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CFL 61 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jacob montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jacob montgomery struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Anderson Mir has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Brawler
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, jacob montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
montgomery shoots in for a takedown but Mir shows good takedown defense.
jacob montgomery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
montgomery throws a right and a left that both miss.
montgomery shoots for a takedown but Mir saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jacob montgomery.
montgomery scores with a takedown into Mir's guard.
montgomery stops Mir from standing up.
Mir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
montgomery slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mir is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst montgomery is controlling him.
Mir will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
montgomery is standing up over Mir. Mir looks to escape but montgomery dives into side control.
montgomery decides to take the fight back to the feet.
montgomery looks gassed!
Nice sprawl there from Mir as montgomery shoots in.
Nice takedown defense from Mir. No joy for montgomery on that attempt.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
montgomery swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mir gets a clinch.
Mir creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through montgomery's defenses.
montgomery blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mir.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but montgomery avoids the damage to the body.
Mir landing knees to the head.
Mir connects with a knee to the head.
Mir landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mir using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mir leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mir creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through montgomery's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries a knee to the head but montgomery blocks it.
Mir stalling the fight.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
montgomery blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mir crunches a lovely knee into montgomery's ribcage.
montgomery avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Mir lands a knee to the body.
Mir using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
montgomery managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
Mir lands a knee to the body.
montgomery on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
montgomery turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir is looking for a sweep.
Mir is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on montgomery's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. montgomery lands a nice short elbow.
montgomery is looking to pass Mir's guard but actually Mir recovers to full guard.
montgomery slips nicely into half guard.
montgomery is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jacob montgomery dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
montgomery fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Mir. No joy for montgomery on that attempt.
Mir moves in looking to clinch but montgomery pushes him off.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - montgomery circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir tries to clinch up but montgomery circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mir really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mir lands a knee to the head.
Mir connects with a nasty looking knee right to montgomery's face.
montgomery on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
montgomery managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
Mir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Mir.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
montgomery is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mir connects with a knee to the head.
montgomery fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anderson Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jacob montgomery.
montgomery avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
montgomery avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section. montgomery lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mir lands an elbow that stopped montgomery in his tracks for a moment.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but montgomery avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mir throws an elbow but misses.
montgomery blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
montgomery jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mir walks away with a smile on his face. montgomery gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
montgomery fails with a takedown attempt.
montgomery has a takedown stuffed.
montgomery looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mir is fending him off so far but montgomery persists. Nope, Mir circles away and we're back to standing.
montgomery shoots for a double leg takedown but Mir sprawls well. He's pushed montgomery's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
montgomery wants to clinch
and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mir lands a knee to the body.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from montgomery.
montgomery has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mir avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from montgomery.
Mir lands a nice knee to the body.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
montgomery is trying to drag Mir to the mat but Mir just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
montgomery on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Mir dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
montgomery shoots and misses
and Mir counters by clinching up.
Mir taking a breather.
montgomery blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
montgomery blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mir prevents the takedown attempt.
Mir prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jacob montgomery.
Mir scores a nice knee to the body.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from montgomery.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
montgomery blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from montgomery.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but montgomery avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
montgomery works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
montgomery trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
montgomery is looking to work some ground and pound but Mir has wrist control.
montgomery controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mir trying to control the position.
montgomery controls from within his opponent's guard.
montgomery postures up in Mir's guard and throws a big left but Mir blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir keeping moving, preventing montgomery from controlling successfully.
Mir wants to stand up but montgomery is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
montgomery misses with a takedown attempt
and Mir counters by moving into the clinch.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section. montgomery lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section. montgomery lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
montgomery lands a body punch.
montgomery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mir tries to clinch but montgomery is having none of it.
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.
montgomery shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Well, if montgomery is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
montgomery thows a huge punch but Mir dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
montgomery trying to control from half guard but Mir is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
jacob montgomery comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think montgomery has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jacob montgomery!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vitv Poko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hane Goshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hane Goshi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vitv Poko's chin.
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162 lbs
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164 lbs
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Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitv Poko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hane Goshi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goshi throws a head kick that Poko semi-blocks.
Goshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poko fails to land the takedown.
Poko shoots in and drives through. Goshi sprawls well.
Goshi lands a head kick!
Goshi lands with a nice combination. Poko backs away looking to recover.
Goshi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Goshi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Goshi controlling from mount.
Poko is squirming around, avoiding Goshi's attempts to control the action.
Goshi controlling the pace for now.
Goshi wants to control the pace but Poko is squirming around nicely.
Poko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goshi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Goshi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Poko is looking to escape.
Goshi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Poko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goshi content just to control the position here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Hane Goshi just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Goshi misses.
Goshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Poko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Goshi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Poko won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitv Poko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poko is looking to regain half guard here but Goshi keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Goshi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poko tries for a takedown but Goshi circles away easily
and Goshi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Poko's knee momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goshi.
Hane Goshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goshi throws a leg kick which misses Poko's front leg but catches the back leg as Poko tries to avoid it.
Goshi is looking to slow Poko down with leg kicks.
A head kick from Goshi lands but Poko takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goshi.
Goshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goshi scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Goshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goshi stalks Poko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Poko's face. Poko staggers backwards, shaken.
Goshi misses with a head kick.
Poko shoots and misses
and Goshi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Goshi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Goshi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goshi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Poko, up you get!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goshi, right into the meat.
Goshi throws a right hand that Poko ducks under and follows up with a left that Poko also avoids with ease.
Poko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goshi scores with a leg kick.
Poko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Goshi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Poko is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Goshi.
Goshi throws a head kick that misses.
Goshi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Goshi throws a sloppy head kick and Poko moves out of range easily.
Goshi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Goshi counters with a big head kick but Poko shrugs it off.
