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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Melartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Melartin's choice of entrance music: Pennywise- Homesick . Daniel Franks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rafael Melartin's chin.
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Melartin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Franks looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Melartin lands with a shot to the body.
Melartin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Melartin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Melartin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Melartin clobbers Franks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Melartin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Franks's head backwards.
Melartin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Franks in his tracks.
Melartin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Franks's hands.
Melartin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Melartin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Franks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Melartin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Melartin working hard to break the clinch.
Melartin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Melartin tries to break the clinch but Franks is controlling the position.
Melartin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Melartin working hard to break the clinch.
Melartin working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melartin tries to circle away but Franks has him pinned against the cage.
Melartin tries to break free but Franks pushes him back against the cage.
Melartin wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
Melartin working hard to break the clinch.
Melartin manages to break the clinch.
Franks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Melartin - just one landing.
Melartin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Franks on the side of the head.
Melartin scores with a nice head shot.
Jab from Melartin.
Melartin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Melartin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Melartin finds it's way round the side to connect with Franks's head.
Melartin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Melartin connects with a body shot.
Franks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Melartin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melartin lands with a nice combination. Franks backs away looking to recover.
Melartin scores with a jab.
A lazy left from Melartin finds it's target.
Melartin throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Melartin.
A left lands for Melartin.
Melartin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Melartin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Franks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Melartin lands a nice hook to Franks's body. Franks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Melartin lands with a nice combination. Franks backs away looking to recover.
Melartin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Franks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Melartin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franks at a distance.
Melartin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Franks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Melartin lands a jab to the nose.
Franks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Melartin throws out a powerful jab.
Rafael Melartin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melartin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Franks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Melartin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Melartin dips to his left and cracks Franks with an uppercut!
Melartin lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melartin cracks Franks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Melartin with a nice cross.
Rafael Melartin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melartin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Melartin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Melartin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Melartin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franks letting Melartin take a breather here.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Melartin's efforts to push away.
Melartin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franks has Melartin pressed against the cage, preventing Melartin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Melartin tries to break the clinch but Franks is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Melartin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Melartin's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Melartin working hard to break the clinch.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Melartin's efforts to push away.
Melartin manages to break the clinch.
Melartin forces Franks back against the cage and clinches.
Franks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Melartin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Melartin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Melartin working hard to break the clinch.
Melartin tries to break the clinch but Franks is controlling the position.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Melartin's efforts to push away.
Melartin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melartin throws a series of strikes that have Franks backpedaling.
Nice cross by Melartin.
Melartin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Melartin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Franks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Melartin lands a lovely overhand right.
Franks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut there from Melartin.
Melartin cracks Franks with an open hand slap.
Franks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Melartin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Melartin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Melartin duly obliges.
Franks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Melartin lands a jab to the nose.
Melartin closes the distance and clinches.
Melartin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Melartin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Daniel Franks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Melartin.
Melartin lands the left hand.
Franks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Melartin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Franks. Franks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A shot to de liver by Melartin. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Franks there as he acknowledges the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Melartin.
Jab from Melartin.
Melartin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Franks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Melartin lands the left hand.
Melartin lands a right hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Melartin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Melartin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Franks letting Melartin take a breather here.
A right handed body shot lands from Melartin.
Melartin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franks keeps control of Melartin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melartin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Melartin is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Melartin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Melartin.
Melartin scores with a body shot.
Melartin has managed to clinch.
Melartin wants to break free but Franks has control.
Melartin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Melartin's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Melartin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melartin thuds a left hand into Franks's body.
Rafael Melartin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Franks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melartin works Franks's body with a nice hook.
Melartin lands with a good body shot.
Melartin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Franks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Melartin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Franks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Melartin lands with an overhand left.
Melartin cracks Franks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Franks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Melartin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Franks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Melartin scores with the left hand. Franks knows he should have avoided that one.
Franks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Melartin tests Franks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Melartin lands with a right hand.
Franks moves forwards but Melartin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melartin connects with a looping right hand.
Franks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Franks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Franks walks into a stiff left hand from Melartin.
Franks clinches but Melartin breaks the clinch
letting Melartin counter with a right hand.
Melartin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Franks.
Nice shot by Melartin.
Melartin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Melartin scores with a hook to the body. Franks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Melartin cracks Franks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melartin drives through and clinches with Franks against the cage.
