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Medieval Combat 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between African King (ranked 25421 p4p, 7382 weight class) and Robinson David (ranked 709 p4p, 646 weight class). David is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Space Cowboy. King has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Robinson David looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, African King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robinson David!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
David tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
King breaks the clinch.
David looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
David takes the fight into the clinch.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
David bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
David looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by David.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King scores with a head kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that David has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
King is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by King.
King lands a head kick. David smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice uppercut there from King.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David connects with a looping right hand.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from David.
 It looks like African King has been cut.
David misses with a head kick.
Robinson David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
David wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
David ducks under a wild hook from King.
David bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
David misses with a two punch combination.
David tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King throwing a counter right hand but David manages to avoid it.
David fails with a takedown attempt.
David forces King back against the cage and clinches.
King breaks from the clinch.
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
King throws a head kick that misses.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
David tries to clinch there but King circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from David is defended easily by King.
African King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robinson David.
David goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from King - that will leave a mark!
David throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King throwing a counter right hand but David manages to avoid it.
King throws a hook but David avoids it easily.
David tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
David lands a nice shot to the body.
David tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
David ducks under a wild hook from King.
David is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
King connects with a looping right hand.
David misses with a takedown attempt
and King counters with a nice leg kick.
King catches David with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice body kick from King.
King bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
African King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David avoids the head kick by King.
David with the counter takedown but King avoids it easily.
David blocks a head kick by King.
King throws a head kick but David moves out of range.
David will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
David shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King with the inside leg kick.
King defends well against a solid takedown attempt from David.
King connects with a single shot there.
David has King up against the cage in a clinch.
David is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
King breaks from the clinch.
King scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
African King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on African King'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.
King defends well against a solid takedown attempt from David.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses David's sensitive parts.
David throws a body shot but no joy.
King slips under a jab.
David has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
David blocks a head kick by King.
King misses with a hook. David ducked under it nicely.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from King enables David to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. King manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
King wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David won't allow King to get back to his feet.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
David is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
David drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and David jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that David can do to turn this around?
King is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
King decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
King throws a head kick that half lands.
King on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
David misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice leg kick from King, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from King.
King throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by David.
David tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King counters with a single leg into guard. David didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King stands up from guard. Let's bang!
David tries to clinch
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King lands with a right hand.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from King as David shoots in.
African King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robinson David.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice uppercut there from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
King scores with a spinning back kick!
King misses with a body kick.
King tries to keep at a distance but David has taken the fight into the clinch.
King manages to break the clinch.
David instigates a clinch.
King misses with the head strike.
King tries to land knees in the clinch but David avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on David's face as he tries to break the clinch.
David prevents a body shot from King.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of David backwards.
King keeps control of David as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from King.
King manages to break the clinch.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by David.
King walks into a straight right hand from David.
King missing with a left hand there. David was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
David goes for a double leg but King avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as King continues to drive forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of David 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King moves away from the strike by David.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by David.
King throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
African King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on African King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
King misses with a right hand
and David counters with a stiff right hand.
King plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
David tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
David looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
David tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
David uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
David's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
African King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robinson David.
David wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
David 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.
David closes the distance but King moves to the side
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King blocks a leg kick.
David gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
David throws a body shot but no joy.
King throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
David shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. David gets slowly back to his feet.
King throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
David drives through with a takedown into guard.
King pushes David off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David moves to clinch but King breaks away
and King counters with a slapping leg kick.
David shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown attempt by David or perhaps it was just good defense by King, which made it look bad.
King quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
David takes a body punch but keeps moving.
David tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of David's head.
David moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
David tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses the jab.
King displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from David.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped David in his tracks.
King misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on David's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
King looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
African King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
David changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but David manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
King throws a leg kick which misses David's front leg but catches the back leg as David tries to avoid it.
African King is winning the standup battle so far.
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King scoring well with a low kick there.
David has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from King.
David takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. David is lucky that one didn't land flush.
King displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from David.
David takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King keeps David at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from King.
David fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick there by David.
David gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robinson David has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King throws a sloppy head kick and David moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
African King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... African King!
The defeated Robinson David had this to say: 'Hey, man, wait for me, we'll meet again. I have to rush back to a new training session.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rony Stark (ranked 5392 p4p, 5389 weight class) and Freddy Stready (ranked 226 p4p, 225 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Stready!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stready fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stark shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stready counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stready looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stark is fending him off so far but Stready persists. Nope, Stark circles away and we're back to standing.
Stark is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stready's half guard.