Poko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goshi.
Goshi misses with a double jab.
Poko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Goshi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goshi lands with a slapping head kick.
Goshi lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goshi connects with a high kick.
Goshi has managed to clinch.
Goshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poko blocks it with crossed arms.
Goshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poko's face.
It looks like Vitv Poko has been cut.
Goshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poko tries for a takedown but Goshi circles away easily
and Goshi counters with a three punch combo that has Poko backing up. Poko nods at Goshi to acknowledge the strikes.
Poko is rocked!
Goshi connects with a high kick.
Oh Poko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whack! Goshi lands a heavy head kick that drops Poko. The ref tackles Goshi to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Poko was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Hane Goshi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Philip Hais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svenne Nyckelben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Philip Hais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Svenne Nyckelben!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hais tries to land a front kick but Nyckelben steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nyckelben throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hais on the side of the head.
It looks like Philip Hais has been cut.
Nyckelben takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hais scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hais lands a few punches from side control.
Hais working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hais avoids the strikes from the bottom by Nyckelben.
Hais thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hais 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.
Hais landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nyckelben struggling a bit here.
Hais scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hais working the body and head with strikes.
Hais stands up and beckons Nyckelben to his feet.
Nyckelben ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hais moves away.
Hais uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nyckelben.
Nyckelben throws a looping overhand right but Hais ducks down to avoid it.
Hais tries to clinch up.
Hais tries to clinch but Nyckelben moves out of range.
Hais moves into the clinch.
Nyckelben tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hais keeps control of Nyckelben as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hais tries a knee to the head but Nyckelben blocks it.
Nyckelben blocks the elbow strike.
Hais creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nyckelben's defenses.
Nyckelben is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Nyckelben is working Hais over against the cage.
Hais misses with a knee strike.
Nyckelben takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hais looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hais misses with a knee strike.
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hais with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hais is breathing heavily.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nyckelben is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Hais has denied him.
Hais looking to throw knees to the head but Nyckelben is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Hais.
Nyckelben wants to break free but Hais has control.
Hais looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hais with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hais throws an elbow but it misses.
Hais misses with an elbow strike.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hais blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nyckelben can't break the clinch.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Nyckelben lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hais backwards.
A shot in the inside from Nyckelben.
Nyckelben works on Hais's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hais.
Nyckelben swings wildly with an uppercut but Hais uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hais throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hais lands an elbow inside.
Nyckelben takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hais lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hais prevents a body shot from Nyckelben.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hais with a knee to the head.
Nyckelben can't break the clinch.
Hais looking to throw knees to the head but Nyckelben is blocking nicely.
Hais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nyckelben avoids the elbow strike from Hais, against the cage.
Nyckelben is trying to break the clinch but Hais has him pressed against the cage.
Hais looking to throw knees to the head but Nyckelben is blocking nicely.
Hais throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nyckelben scores with a shoulder strike.
Nyckelben wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nyckelben digs a right hand underneath Hais's ribcage. Hais let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hais scores with a knee to the head.
Nyckelben lands a right hand.
Hais throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hais keeps control of Nyckelben as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nyckelben avoids the elbow strike from Hais, against the cage.
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nyckelben scores with a shot to the side of Hais's head.
Hais pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hais lands an elbow inside that Nyckelben shrugs off.
Hais throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nyckelben blocks it with crossed arms.
Nyckelben avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hais as Nyckelben tries to tie him up.
Hais creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nyckelben wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hais has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hais lands an elbow just above Nyckelben 's eye.
Hais throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hais lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hais throws an elbow that misses.
Nyckelben takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Hais using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nyckelben has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hais throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hais blocking some punches.
Nyckelben misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hais.
Nyckelben swings wildly with an uppercut but Hais uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hais tries a knee to the head but Nyckelben blocks it.
Nyckelben takes an elbow to the temple.
Nyckelben looking to slow down the pace here.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Nyckelben misses with some punches.
Hais lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hais throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nyckelben blocks it with crossed arms.
Hais lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nyckelben has had enough of the clinch but Hais keeps him there for the moment.
Hais throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hais prevents Nyckelben from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hais.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Hais dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Hais's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nyckelben throws a right hand that Hais ducks under and follows up with a left that Hais also avoids with ease.
Hais fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hais instigates a clinch.
Nyckelben tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hais tries a knee to the head but Nyckelben blocks it.
Hais connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nyckelben's face.
Hais looking to throw knees to the head but Nyckelben is blocking nicely.
Nyckelben lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nyckelben blocks the elbow strike.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but Nyckelben blocks with his arms.
Nyckelben blocks an elbow strike from Hais.
Hais lands an elbow just above Nyckelben 's eye.
Nyckelben tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nyckelben takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nyckelben takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hais looking to throw knees to the head but Nyckelben is blocking nicely.
Hais throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nyckelben blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyckelben has a couple of punches blocked by Hais.
Hais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hais keeps control of Nyckelben as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nyckelben tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hais smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nyckelben misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hais looks to land a combination. Nyckelben sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hais shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nyckelben misses with an uppercut. Hais saw that one coming.
Hais moves away from the strike by Nyckelben.
Hais tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nyckelben swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Philip Hais is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hais gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hais throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hais lands an elbow inside.
Hais throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nyckelben blocks it with crossed arms.
Hais misses with a knee strike.
Hais looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nyckelben lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nyckelben breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nyckelben lands with a nice body kick.
Nyckelben misses the body punch
and Hais counters by clinching up.
Hais misses with a knee strike.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Nyckelben wants to break free but Hais has control.
Nyckelben avoids the elbow strike from Hais, against the cage.
Hais misses with a knee strike.
Nyckelben fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hais pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nyckelben has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hais is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Philip Hais has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svenne Nyckelben.
