joseph throws some wild stikes that Baggins manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baggins trying desperately to get to his feet.
Joseph landing strikes from the mount and Baggins is in trouble!
Joseph lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baggins hang on?
Joseph punching from mount but Baggins doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Baggins taking shots to the head.
Baggins is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph working Baggins over with strikes here.
Baggins is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jally Joseph dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jally Joseph's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Joseph throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joseph throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baggins.
Joseph throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left and a right from Joseph both land. Nice combination.
Good leg kick by Baggins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baggins.
Baggins lands with a hook. Joseph tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baggins throws a good cross that connects.
Joseph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Baggins.
Baggins throws a nice head kick!
Baggins with a hook.
Joseph is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joseph is still on wobbly legs! Can Baggins finish him?
Frodo Baggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baggins cracks Joseph with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jally Joseph is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joseph takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Baggins! Joseph is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frodo Baggins!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Chomsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chomsky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Flex Feat. Mr. Saik - Dime Si Te Vas Con El. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Monty Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Chomsky!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chomsky pushes Reynolds up against the cage in a clinch.
Reynolds is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chomsky is looking to control Reynolds's arms but Reynolds gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chomsky has his back to the cage.
Chomsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Reynolds taking a breather.
Chomsky misses with the head strike.
Reynolds trying to control the position but instead, Chomsky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reynolds into the cage.
Reynolds tries to break free but Chomsky pushes him back against the cage.
Reynolds has Chomsky pushed against the cage.
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Monty Reynolds has been cut.
Reynolds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chomsky misses with some punches.
Chomsky has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Reynolds is trying to keep an underhook but Chomsky manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Chomsky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Reynolds has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chomsky is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chomsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chomsky controlling the pace.
Reynolds is trying to control but can't.
Chomsky is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Reynolds wants to get back to full guard.
Chomsky is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chomsky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chomsky controlling the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Paul Chomsky just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chomsky rushes Reynolds and presses him up against the cage.
Reynolds stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reynolds trying to control the position but instead, Chomsky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reynolds into the cage.
Chomsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chomsky lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Chomsky.
Chomsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chomsky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chomsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chomsky drops Reynolds onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Reynolds is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Reynolds is rocked!
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Reynolds tries to pull guard but Chomsky won't allow it.
Oh Reynolds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chomsky lands a left hand.
Chomsky dips a shoulder and cracks Reynolds with a mighty uppercut! Reynolds falls back against the cage and Chomsky unloads with a barrage of strikes! Reynolds is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Chomsky screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Chomsky!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Clegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunde Sven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clegg comes to the cage accompanied by Il mercenario L'arena by Ennio Morricone. Nathaniel Clegg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gunde Sven's chin.
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163 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Clegg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunde Sven!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sven swinging wildly here.
Sven feints and as Clegg raises his hands in defense, Sven changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sven throws a big right hand that misses.
Clegg kicks Sven off and gets to his feet.
Sven scores a takedown into full mount!
Sven thowing shots but they're missing.
Clegg is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Clegg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Clegg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clegg tries to get out of the position.
Sven throwing strikes here but Clegg is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Clegg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Clegg slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Clegg is trying to get back to full guard.
Sven not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clegg wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sven missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegg is looking to escape.
Sven missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sven not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Clegg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sven in his tracks.
Sven tries a head kick but it misses.
Sven thows a body shot but no joy.
Sven tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clegg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sven somewhat.
Sven shoots in but Clegg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clegg scores with a nice strike.
Sven tries to bum rush Clegg with a series of wild strikes but Clegg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clegg avoids the head kick by Sven.
Sven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clegg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sven momentarily.
Clegg looks to land a left hand but Sven moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegg takes one to the chin there.
Clegg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Sven misses.
Clegg looks to land a right hand but Sven moved out of range.
Clegg misses with an uppercut. Sven saw that one coming.
Clegg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sven fails with the takedown.
Nathaniel Clegg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunde Sven.
Clegg misses with a hook. Sven ducked under it nicely.
Sven moves out of range as Clegg strikes.
Sven misses with a hook.
Clegg connects with a single shot there.
Clegg lands with an overhand left.
Clegg misses with a few strikes there.
Clegg goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nathaniel Clegg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sven throws the left hand but Clegg avoids the punch easily.
Sven wants to clinch.
Sven connects with a right hand. Clegg shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegg misses with an uppercut. Sven saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Sven 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Clegg misses with a hook.
Clegg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donk. Clegg catches Sven right on the button with a cross.
Gunde Sven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sven swings for the body but Clegg moves out of range.
Sven throws a combination that misses
and Sven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clegg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clegg moves away from the strike by Sven.
