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LFNC 63 - Return of the King PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Dreamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Van Defoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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233 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Austin Dreamer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Van Defoe!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Defoe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dreamer.
Van Defoe tries for a takedown but Dreamer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dreamer stalks Van Defoe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Defoe's face. Van Defoe staggers backwards, shaken.
Dreamer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Defoe closes the distance and clinches up with Dreamer, looking for a takedown. Van Defoe pushes Dreamer against the cage but Dreamer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dreamer wants to clinch but Van Defoe slips to the side
and Van Defoe counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dreamer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dreamer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dreamer pulls guard.
Van Defoe prevents Dreamer from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Defoe trying to control but Dreamer is working from the bottom.
Van Defoe stops Dreamer from standing up.
Dreamer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Defoe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Van Defoe trying to control but Dreamer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Defoe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rafael Van Defoe has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dreamer looks to clinch
and Van Defoe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Van Defoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Dreamer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Defoe stopping the sweep attempt from Dreamer.
Van Defoe won't allow Dreamer to get back to his feet.
Van Defoe wants to control from the top but Dreamer keeps moving.
Dreamer wants to stand and escape but Van Defoe is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Defoe stays in close to Dreamer's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rafael Van Defoe was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dreamer tries to clinch but Van Defoe is having none of it.
Dreamer tries to clinch there but Van Defoe circles away.
Dreamer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Van Defoe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Defoe looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dreamer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Austin Dreamer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Van Defoe.
Van Defoe tries to clinch up
and Dreamer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dreamer.
Dreamer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dreamer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dreamer wants to control from the top but Van Defoe keeps moving.
Dreamer throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreamer postures up in Van Defoe's guard and throws a big left but Van Defoe blocks it.
Van Defoe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dreamer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Defoe on the ground.
Van Defoe keeping moving, preventing Dreamer from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Austin Dreamer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dreamer moves into the clinch.
Dreamer lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Dreamer.
A nice left hand lands by Dreamer.
Dreamer scores with a shoulder strike.
Dreamer decides to pull guard.
Dreamer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dreamer wants to clinch up but Van Defoe keeps it at a distance.
Dreamer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreamer lands a couple of elbows.
Dreamer is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Defoe has wrist control.
Dreamer stands up over Van Defoe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dreamer wants to pass the guard but Van Defoe is keeping the position.
Dreamer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dreamer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Van Defoe's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dreamer trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Defoe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Dreamer 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.
Dreamer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Defoe momentarily.
Dreamer darts in trying to clinch
and Van Defoe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Van Defoe.
Dreamer keeping moving, preventing Van Defoe from controlling successfully.
Dreamer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dreamer wants to stand up but Van Defoe is controlling him.
Van Defoe stands and throws Dreamer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dreamer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Van Defoe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Defoe is breathing heavily.
Van Defoe misses with the ground and pound.
Van Defoe stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Van Defoe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dreamer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Defoe wants to clinch.
Austin Dreamer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dreamer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dreamer tries to pull guard but Van Defoe won't allow it.
Dreamer has picked Van Defoe up - he's going for a ride! Dreamer dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dreamer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dreamer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreamer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Van Defoe is pressing down on Dreamer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dreamer wants to control from the top but Van Defoe keeps moving.
Van Defoe 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.
Dreamer drops back looking for a leg! Van Defoe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Van Defoe manages to kick Dreamer off! Dreamer jumps back into Van Defoe's guard.
Dreamer working some strikes from top position.
Dreamer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Defoe is keeping the position for now.
Van Defoe looking for a guillotine here but Dreamer defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreamer thows a big elbow that misses.
Dreamer landing with the ground and pound.
Dreamer advances to half guard.
Van Defoe won't allow Dreamer to pass to mount.
Dreamer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Austin Dreamer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dreamer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dreamer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreamer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Van Defoe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dreamer.
Nice strikes from Dreamer there.
Dreamer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dreamer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dreamer wants to pass to mount but Van Defoe is defending the position.
Dreamer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Van Defoe is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Dreamer dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Van Defoe tries to sprawl but Dreamer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dreamer throwing shots but Van Defoe is blocking nicely.