Hais scores with a knee to the head.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but Nyckelben blocks with his arms.
Hais lands an elbow inside that Nyckelben shrugs off.
Hais with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hais stops a takedown attempt from Nyckelben.
Nyckelben will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hais up against the cage.
Nyckelben takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hais connects with a knee to the head.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Nyckelben wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hais has him pressed against the cage.
Hais lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hais using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nyckelben has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hais with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nyckelben misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nyckelben is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hais throws an elbow but misses.
Hais lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hais throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nyckelben takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hais throws an elbow but it misses.
Hais lands a knee to the head.
Hais landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyckelben wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nyckelben wants to stall.
Nyckelben takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Hais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nyckelben trying to control the position but instead, Hais has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nyckelben into the cage.
A knee to the head by Hais.
Hais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nyckelben blocks an elbow strike.
Hais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hais misses with a knee strike.
Nyckelben is trying to break free.
Hais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nyckelben wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hais throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nyckelben takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hais looking to throw knees to the head but Nyckelben is blocking nicely.
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hais with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hais lands a knee to the head.
Nyckelben is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hais is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but Nyckelben blocks with his arms.
Hais with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nyckelben avoids a wild elbow strike from Hais.
Nyckelben wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hais throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nyckelben is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nyckelben throws a head punch that misses.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hais misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hais throws an elbow but misses.
Nyckelben is trying to break the clinch but Hais has him pressed against the cage.
Hais using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nyckelben has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hais throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nyckelben blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hais connects with a knee to the head.
Hais throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nyckelben takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nyckelben can't break the clinch.
Hais lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nyckelben wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hais blocks a body shot from Nyckelben.
Hais misses with an elbow strike.
Hais connects with a knee to the head.
Nyckelben throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Hais dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Philip Hais's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hais gets a clinch.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Hais looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hais looking to throw knees to the head but Nyckelben is blocking nicely.
Hais misses with a knee strike.
Hais blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nyckelben dodges an elbow strike from Hais.
Hais blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hais using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nyckelben has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nyckelben wants to get back to striking at distance but Hais won't allow it.
Hais throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nyckelben blocks it with crossed arms.
Nyckelben has Hais pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hais manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hais throws an elbow but it misses.
Nyckelben tries to break the clinch but Hais is controlling the position.
Nyckelben takes an elbow to the temple.
Nyckelben takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hais scores with a knee to the head.
Nyckelben lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hais backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyckelben gets through Hais's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Nyckelben tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Hais prevents Nyckelben from breaking the clinch.
Nyckelben dodges an elbow strike from Hais.
Nyckelben trying to stall but Hais improves his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nyckelben content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hais lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hais scores with a knee to the head.
Nyckelben has a couple of punches blocked by Hais.
Hais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hais with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hais with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nyckelben misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hais scores with a knee to the head.
Nyckelben blocks an elbow strike from Hais.
Nyckelben wants to break free but Hais has control.
Nyckelben takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hais with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Nyckelben.
Nyckelben lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hais connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nyckelben's face.
Hais connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nyckelben's face.
Hais using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nyckelben has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nyckelben lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hais throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hais.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nyckelben looking for a takedown.
Nyckelben trying to stall but Hais improves his position.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hais lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hais throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nyckelben blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Hais.
Hais throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nyckelben blocks it with crossed arms.
Nyckelben avoids a wild elbow strike from Hais.
Nyckelben wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hais pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nyckelben tries to stall but Hais uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but Nyckelben blocks with his arms.
Hais looking to throw knees to the head but Nyckelben is blocking nicely.
Hais looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hais misses with a knee strike.
Nyckelben lands with a right to the head.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but Nyckelben blocks with his arms.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Nyckelben throws a punch but it's blocked by Hais.
Hais lands an elbow just above Nyckelben 's eye.
Hais lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Hais.
Nyckelben tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hais lands a knee to the head.
Hais looking to throw knees to the head but Nyckelben is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hais looking to throw knees to the head but Nyckelben is blocking nicely.
Hais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hais throws an elbow that misses.
Hais lands a nice elbow.
Nyckelben swings wildly with an uppercut but Hais uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hais blocks an uppercut.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hais with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nyckelben is working Hais over against the cage.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Nyckelben is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hais is keeping busy.
Nyckelben presses Hais against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hais lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hais lands an elbow that stopped Nyckelben in his tracks for a moment.
Nyckelben is looking to break free of the clinch but Hais has double underhooks.
Hais connects with a knee to the head.
Hais tries a knee to the head but Nyckelben blocks it.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hais throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nyckelben takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nyckelben swings wildly with an uppercut but Hais uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyckelben is trying to maintain a safe position but Hais gets an underhook and turns Nyckelben into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A knee to the head by Hais.
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nyckelben blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hais throws an elbow but misses.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Hais misses with an elbow over the top.
Nyckelben scores with a nice hook to the head.
Philip Hais is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hais with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nyckelben is trying to break free.
Nyckelben misses with a punch to the body.
Hais connects with a knee to the head.
Hais with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hais misses with an elbow over the top.
Nyckelben tries to throw a body punch but Hais avoids it by throwing Nyckelben back against the cage.
Hais misses with an elbow strike.
Svenne Nyckelben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hais lands a damaging elbow.
Hais lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hais looking to throw knees to the head but Nyckelben is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Hais.
Nyckelben wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nyckelben lands a body punch.
Hais looking to throw knees to the head but Nyckelben is blocking nicely.
Nyckelben misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Hais showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hais, 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 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Hais!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Man Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Frasier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Frasier has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Man Bear's chin.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Man Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Frasier!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frasier.
Frasier lands a nice hook to Bear's body. Bear takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Frasier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bear moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bear looks for a takedown but Frasier sprawls well.
