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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reynold Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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280 lbs
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278 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Reynold Blanco!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a series of punches but Blanco moves out of range.
Blanco clinches.
Blanco breaks from the clinch.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blanco counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blanco.
Blanco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blanco.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Blanco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blanco throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Smith tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Blanco is in Smith's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blanco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Blanco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blanco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blanco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
Blanco slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blanco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blanco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blanco keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smith is looking to escape.
Blanco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Blanco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Reynold Blanco hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blanco to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Blanco engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
Blanco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blanco passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Blanco thowing shots but they're missing.
Blanco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blanco unloading with bombs!
Blanco is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Smith is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Smith flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Blanco anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Smith and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Blanco slips an arm under Smith chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Blanco has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Blanco is squeezing on Smith like an anaconda would it's prey. Smith fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Reynold Blanco!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Korczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Korczynski!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Lukasz Korczynski has been cut.
Korczynski shoots in for a takedown but Nogueira shows good takedown defense.
Nice shot by Korczynski.
Korczynski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nogueira circles away quickly and effectively.
Nogueira misses with a few strikes there.
Korczynski should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nogueira throws a nice looking combination but Korczynski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Korczynski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nogueira is trying to defend but Korczynski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nogueira trying to control here.
Korczynski stops Nogueira from getting back to his feet.
Korczynski trying to control from half guard but Nogueira is working away.
Nogueira manages to get to full guard.
Nogueira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking for a triangle but Korczynski pushes his legs off easily.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Korczynski from controlling successfully.
Korczynski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nogueira's guard.
Nogueira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nogueira trying to keep a closed guard but Korczynski is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nogueira is on top in guard.
Nogueira tries to free his leg and advance position but Korczynski is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira trying to control but Korczynski is working from the bottom.
Nogueira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira swings around for an armbar but Korczynski sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nogueira's guard.
Korczynski stands up and waves to Nogueira to follow him.
Korczynski looks gassed!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Korczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Korczynski avoids them all with ease.
Nogueira tries to bum rush Korczynski with a series of wild strikes but Korczynski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nogueira looks to land a combination. Korczynski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nogueira enables Korczynski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nogueira manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nogueira looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Korczynski has picked Nogueira up and slammed him! Nogueira can't keep hold of the triangle and Korczynski manages to pass to side control!
Korczynski tries to stand but Nogueira is controlling his head.
Nogueira manages to work his way to half guard, despite Korczynski's best efforts.
Nogueira preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Korczynski is trying to control the action in half guard but Nogueira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nogueira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Korczynski is working away from the top position though.
Nogueira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korczynski is sitting in close to Nogueira's body. Nogueira has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Korczynski is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Korczynski is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Nogueira.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Antonio Rogerio Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Saurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Saurus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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166 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Frank Saurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saurus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saurus scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Saurus stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Saurus from controlling successfully.
Saurus throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saurus wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Saurus landing with the ground and pound.
Saurus postures up.
Saurus throws a big right hand that misses.
Saurus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus passes into half guard.
Smith is not content to let Saurus control the position.
Saurus winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Saurus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Saurus winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Saurus passes the guard and advances to mount!
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saurus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Saurus trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Saurus lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saurus dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saurus lands a heavy elbow.
Saurus landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
Saurus controlling from mount.
Saurus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Saurus looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Saurus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Saurus lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Saurus controlling from the full mount.
Saurus cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Saurus is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Saurus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Saurus dominating with strikes here.
Saurus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saurus is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Smith can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Saurus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Saurus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Saurus landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurus lands a big elbow.
Saurus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
Saurus has isolated one of Smith's arms. Smith looking to fight him off but Saurus twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Saurus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yu comes to the cage accompanied by Die Antwoord - Enter The Ninja. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Berry!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Yu does no damage.
Berry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yu is looking to clinch.
Berry swinging wildly here.
Yu dodges the punch combination from Berry.
Berry swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
A punch combination from Berry misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yu circles away quickly and effectively.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Berry circles away.
Yu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yu.
Berry wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Yu manages to pass to side control.
Berry taking some punishment here, with Yu in his half guard.
Berry taking some punishment here, with Yu in his half guard.