Sven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clegg counters with a series of strikes. Sven will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sven closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clegg throws a shot from downtown. Sven moves away and avoids it.
Clegg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clegg throws a hook but Sven blocks it.
Clegg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sven doesn't seem bothered though.
Clegg clobbers Sven with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from Sven misses its intended target.
Clegg lands a jab to the head.
Sven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clegg counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Sven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clegg manages to avoid it.
Sven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sven slips a straight right by Clegg.
Sven thuds a left hand into Clegg's body.
Sven thows a body shot but no joy.
Clegg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Clegg slips a jab and a cross from Sven.
Sven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clegg.
Sven wants to clinch but Clegg slips to the side
enabling Clegg to counter with a crisp jab.
Sven lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A left lands for Clegg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clegg throws out a loose jab but Sven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clegg circles away quickly and effectively.
Sven misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Clegg 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.
Clegg looks to land a combination but Sven avoids it well.
Sven shoots in and drives through. Clegg sprawls well.
Sven misses with a double jab
and Clegg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sven with a poor takedown
and Clegg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sven throws a combination that misses
letting Clegg counter with a right hand.
Sven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clegg.
Nathaniel Clegg is winning the standup battle so far.
Clegg lands with an uppercut that bounces Sven off the cage and back into rage.
Sven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Clegg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clegg lands a two punch combo.
Clegg connects with a body shot.
Sven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Sven misses.
Sven staying out of range there.
Sven misses with a looping right.
Clegg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sven takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sven throws an overhand right that lands on Clegg's shoulder, as Clegg tries to avoid the shot.
Clegg misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sven moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Clegg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clegg jabs Sven right on the nose. Sven blinks but takes it well.
Clegg's corner calls for a 1-2. Clegg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Clegg misses with a straight left.
Sven slips a jab and a cross from Clegg.
Sven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clegg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clegg lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Sven.
Clegg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sven is breathing heavily.
Clegg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sven circles away quickly and effectively.
Sven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clegg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clegg ducks under a wild hook from Sven.
No joy there for Clegg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clegg throws a shot from downtown. Sven moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sven walks into a jab.
Sven misses with a combination
and Clegg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sven misses with a wild combination.
Clegg moves out of range as Sven strikes.
Sven avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clegg throws a jab but it's blocked by Sven.
Nice uppercut lands for Clegg. That snapped Sven's head back.
Sven throws a shot to the body.
Clegg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sven.
Clegg digs a good body shot into Sven's ribs.
Clegg slips a jab from Sven.
Clegg lands a two punch combo.
Sven connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sven doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Clegg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nathaniel Clegg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunde Sven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clegg misses with a straight right.
Sven throws a leg kick
and Clegg counters with a straight right hand.
Sven lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clegg digs a good body shot into Sven's ribs.
Sven throws a right hand that Clegg ducks under and follows up with a left that Clegg also avoids with ease.
Clegg throws a shot from downtown. Sven moves away and avoids it.
Clegg lands with a nice combination. Sven backs away looking to recover.
Sven misses with a low kick.
Clegg lands with a straight right. Sven didn't see that one coming.
Clegg misses the shot to the body.
Sven lands a two punch combo.
Sven gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Clegg counter with a right hand.
Clegg slips under a jab from Sven.
Clegg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Clegg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunde Sven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegg throws a shot to the body.
Sven shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Clegg is trying to defend but Sven finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Clegg gets full guard.
Clegg controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clegg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sven is controlling him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Clegg holds on and takes a little breather.
Sven drops back looking for a leg! Clegg is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Clegg manages to kick Sven off! Sven jumps back into Clegg's guard.
Clegg pulls Sven in close to prevent any damage.
Sven must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clegg wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Clegg dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clegg counters with a straight right hand.
Sven slips a straight right by Clegg.
Sven walks into a left hand.
Clegg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clegg wants it to stay on the feet.
Sven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clegg.
Clegg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clegg throws a jab but it's blocked by Sven.
A jab from Clegg finds it's way through Sven's defenses.
Sven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clegg throws out the jab.
Sven slips a straight right by Clegg.
Sven walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sven's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sven duly obliges.
Sven throws a big shot that misses.
Sven doesn't manage to clinch there - Clegg circles away.
Clegg connects with a jab.
Sven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clegg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sven thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clegg counters with a stiff right hand.
Clegg stuns Sven with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sven throws a hook but Clegg blocks it.
Clegg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sven works the jab nicely.
Sven fails with a takedown attempt.
Sven misses with the combination.
Clegg lands with a nice combination. Sven backs away looking to recover.
Clegg misses with a hook.