Bear wants to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Frasier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bear.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Frasier.
Bear tries to clinch but Frasier moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, jab by Frasier - just one landing.
Frasier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Frasier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bear looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Frasier cracks Bear with a good jab.
Bear tries for a takedown but Frasier sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bear is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frasier digs a good body shot into Bear's ribs.
Frasier fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Frasier does no damage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bear.
Bear is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Frasier will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bear trying to control the position but Frasier is working away.
Frasier prevents Bear from moving into mount.
Frasier tries to buck Bear off but Bear is having none of it.
Bear moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Frasier struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frasier is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frasier being controlled for a moment.
Frasier is trying to control Bear's posture but Bear avoids it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Frasier scores with a three punch combo!
Bear misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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.
Nice uppercut there from Frasier.
Frasier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Frasier throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.
Frasier works over Bear's head and body with a nice combination.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frasier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frasier throws a one two combo.
Frasier lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Frasier.
Frasier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Frasier.
Frasier swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Frasier dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Frasier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frasier misses with a wild combination.
Frasier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frasier connects with a nice looking jab.
Frasier with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear missing with a left hand there. Frasier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice sprawl there from Frasier as Bear shoots in.
A big right from Bear misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frasier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good standup being displayed there by Frasier as he connects with a hook.
Frasier throws a right and a left that Bear avoids nicely.
No joy there for Frasier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frasier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bear moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bear misses with a body punch
and Frasier counters with a nice uppercut.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Frasier as Bear shoots in.
Frasier lands with an uppercut that bounces Bear off the cage and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Frasier.
Bear looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Frasier looks to land a combination but Bear avoids it well.
Frasier lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Frasier.
Bear throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bear takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frasier works over Bear's head and body with a nice combination.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Frasier moves out of range easily.
Frasier circles away from the clinch attempt
and Frasier counters with a three punch combo that has Bear backing up. Bear nods at Frasier to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frasier with a nice cross.
Frasier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bear looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frasier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bear counters with a left and a right that stings Frasier.
Frasier moves out of range as Bear strikes.
Frankie Frasier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bear wants to clinch.
Frasier moves away from the strike by Bear.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Frasier.
Frasier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bear is looking to clinch but Frasier is avoiding it.
Frasier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bear.
Frankie Frasier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frasier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frasier lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bear backs up against the cage.
Bear closes the distance looking to clinch
and Frasier counters with a left and a right that stings Bear.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Frasier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Bear on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Frasier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bear at a distance.
Frasier dodges the punch combination from Bear.
Frasier 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.
Bear will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bear fails with a takedown attempt.
Frasier misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Frasier misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frasier lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bear throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frasier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frasier's corner calls for a 1-2. Frasier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Frasier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Frasier.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frasier counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Bear, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bear closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frasier circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Man Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bear tries to move into range but Frasier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bear on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bear throws a head kick that misses.
Frasier scores with a three punch combo!
Frasier scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bear is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Frasier.
Bear throws a hook but Frasier blocks it.
Bear looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bear has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oh Bear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frasier thuds his right hand into Bear's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Frasier cracks Bear with an open hand slap.
Frasier scores with a jab to the body.
Frasier's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Frasier duly obliges.
Frasier throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bear on the side of the head.
Frasier 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frasier lands with a big left! Bear is wobbled badly! Frasier comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Bear to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frankie Frasier!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boe Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bam's choice of entrance music: Jacare. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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192 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Boe Bam!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bam throws a hook to the side of Marquez's head but Marquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marquez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bam shoots in and bounces Marquez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bam slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bam trying to control the action but Marquez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Marquez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Marquez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bam advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bam looking to control but Marquez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bam goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Marquez turns into him and now he's in Bam's guard.
Bam throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez won't allow Bam to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bam escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marquez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bam has his feet on Marquez's thighs here. He's pushed Marquez off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Marquez screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boe Bam!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deuce S Loose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Davis's choice of entrance music: Ghetto Soldier. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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19
165 lbs
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24
162 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Deuce S Loose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrell Davis!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis tries to clinch up but Loose circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch but Loose moves out of range.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Loose shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Loose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Loose tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis wants to clinch.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a series of punches but Loose moves out of range.
Loose swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Terrell Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loose shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deuce S Loose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loose looks to clinch
and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Loose has double underhooks.
Davis prevents the takedown attempt.
Loose prevents the takedown attempt.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Loose prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Loose prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis clinches up against the cage.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis wants to clinch.
Davis tries to clinch up
and Loose counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Loose seems to be working for a kimura but Davis defends the submission attempt.
Loose is looking for a kimura here.
Loose is looking for a kimura but Davis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Loose to get the leverage.
Loose is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loose wants to stand up but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Davis wants to clinch but Loose slips to the side
letting Loose counter with a right hand.
Loose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis clinches.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Loose is controlling the position.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Loose has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Davis.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis clinches but Loose breaks the clinch
and Loose counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Loose.
Loose drops back, looking for a kneebar! Davis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Davis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Davis!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loose looks to move to half guard but instead Davis has passed into mount! Damn!
Davis controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loose flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deuce S Loose dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Davis swinging wilding here.
Davis wants to clinch
and Loose counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Loose.
Loose looking to pass the guard.
Loose thows a big elbow that misses.
Davis has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Loose off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Davis tries to clinch there but Loose circles away.
Davis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Loose counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis kicks Loose off and gets to his feet.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Loose circles away.
Davis looks to clinch
and Loose counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Loose.
Loose is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Davis kicks Loose off and gets to his feet.
Terrell Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loose tries for a takedown but Davis circles away easily
and Davis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Davis pulls guard.
Davis has his feet on Loose's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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!