Dreamer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dreamer prevents Van Defoe from improving his position.
Dreamer seems to be looking for submissions.
Dreamer working the head and body with strikes.
Van Defoe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dreamer.
Dreamer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Van Defoe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Van Defoe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Defoe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Defoe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dreamer.
Dreamer stands up and waves to Van Defoe to follow him.
Dreamer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van Defoe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van Defoe.
Dreamer gets through Van Defoe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dreamer lands a left hand.
Dreamer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Austin Dreamer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dreamer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Defoe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dreamer won't be happy with that.
Van Defoe tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dreamer tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreamer is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Van Defoe has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Van Defoe working away.
Dreamer is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Van Defoe is controlling him well.
Dreamer tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Van Defoe presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Dreamer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Van Defoe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dreamer's face.
Van Defoe wants to take Dreamer's back here but Dreamer is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Van Defoe thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Defoe trying to control but Dreamer is having none of it.
Dreamer working to try and regain half guard.
Dreamer wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Dreamer bucks Van Defoe off and manages to get back to his feet!
Dreamer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Van Defoe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Van Defoe is looking to regain half guard here but Dreamer keeps moving and retains side control.
Dreamer working the ground and pound.
Van Defoe is trying to get back to half guard.
Dreamer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Van Defoe trying his best to control but Dreamer has mounted him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Austin Dreamer.
Well Dreamer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Dreamer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russel Jacksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marce Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russel Jacksson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marce Turner's chin.
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254 lbs
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275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Russel Jacksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marce Turner!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Jacksson misses.
Jacksson throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Jacksson to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Marce Turner has been cut.
Turner defending well as Jacksson loads up on a big left hand.
Turner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Turner is trying to get an arm triangle but Jacksson is defending well.
Jacksson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Turner presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner has control of Jacksson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jacksson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jacksson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacksson wants to control but Turner is having none of it.
Turner looking to secure an arm triangle but Jacksson defends it well.
Turner with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jacksson is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jacksson is surviving well by controlling Turner's body position as best he can.
Jacksson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jacksson tries to lock up and control but Turner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Turner looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Turner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacksson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jacksson is surviving well by controlling Turner's body position as best he can.
Jacksson is trying desperately to improve position.
Turner working for a guillotine from mount but Jacksson is in no mood to give up.
Jacksson tries to reverse the position but Turner maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Turner but it's paid off an Jacksson is forced to tap! Nice work by Turner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marce Turner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Milito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mackenzie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Candlemass - Bewitched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Diego Milito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
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228 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Diego Milito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Mackenzie!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie misses with a body shot.
Mackenzie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mackenzie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Milito tries to bum rush Mackenzie with a series of wild strikes but Mackenzie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of Mackenzie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Milito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Milito tries to bum rush Mackenzie with a series of wild strikes but Mackenzie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mackenzie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Milito throws a right and a left that Mackenzie avoids nicely.
Mackenzie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Milito sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Milito lands a body shot.
Diego Milito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milito tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mackenzie is able to avoid easily.
Milito misses with a double jab.
Milito works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milito lands a two punch combo.
Milito connects with a body shot that sends Mackenzie's belly button to the back.
Mackenzie looks gassed!
Mackenzie shoots in and drives through. Milito sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Milito.
Milito lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Milito jabs at Mackenzie's body.
Milito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Milito lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milito scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Milito drops Mackenzie with a nice combination! Milito dives into Mackenzie's guard, looking to finish!
Mackenzie is rocked!
Milito stands up and waves to Mackenzie to follow him.
Mackenzie is still on wobbly legs! Can Milito finish him?
Milito lands with a good body shot.
Mackenzie seems to have recovered his senses.
Milito displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milito goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Milito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mackenzie finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Milito's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Mackenzie falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Milito!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw comes to the cage accompanied by Body Head Bangerz - Can't Be Touched. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Don Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Galvao!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvao fails with the takedown
and Shaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Shaw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shaw moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Galvao shoots and misses
and Shaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galvao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Don Shaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Galvao.