Stready has one foot on Stark's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Stark. Those never looked like landing.
Stark goes for a double leg but Stready avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stready continues to drive forward.
Stark really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stready fails with a takedown attempt.
Stark tries to clinch there but Stready circles away.
Stark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stready, pushing him back against the cage.
Stready is looking to break free of the clinch but Stark has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stready gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Stready looking to pass the guard.
Stark will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stready loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stark trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stready is looking to advance position but Stark has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Stark controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stark controlling the position easily from mount.
Stark has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Stready is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rony Stark!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Rhea (ranked 3793 p4p, 6725 weight class) and Tarmo Rajantaka (ranked 444 p4p, 614 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Rhea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Rajantaka!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rajantaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rhea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rajantaka tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rajantaka closes the distance and clinches.
Rhea misses with a body punch.
Rhea throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rajantaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rhea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rajantaka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rajantaka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Ross Rhea has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rajantaka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice elbow from Rhea.
Rhea tries to work over Rajantaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rajantaka.
Rajantaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rajantaka misses with a knee strike.
Rhea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rajantaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rhea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rhea throws an elbow but misses.
Rajantaka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajantaka misses with an elbow over the top.
Rajantaka misses with a knee to the head.
Rhea lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rajantaka.
Rajantaka lands a damaging elbow.
Ross Rhea's cut is getting worse.
A short left from Rhea.
Rajantaka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ross Rhea's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rajantaka gets through Rhea's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rajantaka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rhea swings wildly with an uppercut but Rajantaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rajantaka misses with a knee strike.
Rajantaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhea throws a head punch that misses.
Rhea misses with an elbow over the top.
Rajantaka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rhea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rajantaka's elbow.
Rhea misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhea misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rajantaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rhea's defenses.
Rajantaka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Ross Rhea's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rhea misses with a punch to the body.
Rhea lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Rhea's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rajantaka avoiding damage.
Rhea throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rajantaka lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ross Rhea's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tarmo Rajantaka!
Tarmo Rajantaka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kalcevski (ranked 2168 p4p, 2606 weight class) and Trump TwentyTwenty (ranked 279 p4p, 332 weight class). TwentyTwenty has chosen Side to Side as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Kalcevski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trump TwentyTwenty!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalcevski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling TwentyTwenty to score with a decent uppercut.
TwentyTwenty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kalcevski moves into the clinch.
TwentyTwenty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalcevski avoids a wild elbow strike from TwentyTwenty.
We've been informed that TwentyTwenty has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
TwentyTwenty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kalcevski scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kalcevski.
Kalcevski misses with a short punch on the inside.
TwentyTwenty blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from TwentyTwenty fails to land.
Kalcevski misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalcevski.
Kalcevski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kalcevski lands a right hand.
 TwentyTwenty is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
TwentyTwenty misses with an elbow strike.
Kalcevski working aggressively here.
Kalcevski blocks an elbow strike.
Kalcevski blocks an uppercut.
Kalcevski blocking some punches.
TwentyTwenty gets through Kalcevski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
TwentyTwenty misses with a punch on the inside.
TwentyTwenty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kalcevski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kalcevski fails to land.
Kalcevski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kalcevski lands with a left to the head.
TwentyTwenty is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalcevski finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalcevski creates a bit of space for himself and rocks TwentyTwenty with a big uppercut! TwentyTwenty tries to clinch up but Kalcevski pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples TwentyTwenty to the mat! TwentyTwenty covers up and Kalcevski unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Kalcevski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Sundial (ranked 25457 p4p, 7179 weight class) and Jamal Browne (ranked 777 p4p, 720 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Sundial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamal Browne!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sundial looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Browne lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Browne throws an elbow but Sundial slips to the side and avoids it well.
Browne working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Browne landing strikes.
Browne lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sundial down.
Browne scoring with punches and elbows.
 Sundial is rocked!
Sundial knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Browne on the ground.
Browne in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oh Sundial is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Browne working the ground and pound from side control.
Browne in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Browne throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Browne misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sundial seems to have got his legs back now.
Sundial defending against the ground and pound.
Browne lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Browne has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Browne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sundial as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Sundial as Browne shoots in.
Ken Sundial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Browne.
Sundial changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Browne tries to avoid it but Sundial manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Browne to the ground. Browne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Browne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sundial counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Browne shoots in for a double leg but Sundial sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sundial closes the distance and clinches.
Browne is trying to drag Sundial to the mat but Sundial just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Browne wants a takedown.
Browne looks winded!
Sundial missing with knees to the body.