Loose has his takedown stuffed
and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loose has him pressed against the cage.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Loose tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Loose drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deuce S Loose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Davis moves into range and clinches up with Loose.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Loose has double underhooks.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Loose has him pressed against the cage.
Loose tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Loose pulls guard effortlessly.
Loose looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Davis has picked Loose up and slammed him! Loose can't keep hold of the triangle and Davis manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loose is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Davis is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Davis is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Loose is controlling the position.
Davis wants to break free but Loose has control.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Loose tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
Loose gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loose with a poor takedown
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Loose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loose moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Davis pushes Loose up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Loose counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Davis makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loose has taken the fight to the clinch.
Loose ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Loose no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Davis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deuce S Loose dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Davis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Loose closes the distance but Davis moves to the side
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loose tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis clinches but Loose breaks the clinch
and Loose counters with a shoot takedown. Davis fights it but they end up in guard.
Davis keeping full guard, as Loose tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Loose has him pressed against the cage.
Davis manages to pull guard.
Loose has gone for a leg lock! Davis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Loose's guard.
Loose has an active guard here but Davis has managed to pass into half guard.
Davis decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis clinches.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loose moves away.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Loose circles away.
Loose slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Loose counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loose seems to be working for a kimura but Davis defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
Davis manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Davis wants to clinch but Loose slips to the side
and Loose counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis wants to clinch
and Loose counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Davis!
Loose swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Davis is now in Loose's guard. A big mistake from Loose there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis gets to his feet - Loose follows without any prompting.
Davis has closed the distance and engaged Loose in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis has managed to clinch.
Davis pulls Loose into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loose drops back, looking for a kneebar! Davis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Davis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Davis!
Loose looks to move to half guard but instead Davis has passed into mount! Damn!
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 Deuce S Loose.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loose, 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deuce S Loose!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mr black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). black comes into the arena with yes blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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19
154 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, mr black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mohammed Muller!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from black does no damage.
Muller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Muller is looking to clinch.
black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muller avoids the head kick by black.
Muller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muller rushes black and presses him up against the cage.
black has had enough of the clinch but Muller keeps him there for the moment.
black managing to block the knees to the body from Muller.
black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muller trying to land knees to the body.
Muller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muller throws an elbow but misses.
Muller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
black can't get the takedown.
Muller lands a nice knee to the body.
Muller missing with knees to the body.
black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
black tries a knee to the head but Muller blocks it.
Muller looking to throw knees to the head but black is blocking nicely.
black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch but black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muller is looking to clinch but black is avoiding it.
black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muller manages to avoid it.
black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
black shoots in but Muller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muller pushes black away with a front kick.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from black.
Muller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from black.
Muller takes the fight into the clinch.
black lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Muller wants to improve his position but black is controlling well.
black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Muller defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
black has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller is bucking up trying to escape but black cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
black throwing strikes here but Muller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
black avoids the attempt from Muller to control.
Muller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Muller in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
black is landing with some decent strikes but Muller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
black scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Muller?
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!
black with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
black landing strikes from the mount.
black throwing strikes here but Muller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
black punishing his opponent with strikes.
Muller takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
black looking to control but Muller is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
black lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
black throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
black cracks Muller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
black misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
black raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! black connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Muller taking shots to the head.
black throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Muller taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
black looking to finish Muller with some ground and pound. This is bad for Muller!
black lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
black looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
black scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Muller?
black is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Muller is surviving well by controlling black's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr black dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muller is looking to clinch but black is avoiding it.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
black fails to land the takedown.
Muller is looking to clinch but black is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
black waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Muller.
Muller tries to clinch up but black circles away and keeps his distance.
Muller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
black has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Muller avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Muller lands a knee to the body.
Muller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
black jumps guard but Muller stands there with black around his waist. black gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from black.
Muller lands an elbow inside that black shrugs off.
Muller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Muller.
Muller misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Muller.
black drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Muller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Muller trying to land knees to the body.
Muller scores with a knee to the head.
Muller trying to land knees to the body.
Muller misses with a knee to the head.
black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Muller smiles and moves away.
A punch combination from black misses.
black lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
black throws a series of punches but Muller avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
black with a hook.
black is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Muller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muller wants to clinch up but black keeps it at a distance.
Muller darts in and clinches black up against the cage.
Muller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
black swats away the attempt to clinch by Muller.
black lands with a straight right. Muller didn't see that one coming.
Muller slips under a jab.
Muller is looking to clinch but black is avoiding it.
A jab from black does it's job there.
black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muller.
black throws a low kick but Muller avoids it.
Muller is looking to clinch.
black thows a leg kick but Muller checks it
and Muller counters with a big head kick but black shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller closes the distance and clinches.
Muller looking to throw knees to the head but black is blocking nicely.
black lands with a short shot to the head.
black avoiding damage as Muller throws knees to the body.
Muller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
black drops down looking for an ankle pick but Muller pulls his leg out and moves away.
black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
black misses with a two punch combination.
black tries for a takedown but Muller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Muller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muller circles away quickly and effectively.
black takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Muller is fending him off so far but black persists. Nope, Muller circles away and we're back to standing.
Muller is looking to clinch but black is avoiding it.
Muller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Muller.
mr black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
black throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up but black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muller doesn't manage to clinch there - black circles away.
black keeps the fight on the outside.
black keeps the fight on the outside.
Muller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with black, pushing him back against the cage.
black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
black is looking to break free of the clinch but Muller has double underhooks.
Muller connects with a nasty looking knee right to black's face.
black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muller darts in and clinches black up against the cage.
Muller crunches a lovely knee into black's ribcage.
Muller prevents the takedown attempt.
Muller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
black has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Muller avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Muller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Muller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
black taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Muller.
Muller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
black turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and black manages to end up in side control.