Galvao looks gassed!
Shaw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw scores with a jab to the body.
Shaw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw connects with a solid leg kick.
Shaw lands a jab.
Shaw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Shaw. Beautiful body shot.
Shaw listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Andre Galvao has been cut.
Galvao takes one to the side of the head.
Shaw lands with a shot to the body.
Shaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shaw is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw has closed the distance and engaged Galvao in a clinch.
Galvao has Shaw pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shaw manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galvao backwards.
Shaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Galvao is trying desperately to land a takedown but Shaw is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Galvao.
Shaw moves in looking to clinch but Galvao pushes him off.
Shaw closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A cross from Shaw lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shaw.
Shaw is looking to clinch but Galvao is avoiding it.
Don Shaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Galvao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Shaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Galvao'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.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Galvao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Galvao doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Galvao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shaw lands an overhand right.
Don Shaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Shaw lands with a nice body punch.
Galvao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Galvao is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Galvao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Galvao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shaw tries to clinch there but Galvao circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw works Galvao's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaw throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Galvao on the side of the head.
Shaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooh!!! Shaw has knocked Galvao down with a huge combo! Shaw steps away and waves a wobbly Galvao back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Galvao is rocked!
Shaw cracks Galvao on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Galvao falls backwards against the cage. Shaw follows up with more strikes that drop Galvao to his knees. Shaw keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Galvao! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Shaw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Silvers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Wiet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silvers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Con te Partiro. Wiet is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mia - Paper Planes. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Silvers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Wiet!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet has Silvers up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silvers's brow.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet misses with a knee strike.
Wiet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silvers.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiet is pressed up against the cage. Silvers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wiet down to the mat. Wiet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silvers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silvers is working for a submission of some sort.
Silvers is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silvers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wiet doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silvers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvers stops Wiet from getting back to his feet.
Silvers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silvers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silvers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wiet's head.
Silvers controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wiet is looking to escape.
Silvers wants to work for an arm triangle but Wiet is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silvers maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Wiet could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Silvers has cracked it and Wiet is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Silvers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Silvers!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bert Sugar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson Waters is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bert Sugar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilson Waters!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters scores with the left hand. Sugar knows he should have avoided that one.
Sugar throws out a loose jab but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waters has his takedown stuffed
and Sugar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Waters thinking.
Waters misses with a takedown
and Sugar counters with a series of strikes. Waters will be more careful next time no doubt.
Waters throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sugar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Waters closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sugar quickly recovers to half guard.
Waters sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sugar defending well though.
Waters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Waters trying to control from Sugar's half guard. Sugar has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sugar is looking to stand up but Waters isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters thows a big elbow that misses.
Sugar keeping moving, preventing Waters from controlling successfully.
Sugar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Waters on the ground.
Waters drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sugar dives on top into guard.
Sugar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sugar wants to stand and escape but instead Waters has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Waters throwing strikes from guard but Sugar blocks nicely.
Sugar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sugar tries to get out of the position.
Sugar wants to get back to his feet but Waters passes into half guard.
Waters working over Sugar with some ground and pound. Sugar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Waters is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Waters is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Waters missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Waters winds up and cracks Sugar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Waters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Waters lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Waters landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Waters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Waters slips a nice elbow through Sugar's hands, connecting with Sugar's forehead.
Waters controlling the pace.
Waters looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sugar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Waters stops Sugar from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson Waters 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.
Waters tries for a takedown but Sugar circles away easily
letting Sugar counter with a right hand.
Waters misses with a body shot
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilson Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sugar tries to avoid it but Waters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sugar to the ground. Sugar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Waters with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sugar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bert Sugar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilson Waters.
Waters tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sugar swivels and escapes.
Waters has his takedown stuffed
and Sugar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waters drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waters working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Waters asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Waters is working Sugar over with some ground and pound from side control.
Waters trying to control the action but Sugar is working from the bottom.
Sugar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sugar parries the strikes from Waters easily there. Waters is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sugar to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sugar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Waters working the ground and pound but Sugar is defending the strikes.