Yu moves nicely into side control.
Yu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Berry is avoiding damage well.
Yu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yu decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Berry wants it to stay on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Berry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Berry throws a series of punches but Yu avoids them all with ease.
Yu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Berry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
John Berry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yu tries to clinch but Berry moves away
and Berry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yu tries to clinch up
letting Berry counter with a right hand.
Yu closes the distance but Berry moves to the side
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Yu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yu thows a leg kick but Berry checks it
and Berry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yu tries to clinch but Berry moves away
and Berry counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Berry counter with a right hand.
Yu closes the distance but Berry moves to the side
and Berry counters with a two punch combo.
Yu's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Yu duly obliges.
Yu darts in trying to clinch
and Berry counters with a two punch combo.
Berry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Berry is working the combinations to good effect here.
Berry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu tries to clinch but Berry moves away
and Berry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yu thinking.
Yu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Berry as he avoids it easily.
Berry stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yu counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu lands a left hand.
Berry tries to break free but Yu pushes him back against the cage.
Berry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Berry counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Berry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yu closes the distance but Berry moves to the side
and Berry counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yu is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yu darts in trying to clinch
and Berry counters with a three punch combo that has Yu backing up. Yu nods at Berry to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Berry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yu wants to clinch
and Berry counters with a thumping low kick.
Berry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yu moves to clinch but Berry breaks away
and Berry counters with an outside leg kick.
Yu wants to clinch but Berry slips to the side
and Berry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Berry does no damage.
Yu looks to clinch
and Berry counters with an outside leg kick.
Berry circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Berry to counter with a crisp jab.
Yu moves to clinch but Berry breaks away
and Berry counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu tries to clinch
and Yu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu wants to clinch
and Berry counters with a series of strikes. Yu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Berry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Berry sprawls well initially but Yu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Berry is trying to stand back up but Yu is controlling him
Yu misses with a head shot. Berry uses the momentum to regain guard.
Yu wants to control from the top but Berry keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Berry's guard.
Yu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yu decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu looks to clinch
and Berry counters with a series of strikes. Yu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yu moves to clinch but Berry breaks away
and Berry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Berry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mike Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu misses with a hook.
Yu tries to clinch but Berry moves away
and Berry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Berry counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu darts in trying to clinch
and Berry counters with a two punch combo.
Yu looks to clinch
and Berry counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yu tries to clinch up
and Berry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berry misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yu tries to clinch
and Berry counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yu tries to clinch up
and Berry counters with a good low kick that Yu was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Berry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Berry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Berry misses with the combination.
Yu throws a combination that misses
and Berry counters with a nice uppercut.
Yu wants to clinch but Berry slips to the side
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Yu.
Yu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yu thows a leg kick but Berry checks it
and Berry counters with a straight right hand.
Yu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Berry counters with a two punch combo.
Yu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berry.
Yu darts in trying to clinch
and Berry counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu tries to clinch up
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Yu.
Yu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Berry counters with a three punch combo that has Yu backing up. Yu nods at Berry to acknowledge the strikes.
Berry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yu shoots in but no luck this time.
Yu looks to clinch
and Berry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yu tries to clinch up
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Yu.
Mike Yu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu wants to clinch but Berry slips to the side
and Berry counters with a series of strikes. Yu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yu tries to clinch
and Berry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yu wants to clinch
and Berry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Yu.
Yu misses with a double jab
enabling Berry to counter with a crisp jab.
Yu tries to clinch but Berry moves away
and Berry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yu if he has to take too many more of those.
Berry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yu moves to clinch but Berry breaks away
and Berry counters with an inside leg kick.
Yu closes the distance but Berry moves to the side
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Yu.
Yu moves to clinch but Berry breaks away
and Berry counters with an outside leg kick.
Yu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Berry counters with a leg kick.
Yu slips a jab and a cross from Berry.
Mike Yu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yu tries to clinch
and Berry counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry moves out of range of the strikes.
Yu wants to clinch but Berry slips to the side
enabling Berry to counter with a crisp jab.
Berry throws a right and a left that Yu avoids nicely.