Muller gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
black will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Muller wants to get back to full guard.
black is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Muller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from black.
black is looking to advance position but Muller won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muller has hold of black's hands but black slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Muller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
black is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Muller looks like he's trying to stand up.
black thows a huge punch but Muller dodges it nicely.
mr black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. black lands a nice short elbow.
black working over Muller with some ground and pound. Muller looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
black throwing shots but Muller is blocking nicely.
Muller trying to control here.
Muller is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but black is staying active.
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.
black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Muller blocking the ground and pound attempt from black.
black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Muller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
black throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Muller checks a leg kick nicely.
Muller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Muller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muller defending well as black loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
black tries to clinch up but Muller circles away and keeps his distance.
black gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Muller counters by clinching up.
Muller looking to throw knees to the head but black is blocking nicely.
black tries for a takedown but Muller manages to get underhooks.
black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
black is trying to break the clinch but Muller has him pressed against the cage.
black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
black goes for a takedown attempt but Muller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
black misses with an attempted mid kick.
black throws a lazy right hand but Muller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
black throws a jab but it's blocked by Muller.
Muller wants to clinch.
black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
black looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Muller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from black.
black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muller looking for a sweep. Not yet Muller, not yet.
black throwing strikes from guard but Muller blocks nicely.
black has gone for a leg lock! Muller slips out almost immediately though and dives into black's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
mr black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think black has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mr black!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ritchie Swiper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swiper has chosen High Hopes as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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24
144 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
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22
143 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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 - 1, fighting out of London, Wayne McCullough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Ritchie Swiper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCullough throws a good cross that connects.
Swiper rushes McCullough and presses him up against the cage.
Swiper with a knee to the head.
It looks like Wayne McCullough has been cut.
McCullough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McCullough stuffs the takedown attempt from Swiper. Swiper gets slowly back to his feet.
McCullough tries a low kick but Swiper avoids it.
Swiper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Swiper forces McCullough back against the cage and clinches.
McCullough breaks the clinch.
McCullough throws a chopping leg kick but Swiper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McCullough throws a sloppy head kick and Swiper moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by McCullough.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for McCullough.
Swiper slips under a jab from McCullough.
Swiper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Swiper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McCullough, who protects the arm well.
McCullough wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiper is looking to take a break and control but McCullough is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Swiper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McCullough knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Swiper 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.
Swiper working away.
McCullough on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McCullough tries to get out of the position.
McCullough sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCullough desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McCullough flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
McCullough tries to roll over but Swiper keeps him under control.
Swiper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McCullough does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McCullough wants to improve his position but Swiper is controlling well.
Swiper wants to stand but McCullough has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
McCullough wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swiper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCullough defending well though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McCullough scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McCullough pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCullough comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swiper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Swiper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wayne McCullough is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swiper looks gassed!
Decent striking displayed by McCullough there.
Swiper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McCullough swivels and escapes.
Wayne McCullough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ritchie Swiper.
McCullough misses with the combination.
Swiper connects with a solid leg kick.
McCullough thumps Swiper with a low kick.
McCullough misses with a low kick as Swiper jumps back.
Swiper shoots in and drives through. McCullough sprawls well.
McCullough lands with a nice combination. Swiper backs away looking to recover.
McCullough lands a jab to Swiper's midsection.
McCullough tries to close the distance and clinch but Swiper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCullough lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swiper checks the leg kick.
Swiper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Swiper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Swiper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McCullough tries to avoid it but Swiper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McCullough to the ground. McCullough escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McCullough moves into range and clinches up with Swiper.
McCullough has had enough of the clinch but Swiper keeps him there for the moment.
McCullough avoids the elbow strike from Swiper, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCullough.
McCullough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCullough wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCullough wants to get back to striking at distance but Swiper won't allow it.
McCullough's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swiper fails with the takedown.
Swiper shoots in but no luck this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swiper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCullough.
McCullough throws a series of punches but Swiper avoids them all with ease.
Swiper looks for a takedown but McCullough sprawls well.
McCullough throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne McCullough dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wayne McCullough's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Swiper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCullough scores with a jab to the head.
McCullough fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swiper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCullough thows a leg kick but Swiper checks it
and Swiper counters with a right hand to the body.
Swiper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice straight punches there by McCullough. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCullough.
Swiper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McCullough tries to improve position but can't.
McCullough manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Swiper trying to mount his opponent but McCullough defends it.
McCullough trying to hold on to Swiper's head to control him but Swiper postures up.
Swiper wants to control but McCullough is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McCullough controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
McCullough moves into full guard.
Swiper controls from within his opponent's guard.
Swiper trying to control the position from guard on top but McCullough is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Swiper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McCullough wants to stand and escape but Swiper is having none of it.
McCullough will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Swiper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Swiper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Swiper with a flurry of punches that miss.
McCullough pulls Swiper in close to prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Swiper is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McCullough.
Swiper misses with a takedown attempt - McCullough sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wayne McCullough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ritchie Swiper.
Swiper tries for a takedown but McCullough sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McCullough wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swiper has him pressed against the cage.
Swiper gets control of McCullough's arms and successfully pulls guard. Swiper will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McCullough stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swiper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCullough works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Swiper is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but McCullough pulls his head out easily.
Swiper trying to control here.
McCullough is taking a breather. Swiper says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiper tries to push off, looking to stand up, but McCullough manages to move to mount!
Swiper tries to lock up and control but McCullough gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McCullough controlling the position easily from mount.
Swiper is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne McCullough dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wayne McCullough's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McCullough attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice sprawl there from McCullough as Swiper shoots in.
McCullough with a nice cross.
Swiper checks a leg kick.
McCullough listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McCullough scores with a nice strike.
McCullough connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Swiper swats away the attempt to clinch by McCullough.