Waters 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.
Waters in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Waters fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Waters working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Waters lands a nice forearm strike.
Waters landing a few strikes.
Waters landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugar defending against the ground and pound.
Waters misses with the ground and pound.
Waters controls the position.
Waters moves into full mount!
Waters lands a nice shot to the head.
Waters lands a big elbow.
Sugar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sugar is bucking up trying to escape but Waters cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sugar is rocked!
Waters cracks Sugar with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilson Waters!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen Kasabian - Club Foot as his entrance music. Kevin Carter has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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152 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Carter!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Walter counters with a right hand to the body.
Carter scoring well with a low kick there.
Walter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carter.
Walter throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Carter tries to clinch but Walter is having none of it.
Carter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Carter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walter.
Carter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Walter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter throws a body kick the misses
and Walter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carter thinking.
Walter misses with a looping right.
Carter wants to clinch.
Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Walter is looking to control Carter's arms but Carter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walter has his back to the cage.
Walter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walter taking a breather.
Carter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walter is breathing heavily.
Carter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carter crunches a lovely knee into Walter's ribcage.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Walter in his tracks for a moment.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carter stalling in the clinch.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter landing knees to the body.
Walter letting Carter take a breather here.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.
Walter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walter breaks from the clinch.
Carter lands a leg kick that knocks Walter off balance momentarily.
Walter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carter. That's going to slow Walter down.
Walter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Carter.
Carter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carter.
Carter avoiding damage.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Carter.
Carter stalling in the clinch.
Carter landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Carter.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walter letting Carter take a breather here.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Carter's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kevin Carter.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Walter counters with a two punch combo.
Walter misses with a double jab
and Carter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice elbow from Carter.
Carter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walter is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Walter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Carter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carter thumps Walter with a low kick.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Walter counters with a left to the body.
Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
Walter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Walter shrugs off.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Carter.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Walter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walter is trying to stall.
Carter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Walter wants to break free but Carter has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Carter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter controlling the action here for a moment.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carter.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Carter.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Carter crunches a lovely knee into Walter's ribcage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Carter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Carter with a knee to the head.
Carter lands an elbow just above Walter 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walter tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
Walter wants to break free but Carter has control.
Nice elbow from Carter.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Walter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carter lands an elbow inside that Walter shrugs off.
Walter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Carter crunches a lovely knee into Walter's ribcage.
Carter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walter is looking to control Carter's arms but Carter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walter has his back to the cage.
Carter lands a nice elbow.
Carter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carter lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands an elbow just above Walter 's eye.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carter.
Kevin Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walter taking a breather.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Walter shrugs off.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walter avoids it.
Carter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carter.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walter's defenses.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walter avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Walter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carter is leaning against Walter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Walter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carter.
A bone on bone clash there as Walter blocks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carter!
Walter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walter.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter throws a leg kick but Walter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Walter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Carter 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Walter circles away.
Walter is looking to wear down Carter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Walter throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Walter misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Walter. Those never looked like landing.
Walter moves out of range of the body kick.
Carter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Walter clobbers Carter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walter misses with a wild combination.
Walter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
Kevin Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kevin Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carter cracks the inside of Walter's front leg.
Carter throws a leg kick which misses Walter's front leg but catches the back leg as Walter tries to avoid it.
Carter drives through and clinches with Walter against the cage.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter lands a nice knee to the body.
Carter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Walter up against the cage.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Walter shrugs off.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Carter lands a good knee to the midsection. Walter won't want to take too many of those.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walter wants to stall.
Carter lands an elbow just above Walter 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter scores with a knee to the head.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Walter has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Come on Carter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walter wants to stall.
Carter has Walter pushed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Carter's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Carter lands an elbow just above Walter 's eye.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Walter.
Walter taking a breather.
Walter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kevin Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter misses with a hook to the body
and Carter counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Carter scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walter tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the cage.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Walter up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Carter.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Walter trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Walter into the cage.
Walter has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is struggling to control the position.
Nice elbow from Carter.
Walter tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the cage.
Carter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Walter has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
Walter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Walter blocks it.