Sven throws a shot from downtown. Clegg moves away and avoids it.
Sven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clegg throws the left hand but Sven avoids the punch easily.
Sven throws a jab but it's blocked by Clegg.
Clegg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sven throws a combination that misses
and Clegg counters with a stiff right hand.
Sven shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clegg as he avoids it easily.
Nathaniel Clegg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunde Sven.
Clegg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Clegg.
Clegg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Clegg connects with a crisp jab.
Sven on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clegg misses with a double jab.
Clegg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sven has time to react.
Clegg lands with a nice body punch.
Clegg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sven to score with a decent uppercut.
Sven throws a hook but Clegg avoids it easily.
Clegg misses the shot to the body.
Clegg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clegg counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sven shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clegg napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Clegg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Clegg is looking to regain half guard here but Sven keeps moving and retains side control.
Sven working away.
Check out the look on Sven's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Clegg regains half guard, as Sven was trying to land strikes.
Clegg keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Clegg tries to get to full guard but Sven has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Clegg keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sven missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sven not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clegg manages to get to full guard.
Sven throws a big right hand that misses.
Clegg manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Clegg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gunde Sven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sven tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Clegg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clegg, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathaniel Clegg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Liddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Boyle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Liddle's chin.
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176 lbs
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170 lbs
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Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Liddle!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddle closes the distance and pushes Boyle back into the cage.
Liddle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boyle blocks an uppercut.
Boyle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Liddle walks away with a smile on his face. Boyle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boyle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Liddle!
Boyle wants to finish this one by submission but Liddle is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Boyle.
Boyle tries to control but Liddle wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyle scoring with strikes but Liddle is staying in there.
Boyle controlling his opponent.
Liddle is trying desperately to improve position.
Boyle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle working for a submission but Liddle is keeping him at bay.
Boyle wants to control but Liddle has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Liddle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boyle is looking for a kimura but Liddle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boyle to get the leverage.
Boyle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Liddle sees it coming and defends easily.
Liddle keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Liddle is looking to improve his position.
Liddle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Liddle is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyle seems to be working for a kimura but Liddle defends the submission attempt.
Liddle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boyle throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Liddle has wrist control.
Boyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liddle is keeping the position for now.
Boyle postures up.
Boyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boyle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Liddle looks to land a left hand but Boyle moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Liddle misses.
Liddle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyle.
Liddle forces Boyle back against the cage and clinches.
Liddle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liddle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liddle throws a body punch but Boyle moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Liddle.
Boyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddle looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyle is just out of range.
Boyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liddle.
Liddle fails with the takedown
and Boyle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Liddle keeping moving, preventing Boyle from controlling successfully.
Liddle looking for a sweep. Not yet Liddle, not yet.
Boyle trying to control but Liddle is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Boyle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Liddle closes the distance but Boyle moves to the side
so Boyle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boyle wants to pass the guard but Liddle is keeping the position.
Liddle 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.
Liddle has Boyle pulled in close to control his posture.
Liddle working a defensive guard here.
Boyle passes Liddle's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boyle with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boyle seems to be working for a kimura but Liddle defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle is looking to stall here but Liddle recovers full guard.
Boyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyle looking to sit in guard and control but Liddle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boyle looking for subs off his back but Liddle has passed one foot through into half guard.
Boyle looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Liddle trying to control from half guard but Boyle is working away.
Boyle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Liddle thows a huge punch but Boyle dodges it nicely.
Boyle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boyle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Liddle wants to control from the top but Boyle keeps moving.
Boyle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liddle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Liddle throws a chopping leg kick but Boyle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boyle slips a jab and a cross from Liddle.
Liddle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liddle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liddle drops Boyle with a beautiful combination! Boyle stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Liddle is looking for the KO!
Boyle is rocked!
It looks like Fred Boyle has been cut.
Fred Boyle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddle misses the jab.
Oh Boyle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liddle ducks under a wild hook from Boyle.
Boyle seems to have got his legs back now.
Liddle lands a head shot.
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!
Boyle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyle.
A big right from Liddle misses.
Liddle tried to score with a low kick but Boyle checks it.
Liddle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boyle. Boyle obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddle lands a body shot.
Liddle lands a left and a right that send Boyle crashing to the mat, dazed. Liddle thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Boyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Liddle misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddle looks to land a right hand but Boyle moved out of range.
Liddle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boyle.
Boyle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liddle counters with a right hand to the body.
Boyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddle throws a body punch but Boyle moves out of range.
Boyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddle throws a leg kick
and Boyle counters with a takedown into side control.
Liddle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Boyle is staying active underneath Liddle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Liddle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fred Boyle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Liddle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liddle.