Sundial scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sundial slows down the pace here.
Sundial gets underhooks to prevent Browne's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundial lands a nice uppercut.
Sundial tries to stall but Browne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Browne is working for takedown but Sundial is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sundial is pressed up against the cage. Browne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sundial down to the mat. Sundial avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sundial with a lazy takedown attempt
and Browne moves into the clinch.
Browne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sundial pulls his leg out and moves away.
Browne stuffs the takedown attempt from Sundial. Sundial gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sundial counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sundial clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sundial.
Browne is looking for a takedown.
Browne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sundial gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Browne tries to throw a body punch but Sundial avoids it by throwing Browne back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne prevents Sundial from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sundial.
Sundial digs a right hand into Browne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Browne's gas tank.
Browne tries to score a body lock takedown but Sundial shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sundial is looking to control Browne's arms but Browne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sundial has his back to the cage.
Sundial lands with a left to the head.
Sundial is trying to stall.
Sundial prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sundial lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sundial is trying to maintain a safe position but Browne gets an underhook and turns Sundial into the cage.
Sundial stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sundial gets through Browne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sundial.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundial lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Browne has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sundial is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've been informed that Browne has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sundial gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Browne.
Browne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sundial pulls his leg out and moves away.
Browne gets tackled into the cage by Sundial. Sundial maintains the clinch.
Browne has hold of one of Sundial's legs. Sundial is fighting the takedown attempt but Browne gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Browne lands a couple of elbows.
Sundial not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Browne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sundial keeping moving, preventing Browne from controlling successfully.
Browne wants to pass the guard but Sundial is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Sundial 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.
Sundial shoots in but no luck this time.
Browne shoots for a double leg takedown but Sundial sprawls well. He's pushed Browne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sundial gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Browne has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sundial after a bit of a struggle.
Sundial is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Browne can do to turn this around?
Browne is looking for a takedown.
Ken Sundial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Browne.
Browne can't get the takedown.
Sundial is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Browne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ken Sundial has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sundial lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sundial throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Sundial as the two fighters clinch.
Browne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sundial fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Browne. No joy for Sundial on that attempt.
And Browne tries to counter it with a takedown but Sundial pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sundial moves into the clinch.
Browne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sundial pulls his leg out and moves away.
Browne is breathing heavily.
Sundial forces Browne back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sundial as the two fighters clinch.
Browne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sundial to keep the fight standing.
Sundial makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sundial lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sundial scores with a shot to the side of Browne's head.
Sundial throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brownes head.
Browne wants a takedown but no success here.
Browne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sundial fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Browne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sundial to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Browne keeping moving, preventing Sundial from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundial trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Browne keeping moving, preventing Sundial from controlling successfully.
Browne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Browne wants to get back to his feet but Sundial is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Browne manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sundial misses with a takedown
and Browne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundial swings wildly with an uppercut but Browne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sundial stops a takedown attempt from Browne.
Browne has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sundial avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sundial.
Browne is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sundial gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sundial tries to land knees in the clinch but Browne avoids the damage to the body.
Sundial pushes Browne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Browne tries for a takedown but Sundial manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Sundial.
Browne drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Browne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sundial pushes Browne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sundial lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Browne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sundial fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jamal Browne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Browne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sundial counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Browne as Sundial shoots in.
Sundial wants to clinch up but Browne keeps it at a distance.
Browne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Browne wants it to stay on the feet.
Sundial wants to clinch up but Browne keeps it at a distance.
Sundial fails with the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Sundial as Browne shoots in.
Browne changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sundial looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Sundial's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sundial is trying to buck Browne off.
Browne fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Sundial dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sundial stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sundial wants it to stay on the feet.
Browne tries to clinch up but Sundial circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sundial.
Sundial shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Browne defends it nicely.
Browne moves into the clinch successfully.
Browne has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sundial avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browne jumps guard but Sundial stands there with Browne around his waist. Browne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ken Sundial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Browne.
Browne has Sundial pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sundial manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Browne is looking for a takedown.
Browne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sundial works on Browne's body with a couple of short punches.
Sundial lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Browne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundial escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sundial darts in and clinches Browne up against the cage.
Sundial lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sundial wants to break free but Browne has control.
Browne has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sundial avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sundial wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sundial lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sundial wants to get back to striking at distance but Browne won't allow it.
Sundial makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sundial tries to land knees in the clinch but Browne avoids the damage to the body.
Browne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sundial gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sundial stops a takedown attempt from Browne.
Sundial scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sundial gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Browne.