McCullough's corner calls for a 1-2. McCullough obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Swiper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McCullough is fending him off so far but Swiper persists. Nope, McCullough circles away and we're back to standing.
McCullough throws a body punch but Swiper moves out of range.
Swiper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McCullough but McCullough pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wayne McCullough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ritchie Swiper.
McCullough throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swiper.
Swiper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Swiper blocks a head kick by McCullough.
Swiper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Swiper.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swiper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ritchie Swiper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullough fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCullough throws a leg kick but Swiper moved away.
Swiper looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Swiper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCullough manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McCullough trying to control but Swiper is having none of it.
McCullough blocks Swiper's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swiper swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
McCullough controlling the pace for now.
McCullough looking to control but Swiper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Swiper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swiper really wants to buck McCullough off and get back to his feet.
Swiper tries to hold on but McCullough postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullough takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McCullough avoids the attempt from Swiper to control.
Swiper regains half guard.
Ritchie Swiper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swiper wants to improve his position but McCullough is controlling well.
Swiper wants to control but McCullough is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McCullough decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Swiper has a takedown stuffed.
McCullough is looking to score with low kicks.
Swiper wants to clinch up but McCullough keeps it at a distance.
McCullough connects with the punch.
McCullough throws out a leg kick but Swiper moves out of range and McCullough only half commits.
McCullough keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Swiper moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Swiper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCullough swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Swiper.
McCullough connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCullough throws a jab when Swiper was well out of range.
McCullough lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swiper circles away quickly and effectively.
Swiper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wayne McCullough is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swiper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne McCullough showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCullough, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne McCullough!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Brien kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rocky Road to Dublin. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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142 lbs
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142 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnie O Brien !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.
Howlett's corner calls for a 1-2. Howlett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Brien fails with a takedown attempt.
O Brien takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Howlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howlett misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Howlett misses its intended target.
Howlett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Brien 's head backwards.
A nice combination there by Howlett.
Howlett misses with an uppercut.
Howlett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Brien at a distance.
Howlett misses with an uppercut.
Howlett waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract O Brien .
A slow jab from Howlett misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
O Brien trying to control the action but Howlett is working from the bottom.
Howlett is looking to escape.
O Brien tries to pass to full mount but Howlett defends it.
O Brien moves nicely into side control.
Howlett gets back to half guard.
O Brien trying to mount his opponent but Howlett defends it.
O Brien wants to take a breather but Howlett is having none of it.
O Brien wants to free his trapped foot but Howlett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Howlett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien prevents Howlett from improving his position.
O Brien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howlett keeps working.
Howlett is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Howlett.
James Howlett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howlett connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Brien . O Brien circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
O Brien closes this distance looking for a takedown but Howlett circles away.
No joy there for Howlett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howlett scores with a shot to the body.
Howlett misses with a straight right.
Howlett throws a series of punches but O Brien avoids them all with ease.
Howlett throws a hook to the side of O Brien 's head but O Brien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Howlett throws an overhand right that lands on O Brien 's shoulder, as O Brien tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Howlett stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie O Brien . That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brien takes one to the side of the head.
Howlett misses with an uppercut. O Brien saw that one coming.
James Howlett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howlett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howlett tries to clinch there but O Brien circles away.
O Brien with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Howlett to score with a decent uppercut.
O Brien tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Howlett swivels and escapes.
O Brien fails to land the takedown.
O Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien throws a right and a left that both miss.
Howlett lands a glancing blow to the side of O Brien 's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett scores with a hook.
Howlett misses with a body shot.
O Brien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Howlett thuds a left hand into O Brien 's body.
Howlett closes the distance and clinches.
Howlett prevents a takedown attempt there.
Howlett lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
A short uppercut from Howlett.
O Brien is trying to drag Howlett to the mat but Howlett just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Howlett prevents the takedown attempt.
Howlett pushes O Brien back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Howlett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Howlett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from O Brien .
O Brien 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Howlett digs a good body shot into O Brien 's ribs.
Howlett punishes O Brien 's body with a nice straight punch.
Howlett lands a nice shot that snaps O Brien 's head back.
Howlett misses with a looping left.
Howlett tries to clinch up but O Brien circles away and keeps his distance.
Howlett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Brien shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Howlett pinned against the cage. Howlett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Howlett misses with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Howlett as O Brien shoots in.
Howlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Brien manages to avoid it.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Howlett working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett is trying to stand up.
O Brien throwing strikes here but Howlett is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Howlett sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
O Brien seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Howlett wants to improve his position but O Brien is controlling well.
O Brien is looking for a kimura here.
Howlett is looking to improve his position.
Howlett regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from O Brien .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Howlett is trying to control the position but O Brien postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Brien is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
O Brien wants to control from the top but Howlett keeps moving.
O Brien pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Howlett is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Howlett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Howlett as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie O Brien . That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brien shoots in but no luck this time.
O Brien swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Howlett counters by clinching up.
O Brien looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Howlett fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Brien showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howlett.
Howlett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howlett with a nice cross.
O Brien moves out of range of the strikes.
Howlett misses with a hook.
Howlett misses with an uppercut. O Brien saw that one coming.
Howlett digs a good body shot into O Brien 's ribs.
Howlett drives through and clinches with O Brien against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Howlett as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Howlett fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien .
Howlett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Brien can't get the takedown.
Howlett lands a hook that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
O Brien is working for takedown but Howlett is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice left hand lands by Howlett.
A nice left hand lands by Howlett.
O Brien is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Howlett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Howlett lands a nice uppercut.
Howlett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howlett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howlett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Howlett working aggressively here.
Howlett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Brien .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howlett.
A shot in the inside from Howlett.
Howlett misses with a punch on the inside.