Melartin wants to break free but Franks has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melartin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Melartin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melartin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Melartin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Melartin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Melartin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Melartin works Franks's body with a nice hook.
Franks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A left and a right from Melartin both land. Nice combination.
Melartin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Franks momentarily.
Melartin stuffs the takedown.
Melartin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Melartin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Franks momentarily.
A jab from Melartin does it's job there.
Franks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Melartin to score with a decent uppercut.
Melartin lands with a good body shot.
Melartin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Franks takes one to the side of the head.
Melartin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Melartin lands with an overhand left.
Melartin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Franks. Franks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Franks tries to move into range but Melartin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Franks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Melartin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Melartin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Melartin sizes up Franks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Melartin scores with a nice strike.
Franks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Melartin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Melartin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Melartin lands with an uppercut that bounces Franks off the cage and back into rage.
Decent striking displayed by Melartin there.
Melartin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Melartin thuds his right hand into Franks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Melartin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Franks, pushing him back against the cage.
Melartin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Melartin slows down the pace here.
Melartin receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melartin breaks the clinch.
Melartin scores with a nice head shot.
Melartin scores with a body shot.
Melartin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot by Melartin.
Melartin lands a jab.
Franks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Franks walks into a jab.
Melartin sizes up Franks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Melartin scores with a nice head shot.
Melartin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franks at a distance.
Melartin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
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!
Melartin scores with a sloppy right hand. Franks should have avoided that one.
Melartin cracks Franks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Franks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Franks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melartin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Melartin lands a slapping body shot.
Melartin scores with a punch to the head.
Melartin throws out a powerful jab.
Franks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Melartin.
Melartin forces Franks back against the cage and clinches.
Melartin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Melartin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Melartin!
The fighters circle momentarily. Melartin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Melartin has managed to clinch.
Melartin wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Melartin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franks has Melartin pressed against the cage, preventing Melartin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Melartin controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melartin wants to break free but Franks has control.
Melartin can't break the clinch.
Melartin is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
Melartin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rafael Melartin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Melartin scores with a jab.
Melartin connects with a crisp jab.
Melartin scores with a nice strike.
Melartin scores with a hook to the body. Franks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Melartin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melartin lands a slapping body shot.
Melartin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daniel Franks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melartin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franks has Melartin pressed against the cage, preventing Melartin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Melartin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Melartin 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 24:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Melartin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rohff - Dirty Hous'. David Miller has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lionel Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Gabriel misses with a few strikes there.
Miller misses with a leg kick.
Gabriel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller blocks a jab.
Gabriel fails to land with a series of punches.
Gabriel scores with a three punch combo!
Gabriel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
A punch combination from Gabriel misses.
Gabriel looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Gabriel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gabriel looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabriel misses with a two punch combination.
Gabriel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice shot lands for Gabriel.
Gabriel looks gassed!
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Gabriel.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel stalks Miller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Miller's face. Miller staggers backwards, shaken.
Miller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gabriel's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabriel keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gabriel's guard.
Miller in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Gabriel tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Miller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Richards acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Richards!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin is looking to clinch but Richards is avoiding it.
Carwin tries to clinch up but Richards circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruce Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards closes the distance and clinches.
Carwin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Carwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Richards. Richards circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richards tries to keep at a distance but Carwin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Richards tries to circle away but Carwin has him pinned against the cage.
Richards looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carwin throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carwin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Richards counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Richards darts in trying to clinch
and Carwin counters with a left to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Carwin.
Richards looks to clinch
and Carwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards looks to clinch
and Carwin moves into the clinch.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards tries to clinch but Carwin moves away
and Carwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carwin scores with a shot to the body.
Richards looks to clinch
and Carwin counters by moving into the clinch.
Richards has had enough of the clinch but Carwin keeps him there for the moment.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but Carwin has him pressed against the cage.
Carwin tries to break free but Richards pushes him back against the cage.
Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Richards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Richards closes the distance but Carwin moves to the side
and Carwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Richards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carwin lands with a good body shot.
Richards drops his hands momentarily and Carwin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Richards looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards tries to clinch but Carwin moves away
and Carwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin lands with an uppercut that bounces Richards off the cage and back into rage.
Carwin moves into the clinch.
Carwin breaks from the clinch.
Richards wants to clinch
and Carwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carwin clinches up against the cage.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but Carwin is controlling him.