Yu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yu moves to clinch but Berry breaks away
and Berry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yu takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Berry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Berry 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Berry!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody St Clair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by Usher-More Remix. Mauricio Rua has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody St Clair!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Clair.
St Clair doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
Rua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St Clair.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua misses with a combination
and St Clair counters with a nice uppercut.
Cody St Clair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling St Clair to counter with a crisp jab.
Rua misses with a double jab
enabling St Clair to counter with a crisp jab.
Rua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Clair wants to clinch.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Clair misses the shot to the body.
St Clair tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Clair counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at St Clair to acknowledge the strikes.
St Clair scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting St Clair counter with a right hand.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and St Clair counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at St Clair to acknowledge the strikes.
A left lands for St Clair.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody St Clair dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Clair counters with a stiff right hand.
Rua looks to land a combination but St Clair avoids it well.
Mauricio Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Clair thuds his right hand into Rua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Clair throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Clair counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua misses with a double jab
and St Clair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - St Clair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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.
The fighters circling - St Clair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Clair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Clair swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Rua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Clair.
St Clair throws a jab when Rua was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Clair scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Clair scores with the left hand. Rua knows he should have avoided that one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Clair with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rua to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody St Clair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rua throws a series of punches but St Clair avoids them all with ease.
Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Clair.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Clair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Clair throws a looping overhand right but Rua ducks down to avoid it.
St Clair swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
St Clair lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mauricio Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Clair lands with a nice body punch.
St Clair bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rua's head.
Rua takes one on the button.
St Clair throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice takedown defense from Rua. No joy for St Clair on that attempt.
St Clair throws a hook but Rua blocks it.
Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Clair circles away quickly and effectively.
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.
St Clair tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Clair.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rua staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody St Clair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Clair has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody St Clair!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Jabface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robby Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Jabface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robby Hatton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hatton lands with a good body shot.
Jabface walks into a jab.
Jabface will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jabface shoots in looking for a takedown but Hatton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jabface's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jabface lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hatton circles away quickly and effectively.
Jabface shoots in for a double leg but Hatton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Jabface. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jabface connects with a body shot that sends Hatton's belly button to the back.
Hatton fails to land with a series of punches.
Hatton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hatton works over Jabface's head and body with a nice combination.
Hatton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hatton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hatton wants it to stay on the feet.
Hatton cracks Jabface with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hatton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hatton lands with a good body shot.
Hatton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jabface on the side of the head.
Hatton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jabface shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hatton pinned against the cage. Hatton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabface doesn't manage to clinch there - Hatton circles away.
Robby Hatton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hatton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hatton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hatton lands a nice hook to Jabface's body. Jabface takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jabface scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice shot by Hatton.
Hatton lands a two punch combo.
Jabface takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hatton cracks a nice hook into Jabface's ribs.
Jabface missing with a left hand there. Hatton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hatton lands a jab-cross combination.
Hatton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hatton throws a looping overhand right but Jabface ducks down to avoid it.
Hatton misses with a series of wild punches.
Hatton looks gassed!
Jabface shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hatton as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton fails to land with a series of punches.
Hatton thows a body shot but no joy.
Jabface tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hatton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jabface somewhat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jabface.
Hatton misses with a combination
and Jabface counters with a single leg into guard. Hatton didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatton keeping moving, preventing Jabface from controlling successfully.
Jabface throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hatton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hatton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jabface. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jabface sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hatton's guard.
Hatton tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jabface has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabface breaks from Hatton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jabface working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Hatton turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Jabface off and cradles Hatton's limp body as Jabface celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Johnny Jabface!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pedro hizo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Davis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, pedro hizo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a leg kick which misses hizo's front leg but catches the back leg as hizo tries to avoid it.
Davis pivots, looking for a leg kick but hizo is out of range and Davis settles back down.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but hizo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis throws a body punch but hizo moves out of range.
Good work by hizo as he checks the leg kick.
Davis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
hizo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
hizo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
hizo misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a thumping low kick.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Roman Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davis is defended easily by hizo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
hizo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis scores with a hook to the body. hizo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davis.
hizo just misses with a punch to the body.
hizo punishes Davis's body with a nice straight punch.
hizo slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
A big left from hizo misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to land a body kick but hizo moved away.
hizo cracks Davis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
hizo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
hizo thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown but hizo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Davis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis throws a right and a left that hizo avoids nicely.