Howlett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howlett lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
O Brien throws a combination that misses
and Howlett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Howlett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Brien shoots in but no luck this time.
Howlett lands a nice looking body shot.
Howlett lands a jab to O Brien 's midsection.
O Brien slips under a jab.
O Brien ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Brien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Howlett tests O Brien 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Howlett as he jumps to the side.
O Brien swats away the attempt to clinch by Howlett.
Howlett misses with a hook to the body
and O Brien counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien thows a huge punch but Howlett dodges it nicely.
Howlett is trying to stand up here but O Brien is controlling him well.
Howlett is looking for a sweep. O Brien is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Brien throwing shots but Howlett is blocking nicely.
Howlett wants to improve his position but O Brien is controlling well.
O Brien passes to full mount!
Howlett is squirming around, avoiding O Brien 's attempts to control the action.
Howlett is desperately trying to improve his position but O Brien has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Brien jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Howlett manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howlett manages to work his way to half guard, despite O Brien 's best efforts.
Howlett has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. O Brien is working away from the top position though.
Howlett is not content to let O Brien control the position.
Howlett tries to roll over but O Brien keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Howlett connects with a nice looking jab.
O Brien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Howlett to score with a decent uppercut.
James Howlett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Brien fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie O Brien . That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brien drops his hands momentarily and Howlett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Howlett.
Howlett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Howlett lands a glancing blow to the side of O Brien 's head.
O Brien shoots for a takedown but Howlett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Howlett stuffs the takedown attempt from O Brien . O Brien gets slowly back to his feet.
Howlett misses with a straight left.
Howlett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Brien moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Howlett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Howlett counters with a one-two to the body.
O Brien closes this distance looking for a takedown but Howlett circles away.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Howlett.
Howlett thuds a left hand into O Brien 's body.
Howlett scores with a jab to the body.
Howlett with a hook.
O Brien looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
O Brien moves out of range as Howlett strikes.
Howlett stuffs the takedown attempt from O Brien . O Brien gets slowly back to his feet.
O Brien throws a body punch but Howlett moves out of range.
Howlett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A cross from Howlett lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O Brien defending well as Howlett loads up on a big left hand.
O Brien fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Howlett tries to clinch up but O Brien circles away and keeps his distance.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Howlett as he avoids it easily.
Jab by Howlett.
A big right from Howlett misses.
Howlett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Howlett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Howlett gets underhooks to prevent O Brien 's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie O Brien . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howlett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Howlett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howlett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howlett misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Howlett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Howlett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett digs a right hand into O Brien 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Brien 's gas tank.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Come on Howlett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howlett.
O Brien 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O Brien is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Howlett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
O Brien tries to pull guard but Howlett won't allow it.
Howlett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
O Brien has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Howlett is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Howlett lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howlett.
Howlett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Howlett fails to land.
Howlett lands a body shot.
Howlett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from O Brien .
Howlett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howlett.
Howlett swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howlett taking a breather.
O Brien is looking to break free of the clinch but Howlett has double underhooks.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howlett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning O Brien up against the cage.
Howlett misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Brien .
Howlett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Howlett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Howlett.
Howlett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
Howlett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Howlett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien looking for a takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
O Brien is working for takedown but Howlett is calmly controlling the position for now.
Howlett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Brien is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Howlett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
O Brien wants a takedown.
Howlett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Howlett lands a right hand.
Howlett lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Howlett.
Howlett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howlett.
Howlett has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien .
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Brien .
Come on Howlett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Howlett swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howlett pushes O Brien back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Brien is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Howlett lands with a short shot to the head.
Howlett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Howlett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Brien drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Howlett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Howlett lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
Howlett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Brien .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howlett.
Howlett misses with a punch on the inside.
Howlett lands a nice uppercut.
O Brien tries to score a body lock takedown but Howlett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Howlett lands a hook that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
A short uppercut from Howlett.
O Brien goes for a takedown attempt but Howlett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Howlett sizes up O Brien with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Howlett lands with an overhand left.
O Brien closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Howlett is refusing to be controlled, as O Brien sits in half guard.
Howlett preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
O Brien thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
O Brien stops Howlett from getting back to his feet.
Howlett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Brien is looking to take a break and control but Howlett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Howlett works his way to full guard. Good work.
O Brien trying to control the position from guard on top but Howlett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Howlett uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Howlett misses.
O Brien with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Howlett to score with a decent uppercut.
Howlett jabs O Brien right on the nose. O Brien blinks but takes it well.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Brien dodges the punch combination from Howlett.
Howlett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Brien shoots and misses
and Howlett counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie O Brien . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howlett misses with the combination.
James Howlett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett scores with a body shot.
Howlett connects with a right hand. O Brien shakes it off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Howlett.
O Brien fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Howlett as O Brien shoots in.
O Brien closes this distance looking for a takedown but Howlett circles away.
O Brien takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Brien tries for a takedown but Howlett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
O Brien shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Howlett tries to clinch there but O Brien circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett scores with a three punch combo!
Howlett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Brien counters with a shoot takedown. Howlett fights it but they end up in guard.
Howlett seems keen to control O Brien 's posture.
O Brien has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
O Brien postures up.
O Brien trying to control the position from guard on top but Howlett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Howlett wants to stand but O Brien is controlling the position.
Howlett wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
O Brien postures up.
Howlett is looking to stand up but O Brien isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Howlett throws a hook but O Brien avoids it easily.
Donnie O Brien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Brien with a lazy takedown attempt
and Howlett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Brien lands a lovely overhand right.
Donnie O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Brien has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
O Brien on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Brien moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Brien swings away with a body shot that misses
and Howlett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Brien fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Howlett closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Howlett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Howlett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 44:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Howlett!
James Howlett is the new bantamweight champion!
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