Carwin lands a hook that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Richards wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carwin has him pressed against the cage.
Carwin is trying to break free.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Carwin.
Richards tries to clinch
letting Carwin counter with a right hand.
Richards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carwin.
Richards tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Richards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carwin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin has closed the distance and engaged Richards in a clinch.
Carwin stalling the fight.
Carwin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carwin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice cross by Richards.
Richards clinches but Carwin breaks the clinch
and Richards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carwin rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carwin clinches but Richards breaks the clinch
and Richards counters with a body kick that stops Carwin in his tracks momentarily.
Richards looks to clinch
and Carwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Carwin circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Carwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Carwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carwin moves into range and clinches up with Richards.
Carwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards darts in trying to clinch
and Carwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carwin throws a shot to the body.
Richards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
Richards looks to clinch
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Richards fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carwin, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Carwin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Richards tries to clinch
and Carwin counters by clinching up.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Carwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carwin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Richards wants to clinch but Carwin slips to the side
and Carwin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carwin.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Richards darts in trying to clinch
and Carwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Richards rushes Carwin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richards wants to clinch but Carwin slips to the side
and Carwin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carwin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Carwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carwin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richards or not.
Richards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richards darts in and clinches Carwin up against the cage.
Carwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Richards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richards wants to clinch but Carwin slips to the side
and Carwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richards closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carwin closes the distance but Richards moves to the side
and Richards counters by moving into the clinch.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richards closes the distance but Carwin moves to the side
and Carwin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards clinches but Carwin breaks the clinch
and Carwin counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carwin stalling in the clinch but Richards improves position.
Carwin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carwin is looking to break free of the clinch but Richards has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richards darts in trying to clinch
and Carwin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carwin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shane Carwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Richards feints and then cracks Carwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carwin down.
Richards clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Richards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richards tries to clinch up
and Carwin counters by clinching up.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards tries to clinch up
and Carwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richards wants to clinch but Carwin slips to the side
and Carwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Richards looks to clinch
and Carwin moves into the clinch.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carwin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richards holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richards tries to clinch
and Carwin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Richards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richards takes the fight into the clinch.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Richards darts in trying to clinch
and Carwin counters with a straight right hand.
Carwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carwin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carwin counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Carwin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Richards looks to clinch
and Carwin counters with a nice body shot.
Richards tries to clinch up
and Carwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carwin moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Carwin misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Carwin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Richards doesn't seem phased though.
Richards has closed the distance and engaged Carwin in a clinch.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Carwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carwin darts in trying to clinch
and Richards counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Richards looks to clinch
and Carwin counters by clinching up.
Carwin working aggressively here.
Richards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards has managed to clinch.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards tries to clinch
letting Carwin counter with a right hand.
Richards closes the distance but Carwin moves to the side
and Carwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carwin takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Richards tries to clinch but Carwin moves away
and Carwin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Richards tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Richards tries to clinch up
and Carwin counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Richards misses.
Richards has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards clinches but Carwin breaks the clinch
and Carwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Richards wants to clinch
and Carwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carwin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Richards has taken the fight to the clinch.
Richards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richards clinches but Carwin breaks the clinch
and Carwin moves into the clinch.
Carwin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Carwin.
Richards tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to clinch but Carwin slips to the side
and Carwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Richards scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Shane Carwin has been cut.
Richards gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Richards closes the distance but Carwin moves to the side
and Carwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Bruce Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Carwin circles away.
Richards tries to clinch but Carwin is having none of it.
Richards tries to clinch but Carwin is having none of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards moves forwards but Carwin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carwin moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Carwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carwin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carwin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Shane Carwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carwin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carwin.
Richards lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richards thumps Carwin with a low kick.
Richards has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shane Carwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carwin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carwin 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Carwin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Correia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Fedor Correia!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers looks to land a combination but Correia avoids it well.
Richard Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Fedor Correia has been cut.
Correia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rogers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Correia backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Correia can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Rogers and Correia drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Rogers.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Rogers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Helio Gracie Jnr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie Jnr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bale circles away.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bale misses with a jab, cross combination.
A clash of legs there as Gracie Jnr blocks the low kick.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie Jnr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie Jnr showed some decent athleticism there.
Gracie Jnr thows a huge punch but Bale dodges it nicely.