Carter lands an elbow just above Walter 's eye.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Steven Walter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter taking a breather.
Walter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carter 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Carter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Farr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Convex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Welsh National Anthem. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Farr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rich Convex!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Convex.
Farr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Convex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Convex shoots in for a takedown but Farr shows good takedown defense.
Farr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Farr misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farr scores with a jab to the body.
Farr works the jab nicely.
Convex slips a jab from Farr.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Farr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Convex under the eye.
Convex shoots in and bounces Farr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Convex is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Convex thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Farr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Convex on the ground.
Convex stands and throws Farr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Convex tries for a kimura but Farr is defending well.
Convex wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Farr, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farr tries to escape but Convex is in control.
Convex wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Farr, who protects the arm well.
Convex wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Farr, who protects the arm well.
Convex working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Convex is trying to get an arm triangle but Farr is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Convex is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Farr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Convex is trying to get an arm triangle but Farr is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Convex tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Convex has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Farr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Convex throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Farr counter with a right hand.
Farr misses with a wild combination.
Convex tries for a takedown but Farr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rich Convex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Convex shoots in looking for a takedown. Farr tries to sprawl out of it but Convex keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Farr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Convex shoots in for a takedown but Farr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tommy Farr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Convex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Convex shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Farr as he avoids it easily.
Convex takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Farr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Convex shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farr scores with a jab. Convex acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Farr lands a nice shot that snaps Convex's head back.
Convex tries for a takedown but Farr circles away easily
enabling Farr to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Convex fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Farr lands a head shot.
Farr punishes Convex's body with a nice straight punch.
Farr's corner calls for a 1-2. Farr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Farr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Convex.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Convex avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Convex is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Farr.
Farr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Convex is breathing heavily.
Convex shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Farr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Farr dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Convex has his takedown stuffed
and Farr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Convex.
Farr lands a jab to Convex's midsection.
Convex takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Convex takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Convex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Convex will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tommy Farr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Convex.
Good standup being displayed there by Farr as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Farr does it's job there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Farr!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Convex needs to keep his hands up - Farr had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Farr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Farr feints a jab promting Convex to slip. Farr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Convex slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Convex takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Convex throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Farr counters with a series of strikes. Convex will be more careful next time no doubt.
Convex takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Farr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Farr scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Farr.
Rich Convex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farr misses with a two punch combination.
Farr lands a head shot.
Convex on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Convex fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Convex closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Farr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Farr, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Farr!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton has chosen Granville Bowlin - Wild Bill Jones as his entrance music. Carlton Robinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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BJJ White 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlton Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Compton!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Compton delivers a nice body kick.
Compton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Compton has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
Compton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Compton misses with an elbow strike.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Robinson digs a right hand underneath Compton's ribcage. Compton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Robinson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Compton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Compton misses with a hook
and Robinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Compton throws a poor cross that misses
and Compton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Robinson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Compton clinches up against the cage.
Compton lands an elbow that stopped Robinson in his tracks for a moment.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Compton tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Compton avoiding damage.
Compton lands with a light punch inside.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike from Compton.
Compton prevents Robinson from breaking the clinch.
Compton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Bill Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Compton.
Compton avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Compton.
Robinson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Compton counters with a nice uppercut.
Compton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Compton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Robinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Compton looks to land a right hand but Robinson moved out of range.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Compton.
Compton throws a front kick that sends Robinson stumbling back into the cage.
Compton fails to land with a series of punches.
Compton works over Robinson's head and body with a nice combination.
Compton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Compton lands with a nice body kick.
Robinson scores with a shot to the body.
Robinson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Compton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Compton scores with a shot to the body.
Compton throws a lazy right hand but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Robinson swings for the body but Compton moves out of range.
Compton avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Robinson cracks a nice hook into Compton's ribs.
A jab from Robinson misses.
Robinson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Compton counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Compton wants to clinch.
Robinson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Robinson is looking to wear down Compton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Compton rushes Robinson and presses him up against the cage.
Compton misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton controlling the action here for a moment.