A short right from Sundial on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundial scores with a shot to the side of Browne's head.
Sundial lands an uppercut.
Sundial throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brownes 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!
Browne tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sundial trying to control the position but instead, Browne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sundial into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sundial.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sundial.
Browne is trying to drag Sundial to the mat but Sundial just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sundial breaks the clinch.
Sundial tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Browne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Browne with that takedown attempt.
Sundial pushes Browne up against the cage in a clinch.
Browne is looking for a takedown.
Sundial tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Browne avoids it.
Sundial trying to control the position but instead, Browne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sundial into the cage.
Jamal Browne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sundial is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Browne is working for takedown but Sundial is calmly controlling the position for now.
Browne ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Browne no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Browne had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sundial defends it easily.
Sundial trying to control but Browne is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundial is really struggling to control Browne but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Browne had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sundial defends it easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Browne can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Browne thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Sundial showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sundial, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Sundial!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clay Hayden (ranked 2848 p4p, 4309 weight class) and Wesley Shutes (ranked 381 p4p, 538 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Clay Hayden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shutes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hayden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shutes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hayden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shutes throws a lazy right hand but Hayden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shutes scoring well with a low kick there.
Shutes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shutes feints and then cracks Hayden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayden down.
Wesley Shutes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shutes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hayden moves in looking to clinch but Shutes pushes him off.
Hayden moves out of range of the leg kick from Shutes.
Hayden seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shutes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hayden is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hayden shoots in for a takedown but Shutes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice leg kick from Hayden, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shutes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hayden - the referee stops the clock and Shutes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hayden. Shutes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice body kick from Shutes.
Shutes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Shutes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shutes with a nice calf kick.
Hayden on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hayden moves out of range of the leg kick from Shutes.
Shutes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayden scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hayden throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Shutes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hayden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shutes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hayden.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Hayden wants to control but Shutes is keeping him busy.
Shutes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hayden has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hayden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shutes keeps working.
Shutes struggling a bit here.
Shutes tries to buck Hayden off but Hayden is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayden working away.
Shutes stops Hayden from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shutes tries to buck Hayden off but Hayden is having none of it.
Shutes keeps Hayden under control for a moment.
Shutes is trying to control Hayden's posture but Hayden avoids it.
Hayden controls the position from side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Hayden working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shutes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hayden off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutes controlling from the back.
Shutes looking to break Hayden's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hayden remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Shutes will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Hayden covering up well under a series of strikes from Shutes.
Shutes is hanging on to Hayden's back as he tries to escape.
Hayden trying to control the position but Shutes manages to sink in the hooks.
Shutes controlling well, preventing Hayden from escaping the position.
Hayden is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at JAG Battle Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hayden looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayden is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hayden is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Shutes gets his way!
Hayden tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shutes controlling from the full mount.
Shutes looking to control but Hayden is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Shutes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hayden closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hayden is keen to just control but Shutes is a slippery customer.
Shutes wants to improve his position but Hayden is controlling well.
Hayden lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hayden is looking for a kimura but Shutes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hayden to get the leverage.
Hayden prevents Shutes from standing back up.
Shutes is doing well to control the position and prevent Hayden from advancing to side control.
Shutes tries to roll over but Hayden keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shutes wants to control but Hayden is keeping busy.
Shutes tries to roll over but Hayden keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shutes trying to hold on to Hayden's head to control him but Hayden postures up.
Hayden is trying to control. Shutes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shutes is trying to control but can't.
Hayden is controlling the pace.
Hayden lands strikes from half guard.
Shutes is trying is best to control the position here.
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.
Shutes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shutes wants to control but Hayden is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shutes jabs Hayden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shutes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shutes throws a chopping leg kick but Hayden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Hayden misses.
Shutes misses with a wild body shot.
Hayden feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hayden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shutes can pounce on him.
Hayden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shutes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayden feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hayden misses with a body kick.
Hayden takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice sprawl there from Hayden as Shutes shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hayden has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hayden.
Shutes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hayden.
Hayden misses with a leg kick.
Shutes looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayden is just out of range.
Shutes lands with a shot to the body.
Hayden sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hayden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shutes's waist but Shutes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hayden off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Hayden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shutes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayden manages to avoid it.
Shutes thuds his shin into the meat of Hayden's side.
Hayden looks to score with a jab to the body but Shutes is just out of range.
Hayden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes throws a head kick that misses.
Hayden misses with a body shot
and Shutes counters with a stiff right hand.
Shutes throws a head kick that misses.
Shutes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shutes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shutes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayden. That did some damage!