Gracie Jnr is looking for a kimura here.
Bale manages to get to full guard.
Bale will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bale looking for a sweep. Not yet Bale, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie Jnr prevents Bale from getting back to his feet.
Bale on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bale tries to get out of the position.
Gracie Jnr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bale swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie Jnr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bale's head.
Gracie Jnr wants to control from the top but Bale keeps moving.
Gracie Jnr looking to pass the guard.
Bale looking to control.
Gracie Jnr throws and elbow that misses. Bale uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie Jnr's guard. Nice move by Bale!
Bale stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie Jnr.
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.
Gracie Jnr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bale gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie Jnr looks gassed!
Bale slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bale stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie Jnr.
Bale wanted to stand there but Gracie Jnr had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bale looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie Jnr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bale avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie Jnr looking to pass the guard.
Bale 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.
Bale is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie Jnr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bale wants to stand up but Gracie Jnr is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bale knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie Jnr on the ground.
Bale is looking to advance position but Gracie Jnr won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Gracie Jnr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bale does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Joe Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Bale.
Bale throws a head kick that misses.
Bale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie Jnr circles away quickly and effectively.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie Jnr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie Jnr.
Bale misses with an uppercut. Gracie Jnr saw that one coming.
Bale wants to land a leg kick but Gracie Jnr is out of range.
Bale throws a right and a left that Gracie Jnr avoids nicely.
Gracie Jnr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bale is trying to defend but Gracie Jnr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracie Jnr trying to control from half guard but Bale is working away.
Gracie Jnr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bale sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie Jnr is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie Jnr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bale wants to improve his position but Gracie Jnr is controlling well.
Bale is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie Jnr sits in half guard.
Gracie Jnr misses with a head shot. Bale uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gracie Jnr stops Bale from standing up.
Gracie Jnr looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bale throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie Jnr's shoulder, as Gracie Jnr tries to avoid the shot.
Bale throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bale is looking to clinch but Gracie Jnr is avoiding it.
Bale fails to land with a series of punches.
Bale throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie Jnr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie Jnr.
Gracie Jnr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bale.
Gracie Jnr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bale defends it nicely.
A nice combination there by Bale.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie Jnr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joe Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Gracie Jnr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Bale.
Gracie Jnr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie Jnr.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie Jnr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie Jnr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bale scores with a nice head shot.
Bale moves in looking to clinch but Gracie Jnr pushes him off.
Nice uppercut there from Bale.
Bale throws a leg kick but Gracie Jnr checks it.
Bale lands a head kick. Gracie Jnr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bale connects with a high kick.
Gracie Jnr slips a straight right by Bale.
Bale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie Jnr slips a jab and a cross from Bale.
Bale throws a leg kick but Gracie Jnr checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bale.
Bale lunges at Gracie Jnr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie Jnr's hand.
Gracie Jnr checks a low kick from Bale.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bale.
Gracie Jnr blocks a head kick by Bale.
Gracie Jnr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie Jnr takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Bale scoring well with a low kick there.
Bale tries to clinch but Gracie Jnr moves out of range.
Gracie Jnr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie Jnr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bale is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bale scores with a three punch combo!
Joe Bale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bale shoots in for a double leg but Gracie Jnr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bale 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!
Bale misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Bale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie Jnr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joe Bale is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie Jnr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bale.
Bale tries to clinch but Gracie Jnr is having none of it.
Bale tries to clinch but Gracie Jnr is having none of it.
Joe Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie Jnr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie Jnr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Gracie Jnr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bale lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie Jnr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie Jnr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Gracie Jnr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Gracie Jnr misses.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie Jnr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie Jnr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bale to score with a decent uppercut.
Bale's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bale duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie Jnr.
Gracie Jnr fails with the takedown
and Gracie Jnr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie Jnr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bale.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie Jnr as Bale shoots in.
Bale misses with a few strikes there.
Bale misses with a series of wild punches.
Bale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bale tries to bum rush Gracie Jnr with a series of wild strikes but Gracie Jnr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick from Bale lands but Gracie Jnr takes it in his stride.
A combination from Bale does no damage.
Bale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie Jnr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bale as he avoids it easily.