Compton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Compton blocks a body shot from Robinson.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike from Compton.
Robinson working hard to break the clinch.
Compton looking to stall.
Robinson blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Robinson - that landed with a thud.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
Compton keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Robinson stalling.
Compton is looking to control Robinson's arms but Robinson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Compton has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Compton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robinson's brow.
Robinson blocks the elbow strike.
Compton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Compton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson.
Compton misses with an elbow over the top.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Compton is controlling him.
Compton stalling.
Robinson presses Compton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Compton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Robinson lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robinson as Compton tries to tie him up.
Compton misses with a body punch.
Robinson tries to break free but Compton pushes him back against the cage.
Compton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Compton pushes off an throws an elbow but Robinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Compton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Robinson pushes Compton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Compton looks gassed!
Compton misses with a punch on the inside.
Robinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Compton.
Robinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Compton throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Compton fails to land.
Robinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Compton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson stalls.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Compton is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carlton Robinson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Compton throws out a loose jab but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Compton is just out of range.
Robinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Compton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robinson swings widly with a right hand
and Compton counters with a good low kick that Robinson was not able to check.
A jab from Robinson finds it's way through Compton's defenses.
Good standup being displayed there by Compton as he connects with a hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Compton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Robinson moves away from the strike by Compton.
Compton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Compton connects with a looping right hand.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Compton is just out of range.
A big right from Robinson misses.
Robinson misses with a straight left.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson throws a hook but Compton avoids it easily.
Compton throws a push kick but Robinson slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Compton.
Robinson misses with a looping right.
Robinson tries to move into range but Compton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson works Compton's body with a nice hook.
Compton walks into a straight right hand from Robinson.
Robinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robinson connects with a body shot.
Compton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Compton.
Compton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Compton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A right hook to the body lands for Robinson.
A body shot lands from Robinson.
Robinson blocking some punches.
Robinson trying to control the position but instead, Compton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Robinson into the cage.
A hook to the body from Robinson.
Robinson digs a right hand underneath Compton's ribcage. Compton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Compton is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Robinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Robinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Compton won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
Robinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Compton has double underhooks.
Robinson is working Compton over against the cage.
Robinson lands a body punch.
Robinson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Robinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Compton backwards.
Robinson is trying to break free.
Robinson is trying to force a seperation but Compton has the dominant position.
Compton throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Compton throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
Compton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Robinson - that landed with a thud.
Compton misses with an elbow strike.
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Compton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robinson's efforts to push away.
Robinson tries to circle away but Compton has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looking to stall.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike from Compton.
Robinson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Compton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Compton throws a head punch that misses.
Compton looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Robinson trying to control the position but instead, Compton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Robinson into the cage.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
Compton looking to slow down the pace here.
Compton tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robinson.
Robinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Compton has double underhooks.
Robinson takes a shot to the head.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Robinson, as that shot connected.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Robinson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Robinson swings for the body but Compton moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Robinson.
Robinson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Compton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robinson lands a slapping body shot.
Robinson feints a jab promting Compton to slip. Robinson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Compton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Compton is rocked!
Robinson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Compton is still on wobbly legs! Can Robinson finish him?
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Compton circles away quickly and effectively.
Compton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Compton seems to have recovered his senses.
Robinson throws a body punch but Compton moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Compton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Robinson counter with a right hand.
Jab by Robinson.
Compton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Compton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Robinson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Compton misses the shot to the body.
Robinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Compton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Robinson.
Compton misses with a lunging right hand
and Robinson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Compton misses with a double jab
and Robinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Compton avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Compton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Robinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robinson blocks a head kick by Compton.
Robinson tries to bum rush Compton with a series of wild strikes but Compton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson jabs Compton right on the nose. Compton blinks but takes it well.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Compton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Compton lands with a nice body kick.
Compton cracks Robinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Compton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Compton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robinson tests Compton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robinson cracks a nice hook into Compton's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Robinson lands a jab.
Compton slips a jab from Robinson.
Compton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Robinson throws a body punch but Compton moves out of range.
Robinson swings for the body but Compton moves out of range.