Davis scores with a jab.
hizo lands a nice looking body shot.
hizo lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left and a right from Davis both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis swings for the body but hizo moves out of range.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and hizo moves out of range easily.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
hizo throws out a powerful jab.
Davis misses with a hook.
Davis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
hizo throws a big shot that misses.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and hizo moves out of range easily.
Davis is looking to chop away at hizo's legs.
hizo slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
pedro hizo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
hizo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and hizo wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hizo lands with an overhand left.
Davis scores with a nice head shot.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as hizo throws out the jab.
hizo throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis slips a jab from hizo.
hizo throws a big shot that misses.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and hizo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Roman Davis has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davis slips under a jab from hizo.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with hizo but hizo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but pedro hizo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roman Davis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis throws a body punch but hizo moves out of range.
hizo misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
hizo looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Davis lands with a nice combination. hizo backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from hizo.
hizo throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis misses with a head kick.
hizo lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hizo 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.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis scores with a sloppy right hand. hizo should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from hizo misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow hizo down.
Davis throws a body kick the misses
and hizo counters with a straight right hand.
hizo throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Davis lands with a nice body kick.
Davis misses with a hook to the body
and hizo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hizo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from hizo 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 Davis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but hizo swivels and escapes.
hizo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis is looking to wear down hizo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
hizo looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis throws a hook but hizo blocks it.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and hizo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. hizo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
pedro hizo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Davis misses
and hizo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
Davis tries to clinch up.
hizo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
hizo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a nice leg kick.
Davis lands with a right hand.
hizo throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
hizo misses the body punch
and Davis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
hizo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
hizo misses with a looping right.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and hizo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis misses with a body shot
and hizo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
hizo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis feints and as hizo raises his hands in defense, Davis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
hizo wriggles free and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from hizo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but pedro hizo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roman Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but hizo ducks down to avoid it.
hizo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Davis tries to clinch up.
hizo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body punch from Davis.
hizo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from hizo.
hizo thows a leg kick but Davis checks it
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
hizo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hizo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
hizo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davis at a distance.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. hizo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick from hizo lands but Davis takes it in his stride.
Davis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
hizo moves out of range of the leg kick from Davis.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but hizo manages to avoid it.
Davis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed hizo momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hizo lands with a shot to the body.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
hizo misses with a straight left.
Davis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
hizo misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from hizo misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as hizo checks a leg kick.
Davis throws a body punch but hizo moves out of range.
hizo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hizo blocks a leg kick.
hizo looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Roman Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and hizo is able to avoid easily.
Davis drives through and clinches with hizo against the cage.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - hizo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and hizo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
hizo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from hizo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hizo throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
hizo throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Davis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davis.
hizo lands with a good body shot.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from hizo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis throws a head kick but hizo moves out of range.
Davis misses with a body shot.
hizo digs a good hook to Davis's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
pedro hizo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Davis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
hizo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis works over hizo's head and body with a nice combination.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis misses with a leg kick
enabling hizo to counter with a crisp jab.
hizo scores with a leg kick.
Davis misses with a straight right.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Davis throws out a powerful jab.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hizo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
hizo wants to control but Davis postures up.
hizo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Davis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
hizo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
hizo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Davis controlling from the full mount.
Davis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis get's back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
hizo takes a jab right on the kisser.
hizo misses with a jab to the body
and Davis counters with a body kick.
Davis throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but hizo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
hizo tried to score with a low kick but Davis checks it.
hizo throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. hizo defends it nicely.
Davis slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by hizo.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from hizo.
hizo lands a glancing blow to the side of Davis's head.
Davis closes the distance and clinches up with hizo, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes hizo against the cage but hizo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Davis had his way with pedro hizo in that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Davis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Davis ducks under a wild hook from hizo.
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis scores with a sloppy right hand. hizo should have avoided that one.
Davis misses with a body punch
and hizo counters with a thumping low kick.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from hizo is predictable there
and Davis counters with a leg kick.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and hizo counters with a right hand to the body.