Bale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie Jnr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bale is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie Jnr circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie Jnr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bale counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie Jnr's knee momentarily.
Joe Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Gracie Jnr.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie Jnr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Bale.
Some wild striking there from Bale.
Bale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie Jnr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale motions for Gracie Jnr to come forward. Bale throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Bale as Gracie Jnr shoots in.
Bale feints and then cracks Gracie Jnr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie Jnr down.
Bale moves in looking to clinch but Gracie Jnr pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bale can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie Jnr controls the action.
Bale manages to break the clinch.
Bale closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie Jnr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bale.
Bale throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bale motions for Gracie Jnr to come forward. Bale throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bale moves in looking to clinch but Gracie Jnr pushes him off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gracie Jnr to his feet.
Bale throws a leg kick but Gracie Jnr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bale looks to land a left hand but Gracie Jnr moved out of range nicely.
Bale throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie Jnr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bale throws a right hand that Gracie Jnr ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie Jnr also avoids with ease.
Bale tries to clinch there but Gracie Jnr circles away.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie Jnr tries to clinch up but Bale circles away and keeps his distance.
Bale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Bale showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bale 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Bale!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Audrius Polinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dustin Duke has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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206 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dustin Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Audrius Polinski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polinski moves in looking to clinch but Duke pushes him off.
Polinski is looking to clinch.
Duke looks to throw the jab but Polinski is out of range.
Duke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Polinski wants to clinch up but Duke keeps it at a distance.
Duke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Polinski tries to close the distance and clinch but Duke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polinski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Duke misses with a low kick.
Polinski doesn't manage to clinch there - Duke circles away.
Polinski tries to close the distance and clinch but Duke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polinski instigates a clinch.
Polinski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Polinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Polinski throws an elbow but it misses.
Duke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Polinski.
Polinski crunches a lovely knee into Duke's ribcage.
Polinski has Duke pressed against the cage, preventing Duke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Polinski trying to land knees to the body.
Polinski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Polinski tries to land a knee to the head but Duke blocks with his arms.
Polinski looks gassed!
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Polinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Polinski throws an elbow but misses.
Duke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duke takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duke digs a right hand underneath Polinski's ribcage. Polinski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duke takes an elbow to the temple.
Duke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Polinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Polinski has Duke pressed against the cage, preventing Duke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duke lands with a nice body punch.
Duke keeps the fight on the outside.
Decent striking displayed by Duke there.
Duke shoots in for a takedown but Polinski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Polinski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Duke clinches with his opponent.
Duke tries to circle away but Polinski has him pinned against the cage.
Duke is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Polinski obliges.
Polinski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duke's efforts to push away.
Duke lands an uppercut.
Duke has had enough of the clinch but Polinski keeps him there for the moment.
Polinski tries to land a knee to the head but Duke blocks with his arms.
Duke wants to break free but Polinski has control.
Duke pushes off an throws an elbow but Polinski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke is looking to break free of the clinch but Polinski has double underhooks.
Polinski has Duke pressed against the cage, preventing Duke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duke working hard to break the clinch.
Duke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Duke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duke is trying to break the clinch but Polinski has him pressed against the cage.
Polinski tries to land a knee to the head but Duke blocks with his arms.
Duke is trying to force a seperation but Polinski has the dominant position.
Polinski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duke.
Duke is trying to break the clinch but Polinski has him pressed against the cage.
Duke scores with a shot to the side of Polinski's head.
Duke wants to get back to striking at distance but Polinski won't allow it.
Polinski keeps control of Duke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duke blocks an elbow strike.
Polinski throws an elbow that misses.
Duke lands a left hand.
Polinski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Polinski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duke's efforts to push away.
Polinski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Polinski has him pressed against the cage.
Duke blocks an elbow strike from Polinski.
Duke is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polinski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Polinski has him pressed against the cage.
Polinski misses with an elbow strike.
Duke avoids a wild elbow strike from Polinski.
Polinski has Duke pressed against the cage, preventing Duke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Polinski missing with knees to the body.
Duke is trying to force a seperation but Polinski has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Duke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Duke wants to break free but Polinski has control.
Duke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Polinski looks to clinch
and Duke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Polinski tries to clinch up
and Duke counters with a nice body shot.
Polinski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duke thuds his right hand into Polinski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Polinski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Polinski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Duke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Duke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Duke lands with a nice combination. Polinski backs away looking to recover.