Shutes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayden manages to avoid it.
Shutes misses with a low kick.
Hayden tries a low kick but Shutes avoids it.
Hayden drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shutes keeping moving, preventing Hayden from controlling successfully.
Hayden stopping the sweep attempt from Shutes.
Shutes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Shutes 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!
Hayden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wesley Shutes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayden takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hayden scoring well with a low kick there.
Shutes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hayden feinted with a counter takedown.
Shutes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hayden rather than just go for the knockout.
Shutes scores with a head kick.
Shutes misses with a leg kick.
Hayden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shutes shapes to counter with a head kick.
Shutes thumps Hayden with a low kick.
Shutes tries to clinch but Hayden moves out of range.
Shutes throws a low kick, looking for Hayden's leg but Hayden calmly moves out of range.
Hayden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shutes defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shutes lands with a kick to the temple. Hayden shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Shutes.
Hayden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hayden.
Shutes throws a push kick but Hayden slaps the foot to one side.
Shutes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shutes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shutes lands with a nice body punch.
Hayden will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shutes takes a swing at Hayden's ribcage but misses.
Hayden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayden fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Hayden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by Shutes as he checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shutes! But no joy.
Shutes misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hayden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice sprawl there from Shutes as Hayden shoots in.
Hayden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shutes checks it well.
Hayden closes the distance and pushes Shutes back into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hayden pulls Shutes into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shutes 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayden trying to control the position.
Shutes trying to control but Hayden is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayden looking for a sweep. Not yet Hayden, not yet.
Shutes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hayden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shutes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hayden keeping full guard, as Shutes tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hayden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayden throws a head kick but Shutes moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hayden.
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.
Hayden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shutes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shutes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hayden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shutes is able to avoid easily.
Wesley Shutes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hayden blocks a head kick by Shutes.
A good leg kick by Hayden.
Hayden goes for a double leg but Shutes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shutes continues to drive forward.
Shutes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayden seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shutes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hayden.
Shutes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hayden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shutes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hayden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hayden has Shutes up against the cage in a clinch.
Shutes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hayden up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Shutes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shutes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Shutes!
During a confident post fight interview, Wesley Shutes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Engozi (ranked 4982 p4p, 4157 weight class) and Blackout Mane (ranked 587 p4p, 523 weight class). Engozi's entrance music is Run and Escape. A fine choice. 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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Good knees
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emanuel Engozi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Blackout Mane!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice cross by Mane.
Engozi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Engozi lands in his opponent's guard.
Engozi has gone for a leg lock! Mane slips out almost immediately though and dives into Engozi's guard.
Mane drops back looking for a leg! Engozi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Engozi manages to kick Mane off! Mane jumps back into Engozi's guard.
Mane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Engozi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mane works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mane trying to pass the guard but Engozi defending well.
Mane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Engozi defends it well.
Engozi wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Mane wants to control but Engozi is keeping him busy.
Mane works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mane is working for a guillotine from mount but Engozi frees his head quite easily.
Mane looking to control but Engozi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mane throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Engozi has his hands clasped together but Mane breaks the hold and Engozi is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Mane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blackout Mane!
The defeated Emanuel Engozi had this to say: 'Sorry but i dont think i want to talk...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 7239 p4p, 7380 weight class) and Bobby Robson (ranked 268 p4p, 271 weight class). Bobby Robson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Robson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven is looking to land body kicks.
Robson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Robson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Craven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Craven.
Craven throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Craven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Robson's head.
Craven throws a series of punches but Robson avoids them all with ease.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Robson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Destin Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Craven fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Craven shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Robson defends it nicely.
Craven throws a sloppy head kick and Robson moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson clinches up against the cage.
Craven has Robson pressed against the cage, preventing Robson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Craven pulls guard effortlessly.
Craven pushes a forearm under Robson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Robson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Destin Craven!
Destin Craven bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryoto Takahashi (ranked 3407 p4p, 5514 weight class) and John Pollock (ranked 183 p4p, 229 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryoto Takahashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pollock!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pollock, pushing him back against the cage.
Takahashi lands a hook that snaps the head of Pollock backwards.
Takahashi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Takahashi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pollock trying to control the position from guard on top but Takahashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pollock is looking to stand up but Takahashi won't let him.
Takahashi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pollock defends well.
Takahashi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pollock is aware though and is defending well.
Takahashi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Pollock frees his head nicely. Oh but Takahashi has switched to an armbar! Pollock is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ryoto Takahashi!
Ryoto Takahashi is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Ryoto Takahashi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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