Compton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Compton throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Compton - that will leave a mark!
Robinson moves out of range of the body kick.
Robinson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Robinson throws a body punch but Compton moves out of range.
Robinson throws a sloppy body shot
and Compton counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Carlton Robinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Compton swings widly with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Compton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Compton avoids the body shot from Robinson.
A big left from Robinson misses.
Carlton Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson scores with a hook to the body. Compton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Compton throws a sloppy head kick and Robinson moves out of range easily.
Compton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robinson finds it's way round the side to connect with Compton's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Compton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Compton.
Compton misses with a double jab.
Compton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Compton swings widly with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robinson scores with a punch to the head.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Compton manages to avoid it.
Robinson slips a straight right by Compton.
Compton throws a sloppy body shot
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Compton throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Compton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Compton misses the body punch
and Robinson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Compton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Compton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Compton was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Robinson's corner calls for a 1-2. Robinson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Compton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Compton lands a front kick.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Compton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Compton moves out of range.
Robinson throws a series of strikes that have Compton backpedaling.
Robinson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Compton misses with an uppercut
and Robinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Compton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Compton walks into a jab.
Robinson connects with a body shot.
Compton tries to clinch but Robinson moves away
and Robinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Robinson takes a swing at Compton's ribcage but misses.
Compton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Compton just misses with a punch to the body.
Compton misses the body punch
and Robinson counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws a sloppy body shot
and Robinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Compton throws a big shot that misses.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Compton tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Compton tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson lands a jab.
Bill Compton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Compton tries to clinch up
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Robinson.
Robinson works Compton's body with a nice hook.
Robinson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Compton back to the cage. Robinson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Robinson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Compton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Robinson.
Nice shot lands for Robinson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlton Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robinson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlton Robinson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ian Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marvin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: King of Kings by Motorhead. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as King Marvin enters the cage!
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164 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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147 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, King Marvin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marvin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Marvin counters with a stiff right hand.
King Marvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marvin tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marvin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marvin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marvin wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Marvin.
Marvin throws a right hand that misses
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Marvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Marvin.
Marvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marvin misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marvin thinking.
Marvin ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Marvin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Marvin.
Brown blocks a body shot from Marvin.
Marvin keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marvin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Brown regains guard.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marvin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marvin is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marvin stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
Brown is staying active underneath Marvin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marvin thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Brown is looking to escape.
Marvin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Marvin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin is looking for a kimura here.
Marvin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marvin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marvin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marvin thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Marvin trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown won't allow Marvin to pass to mount.
Marvin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brown has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marvin seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.
Marvin lands strikes from half guard.
Marvin trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Brown looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marvin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marvin.
Brown has one foot on Marvin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin throws out a powerful jab.
Marvin misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marvin misses with a series of wild punches.
Marvin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Ian Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Marvin counters with a nice body shot.
Marvin wants to clinch
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marvin thinking.
Marvin throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Marvin had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Marvin misses.
Marvin tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Marvin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marvin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marvin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown avoids the body shot from Marvin.
Marvin throws an off balance right hand
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marvin throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Marvin moves out of range of the strikes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Marvin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Marvin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marvin off to one side.
Marvin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marvin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marvin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marvin throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown with a jab.
Marvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marvin scores with a jab to the head.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Marvin counters with a straight right hand.
Marvin 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.
Marvin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Marvin counters with a straight right hand.
Marvin misses with a straight right.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Marvin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marvin scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marvin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Marvin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brown sprawls well initially but Marvin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marvin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown is trying to escape back to his feet but Marvin uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Marvin trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Marvin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Marvin landing strikes.
The ground and pound from Marvin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brown is working to avoid the ground and pound but Marvin connects with a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marvin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marvin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Marvin working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Brown misses with a hook
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marvin misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Marvin swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Marvin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marvin.
Marvin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marvin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marvin is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Marvin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Marvin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.
Marvin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brown has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brown is trying to stand.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marvin maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Brown could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Marvin has cracked it and Brown is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Marvin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). King Marvin! King Marvin retains his lightweight title!
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