Boyle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boyle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liddle kicks Boyle off and gets to his feet.
Liddle throws a hook to the side of Boyle's head but Boyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liddle throws a series of punches but Boyle moves out of range.
Boyle slips a jab from Liddle.
Liddle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Boyle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Liddle throws a right hand that Boyle ducks under and follows up with a left that Boyle also avoids with ease.
Liddle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liddle wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle slips under a jab.
Boyle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Liddle's guard.
Boyle thows a big elbow that misses.
Boyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liddle wants to stand up but Boyle is controlling him.
Boyle looking to sit in guard and control but Liddle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Liddle stands up over Boyle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddle throwing strikes but missing.
Boyle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from Liddle.
Boyle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddle circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Liddle.
Liddle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chris Liddle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liddle moves in looking to clinch but Boyle pushes him off.
Liddle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyle shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyle.
Liddle takes a swing at Boyle's ribcage but misses.
Boyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liddle clinches but Boyle breaks the clinch
and Boyle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Boyle stops Liddle from standing up.
Boyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Liddle wants to sweep here but Boyle controlling him for the moment.
Boyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Liddle wants to stand up but Boyle is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddle keeping moving, preventing Boyle from controlling successfully.
Liddle 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boyle drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fred Boyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boyle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boyle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boyle drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Liddle manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Boyle has Liddle in his guard.
Liddle thows a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Boyle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boyle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Boyle!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Emeliananko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Brown will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitali Emeliananko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Brown!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emeliananko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Emeliananko takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Emeliananko trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Brown is in trouble now - Emeliananko has advanced to mount!
Emeliananko looking for a guillotine from mount but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Emeliananko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Brown is trying to stand up.
Emeliananko is working for a guillotine from mount but Brown frees his head quite easily.
Emeliananko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emeliananko tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
Brown's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Emeliananko working for a guillotine from mount but Brown is in no mood to give up.
Emeliananko is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Brown to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Brown shrugs it off.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is trying to stand but he's just given Emeliananko his back.
Emeliananko patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Emeliananko is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Emeliananko throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emeliananko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Emeliananko working for the choke.
Emeliananko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brown holding both Emeliananko 's hands and preventing any damage.
Emeliananko working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Brown is doing well to defend. Emeliananko seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Brown is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vitali Emeliananko!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between King Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, King Marvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to clinch up.
King Marvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marvin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Marvin.
Marvin clinches up against the cage.
Marvin can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith has Marvin pressed against the cage.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Marvin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocking some punches.
Marvin gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is looking to control Marvin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marvin.
Marvin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Marvin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marvin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith is not content to let Marvin control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith tries to clinch but Marvin moves away
and Marvin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marvin is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marvin is controlling the pace.
Marvin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marvin working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Marvin is very close to passing his half guard.
Marvin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Marvin works his way into side control.
Marvin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Smith wants to control but Marvin postures up.
Marvin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Marvin throws a strike aimed at the side of Smith's head but Smith avoids it well.
Smith is working to avoid the ground and pound but Marvin connects with a decent elbow.
Smith parries the strikes from Marvin easily there. Marvin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smith to escape.
Marvin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith is not content to let Marvin control the position.
Marvin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smith is not content to let Marvin control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Marvin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith wants to clinch
and Marvin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marvin counters with a takedown into side control.
Marvin landing strikes.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Marvin working the ground and pound from side control.
Marvin working the strikes but Smith uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Marvin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marvin trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marvin wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Marvin is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marvin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Marvin with good strikes from the mount here!
Marvin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
Marvin lands a heavy elbow.
Marvin trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marvin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Marvin lands a nice shot to the head.
Marvin trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marvin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Marvin trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Marvin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Marvin wants to finish this one by submission but Smith is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Marvin.
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Marvin.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Marvin has a good base and remains in mount.
Marvin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Marvin is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Smith has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Smith!
Marvin controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Marvin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marvin pulls Smith in close to his closed guard and prevents Smith from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Marvin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marvin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marvin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Marvin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marvin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Marvin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is not content to let Marvin control the position.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marvin wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Good shot there by Marvin.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marvin counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marvin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Marvin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marvin lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marvin.
Marvin pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marvin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marvin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marvin.
Marvin lands a left hand.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marvin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Marvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marvin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marvin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Marvin 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marvin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marvin clinches up against the cage.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marvin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marvin tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Marvin lands a shot to the body.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Marvin on the inside.
Marvin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marvin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Marvin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marvin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Marvin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Marvin misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Jack Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marvin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Smith clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Marvin really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Marvin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marvin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Marvin!
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