Duke misses with a few strikes there.
Polinski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duke tries to keep at a distance but Polinski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duke is trying to break the clinch but Polinski has him pressed against the cage.
Duke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Duke wants to clinch up but Polinski keeps it at a distance.
Duke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Polinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Polinski wants to clinch but Duke slips to the side
and Duke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Polinski tries to clinch up
letting Duke counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Duke 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.
Duke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duke is looking to clinch but Polinski is avoiding it.
Polinski tries to close the distance and clinch but Duke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Duke.
Duke swats away the attempt to clinch by Polinski.
Polinski tries to clinch up but Duke circles away and keeps his distance.
Polinski checks a leg kick nicely.
Polinski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Duke counters with a shoot takedown. Polinski fights it but they end up in guard.
Polinski keeping moving, preventing Duke from controlling successfully.
Polinski is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Duke has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Duke slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The strikes coming from Duke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Duke prevents Polinski from escaping the position.
Duke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Polinski on the ground.
Duke trying to control the position but Polinski is working away.
Polinski is letting Duke control him for a moment.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duke trying to control the action but Polinski is working from the bottom.
Duke prevents Polinski from escaping the position.
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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duke tries to move into full mount but can't pass Polinski's legs.
Polinski is trying to buck Duke off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Duke dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Polinski wants to clinch
and Duke counters with a crisp one two that drops Polinski! Duke thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Polinski to his feet! Polinski is in big trouble!
Polinski is rocked!
Polinski tries to clinch but Duke moves away
and Duke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Polinski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Duke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Polinski is still on wobbly legs! Can Duke finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Duke! Polinski is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Duke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Steller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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278 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Steller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan Walker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Steller.
Steller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steller thuds his right hand into Walker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Steller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steller.
Steller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steller.
Steller cracks Walker with an open hand slap.
Walker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Steller sprawls well initially but Walker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Steller still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Steller has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Steller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
Walker is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Steller wants to stand but Walker has his arm trapped.
Steller looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Walker is avoiding damage well.
Walker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Steller lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steller throwing shots but Walker is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Walker tries to roll over but Steller keeps him under control.
Steller wants to stand up but Walker has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Walker is pressing down on Steller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Walker seems keen to control Steller's posture.
Steller stands up over Walker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Steller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Walker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Steller might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Walker looks gassed!
Steller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Walker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Steller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Steller wants to stand but Walker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steller has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Walker is proving hard to escape from.
Steller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steller manages to get himself to full guard.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Steller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steller looking to control.
Steller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Walker is controlling him.
Walker passes Steller's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Walker seems content to control.
Walker is looking for a kimura here.
Walker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Walker trying to control from half guard but Steller is working away.
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.
Steller is defending against the submission attempts here by Walker.
Walker stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Albert Steller will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Walker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Steller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walker looking to sit in guard and control but Steller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Steller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steller wants to stand but Walker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Steller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Steller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Steller is in close to Walker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker has his hands on Steller's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Steller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Logan Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Steller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walker throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Steller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steller is in close to Walker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Steller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steller throwing strikes from guard but Walker blocks nicely.
Walker controls Steller momentarily but Steller frees himself.
Steller is sitting in close to Walker's body. Walker has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Steller is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Steller is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Walker.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Logan Walker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zilla Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler has chosen Guns N' Roses - You Could Be Mine as his entrance music. Zilla Kong had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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275 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zilla Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Tyler!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kong slips nicely into half guard.
Kong is trying for a kimura here. Tyler looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kong wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zilla Kong!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olbrzymi Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olbrzymi Vlad could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles Bronson's chin.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Olbrzymi Vlad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson moves in looking to clinch but Vlad pushes him off.
Good standup being displayed there by Vlad as he connects with a hook.
Bronson moves in looking to clinch but Vlad pushes him off.
Vlad lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Charles Bronson has been cut.
Vlad throws a body punch but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bronson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Charles Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vlad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bronson doesn't manage to clinch there - Vlad circles away.
A nice combination there by Vlad.
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!
Vlad connects with a body shot.
Vlad swats away the attempt to clinch by Bronson.
Bronson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bronson looks gassed!
Vlad connects with a body shot.
Vlad throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Vlad knocks Bronson out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Olbrzymi Vlad!
Olbrzymi Vlad retains his super heavyweight title!
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