Davis throws a right and a left that hizo avoids nicely.
Davis moves out of range as hizo strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Davis blocks the leg kick.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hizo throws a solid leg kick but Davis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at hizo.
hizo throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davis thumps hizo with a low kick.
hizo swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
hizo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Davis throws a leg kick that is checked
letting hizo counter with a right hand.
A left lands for hizo.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
hizo 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.
A low kick from hizo misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from hizo.
hizo looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Roman Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
hizo misses with a leg kick
and Davis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps hizo thinking.
hizo lands with an uppercut that bounces Davis off the cage and back into rage.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but hizo is just out of range.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from hizo.
Davis throws a low kick but it's checked well by hizo.
hizo avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis walks into a left hand.
Davis lands with a nice combination. hizo backs away looking to recover.
hizo dodges the punch combination from Davis.
hizo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Davis counters with a right hand to the body.
hizo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis dives in and grabs hizo's left leg, looking for a takedown. hizo pushes down on Davis's head and hops out.
That kick from Davis tenderised hizo's leg. hizo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but hizo circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hizo just misses with a punch to the body.
hizo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from hizo.
hizo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davis cracks the inside of hizo's front leg.
hizo misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
hizo misses with a low kick.
Davis lands with a cross.
Davis throws a head kick but hizo moves out of range.
hizo misses with an uppercut.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think hizo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:48
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... pedro hizo!
pedro hizo is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers comes to the cage accompanied by Flea - Pea. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Rogers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Milo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers shoots in and gets a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Rogers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rogers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Rogers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rogers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Rogers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rogers won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Rogers preventing the sweep.
Rogers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Jackson controls Rogers momentarily but Rogers frees himself.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rogers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Rogers postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Rogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rogers postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jackson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rogers, into his guard.
Rogers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Rogers throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jackson uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Rogers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Rogers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson throws a hook but Rogers avoids it easily.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rogers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Rogers persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Rogers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Jackson throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rogers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rogers scores a takedown into full mount!
Rogers is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jackson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jackson!
Rogers has an active guard here but Jackson has managed to pass into half guard.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Rogers is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rogers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rogers actively working from the bottom here.
Rogers is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jackson jumps into side control!
Jackson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rogers's legs.
Jackson trying to control the position but Rogers is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to work for a sweep but Jackson has mounted him!
Rogers tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Rogers is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rogers is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
Rogers is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Rogers sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Rogers is working away.
Jackson stalling away here and it's allowed Rogers to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rogers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Rogers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Milo Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Kenny Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rogers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rogers lands in his opponent's guard.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rogers thows a big elbow that misses.
Rogers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Rogers is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rogers drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jackson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rogers has Jackson in his guard.
Rogers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rogers wants to hit a switch here but Jackson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rogers there!
Rogers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Rogers is squirming around nicely.
Rogers is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Rogers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Rogers to control.
Rogers is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson prevents Rogers from getting the reversal.
Rogers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rogers bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kenny Rogers did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Rogers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jackson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rogers in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rogers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
Rogers throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jackson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Jackson is trying to control but Rogers manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rogers sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kenny Rogers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rogers prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Rogers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rogers trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Rogers working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Rogers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rogers with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rogers cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson tries to hold on but Rogers pushes him away.
Rogers swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jackson is now in Rogers's guard. A big mistake from Rogers there, giving up the dominant position!
Jackson trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jackson uses it to pass to side control.
Rogers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A control attempt from Rogers but he's now mounted!
Rogers can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Rogers had his way with Milo Jackson in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rogers dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Rogers's head and hops out.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rogers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rogers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Rogers or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Jackson with a jab.
Rogers moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Rogers. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
Kenny Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Rogers looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson with a jab.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rogerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Rogers shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rogers.
Rogers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Milo Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Rogers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rogers.
Rogers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Rogers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rogers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rogers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rogers's back!
Rogers is really stuck here.
Rogers is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Milo Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
I really don't envy Rogers right now.
Jackson is riding his opponent, not letting Rogers buck him off.
Rogers trying to control the position but Jackson manages to sink in the hooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rogers 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Rogers!
Kenny Rogers retains his featherweight title!
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